Couestracker Report post Posted March 18, 2014 Rolling the dice for another chance to hunt whitetails in New Mexico. First choice rifle, second muzzleloader, third rifle (carp). Also applied for elk, antelope and oryx. Good luck to anyone else applying there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will K Report post Posted March 18, 2014 Did you have to pay all those fee's up front? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rkv09 Report post Posted March 18, 2014 Ya you have to pay up front for New Mexico but they will even refund your hunting license if your not drawn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cohofishing Report post Posted March 18, 2014 Yep, mine is done. I sure like the way New Mexico does the draw. As a non resident, the odds aren't great but we have gotten lucky a couple of times. Next state up, Colorado. Maybe by that deadline, we will have the Arizona results. Brent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1uglydude Report post Posted March 19, 2014 Ya you have to pay up front for New Mexico but they will even refund your hunting license if your not drawn. Not true. They refund the license/tag fee for the animal, but not your general hunting license you have to buy. See the bottom of page 5 on their FAQ about the draw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cohofishing Report post Posted March 19, 2014 You have to buy the license when you apply. There is a box that you have to check to get the license refunded if you don't draw. You get everything back minus the fee. If you check that box, it will not let you print a license until you draw. I looked at my refund from last year and got it all back minus the $8. Been doing it for years. Not sure where you read that but unless they changed something, it always seems to work. Brent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1uglydude Report post Posted March 19, 2014 You have to buy the license when you apply. There is a box that you have to check to get the license refunded if you don't draw. You get everything back minus the fee. If you check that box, it will not let you print a license until you draw. I looked at my refund from last year and got it all back minus the $8. Been doing it for years. Not sure where you read that but unless they changed something, it always seems to work. Brent Upon reading it closer, it appears that the no refund rule only applies to combo licenses, which non-residents can't buy anyways: http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/recreation/hunting/documents/FAQOnlineapp.pdf "If I am not successful, do I get a refund for the game hunting license? Refunds options are available for game hunting licenses purchased in conjunction with the draw. To be eligible for a refund the applicant MUST choose the refund option AND must be unsuccessful for all big game applications. If the refund option is not chosen, refunds will not be given. There is NO refund option for game hunting and fishing combination licenses." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
