DRAW RESULTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!
Check your Department of Wildlife customer account to see if you were successful!
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This morning, the New Mexico Department of Wildlife released 2026-2027 Big Game Draw results to customers’ accounts.
Hunters can check their draw results by logging on to their Department of Wildlife customer account.
Unsuccessful applicants should receive refunds on credit cards over the next week. Refunds by check for all unsuccessful applicants will be processed by early May.
The Department received 291,134 applicants for deer, elk, pronghorn, oryx, ibex, bighorn sheep, Barbary sheep and javelina licenses. There were 60,669 licenses issued.
Public Land User Stamp, Paper Tags and E-Tags
Draw licenses and tags will be mailed to the address provided on your application, unless you chose the E-Tag option. Do NOT hunt without a valid license and tag!
If you have chosen the E-Tag option, please remember to update the app before hunting.
Successful applicants who did not purchase the Public Land User (Habitat) Stamp with their draw application must purchase the stamp before May 15 for it to be printed on their combined license/tag. If it is not purchased before this date, the Public Land User Stamp must be printed and carried separately. This is also the deadline to change your address before tags are mailed.
Need Assistance?
The Department sent emails to successful applicants this morning. If you have questions, assistance is available through our Information Center by calling 888-248-6866. The Information Center is open from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Hunting and Fishing Opportunities
New Mexico is certainly known for a wide variety of big-game hunting opportunities. Whether you were successful in the draw or not, there are many hunting and fishing opportunities available. Don’t forget to put these opportunities on your calendar:
- Annual fishing licenses are valid through March 31, 2027.
- Spring turkey season is currently happening through May 15.
- Public-land bear, cougar, Barbary sheep and ibex licenses are now available over the counter, as well as private-land oryx licenses.
- Find out more about raffles and auctions for Big Game Enhancement licenses.
- Applications for special oryx and pronghorn hunts for injured service members will be available in June.
- Youth Encouragement elk licenses will go on sale in early July.
- Over-the-counter javelina, fall turkey, private-land deer, private-land pronghorn, private-land Barbary sheep, secondary management zone private-land elk licenses and federal duck stamps will be available beginning July 1.
- Pheasant and Sandhill crane draw applications will be available in July, with an application deadline of Aug. 12.
- Small-game seasons, including for upland and migratory game birds, also provide great opportunities in the fall.
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