Mobility-Impaired and Military/Veterans Encouraged to Submit Documents ASAP for 2024-25 Draw

Mobility-Impaired (MI) Certification: MI certification by the Department is required prior to submitting a draw application for MI-only pronghorn, oryx, elk or deer hunts. To qualify for MI certification, an individual must have a permanent impairment that: 1) limits his/her mobility to a walker, wheelchair or crutches; 2) or one or more permanent disabilities or conditions which substantially limit the individual’s ability to walk. The MI certification form is available online. This form must be signed by the applicant’s physician and attest that one or more of the above mobility-impaired conditions apply.

Military-Only or Resident Veteran: 

Current proof of service/eligibility must be provided to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish prior to applying for any military-only hunts, resident veteran hunts or Fort Bliss resident status hunts. You will not be able to apply for these hunts until you have provided documentation of service to the Department, and verification has been entered into the system.

When applying, if you do not see the military-only hunt codes or resident veteran oryx hunt codes, it means the Department has not yet verified your eligibility.

To qualify for resident veteran hunts, applicants must submit a DD-214 demonstrating their honorable discharge from the military. Resident veterans who have already been verified in our system DO NOT need to resubmit their DD-214.

Please redact your social security number EXCEPT for the last 4 digits prior to submitting your qualifying military or veteran documentation if possible.

Also, please note that Fort Bliss and now White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) require all hunters to have proof of passing a state-certified Hunter Education course.

All other rules and laws must be followed including all applicable stamp and validation requirements.

The Department strongly recommends that you DO NOT wait until the last minute to provide your documents. Due to the influx of draw applications at the end of the application period, the Department cannot guarantee that your documents will be entered into the system if they are submitted after March 15, 2024.

Please email questions, completed mobility-impaired certification form or military documentation to special.hunts@dgf.nm.gov.