Unit 7: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Hunt code
- DER-3-161
- Unit
- 7
- Weapon
- Muzzleloader
- Season
- muzzleloader
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 7 of 19 residents drew (37%).
In 2026, 1 of 8 nonresidents drew (13%).
Harvest success in 2025 was 9%.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Applied | Drew | ||
| 2026 | – | 19 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | – | 33 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | – | 33 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | – | 28 | 11 | 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 | 25 | 2 | 9% |
| 2024 | 25 | 3 | 17% |
| 2023 | 25 | 8 | 30% |
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.
- 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): 1 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
- 202525 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, 0 drawn.
- 2023–202425 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
- 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 7
- Unit 7: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 7: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 7: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 7: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 7: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 7: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Unit 7: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon(elk)
- Unit 7: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(elk)
- Unit 7: elk, either sex, bow(elk)
- Unit 7: elk, either sex, bow(elk)
- Unit 7: elk, either sex, bow(elk)
- Unit 7: elk, either sex, bow(elk)
- Unit 7: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon(elk)
- Unit 7: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(elk)
- Unit 7: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader(elk)
- Unit 7: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader(elk)
Units listed next to it
In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Units 6A and 6C: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Units 6A, 6C: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Unit 8 youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 8: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 9 including WMAs, restricted muzzleloader: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA: restricted muzzleloader only: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader