New Mexico Unit 7:deer draw odds & harvest
7 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 10 to 30 tags, 12 to 249 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 7
- Unit 4: 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 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 7Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 72026 draw
DER-1-15830 tags, 249 applied, 5% drew.
One of New Mexico's hardest deer draws: 29th hardest of 532 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 7
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-156 | Unit 7 | 10 of 153 drew | 29–35% | |
| DER-1-158 | any legal · Nov 7–Nov 11Unit 7 | 11 of 197 drew | 30 | 23–41% |
| DER-2-157 | Unit 7 | 2 of 14 drew | 0–72% | |
| DER-2-159 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 24Unit 7 | 4 of 12 drew | 10 | 0–33% |
| DER-2-160 | bow · Jan 1–Jan 15Unit 7 | 9 of 33 drew | 15 | 13–21% |
| DER-3-158 | Unit 7 | 6 of 37 drew | 21–42% | |
| DER-3-161 | muzzle · Sep 27–Oct 3Unit 7 | 7 of 19 drew | 25 | 11–30% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 7.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successDER-2-1590–66%
41%
41%
66%
33%
0%
33%
9%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-2-16013–55%
28%
53%
55%
47%
21%
19%
13%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-1-15629–35%
33%
35%
29%
29%
2019202020212022
DER-2-1570–72%
5%
72%
7%
0%
2019202020212022
DER-3-15821–75%
75%
42%
24%
21%
2019202020212022
DER-1-15823–41%
28%
23%
41%
202320242025
DER-3-16111–30%
30%
19%
11%
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-1-158Any LegalNov 7–Nov 11
- DER-2-159BowSep 1–Sep 24
- DER-2-160BowJan 1–Jan 15
- DER-3-161MuzzleSep 27–Oct 3
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 7and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- Unit 4: 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 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
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Members
Unit 7 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 7 · DER-1-156
10 of 153 drew
Success29–35%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF