DER-1-194 · BuckRES + NR

Unit 16 deer,Unit 16

Season Any Legal Nov 7–Nov 11·Units: 16·300 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

300 tags, 1,839 applied, 13% drew in 2026. 91st hardest of 532 New Mexico deer draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

16 of 199 drew

Harvest success

30–41%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

300

Applicants · 2026

1,839

6.1 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	199	16
2026	Outfitter	65	20
2026	Resident	1,575	207

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	16 of 199 drew	199	16	8%
2026	Outfitter	20 of 65 drew	65	20	31%
2026	Resident	207 of 1,575 drew	1,575	207	13%
2025	Nonresident	16 of 210 drew	210	16	8%
2025	Outfitter	15 of 34 drew	34	15	44%
2025	Resident	217 of 1,426 drew	1,426	217	15%
2024	Nonresident	15 of 165 drew	165	15	9%
2024	Outfitter	17 of 25 drew	25	17	68%
2024	Resident	185 of 1,261 drew	1,261	185	15%
2023	Nonresident	17 of 192 drew	192	17	9%
2023	Outfitter	14 of 36 drew	36	14	39%
2023	Resident	210 of 1,251 drew	1,251	210	17%

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew
Outfitter	2026	65	20

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

What it is

Season dates, 2026

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Harvest success, DER-1-194

2023–2025

2334%2430%2541%

2025: 108 taken by 262 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