Unit 22: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow

Hunt code
DER-2-232
Unit
22
Weapon
Archery
Season
bow
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 8 of 14 residents drew (57%).

In 2026, 0 of 3 nonresidents drew (0%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 24%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–14830
2025–9830
2024–2311150
2023–19930

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
202525524%
202425525%
202325523%

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.

  • 2023–202625 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.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 22

Units listed next to it

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