New Mexico Unit 23:deer draw odds & harvest
29 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 20 to 450 tags, 6 to 571 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 23
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- Unit 27: Deer
- Unit 28: Deer
- Unit 29: Deer
- Unit 30: Deer
- Unit 31: Deer
- Unit 32: Deer
- Unit 33: Deer
- Unit 34: Deer
- Unit 36: Deer
- Unit 37: Deer
- Unit 38: Deer
- Unit 39: Deer
- Unit 40: Deer
- Unit 41: Deer
- Unit 42: Deer
- Unit 43: Deer
- Unit 45: Deer
- Unit 47: Deer
- Unit 48: Deer
- Unit 49: Deer
- Unit 50: Deer
- Unit 52: Deer
- Unit 53: Deer
- Unit 54: Deer
- Unit 56: Deer
- Unit 57: Deer
- Unit 58: Deer
- Unit 59: Deer
- Unit 2C: Deer
- Unit 5A: Deer
- Unit 5B: Deer
- Unit 6A: Deer
- Unit 6C: Deer
- Unit 55A: Deer
- Unit 2A: Deer
- Unit 2B: Deer
- Unit 51A: Deer
- Unit 51B: Deer
Unit 23Neighbor units
At a glance
Deer hunt codes
29
Any legal · bow1 · bow · muzzle
Tags · 2026
2,125
across 19 hunts
Applicants · 2026
1,980
0.9 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0–70%
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk54% drew
- Deer100% drew
- Pronghorn9% drew
- Bighorn sheep<1% drew
- Javelina61% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk8–74%
- Deer0–70%
- Pronghorn10–100%
- Bighorn sheepNo harvest report
- Javelina23–40%
Hardest draw in Unit 232026 draw
DER-1-24640 tags, 571 applied, 5% drew.
One of New Mexico's hardest deer draws: 33rd hardest of 532 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 23
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-231 | Unit 23 except the Burro mountains, youth only | 33 of 59 drew | 39–46% | |
| DER-1-234 | any legal · Nov 7–Nov 11Unit 23: except the Burro mountains hunt area | 213 of 400 drew | 450 | 27% |
| DER-1-235 | any legal · Nov 14–Nov 18Unit 23: except the Burro mountains hunt area | 112 of 120 drew | 450 | 27% |
| DER-1-236 | any legal · Nov 21–Nov 25Unit 23: except the Burro mountains hunt area | 25 of 74 drew | 100 | 37% |
| DER-1-237 | any legal · Dec 5–Dec 13Unit 23: except the Burro mountains hunt area | 33 of 100 drew | 55 | 34% |
| DER-1-238 | any legal - youth only · Nov 21–Nov 29Unit 23: except the Burro mountains hunt area, youth only | 28 of 49 drew | 75 | 33–63% |
| DER-1-239 | Unit 23 Burro mountains hunt area only. | 24 of 215 drew | 26–44% | |
| DER-1-240 | Unit 23 Burro mountains hunt area only, youth only. | 18 of 126 drew | 48–70% | |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 23.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successDER-1-23834–63%
50%
34%
36%
63%
2019202120222024
DER-1-24647–69%
69%
61%
53%
47%
2019202120222024
DER-1-24723–63%
47%
23%
30%
63%
2019202120222024
DER-2-24116–47%
22%
16%
47%
22%
2019202120222024
DER-2-2428–33%
11%
15%
33%
8%
2019202120222024
DER-3-24421–45%
38%
42%
45%
21%
2019202120222024
DER-1-23139–46%
42%
39%
46%
201920212022
DER-1-23925–44%
44%
37%
25%
201920212022
DER-1-24045–68%
61%
45%
68%
201920212022
DER-2-23330–42%
37%
30%
42%
201920212022
DER-2-2344–25%
5%
4%
25%
201920212022
DER-2-2353–14%
3%
14%
13%
201920212022
DER-2-24314–25%
14%
25%
16%
201920212022
DER-3-23618–47%
47%
18%
24%
201920212022
DER-3-23711–39%
39%
31%
11%
201920212022
DER-3-24512–39%
39%
26%
12%
201920212022
DER-1-2450–45%
45%
0%
20242025
DER-2-25021–29%
29%
21%
20242025
DER-3-2529–25%
25%
9%
20242025
DER-1-23427%
27%
2024
DER-1-23527%
27%
2024
DER-1-23637%
37%
2024
DER-1-23734%
34%
2024
DER-2-23922%
22%
2024
DER-2-24025%
25%
2024
DER-2-24833%
33%
2024
DER-2-24925%
25%
2024
DER-3-24325%
25%
2024
DER-3-25153%
53%
2024
45%+28–45%Under 28%
Before you apply
- Tag fee
- “Private-Land Only Deer License – Junior/Senior $28 Not Issued”
- Points
- “New Mexico does not grant preference to previously unsuccessful applicants.”
- Application fee
- “All draw license fees include a nonrefundable application fee (residents: $7; non-residents: $13).”
Rules for 2026.
Season dates · 2026
- DER-1-234Any LegalNov 7–Nov 11
- DER-1-235Any LegalNov 14–Nov 18
- DER-1-236Any LegalNov 21–Nov 25
- DER-1-237Any LegalDec 5–Dec 13
- DER-1-238Any Legal - Youth OnlyNov 21–Nov 29
- DER-1-245Any LegalNov 7–Nov 15
- DER-1-246Any LegalDec 5–Dec 13
- DER-1-247Any Legal - Youth OnlyNov 21–Nov 29
- DER-2-239Bow1Sep 1–Sep 24
- DER-2-240Bow1Jan 1–Jan 15
- DER-2-241BowSep 1–Sep 24
- DER-2-242Bow1Jan 16–Jan 31
- DER-2-248Bow1Jan 1–Jan 15
- DER-2-249Bow1Sep 1–Sep 24
- DER-2-250BowJan 16–Jan 31
- DER-3-243MuzzleOct 31–Nov 4
- DER-3-244MuzzleOct 31–Nov 4
- DER-3-251MuzzleOct 31–Nov 4
- DER-3-252MuzzleOct 31–Nov 4
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 23and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- Unit 4: Deer
- Unit 7: Deer
- Unit 8: Deer
- Unit 9: Deer
- Unit 10: Deer
- Unit 12: Deer
- Unit 13: Deer
- Unit 14: Deer
- Unit 15: Deer
- Unit 17: Deer
- Unit 18: Deer
- Unit 19: Deer
- Unit 20: Deer
- Unit 22: Deer
- Unit 24: Deer
- Unit 25: Deer
- Unit 26: Deer
- Unit 27: Deer
- Unit 28: Deer
- Unit 29: Deer
- Unit 30: Deer
- Unit 31: Deer
- Unit 32: Deer
- Unit 33: Deer
- Unit 34: Deer
- Unit 36: Deer
- Unit 37: Deer
- Unit 38: Deer
- Unit 39: Deer
- Unit 40: Deer
- Unit 41: Deer
- Unit 42: Deer
- Unit 43: Deer
- Unit 45: Deer
- Unit 47: Deer
- Unit 48: Deer
- Unit 49: Deer
- Unit 50: Deer
- Unit 52: Deer
- Unit 53: Deer
- Unit 54: Deer
- Unit 56: Deer
- Unit 57: Deer
- Unit 58: Deer
- Unit 59: Deer
- Unit 2C: Deer
- Unit 5A: Deer
- Unit 5B: Deer
- Unit 6A: Deer
- Unit 6C: Deer
- Unit 55A: Deer
- Unit 2A: Deer
- Unit 2B: Deer
- Unit 51A: Deer
- Unit 51B: Deer
Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 23 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each deer hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 23 · DER-1-231
33 of 59 drew
Success39–46%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF