Unit 21: youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon

Hunt code
DER-1-223
Unit
21
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
any legal weapon
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 35 of 69 residents drew (51%).

In 2026, 4 of 10 nonresidents drew (40%).

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–6935104
2025–7441105
2024–591911
2023–722763

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.

  • 2023–2026100 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): 1 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.

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Other hunts in unit 21

Units listed next to it

In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.