Most huntable land: Deer units in New Mexico

New Mexico deer units with the largest share of HUNTABLE public land — national forest, BLM and state game lands you can hunt without knocking on doors.

#1Unit 52Best NR odds 22%92% public66% success→#2Unit 52: restricted muzzleloader onlyBest NR odds 17%92% public0% success→#3Unit 28: McGregor range only, military onlyBest NR odds 8%89.3% public29% success→#4Unit 28: McGregor range onlyBest NR odds 5%89.3% public41% success→#5Unit 16: mobility impaired onlyBest NR odds 100%84.9% public19% success→#6Unit 16: youth onlyBest NR odds 75%84.9% public0% success→#7Unit 16Best NR odds 58%84.9% public46% success→#8Unit 29Best NR odds 100%83.8% public10% success→#9Unit 51BBest NR odds 100%82.3% public41% success→#10Unit 51ABest NR odds 29%82.3% public48% success→#11Unit 49Best NR odds 38%79.6% public29% success→#12Unit 2A: private land onlyBest NR odds 100%77.9% public44% success→

How this list is ranked

Ranked by huntable public land: USGS PAD-US national forest + BLM + state game lands/WMAs + state forest (unioned) intersected with the official unit boundary in an equal-area projection. National/state parks, military and permit-only refuges are excluded.

Data year: 2025-26. Each row links to its full page with every number cited to its agency source. A place missing a signal is never guessed — it simply can't rank.

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