Unit 2B: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon

Hunt code
DER-1-113
Unit
2B
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
any legal weapon
Draw years
2019–2026

In 2026, 91 of 693 residents drew (13%).

In 2026, 7 of 171 nonresidents drew (4%).

Harvest success in 2024 was 45%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–693911717
2025–93614817211
2024–8821141356
2023–94515918312
2022–3,31331648017
2021–3,69130549212
2020–3,00129735716
2019–3,04531130613

Harvest

NMDGF counts licenses sold as hunters, and the harvest is NMDGF's estimate from hunter reports, public land only. The success rate is NMDGF's own printed figure, not harvest divided by licenses sold.

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
202435014245%
202335116351%

Reading these numbers

New Mexico has no points: every application has the same chance every year. Each hunt's licenses are split by law, at least 84% to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter and 10% to applicants (resident or not) who contracted with an outfitter. Counts here are first-choice applicants and first-choice draws.

  • 2026280 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 6 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 2025350 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 21 first-choice applicants, 13 drawn.
  • 2024350 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 12 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn.
  • 2023350 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 9 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn.
  • 2022475 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 144 first-choice applicants, 21 drawn.
  • 2021475 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 130 first-choice applicants, 17 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 2B.
  • 2020475 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 120 first-choice applicants, 21 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 2B.
  • 2019475 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 125 first-choice applicants, 19 drawn.

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