NM Mule Deer Unit 5B

NM 5B — Tactical Analysis. Terrain & Access NM 5B spans 264,651 acres across the high country of north-central New Mexico, ranging from 6,200 to 9,200 feet in elevation. The unit is 84% public land, with the balance split between private inholdings and unitized ranch land (some of which opens to public hunting during the season under land-swap agreements). Thirteen percent is designated wilderness, requiring route-finding and self-reliance but remaining accessible to unguided hunters. The elevation band supports transition forest and high-country habitat—terrain that becomes increasingly rugged and remote with altitude. Water can be seasonal and spotty, especially..