New Mexico Unit 26:deer draw odds & harvest
11 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 15 to 100 tags, 1 to 103 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 26
- 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 24: Deer
- Unit 25: 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
Unit 26Neighbor units
At a glance
Deer hunt codes
11
Any legal · bow · muzzle
Tags · 2026
325
across 6 hunts
Applicants · 2026
153
0.5 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0–56%
Hardest draw in Unit 262022 draw
DER-2-26610 drew, 27 applied.
269th hardest of 532 New Mexico deer draws in 2022.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 26
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-263 | Unit 26 | 52 of 108 drew | 24–65% | |
| DER-1-264 | Unit 26 | 28 of 36 drew | 24–61% | |
| DER-1-270 | any legal · Nov 7–Nov 11Unit 26 | 50 of 83 drew | 100 | 23–56% |
| DER-1-271 | any legal · Nov 14–Nov 18Unit 26 | 30 of 30 drew | 100 | 21–39% |
| DER-1-275 | any legal · Dec 5–Dec 13Unit 26 | 11 of 18 drew | 25 | 23–35% |
| DER-2-265 | Unit 26 | 2 of 7 drew | 0–8% | |
| DER-2-266 | Unit 26 | 8 of 21 drew | 11–21% | |
| DER-2-272 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 24Unit 26 | 1 of 1 drew | 25 | 0–10% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 26.
Harvest success by hunt, 2020–2025
% successDER-1-27023–56%
38%
56%
37%
23%
2021202220232025
DER-1-27121–48%
48%
38%
35%
21%
2021202220232025
DER-2-2736–35%
24%
35%
6%
35%
2021202220232025
DER-1-26323–65%
65%
30%
23%
202020212022
DER-1-26424–61%
61%
24%
28%
202020212022
DER-2-2650–7%
7%
0%
7%
202020212022
DER-2-26611–21%
11%
20%
21%
202020212022
DER-3-26715–40%
40%
24%
15%
202020212022
DER-1-27521–35%
21%
35%
20232025
DER-2-2720–9%
9%
0%
20232025
DER-3-27410–22%
22%
10%
20232025
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-1-270Any LegalNov 7–Nov 11
- DER-1-271Any LegalNov 14–Nov 18
- DER-1-275Any LegalDec 5–Dec 13
- DER-2-272BowSep 1–Sep 24
- DER-2-273BowJan 1–Jan 15
- DER-3-274MuzzleOct 31–Nov 4
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 26and 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 24: Deer
- Unit 25: 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
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
Take Unit 26into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 26 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 26 · DER-1-263
52 of 108 drew
Success24–65%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF