New Mexico Deer DER-2-225
Fork-antlered deer, archery in GMU 21, archery only, Jan 1–15, 2027. 74% public land, mostly BLM.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
Your odds · 2026 draw
about 1 in 5, every year you apply
Every applicant has the same chance each year: in 2026, 12 tags went to 27 first-choice applicants.
Points: none, same chance every year
- NR Tags
- 12
- Applicants
- 27
- Success
- 20%
First-choice nonresidents, standard draw; nonresidents capped at 6%. Success: all hunters in GMU 21, 2025.
Odds by Year, 2023–2026
Odds (tags ÷ applicants) ran from 33% to 80% across 2023–2026. Applicants per tag: 1.3:1 in 2023, 2.3:1 in 2026.
What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees
Closes Mar 17 · 150 daysThe $13 nonresident draw application fee (per species, nonrefundable; included in the printed draw price) is not refunded. The $90 nonresident Game-Hunting License (must be purchased, nonrefundable, before applying for any big-game draw) is not refunded. The $4 habitat Management and Access Validation (HMAV), mandatory age 18+, added automatically with the Game-Hunting License is not refunded. Drawing adds the $10 habitat Stamp (required to hunt on BLM and Forest Service land; buy by May 15 to be printed on the licence/tag). The $385 nonresident Standard Deer License (printed $398 incl. $13 application fee). Quality / high-demand hunt codes are $623 printed is refunded if you miss.
- Opens
- —
- Closes
- Mar 17, 2027
- Results
- about Apr 21
Next application window: Closes Mar 17, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until New Mexico Department of Game and Fish publishes 2027.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Nonresident draw application fee (per species, nonrefundable; included in the printed draw price) · paid at application $13 NMDGF 2026-2027 Draw Hunt License Fees / Draw…
- Nonresident Game-Hunting License (must be purchased, nonrefundable, before applying for any big-game draw) · paid at application $90 NMDGF 2026-2027 Over-the-Counter License Fees
- Habitat Management and Access Validation (HMAV), mandatory age 18+, added automatically with the Game-Hunting License · paid at application $4 NMDGF 2026-2027 Over-the-Counter License Fees
- Habitat Stamp (required to hunt on BLM and Forest Service land; buy by May 15 to be printed on the licence/tag) · paid if drawn $10 NMDGF 2026-2027 Over-the-Counter License Fees
- Nonresident Standard Deer License (printed $398 incl. $13 application fee). Quality / high-demand hunt codes are $623 printed · paid at application, refundable $385 NMDGF 2026-2027 Draw Hunt License Fees / Draw…
Details
Odds in This Draw · 2026 Draw
| Who | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everyone | 19% | — | 5 |
First-choice tags drawn ÷ first-choice applicants, as published. A dash means New Mexico Department of Game and Fish did not publish a count for that level.
Draw results: NMDGF 2026 Big Game Drawing Odds Complete Report, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
As a Lower Choice
Drawn at this choice ÷ applicants listing it at this choice, as published.
Drawn at this choice ÷ applicants listing it at this choice, as published.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of GMU 21 | 1,620 | 320 | 20% |
Across every license type in GMU 21, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish counted 1,620 hunters and 320 deer taken in 2025, and 20% of them took a deer. Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: NMDGF 2025-2026 Deer Harvest Report; NMDGF 2024-2025 Deer Harvest Report.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 4 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Published Odds | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 27 | 2.3 | 14% | NMDGF 2026 Big Game Drawing Odds Complete Report |
| 2025 | 12 | 27 | 2.3 | 10% | NMDGF 2025-26 Big-Game Drawing Odds Complete… |
| 2024 | 12 | 36 | 3 | 12% | NMDGF 2024-25 Big-Game Drawing Odds Complete… |
| 2023 | 12 | 15 | 1.3 | 15% | NMDGF 2023 Big-Game Complete Drawing Odds Report |
Other Licenses Valid in GMU 21
- DER-1-221 Unit 21 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 7-11 Nov 7–11 · 26 tags · 89 applied 22%
- DER-1-222 Unit 21 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 14-18 Nov 14–18 · 26 tags · 24 applied 100%
- DER-1-223 Unit 21: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth — Nov. 21-29Youth only Nov 21–29 · 6 tags · 10 applied 40%
- DER-1-227 Unit 21 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 5-13 Dec 5–13 · 1 tag · 17 applied 0% (small sample)
- DER-2-224 Unit 21 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 Sep 1–24 · 39 tags · 10 applied 100%
- DER-3-226 Unit 21 — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Oct. 31-Nov.4 Oct 31 – Nov 4 · 33 tags · 9 applied 100%
Odds for a first-choice nonresident, standard class where offered. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Sources 14
- NMDGF 2026 Big Game Drawing Odds Complete Report draw results, seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- NMDGF 2025-26 Big-Game Drawing Odds Complete… earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- NMDGF 2024-25 Big-Game Drawing Odds Complete… earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- NMDGF 2023 Big-Game Complete Drawing Odds Report earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- New Mexico Commission of Public Records - State Records Center and Archives 2023 19.31.3 NMAC draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- NMDGF 2026-2027 Draw Hunt License Fees / Draw… fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- NMDGF 2026-2027 Over-the-Counter License Fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- NMDGF 2025-2026 Deer Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NMDGF 2024-2025 Deer Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NMDGF 2023-2024 Deer Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NMDGF 2022-2023 Deer Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NMDGF 2021-2022 Deer Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NMDGF 2026 NM Game Management Units, layer 0 boundary, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- U.S. Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office 2023 BLM_Surface_Management_2023 land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from New Mexico Department of Game and Fish's published results (first-choice tags drawn ÷ first-choice applicants, as published). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward. How we compute these.
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