DER-3-342 · BuckRES + NR

Unit 38 deer,Unit 38

Season Muzzle Oct 24–Oct 28·Units: 38·100 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

100 tags, 25 applied, 96% drew in 2026. 453rd hardest of 532 New Mexico deer draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

100%

2 of 2 drew

Harvest success

9–10%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

100

Applicants · 2026

0.3 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	2	2
2026	Resident	23	22

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	2 of 2 drew	2	2	100%
2026	Resident	22 of 23 drew	23	22	96%
2025	Nonresident	1 of 1 drew	1	1	100%
2025	Resident	21 of 21 drew	21	21	100%
2024	Resident	29 of 29 drew	29	29	100%
2023	Nonresident	1 of 1 drew	1	1	100%
2023	Resident	17 of 17 drew	17	17	100%
2022	Resident	5 of 5 drew	5	5	100%
2021	Resident	8 of 8 drew	8	8	100%
2020	Resident	7 of 7 drew	7	7	100%
2019	Resident	8 of 8 drew	8	8	100%

What it is

Season dates, 2026

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Harvest success, DER-3-342

2020–2025

2052%2215%2310%249%2510%

2025: 8 taken by 80 hunters. Success is animals taken ÷ hunters.

Other deer hunts in Unit 38

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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