NM Results

[Mtolliver]

Does anyone know when New Mexico draw results should be out?

 

[cahunter805]

Last year was April 18th. Hopefully around the same date this year.

 

[dwatling]

April 24th is what the proclamation states. They usually release at 10am.

 

[LCH]

I'm anxious, but as long as they come out prior to the KS app date (4-26) I'll be happy.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

Is there still a back door to NM?

 

[Rzrbck918]

Last year, you could check a few days early but Im still showing pending.

 

[BDH]

No back door that I am aware of. Last year and the year before NM posted on the 20th.

RLTW

 

[hank4elk]

Never was a real back door....lol
NM is listed in book as posting on the 24th of April this year. Pretty good turn around if you ask me.

 

[npaden]

Last year they were almost a week early. I hope they are this year because my credit card payment is due on the 22nd. I don't really want to pay $15K of license fees only to have it refunded a couple days later as a giant credit that will take months to use up.

 

[LopeHunter]

Last year they were almost a week early. I hope they are this year because my credit card payment is due on the 22nd. I don't really want to pay $15K of license fees only to have it refunded a couple days later as a giant credit that will take months to use up.

I liked refund checks better. I got all those airline miles on my credit card. Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho and New Mexico were big ticket applications and most paid back with checks.

 

[npaden]

Agreed. Montana and Idaho have always charged a convenience fee to use a credit card though so I've always mailed in a money order or check for those. Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico didn't used to charge a fee and refunded via check so it really did build some points on the credit card. Now Wyoming doesn't give you the option, they are the only state that requires you to use a card and charges a fee. I think New Mexico does the draw fast enough that they don't get charged the big fee since they refund it back on your credit card. I wish Wyoming would figure out some kind of an option for that. I would happily send in a money order or check to save the required "convenience" fee especially on the expensive tags. The convenience fee on the bison tag application is over $100.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

Never was a real back door....lol
NM is listed in book as posting on the 24th of April this year. Pretty good turn around if you ask me.

Seriously, they are by far the quickest. Honestly I don’t really understand why every state can’t do their draw in 30-45 days.

 

[Rzrbck918]

Never was a real back door....lol
NM is listed in book as posting on the 24th of April this year. Pretty good turn around if you ask me.

I agree. Not too bad on time. I honestly don't care about the refund timing. Just want to know yesterday.

 

[madtom]

Is there still a back door to NM?

Last year's probably won't work anymore since the hunting license is nonrefundable now.

 

[Frazier]

I just wish NM and Colorado didn’t overlap. My wife definitely will be if I draw both

 

[hank4elk]

I was always happy when they put it out a week early around my B-day. Now it's sooner still.

 

[beginnerhunter]

Last year's probably won't work anymore since the hunting license is nonrefundable now.

That's what I was thinking.

 

[HighDesertSage]

Last year they were a week early, and two years ago they were two weeks early. Hopefully soon!

 

[skyfire]

I’d like to understand what it is about the draw that takes more than a few minutes, if not seconds. The calculations needed to draw (or not draw) are not computationally intensive. There must be some “behind-the-scenes”, manual processing or checks that take the additional time.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

I’d like to understand what it is about the draw that takes more than a few minutes, if not seconds. The calculations needed to draw (or not draw) are not computationally intensive. There must be some “behind-the-scenes”, manual processing or checks that take the additional time.

I would assume part of timing has to do with paper applications and digitizing everything for the draw. I’m not sure how many states still do paper.