Application Service
Here are some reasons to consider H & A Outfitter’s, Inc. application service
1) Unlike large application service companies who don’t live here in New Mexico, that have never stepped foot, much less hunted the units that they are applying you for, they’re basically booking agents that refer you to outfitters that pay them commissions. Some of their outfitters and guides don’t live in New Mexico. Some of their outfitters don’t have all permits necessary to legally utilize and hunt the entire unit they apply you for. I could go on, but you get the point.
H & A Outfitters, Inc. applies you for the units that fit your needs the best. Me and my guides have lived and hunted in New Mexico all of our lives. We know the units well and have guided and hunted in them for 20+ years, some since we were old enough to hunt with our dads. That is a great advantage for you.
H & A has all permits up to date; BLM , State and Forest permits. We utilize the entire unit, not just the forest lands.
2) Once you join our service, you are locked in at that price no matter what. Even if it takes us years to draw your hunt and our prices went up, you’re locked in. It’s a free service. We charge a $500 deposit to start applying you, but when you draw your tag, the entire $500 goes toward your hunt price that you’re locked in on. This is all done under signed contracts.
3) H & A Outfitters doesn’t claim to be the best in all western states, that’s impossible - common sense should tell you that. We can only be the best in the units we guide and hunt in personally and we only hunt the best units in the state of New Mexico, where we grew up hunting.
4) H & A Outfitters,Inc. is your outfitter from start to finish – period. There’s no passing the buck – the buck stops here.
NEW MEXICO'S DRAW HUNT SYSTEM
New Mexico's draw hunt system was designed to insure fairness and consistency in the draw. Draw hunt licenses are awarded by random computer drawing. Residents receive 84% of available licenses per hunt code, non-residents receive 16% of available licenses per hunt code. Non-residents who choose to use New Mexico outfitters will receive up to 10% of available licenses, non-residents who apply without a New Mexico outfitter or on their own will receive up to 6% of available licenses. The problem in the non-resident, non-NM outfitter pool is that big licensing services are swamping the pool making it almost impossible to draw a license. The best approach is to back up the draw hunts with a landowner permit.
LICENSING/APPLICATION SERVICE
New Mexico state law requires NM registered outfitters to have signed contracts with their perspective clients before applying them into the state draw. H & A Outfitters requires a $500 non-refundable deposit to apply you for New Mexico draw hunts. If you are unsuccessful in the draw, you will be locked in at that hunt price until you draw your desired hunt. For your convenience, you may put our application service on hold from year to year until you are ready to start up again. When you are successful in the state draw, your entire $500 deposit will be applied towards your hunt price. You will be billed accordingly to bring your deposit up to 50% of the total hunt cost within 30 days of the draw release date (May 9th).
We will need a VISA or MasterCard credit card number. By providing a credit card number H & A Outfitters can submit you in the New Mexico outfitter’s pool online. You will be billed by the NMGF the full license fee plus a $20 non-refundable application fee on your credit card at the time the application is processed. If you're unsuccessful in the drawing, NMGF will credit your card the total license fee. Upon drawing a license, all deposits and license fees are non-refundable.
If you would like to take advantage of our application service, please download the following forms.
Please fill out all three forms, sign, and mail to H&A Outfitters, Inc. P.O. Box 16461, Santa Fe, NM 87592.