New Mexico Unit 53:deer draw odds & harvest
4 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 85 to 100 tags, 82 to 304 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 53
- Unit 4: Deer
- Unit 7: Deer
- Unit 8: Deer
- Unit 9: Deer
- Unit 10: Deer
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- Unit 50: Deer
- Unit 52: 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 53Neighbor units
At a glance
Deer hunt codes
4
Any legal · bow
Tags · 2026
270
across 3 hunts
Applicants · 2026
485
1.8 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
18–57%
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk96% drew
- Deer45% drew
- Bighorn sheep<1% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk4–33%
- Deer18–57%
- Bighorn sheepNo harvest report
Hardest draw in Unit 532022 draw
DER-1-38861 drew, 261 applied.
171st hardest of 532 New Mexico deer draws in 2022.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 53
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-388 | Unit 53 | 58 of 247 drew | 25–53% | |
| DER-1-398 | any legal · Oct 31–Nov 4Unit 53 | 64 of 271 drew | 85 | 34–57% |
| DER-1-399 | any legal · Nov 7–Nov 11Unit 53 | 38 of 149 drew | 85 | 36–47% |
| DER-2-400 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 24Unit 53 | 29 of 65 drew | 100 | 18–35% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 53.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successDER-1-38825–53%
38%
53%
25%
47%
2019202020212022
DER-1-39934–47%
34%
36%
47%
42%
2022202320242025
DER-1-39834–57%
34%
57%
54%
202320242025
DER-2-40018–35%
18%
35%
26%
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-1-398Any LegalOct 31–Nov 4
- DER-1-399Any LegalNov 7–Nov 11
- DER-2-400BowSep 1–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 53and 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 45: Deer
- Unit 47: Deer
- Unit 48: Deer
- Unit 49: Deer
- Unit 50: Deer
- Unit 52: 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 53 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 53 · DER-1-388
58 of 247 drew
Success25–53%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF