New Mexico Unit 24:deer draw odds & harvest
22 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 40 to 400 tags, 14 to 553 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 24
- Unit 4: Deer
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- Unit 9: Deer
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- Unit 34: Deer
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- Unit 40: Deer
- Unit 41: Deer
- Unit 42: Deer
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- 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 24Neighbor units
At a glance
Deer hunt codes
22
Any legal · bow1 · bow · muzzle
Tags · 2026
1,725
across 12 hunts
Applicants · 2026
1,393
0.8 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0–56%
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk41% drew
- Deer100% drew
- Pronghorn15% drew
- Bighorn sheep<1% drew
- Javelina61% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk0–100%
- Deer0–56%
- Pronghorn5–100%
- Bighorn sheepNo harvest report
- Javelina23–40%
Hardest draw in Unit 242026 draw
DER-1-25350 tags, 207 applied, 20% drew.
145th hardest of 532 New Mexico deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 24
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-248 | Unit 24 excluding Fort Bayard | 64 of 77 drew | 25–36% | |
| DER-1-249 | Unit 24 excluding Fort Bayard | 30 of 40 drew | 19–30% | |
| DER-1-250 | Unit 24, including Fort Bayard. Youth only | 19 of 48 drew | 40–61% | |
| DER-1-251 | Unit 24 excluding Fort Bayard | 21 of 48 drew | 15–18% | |
| DER-1-253 | any legal - youth only · Sep 26–Oct 4Unit 24: including Fort Bayard management area, youth only | 39 of 198 drew | 50 | 53–54% |
| DER-1-254 | any legal · Nov 7–Nov 11Unit 24: excluding Fort Bayard management area | 225 of 474 drew | 400 | 33% |
| DER-1-255 | any legal · Nov 14–Nov 18Unit 24: excluding Fort Bayard management area | 109 of 130 drew | 400 | 26–27% |
| DER-1-256 | any legal · Nov 21–Nov 25Unit 24: excluding Fort Bayard management area | 38 of 81 drew | 100 | 12–21% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 24.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2024
% successDER-1-25810–43%
19%
43%
15%
10%
36%
15%
201920202021202220232024
DER-2-2600–43%
7%
10%
0%
0%
43%
41%
201920202021202220232024
DER-2-26112–19%
18%
19%
16%
19%
14%
12%
201920202021202220232024
DER-1-24825–36%
36%
25%
25%
201920212022
DER-1-24919–31%
26%
19%
31%
201920212022
DER-1-25040–61%
61%
40%
46%
201920212022
DER-1-25115–18%
15%
18%
17%
201920212022
DER-2-25225–35%
25%
35%
33%
201920212022
DER-2-25344–51%
44%
47%
51%
201920212022
DER-2-25413–21%
13%
18%
21%
201920212022
DER-2-25512–15%
12%
15%
12%
201920212022
DER-3-25626–65%
65%
26%
26%
201920212022
DER-3-25718–59%
59%
26%
18%
201920212022
DER-1-25353–54%
54%
53%
20232024
DER-1-25433%
33%
33%
20232024
DER-1-25526–27%
27%
26%
20232024
DER-1-25612–21%
21%
12%
20232024
DER-1-25747–56%
47%
56%
20232024
DER-2-25939–43%
43%
39%
20232024
DER-2-26229–37%
37%
29%
20232024
DER-3-26321–24%
21%
24%
20232024
DER-3-26421–23%
23%
21%
20232024
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-1-253Any Legal - Youth OnlySep 26–Oct 4
- DER-1-254Any LegalNov 7–Nov 11
- DER-1-255Any LegalNov 14–Nov 18
- DER-1-256Any LegalNov 21–Nov 25
- DER-1-257Any Legal - Youth OnlyNov 21–Nov 29
- DER-1-258Any LegalDec 5–Dec 13
- DER-2-259Bow1Sep 1–Sep 24
- DER-2-260BowJan 1–Jan 15
- DER-2-261Bow1Sep 1–Sep 24
- DER-2-262Bow1Jan 16–Jan 31
- DER-3-263MuzzleOct 31–Nov 4
- DER-3-264MuzzleOct 31–Nov 4
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 24and 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 23: 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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Members
Unit 24 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 24 · DER-1-248
64 of 77 drew
Success25–36%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF