Unit 16: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader

Hunt code
DER-3-200
Unit
16
Weapon
Muzzleloader
Season
muzzleloader
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 139 of 258 residents drew (54%).

In 2026, 5 of 32 nonresidents drew (16%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 27%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–258139325
2025–248139319
2024–2451513616
2023–246149206

Harvest

NMDGF counts licenses sold as hunters, and the harvest is NMDGF's estimate from hunter reports, public land only. The success rate is NMDGF's own printed figure, not harvest divided by licenses sold.

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
20252996827%
20243008632%

Reading these numbers

New Mexico has no points: every application has the same chance every year. Each hunt's licenses are split by law, at least 84% to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter and 10% to applicants (resident or not) who contracted with an outfitter. Counts here are first-choice applicants and first-choice draws.

  • 2026300 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 3 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn.
  • 2025300 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 7 first-choice applicants, 7 drawn.
  • 2024300 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 1 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 2023300 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 4 first-choice applicants, 4 drawn.

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Other hunts in unit 16

Units listed next to it

In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.