DER-3-397 · BuckRES + NR

Unit 52 deer,Unit 52: restricted muzzleloader only

Season Muzzle - Restricted muzzleloader only Sep 27–Oct 3·Units: 52·25 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

25 tags, 117 applied, 18% drew in 2026. 131st hardest of 532 New Mexico deer draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

17%

2 of 12 drew

Harvest success

30–48%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Applicants · 2026

117

4.7 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	12	2
2026	Resident	105	19
2025	Outfitter	2	2

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	2 of 12 drew	12	2	17%
2026	Resident	19 of 105 drew	105	19	18%
2025	Nonresident	1 of 12 drew	12	1	8%
2025	Outfitter	2 of 2 drew	2	2	100%
2025	Resident	15 of 95 drew	95	15	16%
2024	Nonresident	2 of 7 drew	7	2	29%
2024	Outfitter	2 of 2 drew	2	2	100%
2024	Resident	17 of 76 drew	76	17	22%
2023	Nonresident	1 of 9 drew	9	1	11%
2023	Resident	18 of 94 drew	94	18	19%

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew
Outfitter	2025	2	2

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

What it is

Season dates, 2026

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Harvest success, DER-3-397

2023–2025

2330%2448%2532%

2025: 8 taken by 25 hunters. Success is animals taken ÷ hunters.

Other deer hunts in Unit 52

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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