Unit 56: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Hunt code
- DER-1-409
- Unit
- 56
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Season
- any legal weapon
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 10 of 48 residents drew (21%).
In 2026, 1 of 8 nonresidents drew (13%).
Harvest success in 2024 was 8%.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Applied | Drew | ||
| 2026 | – | 48 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | – | 42 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | – | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | – | 43 | 11 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15 | 1 | 8% |
| 2023 | 15 | 5 | 50% |
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.
- 202615 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.
- 2024–202515 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.
- 202315 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.
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 56
- Unit 56 youth only: deer, either-sex whitetail, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 56 youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 56: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 56: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 56: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 56: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 56: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 56: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Unit 56: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Unit 56: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon(elk)
- Unit 56: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(elk)
- Unit 56: elk, either sex, bow(elk)
- Unit 56: elk, either sex, bow(elk)
- Unit 56: elk, either sex, bow (2019-2022 rules)(elk)
- Unit 56: elk, either sex, bow (2019-2022 rules)(elk)
- Unit 56: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon(elk)
- Unit 56: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(elk)
- Unit 56: mobility impaired only: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon(pronghorn)
- Unit 56: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon(pronghorn)
- Unit 56: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon(pronghorn)
- Unit 56: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon(pronghorn)
- Unit 56: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, bow(pronghorn)
- Unit 56: youth only: deer, either-sex whitetail, any legal weapon
- Unit 56: youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
Units listed next to it
In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 55 ES Barker WMA: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 55 ES Barker WMA, youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 55A Valle Vidal: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 57: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 57: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 58: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 58: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon