SLEEPER UNITS
New Mexico Deer
Unit 42  ·  DER-1-361
FORK-ANTLERED DEER · RIFLE · FIRST · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
25.2%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
47.0%
(2025)
Applications
151
for 38 tags
Season
Oct 24 – Oct 28
Avg 3.2 days hunted

Harvest success by year

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

YearSuccessDays huntedAnimals taken
202547%3.242
20247%2.9—
202343%3.3—
202240%3.1—
202031%3.5—
201820%2.2—
201720%3.8—
201620%3.6—
I-25I-40I-10Santa FeAlbuquerqueLas CrucesRoswell
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