Unit 49: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow

Hunt code
DER-2-385
Unit
49
Weapon
Archery
Season
bow
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 68 of 224 residents drew (30%).

In 2026, 6 of 18 nonresidents drew (33%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 37%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–22468186
2025–23379164
2024–24666165
2023–21365134

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
20251053537%
20241052833%
20231053335%

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.

  • 2026105 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, 5 drawn.
  • 2024–2025105 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.
  • 2023105 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.

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Units listed next to it

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