DER-1-189 · BuckRES + NR

Unit 16 deer,Unit 16

Units: 16·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2022 draw · Nonresident

243 drew, 1,464 applied in 2022. 119th hardest of 532 New Mexico deer draws in 2022.

Draw result · 2022

10%

15 of 152 drew

Harvest success

26–30%

Range, 2020–2022

Applicants · 2022

1,464

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2022	Nonresident	152	15
2022	Outfitter	8	8
2022	Resident	1,304	220

New Mexico prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2022	Nonresident	15 of 152 drew	152	15	10%
2022	Outfitter	8 of 8 drew	8	8	100%
2022	Resident	220 of 1,304 drew	1,304	220	17%
2021	Nonresident	15 of 130 drew	130	15	12%
2021	Outfitter	26 of 36 drew	36	26	72%
2021	Resident	212 of 1,392 drew	1,392	212	15%
2020	Nonresident	15 of 98 drew	98	15	15%
2020	Outfitter	8 of 8 drew	8	8	100%
2020	Resident	201 of 1,063 drew	1,063	201	19%
2019	Nonresident	15 of 83 drew	83	15	18%
2019	Outfitter	22 of 25 drew	25	22	88%
2019	Resident	193 of 933 drew	933	193	21%

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew
Outfitter	2022	8	8

Draws that run alongside the general one, from the latest results.

What it is

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Harvest success, DER-1-189

2019–2022

1939%2030%2126%2230%

2022: 77 taken by 257 hunters. Success is animals taken ÷ hunters.

Other deer hunts in Unit 16

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Before you apply

Tag fee: “High-Demand (HD) $60 $623”
Tag fee: “Quality (Q) $60 $623”
Points: “New Mexico does not grant preference to previously unsuccessful applicants.”
Application fee: “All draw license fees include a nonrefundable application fee (residents: $7; non-residents: $13).”

Rules for 2026.

Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026