| Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor Michael B. Sloane, Director |
| Media Contact: Darren Vaughan, Communications Director New Mexico Department of Wildlife Darren.Vaughan@dgf.nm.gov 505-476-8027 | Public Contact: Information Center ispa@dgf.nm.gov 888-248-6866 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2026 Department announces sale of leftover deer licenses beginning July 8 The leftover license sale will be open exclusively to New Mexico residents for the first 24 hours. If licenses remain, the sale will open to nonresidents at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 9. Hunters must possess a 2026-2027 Game Hunting or Game Hunting and Fishing License before purchasing a leftover deer license, and should buy any required stamps before the sale opens. Hunters planning to purchase a leftover license should also complete all mandatory 2025-2026 harvest reporting requirements before July 8. Purchases that fail the post-sale audit because of incomplete harvest reporting will be rejected, and only the license fee will be refunded. For more information, hunters and outfitters may contact the Department’s Information Center at 888-248-6866 or email ispa@dgf.nm.gov. Available hunts are listed chronologically in the table below. The first column lists the Game Management Unit for each hunt, followed by the legal hunt dates. The hunt code indicates the species, legal sporting arms, dates, area, fee type and bag limit for each hunt listed. Following the three-letter species code (DER), the first number represents the legal weapon for that hunt (a 2 indicates a bow-only hunt, while a 3 indicates a muzzleloader, crossbow or bow-only hunt). The final column of the table represents the bag limit for each hunt code. FAD represents one fork-antlered deer (white-tailed or mule deer); FAMD represents one fork-antlered mule deer; and FAWTD represents one fork-antlered white-tailed deer. More information is available in the 2026-2027 Hunting Rules and Information Booklet. |
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