New Mexico Deer · GMU 25
New Mexico GMU 25 spans 2,035,698 acres, centered 18 miles north-east of Columbus. 79% of it is public land, mostly BLM (64%) and state trust land (14%). In 2025, 254 people hunted deer here and took 42, a 17% success rate (sum of published weapon rows). Its most applied-for hunt, DER-1-265, put up 6 tags (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 13 nonresident first-choice applicants, 2 of whom drew.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
10 licenses · NR capped at 6%
first choice, NR
2025, all licenses
82% BLM
2,035,698 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in GMU 25
| What | Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-265 Standard | Unit 25 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 7-11 | 15% | |
| DER-1-265 Outfitter | Unit 25 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 7-11 | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-266 Standard | Unit 25 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 14-18 | 100% | |
| DER-1-266 Outfitter | Unit 25 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 14-18 | not open | |
| DER-2-267 Standard | Unit 25 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 | 100% | |
| DER-2-267 Outfitter | Unit 25 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-2-268 Standard | Unit 25 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 | 0% (small sample) | |
| DER-2-268 Outfitter | Unit 25 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-3-269 Standard | Unit 25 — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Oct. 31-Nov.4 | 100% | |
| DER-3-269 Outfitter | Unit 25 — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Oct. 31-Nov.4 | not open |
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) | 254 | 42 | 17% |
| 2024 (summed) | 252 | 71 | 28% |
| 2023 (summed) | 256 | 86 | 34% |
| 2022 (summed) | 244 | 53 | 22% |
| 2021 (summed) | 262 | 58 | 22% |
| 2025 by License | Hunters | Deer | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reg · muzzleloader | 40 | 1 | 3% |
| Reg · rifle · 4 licenses | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Reg · archery · 4 licenses | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Reg · rifle · 100 licenses (hunt 1 of 2) | 86 | 19 | 23% |
| Reg · rifle · 100 licenses (hunt 2 of 2) | 73 | 13 | 18% |
| Reg · rifle · 25 licenses | 21 | 6 | 30% |
| Reg · archery · 25 licenses | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| Reg · archery · 15 licenses | 14 | 3 | 21% |
2025 split: muzzleloader 1 (2%) from 40 hunters, 3%, rifle 38 (90%) from 184 hunters, 21%, archery 3 (7%) from 30 hunters, 10%
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 2024-2025 Deer Harvest Report; NMDGF 2023-2024 Deer Harvest Report.
The Ground
| BLM | 1,311,108 ac | 64% |
| State trust land | 294,435 ac | 14% |
| State land | 2,741 ac | <1% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 98 ac | <1% |
| Private or other non-public land | 427,314 ac | 21% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office 2023 BLM_Surface_Management_2023.
What the Agency Says About the Area
GMU 25: Beginning at the junction of the United States-Mexico boundary with the west boundary of Luna county and running north along the county line to its intersection with NM 9, then northwest along NM 9 to its intersection with NM 146 (old NM 81) at Hachita, then north along NM 146 (old NM 81) to its junction with I-10, then east and south along I-10 to its junction with US 70, then east...
▸ Sources 10
- 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 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, 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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