SLEEPER UNITS
New Mexico Deer
Unit 5A: public land only  ·  DER-3-148
FORK-ANTLERED DEER · MUZZ · FIRST MUZZLELOADER · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
16.1%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
83.0%
(2025)
Applications
56
for 9 tags
Season
Sep 27 – Oct 03
Avg 2.2 days hunted

Harvest success by year

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

YearSuccessDays huntedAnimals taken
202583%2.25
202430%3.0—
202344%2.7—
201741%3.2—
201646%3.5—
I-25I-40I-10Santa FeAlbuquerqueLas CrucesRoswell
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