Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Hunt code
- DER-2-167
- Unit
- 9
- Weapon
- Archery
- Season
- bow
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 8 of 45 residents drew (18%).
No nonresidents applied in 2026.
Harvest success in 2025 was 22%.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Applied | Drew | ||
| 2026 | – | 45 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | – | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | – | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | – | 55 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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 | 10 | 2 | 22% |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 33% |
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.
- 2024, 202610 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.
- 202510 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.
- 202310 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. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 9 (FAD).
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 9
- Unit 9 Marquez WMA: elk, either sex, bow(elk)
- Unit 9 Marquez WMA: elk, either sex, bow(elk)
- Unit 9 Marquez WMA: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader(elk)
- Unit 9 Marquez WMA: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader(elk)
- Unit 9 Marquez WMA: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader(elk)
- Unit 9 Marquez/LBar WMA only: elk, either sex, bow(elk)
- Unit 9 Marquez/LBar WMA only: elk, either sex, bow(elk)
- Unit 9 Marquez/LBar WMA only: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader(elk)
- Unit 9 Marquez/LBar WMA only: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader(elk)
- Unit 9 Marquez/LBar WMA only: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader(elk)
- Unit 9 including WMAs, restricted muzzleloader: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Unit 9 including WMAs, youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 9 including Water canyon WMA, mobility impaired: elk, either sex, muzzleloader(elk)
- Unit 9 including Water canyon WMA: elk, either sex, bow(elk)
- Unit 9 including Water canyon WMA: elk, either sex, bow(elk)
- Unit 9 including Water canyon WMA: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader(elk)
- Unit 9 including Water canyon WMA: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader(elk)
- Unit 9 including Water canyon WMA: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader(elk)
- Unit 9 including Water canyon and Marquez WMAs: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 9 including Water canyon and Marquez WMAs: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA - mobility impaired only: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader(elk)
- Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA: elk, either sex, bow(elk)
Units listed next to it
In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 7: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 7: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 8 youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 8: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 10: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 10: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 12: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 12: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow