20222023 Deer Licenses - New Mexico Department of Game and Fish

2022?2023

Deer Licenses

Licenses, applications, harvest reporting and general information: 1-888-248-6866

General Information

? While in The Field You Must Have All of the Following (page 8) ? All Deer Harvests Must Be Tagged (pages 29?30) ? License Requirements and Fees (see pages 8?13) ? Legal Sporting Arms for Deer Hunting (specified by hunt code,

see pages 28?29) ? Hunting on Military Reservations (see page 40) ? Mobility?impaired Hunts (see pages 14?15) ? Youth?only Hunts (see page 14) ? Chronic Wasting Disease Rules (see page 37)

? It is Legal to Harvest a Marked Animal (see page 5)

Deer Draw Licenses

The deadline to apply for deer draw licenses is March 16, 2022. Up to four hunters may apply per application for a deer draw license.

Successful applicants will be mailed a deer draw license/tag, unless the E?Tag option is chosen. The license includes a hunt code and description of the unit, sporting?arm type, season dates and bag limit. Tags include instructions for proper tagging.

Fee Types for Deer Draw Licenses (see glossary, pages 123?125)

Resident and nonresident fees are listed on page 12.

S Q HD Q/HD

Standard hunt Quality hunt High?demand hunt Quality and high?demand hunt combination

If allotted a license in the draw that has a fee lower than that submitted when applying, the

difference will be refunded.

Fourth Choice Hunts By selecting 4th?choice, an applicant is indicating she/he will accept a deer hunting license for any hunt in a specific quadrant of the state. The 4th?choice assignment will always be for the same sporting arm type as the 1st choice on an application.

Hunters should understand that success rates for 4th?choice hunts may be low, due to small and/ or localized deer populations. Not all hunts are available in the 4th?choice hunt pool. Hunters who draw a 4th?choice hunt will not receive a refund and may not obtain a private?land only license if dissatisfied with the hunt drawn.

If applying for a 4th?choice hunt, applicants must select one of the four quadrants listed below.

NW

Northwest: Units 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 or 14.

NE

Northeast: Units 41, 42, 43, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 or 59.

SW

Southwest: Units 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 or 27.

SE

Southeast: Units 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39 or 40.

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Bag Limit (see glossary, pages 120?122)

FAD FAMD FAWTD

Fork antlered deer (white-tailed or mule deer). Fork antlered mule deer. Fork antlered white-tailed deer.

ESWTD Either sex white-tailed deer.

A

Antlerless deer.

Private?land Only Deer Licenses

To hunt on private land only (except in Units 2A, 2B, 2C, 4 and 5A listed below), hunters must obtain a private?land only deer license and carcass tag--available online, by telephone, from license vendors or at NMDGF offices. Online and telephone purchases must be made at least 14 days prior to the hunt start date to allow mailing of tags (see page 9), unless the E?Tag option is chosen. When obtaining a private?land only deer license, the hunter must select a hunt code which corresponds with a deer?draw hunt code for the unit, bag limit, sporting arm type and season date. If the hunter is a nonresident and selects a corresponding deer?draw hunt code designated as quality (Q) or high demand (HD), she/he must purchase a quality deer license.

Private?land Deer Hunting in Units 2A, 2B, 2C, 4 and 5A

Hunters wishing to hunt on private land in these units must obtain an authorization code and a hunt code from the landowner, and must apply through the regular public draw. When applying for private?land hunts in Unit 5A, only one person per application may apply. The application must be completed by March 16, 2022. Private?land only licenses are not issued by license vendors for hunts in Units 2A, 2B, 2C, 4 and 5A. Hunt codes must be obtained from a landowner.

Landowners must obtain an authorization code and hunt codes from the NMDGF Northwest Area office located in Albuquerque or call: (505) 222?4710.

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Private-land Deer Hunting in Units 8, 46, 54, 55 and 55B

Units 8, 46, 54 and 55 have limited public?land hunting opportunities. Private?land hunters in these units must select one of the hunt codes listed below. The fee type is standard (S).

Unit 8

Bow Muzzle Any Legal

Hunt Dates

Sep. 1-24 Sep. 27-Oct.3 Oct. 15-19

Hunt Code Fee Type Licenses Bag Limit

DER-2-501

S

DER-3-502 S

DER-1-500

S

Unlimited FAD Unlimited FAD Unlimited FAD

Unit 46

Bow Muzzle Any Legal Any Legal

Unit 54

Bow Muzzle Any Legal Any Legal Any Legal Any Legal Youth Only

Unit 55A, 55B

Bow Muzzle Any Legal Any Legal Any Legal Youth Only

Unit 55B ONLY

Any Legal

Sep. 1-24 Sep. 27-Oct.3 Oct. 22-26 Oct. 29-Nov.2

Sep. 1-24 Sep. 27-Oct.3 Oct. 22-26 Oct. 29-Nov.2 Nov. 23-27 Nov. 19-27

Sep. 1-24 Sep. 27-Oct.3 Oct. 22-26 Oct. 29-Nov.2 Nov. 19-27

Nov. 23-27

DER-2-505

S

DER-3-506 S

DER-1-503

S

DER-1-504

S

DER-2-511

S

DER-3-512

S

DER-1-507

S

DER-1-508

S

DER-1-509

S

DER-1-510

S

DER-2-516

S

DER-3-517

S

DER-1-513

S

DER-1-514

S

DER-1-515

S

DER-1-518

S

Unlimited FAD Unlimited FAD Unlimited FAD Unlimited FAD

Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

FAD FAD FAD FAD ESWTD FAD

Unlimited FAD Unlimited FAD Unlimited FAD Unlimited FAD Unlimited FAD

Unlimited ESWTD

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Deer Draw Licenses

Draw licenses authorize the hunter to hunt on any open public land within the specified unit or hunt area and on any private land in that unit (except Units 2A, 2B, 2C, 4 and 5A), with written permission from the landowner of the property.

Closed Areas: Military reservations, national parks and monuments, state parks and monuments, recreation areas, national wildlife refuges, state wildlife management areas, and other locations may be closed or restrict hunting. All state wildlife management areas are closed unless officially designated open to hunting.

Hunt Dates

Hunt Code

Premium Statewide Deer Hunt (see p. 36)

Any Legal

Sep. 1-Jan.31, `23 DER-1-700

Unit 2A

Bow Bow Muzzle Any Legal Any Legal - Youth Only

Sep. 1-24 Jan. 1-15, `23 Sep. 27-Oct.3 Oct. 29-Nov.2 Nov. 19-27

DER-2-103 DER-2-105 DER-3-107 DER-1-100 DER-1-102

Unit 2B

Bow Bow - Youth Only Bow Bow - Youth Only Muzzle Muzzle - Youth Only Any Legal Any Legal Any Legal Any Legal - Youth Only

Sep. 1-24 Sep. 1-24 Jan. 1-15, `23 Jan. 1-15, `23 Sep. 27-Oct.3 Sep. 27-Oct.3 Oct. 22-26 Oct. 29-Nov.2 Nov. 5-9 Nov. 19-27

DER-2-116 DER-2-117 DER-2-119 DER-2-120 DER-3-122 DER-3-123 DER-1-109 DER-1-111 DER-1-113 DER-1-115

Unit 2C

Bow

Muzzle

Any Legal

Jan. 1-15, `23 Sep. 27-Oct.3 Nov. 12-16

DER-2-127 DER-3-129 DER-1-125

Fee Type Licenses Bag Limit

S

1

FAD

S

40

FAD

S

80

FAD

S

50

FAD

S

150

FAD

S

40

FAD

S

130

FAD

S

20

FAD

Q/HD

180

FAD

Q

50

FAD

S

175

FAD

S

20

FAD

S

275

FAD

S

400

FAD

Q

475

FAD

HD

150

FAD

Q/HD

50

FAD

Q/HD

20

FAD

Q/HD

30

FAD

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Unit 4 Humphries/ Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs (NM Residents Only)

Bow Any Legal Any Legal - Youth Only Any Legal Any Legal Any Legal - Youth Only

Unit 5A (Public land only)

Bow Muzzle Any Legal

Hunt Dates

Sep. 1-24 Oct. 22-26 Oct. 22-26 Oct. 29-Nov.2 Nov. 12-16 Nov. 23-27

Sep. 1-24 Sep. 27-Oct.3 Nov. 8-14

Hunt Code

DER-2-139 DER-1-131 DER-1-132 DER-1-134 DER-1-136 DER-1-138

DER-2-144 DER-3-146 DER-1-142

Fee Type

Q Q Q Q Q Q

S S S

Unit 5B

Bow Muzzle Any Legal Any Legal - Youth Only

Sep. 1-24 Sep. 27-Oct.3 Nov. 5-9 Nov. 19-27

DER-2-150 DER-3-151 DER-1-148 DER-1-149

Q Q Q/HD Q/HD

Units 6A, 6C

Bow Muzzle Any Legal Mobility Impaired Only Any Legal

Sep. 1-24 Oct. 1-5 Oct. 15-19

Nov. 5-9

DER-2-154 S DER-3-155 S DER-1-152 S

DER-1-153 S

Unit 7

Bow Muzzle Any Legal

Sep. 1-24

DER-2-157 S

Sep. 27-Oct.3 DER-3-158 S

Nov. 5-9

DER-1-156 S

Unit 8

Bow - Youth Only Bow

Nov. 19-27 DER-2-159 S Jan. 1-15, `23 DER-2-160 S

Unit 9 (including Water

Canyon and Marquez WMAs)

Bow Muzzle - Restricted muzzleloader only Any Legal Any Legal - Youth Only

Sep. 1-24

DER-2-163 S

Sep. 27-Oct.3 DER-3-164 S

Nov. 12-16 Nov. 19-27

DER-1-161 S DER-1-162 S

Licenses Bag Limit

10

FAD

20

FAD

10

FAD

20

FAD

10

FAD

5

FAD

30

FAD

10

FAD

40

FAD

10

FAD

10

FAD

25

FAD

10

FAD

100

FAD

115

FAD

20

FAD

100

FAD

10

FAD

20

FAD

25

FAD

50

FAD

65

FAD

10

FAD

10

FAD

10

FAD

10

FAD

50

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