Unit 23: except the Burro mountains hunt area, youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Hunt code
- DER-1-238
- Unit
- 23
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Season
- any legal weapon
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 28 of 49 residents drew (57%).
In 2026, 1 of 15 nonresidents drew (7%).
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Applied | Drew | ||
| 2026 | – | 49 | 28 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | – | 56 | 27 | 14 | 3 |
| 2024 | – | 46 | 23 | 12 | 1 |
| 2023 | – | 43 | 27 | 7 | 1 |
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.
- 202675 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.
- 202575 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): 2 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
- 202475 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): 0 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.
- 202375 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): 5 first-choice applicants, 4 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 23
- Unit 23 Burro mountains hunt area only, youth only.: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 23 Burro mountains hunt area only.: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 23 Burro mountains hunt area only.: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, any legal weapon
- Unit 23 Burro mountains hunt area, only.: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, muzzleloader (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 23 Burro mountains hunt area, only.: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, muzzleloader
- Unit 23 except the Burro mountains hunt area: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 23 except the Burro mountains hunt area: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 23 except the Burro mountains hunt area: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, muzzleloader
- Unit 23 except the Burro mountains hunt area: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 23 except the Burro mountains hunt area: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 23 except the Burro mountains hunt area: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, muzzleloader
- Unit 23 except the Burro mountains, youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 23 youth only: elk, either sex, any legal weapon(elk)
- Unit 23 youth only: elk, either sex, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(elk)
- Unit 23, Burro Mountain Hunt Area, only.: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, bow (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 23, Burro Mountain Hunt Area, only.: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, bow
- Unit 23, excluding Burro Mountain Hunt Area.: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, bow
- Unit 23, excluding Burro Mountain Hunt Area.: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, bow
- Unit 23, excluding Burro Mountain Hunt Area: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, bow (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 23, excluding Burro Mountain Hunt Area: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, bow
- Unit 23: Burro mountains hunt area only, youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 23: Burro mountains hunt area only.: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, bow
- Unit 23: Burro mountains hunt area only.: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, bow
- Unit 23: Burro mountains hunt area only.: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, bow
Units listed next to it
In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 21: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 21: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 22: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 22: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 24, including Fort Bayard. Youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 24 excluding Fort Bayard: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 25: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 25: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon