New Mexico Deer Hunting by County

New Mexicoreports its deer harvest by management unit rather than by county, so county-level harvest totals aren't available here. Public land and terrain are still broken out by county below.

See New Mexico season dates or the New Mexico wildlife agency for unit-level harvest data.

Statewide Harvest
New Mexico deer harvest, 2024–25
9,104
Bucks

New Mexico publishes deer harvest by game management unit (GMU), not by county, so these are statewide totals — not a county figure. Figures cover mule deer. Source: New Mexico Game & Fish.

Updated August 2026

Eddy County85%
Catron County78%
Luna County74%
Doña Ana County66%
Socorro County66%
Taos County65%
Otero County65%
Grant County64%
Hidalgo County62%
Rio Arriba County60%
Sierra County59%
Lea County54%
Chaves County53%
Los Alamos County53%
Sandoval County48%
Lincoln County41%
Cibola County36%
Santa Fe County32%
Harding County32%
San Juan County32%
Torrance County23%
Union County21%
San Miguel County21%
Bernalillo County20%
De Baca County19%
McKinley County18%
Mora County17%
Colfax County15%
Roosevelt County13%
Quay County12%
Valencia County12%
Guadalupe County11%
Curry County7%

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