New Mexico Unit 45:deer draw odds & harvest
10 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 25 to 250 tags, 41 to 1,128 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 45
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- 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 45Neighbor units
At a glance
Deer hunt codes
10
Any legal · bow · muzzle
Tags · 2026
875
across 6 hunts
Applicants · 2026
2,602
3.0 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
18–68%
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk43% drew
- Deer49% drew
- Bighorn sheep2% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk2–42%
- Deer18–68%
- Bighorn sheepNo harvest report
Hardest draw in Unit 452026 draw
DER-1-37225 tags, 281 applied, 5% drew.
One of New Mexico's hardest deer draws: 35th hardest of 532 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 45
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-359 | Unit 45 | 174 of 839 drew | 30–41% | |
| DER-1-360 | Unit 45 mobility impaired | 19 of 39 drew | 25–45% | |
| DER-1-369 | any legal · Oct 31–Nov 4Unit 45 | 141 of 981 drew | 250 | 37–46% |
| DER-1-370 | any legal - mobility impaired only · Nov 7–Nov 11Unit 45: mobility impaired only | 9 of 39 drew | 25 | 18–45% |
| DER-1-371 | any legal · Nov 7–Nov 11Unit 45 | 116 of 641 drew | 250 | 31–42% |
| DER-1-372 | any legal - youth only · Nov 21–Nov 29Unit 45: youth only | 14 of 249 drew | 25 | 48–68% |
| DER-2-363 | Unit 45 | 106 of 327 drew | 31–35% | |
| DER-2-373 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 24Unit 45 | 105 of 372 drew | 165 | 30–37% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 45.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successDER-1-36926–82%
82%
26%
51%
47%
37%
40%
46%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-1-37018–45%
38%
41%
37%
33%
18%
20%
45%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-1-35930–41%
41%
41%
38%
30%
2019202020212022
DER-1-36018–45%
18%
45%
25%
28%
2019202020212022
DER-2-36331–35%
33%
33%
35%
31%
2019202020212022
DER-3-36442–49%
48%
42%
49%
44%
2019202020212022
DER-1-37131–41%
38%
31%
41%
202320242025
DER-1-37248–68%
48%
68%
68%
202320242025
DER-2-37330–37%
30%
31%
37%
202320242025
DER-3-37434–37%
35%
34%
37%
202320242025
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-1-369Any LegalOct 31–Nov 4
- DER-1-370Any Legal - Mobility Impaired OnlyNov 7–Nov 11
- DER-1-371Any LegalNov 7–Nov 11
- DER-1-372Any Legal - Youth OnlyNov 21–Nov 29
- DER-2-373BowSep 1–Sep 24
- DER-3-374MuzzleSep 27–Oct 3
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 45and 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 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 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 45 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 45 · DER-1-359
174 of 839 drew
Success30–41%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF