Unit 23: except the Burro mountains hunt area: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, muzzleloader

Hunt code
DER-3-243
Unit
23
Weapon
Muzzleloader
Season
muzzleloader
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 31 of 32 residents drew (97%).

In 2026, 14 of 17 nonresidents drew (82%).

Harvest success in 2024 was 25%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–32311714
2025–40402222
2024–39392019
2023–57572624

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
20242264625%

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, 2026225 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.
  • 2025225 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.
  • 2023225 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 23: except the Burro mountains Hunt area (FAD).

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Other hunts in unit 23

Units listed next to it

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