DER-2-198 · BuckRES + NR

Unit 16 deer,Unit 16

Season Bow Sep 1–Sep 24·Units: 16·230 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

230 tags, 478 applied, 37% drew in 2026. 272nd hardest of 532 New Mexico deer draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

22%

10 of 45 drew

Harvest success

18–26%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

230

Applicants · 2026

478

2.1 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	45	10
2026	Outfitter	15	14
2026	Resident	418	155

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	10 of 45 drew	45	10	22%
2026	Outfitter	14 of 15 drew	15	14	93%
2026	Resident	155 of 418 drew	418	155	37%
2025	Nonresident	11 of 56 drew	56	11	20%
2025	Outfitter	19 of 32 drew	32	19	59%
2025	Resident	144 of 409 drew	409	144	35%
2024	Nonresident	12 of 53 drew	53	12	23%
2024	Outfitter	10 of 12 drew	12	10	83%
2024	Resident	136 of 358 drew	358	136	38%
2023	Nonresident	8 of 47 drew	47	8	17%
2023	Outfitter	6 of 6 drew	6	6	100%
2023	Resident	151 of 369 drew	369	151	41%

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew
Outfitter	2026	15	14

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

What it is

Season dates, 2026

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Harvest success, DER-2-198

2023–2025

2321%2426%2518%

2025: 34 taken by 188 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