New Mexico Deer · GMU 19
New Mexico GMU 19 spans 2,718,226 acres, centered 25 miles west of Tularosa. 98% of it is public land, mostly military (86%) and national park (5%). In 2025, 217 people hunted deer here and took 62, a 29% success rate (sum of published weapon rows). Its most applied-for hunt, DER-2-214 (outfitter class), put up 1 tag (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 17 nonresident first-choice applicants.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
8 licenses · NR capped at 6%
first choice, NR
2025, all licenses
88% Other public
2,718,226 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in GMU 19
| What | Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-212 Standard | Unit 19: White Sands missile range only, mandatory check-in/check-out — fork-antlered deer… | not open | |
| DER-1-212 Outfitter | Unit 19: White Sands missile range only, mandatory check-in/check-out — fork-antlered deer… | not open | |
| DER-1-213 Standard | Unit 19: White Sands missile range only, mandatory check-in/check-out — fork-antlered deer… | not open | |
| DER-1-213 Outfitter | Unit 19: White Sands missile range only, mandatory check-in/check-out — fork-antlered deer… | not open | |
| DER-2-214 Standard | Unit 19: except the White Sands missile range portion and Ft. Bliss — fork-antlered deer… | not open | |
| DER-2-214 Outfitter | Unit 19: except the White Sands missile range portion and Ft. Bliss — fork-antlered deer… | 0% (small sample) | |
| DER-3-215 Standard | Unit 19: except the White Sands missile range portion and Ft. Bliss — fork-antlered deer… | not open | |
| DER-3-215 Outfitter | Unit 19: except the White Sands missile range portion and Ft. Bliss — fork-antlered deer… | 0% (small sample) |
First-choice nonresident odds, 2026 draw. No points in this draw: every applicant has the same chance.
Draw results: NMDGF 2026 Big Game Drawing Odds Complete Report, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
If you draw (2026 nonresident fees): Standard $502 ($492 to apply) · Outfitter $502 ($492 to apply). Closes Mar 17, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Deer | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (summed) | 217 | 62 | 29% |
| 2022 (summed) | 218 | 57 | 26% |
| 2021 (summed) | 277 | 72 | 26% |
| 2025 by License | Hunters | Deer | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reg · archery · 2 licenses | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Reg · muzzleloader | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Reg · rifle (hunt 1 of 2) | 84 | 29 | 35% |
| Reg · rifle (hunt 2 of 2) | 78 | 16 | 21% |
| Reg · archery · 45 licenses | 28 | 5 | 17% |
| Reg · archery · 25 licenses | 24 | 10 | 42% |
2025 split: archery 17 (27%) from 54 hunters, 31%, muzzleloader 0 (0%), rifle 45 (73%) from 162 hunters, 28%
What New Mexico Department of Game and Fish publishes after each season, for everyone who hunted the area: harvest statistics, not draw odds. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish publishes no whole-GMU line for 2025; a year's total is the sum of published weapon rows, added only where the lines do not overlap. Source: NMDGF 2025-2026 Deer Harvest Report; NMDGF 2022-2023 Deer Harvest Report; NMDGF 2021-2022 Deer Harvest Report.
The Ground
| Department of Defense | 2,334,713 ac | 86% |
| National Park Service | 146,308 ac | 5% |
| BLM | 102,177 ac | 4% |
| National Wildlife Refuge | 56,791 ac | 2% |
| State trust land | 29,257 ac | 1% |
| State land | 120 ac | <1% |
| Other public | 5 ac | <1% |
| Private or other non-public land | 48,851 ac | 2% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office 2023 BLM_Surface_Management_2023.
What the Agency Says About the Area
GMU 19: Beginning at the intersection of US 70 and the west boundary of the White Sands missile range east of Organ and running north along the west boundary, east along the north boundary, and south along the east boundary of White Sands missile range, then southerly following the eastern boundary of Holloman Air Force base, continuing south along the east boundary of White Sands missile...
▸ Sources 8
- NMDGF 2026 Big Game Drawing Odds Complete Report draw results, 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 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, area description, 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. 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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