New Mexico Unit 59 Deer: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 592026 draw

5 tags, 8 applied, 25% drew.

180th hardest of 532 New Mexico deer draws in 2026.

Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 59

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2022	Tags	Success 3-yr
DER-1-419	Unit 59	17 of 21 drew		38–56%
DER-1-420	Unit 59	12 of 25 drew		34–52%
DER-1-421	Unit 59 youth only	3 of 7 drew		61–78%
DER-1-429	any legal · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 59	15 of 26 drew	40	No harvest report
DER-1-430	any legal · Oct 31–Nov 4Unit 59	12 of 14 drew	40	No harvest report
DER-1-431	any legal - youth only · Nov 21–Nov 29Unit 59: youth only	2 of 8 drew	5	No harvest report
DER-1-432	any legal - youth only · Dec 5–Dec 9Unit 59: youth only	14 of 4 drew		No harvest report
DER-1-433	any legal · Dec 12–Dec 16Unit 59	3 of 5 drew	15	No harvest report

Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.

Harvest

How hunters didin Unit 59.

Harvest success by hunt, 2020–2022

% success

DER-1-41938–56%

38%

56%

20202022

DER-1-42034–52%

52%

34%

20202022

DER-1-42161–78%

78%

61%

20202022

DER-2-4240–100%

0%

100%

20202022

DER-3-42511–13%

13%

11%

20202022

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-1-429Any LegalOct 24–Oct 28
DER-1-430Any LegalOct 31–Nov 4
DER-1-431Any Legal - Youth OnlyNov 21–Nov 29
DER-1-432Any Legal - Youth OnlyDec 5–Dec 9
DER-1-433Any LegalDec 12–Dec 16
DER-2-434BowSep 1–Sep 24
DER-3-435MuzzleSep 27–Oct 3

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

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Unit 59

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Unit 59 hunt pack

One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each deer hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.

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Draw odds per hunt
Harvest success per hunt

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Unit 59 · DER-1-419

17 of 21 drew

Success38–56%

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New Mexico Unit 59:deer draw odds & harvest

Deer huntsin Unit 59

How hunters didin Unit 59.

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