New Mexico Deer · GMU 26
New Mexico GMU 26 spans 1,474,352 acres, centered 40 miles south of Lordsburg. 79% of it is public land, mostly state trust land (40%) and BLM (39%). In 2025, 280 people hunted deer here and took 59, a 21% success rate. Its most applied-for hunt, DER-1-270, put up 6 tags (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 15 nonresident first-choice applicants, 2 of whom drew.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
12 licenses · NR capped at 6%
first choice, NR
2025, all licenses
51% State
1,474,352 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in GMU 26
| What | Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-270 Standard | Unit 26 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 7-11 | 13% | |
| DER-1-270 Outfitter | Unit 26 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 7-11 | 100% | |
| DER-1-271 Standard | Unit 26 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 14-18 | 100% | |
| DER-1-271 Outfitter | Unit 26 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 14-18 | 100% | |
| DER-1-275 Standard | Unit 26 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 5-13 | 0% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-275 Outfitter | Unit 26 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 5-13 | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-2-272 Standard | Unit 26 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-2-272 Outfitter | Unit 26 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 | not open | |
| DER-2-273 Standard | Unit 26 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 | 33% (small sample) | |
| DER-2-273 Outfitter | Unit 26 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-3-274 Standard | Unit 26 — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Oct. 31-Nov.4 | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-3-274 Outfitter | Unit 26 — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Oct. 31-Nov.4 | 100% (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 | 280 | 59 | 21% |
| 2024 (summed) | 336 | 111 | 33% |
| 2023 (summed) | 319 | 98 | 31% |
| 2022 (summed) | 350 | 102 | 29% |
| 2021 (summed) | 287 | 96 | 33% |
| 2025 by License | Hunters | Deer | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reg · muzzleloader | 48 | 5 | 11% |
| Reg · rifle · 7 licenses | 7 | 2 | 33% |
| Reg · rifle · 12 licenses | 11 | 5 | 43% |
| Reg · rifle · 2 licenses | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Reg · archery · 7 licenses | 6 | 4 | 67% |
| Reg · rifle · 50 licenses (hunt 2 of 2) | 37 | 7 | 19% |
| Reg · rifle · 50 licenses (hunt 1 of 2) | 39 | 7 | 18% |
| Reg · rifle · 40 licenses | 32 | 8 | 26% |
| Youth | 22 | 10 | 48% |
| Reg · rifle · 25 licenses | 23 | 5 | 22% |
| Reg · archery · 30 licenses (hunt 2 of 2) | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| Reg · archery · 15 licenses | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Reg · archery · 30 licenses (hunt 1 of 2) | 21 | 3 | 16% |
2025 split: muzzleloader 5 (9%) from 48 hunters, 10%, rifle 46 (79%) from 173 hunters, 27%, archery 7 (12%) from 44 hunters, 16%
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 some years; a year's total is the sum of published 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
| State trust land | 587,569 ac | 40% |
| BLM | 568,148 ac | 39% |
| State land | 1,729 ac | <1% |
| National Forest | 0 ac | <1% |
| Private or other non-public land | 316,905 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 26: Beginning at Paskle Gate Beginning at Paskle Gate on the US/MEX boundary, near International Boundary Marker No. International Boundary Marker No. 69, then north on the private dirt road 69, then north on the private dirt road from Paskle Gate to its intersection from Paskle Gate to its intersection with NM 338 approximately 100 yards with NM 338 approximately 100 yards west of...
▸ 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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