SLEEPER UNITS
New Mexico Deer
Unit 8: youth only  ·  DER-2-162
FORK-ANTLERED DEER · ARCHERY · FIRST · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
29.7%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
37.0%
(2025)
Applications
185
for 55 tags
Season
Nov 21 – Nov 29
Avg 4.7 days hunted

Harvest success by year

Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file. One year on file so far; the trend fills in as each season's survey lands.

YearSuccessDays huntedAnimals taken
2023100%9.0—
I-25I-40I-10Santa FeAlbuquerqueLas CrucesRoswell
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