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New Mexico Mule Deer — Unit 36 excluding Fort Stanton

New Mexico Mule Deer Unit 36 excluding Fort Stanton draw odds, tags, and applicants by year — resident and nonresident pools shown separately. New Mexico's report publishes no point thresholds.

No point thresholds in this report. The New Mexico release these tables come from lists applicants and tags only. Every "Pts Req." cell below reads as not published, not as zero points needed — and each table covers one residency pool, so read the heading before you read the number.

47.2%

Draw Odds (2022)

Resident · Rifle Draw buck only

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Pts Not Published

Agency omits thresholds

535

Tags (Resident)

1,134

Applicants (Resident)

Data source: New Mexico Department of Game & Fish - Drawing Odds Summary Report XLSX · Last updated 2026-08-11 · ✓ Verified

Rifle — Historical Draw Data

Rifle Draw either sex

Resident

Year	Applicants	Tags	Odds %	Pts (not published)
2021	1,175	545	46.4%	—
2020	827	555	67.1%	—

Non-Resident

Year	Applicants	Tags	Odds %	Pts (not published)
2021	142	36	25.4%	—
2020	98	36	36.7%	—

Muzzleloader — Historical Draw Data

Muzzleloader Draw either sex

Resident

Year	Applicants	Tags	Odds %	Pts (not published)
2021	147	108	73.5%	—
2020	152	108	71.1%	—

Non-Resident

Year	Applicants	Tags	Odds %	Pts (not published)
2021	17	7	41.2%	—
2020	5	7	100%	—

Rifle — Historical Draw Data

Rifle Draw buck only

Resident

Year	Applicants	Tags	Odds %	Pts (not published)
2022	1,134	535	47.2%	—

Non-Resident

Year	Applicants	Tags	Odds %	Pts (not published)
2022	111	36	32.4%	—

Muzzleloader — Historical Draw Data

Muzzleloader Draw buck only

Resident

Year	Applicants	Tags	Odds %	Pts (not published)
2022	144	105	72.9%	—

Non-Resident

Year	Applicants	Tags	Odds %	Pts (not published)
2022	28	7	25%	—

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the current draw odds for New Mexico Mule Deer Unit 36 excluding Fort Stanton?

The most recent published odds are 47.2% for resident applicants in 2022 — 1,134 applicants for 535 tags on the Rifle Draw buck only hunt. The nonresident pool for that same hunt drew at 32.4% (36 tags, 111 applicants). New Mexico publishes applicants and tags but no point threshold with these numbers, so this is the odds for the whole pool — not what a given point total would draw.

How many preference/bonus points do I need for New Mexico Mule Deer Unit 36 excluding Fort Stanton?

We won't guess. The New Mexico report behind these tables gives applicants, tags, and the odds that fall out of them — it carries no point thresholds, so nothing here can tell you what your points would draw. Points still matter when you apply; check the agency's own preference-point report for the cutoff, and read the resident and nonresident rows below separately.

Is the competition increasing for New Mexico Mule Deer Unit 36 excluding Fort Stanton?

Review the historical data in the table below to assess competition trends for this unit.

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