SLEEPER UNITS
New Mexico Deer
Unit 53  ·  DER-1-399
FORK-ANTLERED DEER · RIFLE · SECOND · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
12.3%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
42.0%
(2025)
Applications
620
for 76 tags
Season
Nov 07 – Nov 11
Avg 3.5 days hunted

Harvest success by year

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

YearSuccessDays huntedAnimals taken
202542%3.545
202238%4.4—
202130%2.4—
202036%2.4—
I-25I-40I-10Santa FeAlbuquerqueLas CrucesRoswell
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