SLEEPER UNITS
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New Mexico Deer
Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA: restricted muzzleloader ·
DER-3-169
FORK-ANTLERED DEER · MUZZ · MUZZLELOADER · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
5.8%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
40.0%
(2025)
Applications
154
for 9 tags
Season
Sep 27 – Oct 03
Avg 4.1 days hunted
Harvest success by year
Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.
Year
Success
Days hunted
Animals taken
2024
43%
4.7
—
2023
43%
3.1
—
I-25
I-40
I-10
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Las Cruces
Roswell
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