Unit 42: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Hunt code
- DER-3-365
- Unit
- 42
- Weapon
- Muzzleloader
- Season
- muzzleloader
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 1 of 1 residents drew (100%).
No nonresidents applied in 2026.
Harvest success in 2024 was 27%.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Applied | Drew | ||
| 2026 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | – | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | – | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | – | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15 | 3 | 27% |
| 2023 | 15 | 4 | 43% |
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.
- 2023–202615 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 42
- Unit 42: deer, either-sex whitetail, any legal weapon
- Unit 42: deer, either-sex whitetail, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 42: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 42: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 42: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 42: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon
- Unit 42: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 42: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow
- Unit 42: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Unit 42: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon(pronghorn)
- Unit 42: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon(pronghorn)
- Unit 42: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, bow(pronghorn)
- Unit 42: youth only: pronghorn, either sex, any legal weapon(pronghorn)
Units listed next to it
In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 40: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 40: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Unit 41: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Unit 41: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Unit 43: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Unit 43: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Unit 45: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader
- Unit 45: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader