Unit 2C: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Hunt code
- DER-1-127
- Unit
- 2C
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Season
- any legal weapon
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 21 of 2,039 residents drew (1%).
In 2026, 1 of 2,593 nonresidents drew (<0.1%).
Harvest success in 2025 was 62%.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Applied | Drew | ||
| 2026 | – | 2,039 | 21 | 2,593 | 1 |
| 2025 | – | 2,182 | 24 | 2,424 | 1 |
| 2024 | – | 2,276 | 23 | 2,496 | 0 |
| 2023 | – | 2,155 | 26 | 1,880 | 1 |
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.
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 18 | 62% |
| 2024 | 30 | 14 | 52% |
| 2023 | 30 | 17 | 59% |
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.
- 202630 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): 2165 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn.
- 202530 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): 2150 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn.
- 202430 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): 2064 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn.
- 202330 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): 1759 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn.
Sources
- 20252025-2026 deer harvest report(harvest)
- 20242024-2025 deer harvest report(harvest)
- 20232023-2024 deer harvest report(harvest)
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Other hunts in unit 2C
- Unit 2C only: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon(elk)
- Unit 2C private land only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 2C private land only: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 2C private land only: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Unit 2C: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 2C: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 2C: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 2C: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Unit 2C: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Unit 2C: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon(elk)
- Unit 2C: private land only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 2C: private land only: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 2C: private land only: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
Units listed next to it
In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 2A: youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 2A: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 2B: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 2B: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 4 Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 4 Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs, youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 5A public land only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 5A private land only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon