New Mexico Unit 9:deer draw odds & harvest
9 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 10 to 15 tags, 43 to 207 applicants per hunt.
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- Unit 6A: Deer
- Unit 6C: Deer
- Unit 55A: Deer
- Unit 2A: Deer
- Unit 2B: Deer
- Unit 51A: Deer
- Unit 51B: Deer
Unit 9Neighbor units
At a glance
Deer hunt codes
9
Any legal · bow · muzzle
Tags · 2026
70
across 6 hunts
Applicants · 2026
513
7.3 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0–69%
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk100% drew
- Deer24% drew
- Pronghorn8% drew
- Turkey2% drew
- Black bear2% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk6–57%
- Deer0–69%
- Pronghorn27–100%
- TurkeyNo harvest report
- Black bearNo harvest report
Hardest draw in Unit 92022 draw
DER-1-1618 drew, 187 applied.
One of New Mexico's hardest deer draws: 25th hardest of 532 in 2022.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 9
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-161 | Unit 9 including Water canyon and Marquez WMAs | 8 of 187 drew | 20–50% | |
| DER-1-162 | Unit 9 including WMAs, youth only | 6 of 39 drew | 57–70% | |
| DER-1-164 | any legal · Nov 14–Nov 18Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA | 12 of 200 drew | 15 | 24–41% |
| DER-1-165 | any legal · Nov 14–Nov 18Unit 9: Marquez/LBar WMAs only | 9 of 140 drew | 10 | 0–63% |
| DER-1-166 | any legal - youth only · Nov 21–Nov 29Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA: youth only | 5 of 45 drew | 10 | 26–69% |
| DER-2-167 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 24Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA | 8 of 45 drew | 10 | 0–27% |
| DER-2-168 | bow · Jan 1–Jan 15Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA | 9 of 38 drew | 15 | 11–31% |
| DER-3-164 | Unit 9 including WMAs, restricted muzzleloader | 3 of 57 drew | 18–42% | |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 9.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2024
% successDER-1-1650–63%
37%
47%
22%
41%
63%
0%
201920202021202220232024
DER-1-16623–69%
36%
23%
36%
26%
69%
58%
201920202021202220232024
DER-1-16120–50%
43%
50%
32%
20%
2019202020212022
DER-1-16254–70%
54%
70%
57%
64%
2019202020212022
DER-3-16418–65%
65%
33%
18%
42%
2019202020212022
DER-1-16424–41%
41%
24%
20232024
DER-2-1670–27%
0%
27%
20232024
DER-2-16811–31%
31%
11%
20232024
DER-3-16943–44%
43%
44%
20232024
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-1-164Any LegalNov 14–Nov 18
- DER-1-165Any LegalNov 14–Nov 18
- DER-1-166Any Legal - Youth OnlyNov 21–Nov 29
- DER-2-167BowSep 1–Sep 24
- DER-2-168BowJan 1–Jan 15
- DER-3-169Muzzle - Restricted Muzzleloader OnlySep 27–Oct 3
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 9and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- Unit 4: Deer
- Unit 7: Deer
- Unit 8: 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
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 9 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 9 · DER-1-161
8 of 187 drew
Success20–50%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF