SLEEPER UNITS
New Mexico Deer
Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA: youth only  ·  DER-1-166
FORK-ANTLERED DEER · RIFLE · THIRD · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
7.5%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
40.0%
(2025)
Applications
120
for 9 tags
Season
Nov 21 – Nov 29
Avg 4.2 days hunted

Harvest success by year

Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.

YearSuccessDays huntedAnimals taken
202375%4.3—
202214%3.4—
202130%3.5—
202024%3.4—
I-25I-40I-10Santa FeAlbuquerqueLas CrucesRoswell
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