Unit 2B: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow

Hunt code
DER-2-121
Unit
2B
Weapon
Archery
Season
bow
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 135 of 1,075 residents drew (13%).

In 2026, 7 of 417 nonresidents drew (2%).

Harvest success in 2024 was 54%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–1,0751354177
2025–9921384164
2024–8621014208
2023–9501253633

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
20241808854%
20231796945%

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.

  • 2026180 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): 76 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 2025180 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): 66 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn.
  • 2024180 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): 56 first-choice applicants, 8 drawn.
  • 2023180 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): 56 first-choice applicants, 4 drawn.

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