New Mexico Deer — GMU 19
New Mexico GMU 19 covers 2,718,226 acres and lies 25 miles west of Tularosa and 48 miles north-east of Hatch. 98% of it is public land, mostly military (86%) and national park (5%). In 2025, 21 people hunted deer here and took 12 — 58% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 1 tag here for 17 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in GMU 19, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
DER-1-212 Unit 19: White Sands missile range only, mandatory check-in/check-out — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Jan. 22-24, '27 0 tags · 1 applicants · Standard— Not open to nonresidents 0% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-212 Unit 19: White Sands missile range only, mandatory check-in/check-out — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Jan. 22-24, '27 0 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter— Not open to nonresidents
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DER-1-213 Unit 19: White Sands missile range only, mandatory check-in/check-out — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Jan. 8-10, ‘27 0 tags · 2 applicants · Standard— Not open to nonresidents
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DER-1-213 Unit 19: White Sands missile range only, mandatory check-in/check-out — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Jan. 8-10, ‘27 0 tags · 1 applicants · Outfitter— Not open to nonresidents
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DER-2-214 Unit 19: except the White Sands missile range portion and Ft. Bliss — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 0 tags · 2 applicants · Standard— Not open to nonresidents
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DER-2-214 Unit 19: except the White Sands missile range portion and Ft. Bliss — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 1 tags · 17 applicants · Outfitter0% Long shot 3% as 2nd choice
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DER-3-215 Unit 19: except the White Sands missile range portion and Ft. Bliss — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Dec. 5-9 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard— Not open to nonresidents
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DER-3-215 Unit 19: except the White Sands missile range portion and Ft. Bliss — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Dec. 5-9 1 tags · 6 applicants · Outfitter0% Long shot 5% as 2nd choice
| Hunt | Your odds | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
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| DER-1-212 ↗ Unit 19: White Sands missile range only, mandatory check-in/check-out — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Jan. 22-24, '27 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | 0% | — | 0 / 1 | Standard | Jan 22–24, 2027 |
| DER-1-212 ↗ Unit 19: White Sands missile range only, mandatory check-in/check-out — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Jan. 22-24, '27 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | Jan 22–24, 2027 |
| DER-1-213 ↗ Unit 19: White Sands missile range only, mandatory check-in/check-out — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Jan. 8-10, ‘27 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 2 | Standard | Jan 8–10, 2027 |
| DER-1-213 ↗ Unit 19: White Sands missile range only, mandatory check-in/check-out — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Jan. 8-10, ‘27 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 1 | Outfitter | Jan 8–10, 2027 |
| DER-2-214 ↗ Unit 19: except the White Sands missile range portion and Ft. Bliss — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 Archery | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 2 | Standard | Jan 1–15, 2027 |
| DER-2-214 ↗ Unit 19: except the White Sands missile range portion and Ft. Bliss — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 Archery | 0% Long shot | 3% | — | 1 / 17 | Outfitter | Jan 1–15, 2027 |
| DER-3-215 ↗ Unit 19: except the White Sands missile range portion and Ft. Bliss — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Dec. 5-9 Muzzleloader | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Standard | Dec 5–9, 2026 |
| DER-3-215 ↗ Unit 19: except the White Sands missile range portion and Ft. Bliss — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Dec. 5-9 Muzzleloader | 0% Long shot | 5% | — | 1 / 6 | Outfitter | Dec 5–9, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- As 2nd choice —
- New Mexico lets you name more than one hunt on the application. Miss on your first choice and you go into the pot for whatever tags are left, alongside everyone else's second choices. Points never help a lower choice, so this number is the same whatever you have banked — it is usually worth naming a hunt that goes undersubscribed.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2026 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard license | $492 | $107 | $502 |
| Outfitter license | $492 | $107 | $502 |
Application window: closes Mar 18, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns 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 · 0%
- Other public 5 ac · 0%
- Private or other non-public land 48,851 ac · 2%
Source: BLM_Surface_Management_2023 (BLM New Mexico State Office Surface Management Agency layer)
How the hunting has gone
What New Mexico Department of Game and Fish publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
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| 2025 | 21 | 12 | 58% |
| 2022 | 23 | 18 | 78% |
| 2021 | 23 | 11 | 48% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 17 · 27% · 54 hunters, 31% success
- Muzzleloader 0 · 0% · 1 hunters, 0% success
- Rifle 45 · 73% · 162 hunters, 28% success
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...
Source: NM Game Management Units (NMDGF_Game_Management_Units_I_E__v2_WFL1), layer 0
Boundary: NM Game Management Units (NMDGF_Game_Management_Units_I_E__v2_WFL1), layer 0
Harvest: 2025-2026 Deer Harvest Report
Harvest: 2022-2023 Deer Harvest Report
Harvest: 2021-2022 Deer Harvest Report