DER-1-326 · BuckRES + NR

Unit 36 deer,Unit 36

Season Any Legal Nov 7–Nov 11·Units: 36·300 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

300 tags, 954 applied, 26% drew in 2026. 191st hardest of 532 New Mexico deer draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

13%

13 of 102 drew

Harvest success

35%

Range, 2023–2024

Tags · 2026

300

Applicants · 2026

954

3.2 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	102	13
2026	Outfitter	23	23
2026	Resident	829	214

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	13 of 102 drew	102	13	13%
2026	Outfitter	23 of 23 drew	23	23	100%
2026	Resident	214 of 829 drew	829	214	26%
2025	Nonresident	16 of 90 drew	90	16	18%
2025	Outfitter	18 of 18 drew	18	18	100%
2025	Resident	202 of 871 drew	871	202	23%
2024	Nonresident	13 of 101 drew	101	13	13%
2024	Outfitter	17 of 17 drew	17	17	100%
2024	Resident	209 of 903 drew	903	209	23%
2023	Nonresident	16 of 110 drew	110	16	15%
2023	Outfitter	19 of 19 drew	19	19	100%
2023	Resident	204 of 907 drew	907	204	22%

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew
Outfitter	2026	23	23

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

What it is

Season dates, 2026

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Harvest success, DER-1-326

2023–2024

2335%2435%

2024: 104 taken by 295 hunters. Success is animals taken ÷ hunters.

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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