DER-1-291 · BuckRES + NR

Unit 31 deer,Unit 31

Units: 31·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2022 draw · Nonresident

234 drew, 701 applied in 2022. 244th hardest of 532 New Mexico deer draws in 2022.

Draw result · 2022

17%

16 of 96 drew

Harvest success

38%

Range, 2022

Applicants · 2022

701

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2022	Nonresident	96	16
2022	Outfitter	36	34
2022	Resident	569	184

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2022	Nonresident	16 of 96 drew	96	16	17%
2022	Outfitter	34 of 36 drew	36	34	94%
2022	Resident	184 of 569 drew	569	184	32%
2021	Nonresident	12 of 93 drew	93	12	13%
2021	Outfitter	12 of 12 drew	12	12	100%
2021	Resident	175 of 682 drew	682	175	26%
2020	Nonresident	19 of 69 drew	69	19	28%
2020	Outfitter	7 of 7 drew	7	7	100%
2020	Resident	192 of 536 drew	536	192	36%
2019	Nonresident	23 of 79 drew	79	23	29%
2019	Outfitter	15 of 15 drew	15	15	100%
2019	Resident	192 of 518 drew	518	192	37%

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew
Outfitter	2022	36	34

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

What it is

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Harvest success, DER-1-291

2022–2022

2238%

2022: 219 taken by 578 hunters. Success is animals taken ÷ hunters.

Other deer hunts in Unit 31

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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