Unit 51A: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Hunt code
- DER-2-390
- Unit
- 51A
- Weapon
- Archery
- Season
- bow
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 42 of 152 residents drew (28%).
In 2026, 2 of 13 nonresidents drew (15%).
Harvest success in 2025 was 22%.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Applied | Drew | ||
| 2026 | – | 152 | 42 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025 | – | 168 | 38 | 14 | 4 |
| 2024 | – | 165 | 38 | 24 | 4 |
| 2023 | – | 182 | 46 | 17 | 4 |
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 | 65 | 12 | 22% |
| 2024 | 65 | 9 | 15% |
| 2023 | 65 | 6 | 11% |
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.
- 202665 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): 11 first-choice applicants, 5 drawn.
- 202565 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, 2 drawn.
- 202465 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): 3 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn.
- 202365 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): 6 first-choice applicants, 6 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 51A
Units listed next to it
In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 49: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 49: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 50: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 50: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 51B: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 51B: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 52: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 52: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow