New Mexico Deer · GMU 27
New Mexico GMU 27 covers 662,892 acres and lies 28 miles south-west of Lordsburg and 67 miles south-west of Silver City. 69% of it is public land, mostly BLM (38%) and state trust land (21%). In 2025, 509 people hunted deer here and took 69, a 14% success rate (sum of published weapon rows). Its most applied-for hunt, DER-1-280, put up 2 tags (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 102 nonresident first-choice applicants, 2 of whom drew.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
22 licenses · NR capped at 6%
first choice, NR
2025, all licenses
55% BLM
662,892 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Best Bets
Ranked by your odds times how often that license type's hunters filled their tag in 2025. Nonresident, first choice, 2026 draw; licenses with at least 10 tags that anyone can buy.
Every License in GMU 27
| What | Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-276 Standard | Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Any Legal — Nov. 7-11 | 20% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-276 Outfitter | Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Any Legal — Nov. 7-11 | 100% | |
| DER-1-277 Standard | Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Any Legal — Nov. 14-18 | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-277 Outfitter | Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Any Legal — Nov. 14-18 | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-278 Standard | Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Nov. 21-25 | 4% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-278 Outfitter | Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Nov. 21-25 | 0% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-279 Standard · youth | Unit 27: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 21-29 | 6% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-279 Outfitter · youth | Unit 27: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 21-29 | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-280 Standard | Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 5-13 | 2% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-280 Outfitter | Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 5-13 | 3% (small sample) | |
| DER-2-281 Standard | Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-2-281 Outfitter | Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 | not open | |
| DER-2-282 Standard | Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-2-282 Outfitter | Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 | not open | |
| DER-2-283 Standard | Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 | 33% (small sample) | |
| DER-2-283 Outfitter | Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-2-284 Standard | Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Bow — Jan. 16-31, ‘27 | 17% (small sample) | |
| DER-2-284 Outfitter | Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Bow — Jan. 16-31, ‘27 | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-3-285 Standard | Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Muzzle — Oct. 31-Nov.4 | 100% | |
| DER-3-285 Outfitter | Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Muzzle — Oct. 31-Nov.4 | not open | |
| DER-3-286 Standard | Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Muzzle — Oct. 31-Nov.4 | 100% | |
| DER-3-286 Outfitter | Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed 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 (summed) | 509 | 69 | 14% |
| 2024 (summed) | 477 | 112 | 23% |
| 2023 (summed) | 483 | 109 | 23% |
| 2022 | 339 | 109 | 31% |
| 2021 | 321 | 118 | 37% |
| 2025 by License | Hunters | Deer | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reg · archery · 40 licenses | 30 | 5 | 18% |
| Reg · muzzleloader · 38 licenses | 30 | 1 | 4% |
| Reg · muzzleloader · 50 licenses | 40 | 8 | 21% |
| Reg · rifle · 4 licenses | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Reg · rifle · 5 licenses | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Reg · rifle · 7 licenses | 7 | 3 | 40% |
| Reg · rifle · 11 licenses | 11 | 3 | 30% |
| Reg · archery · 2 licenses | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Reg · archery · 1 license | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Reg · rifle · 25 licenses (hunt 1 of 2) | 23 | 9 | 41% |
| Reg · rifle · 25 licenses (hunt 2 of 2) | 18 | 5 | 29% |
| Reg · rifle · 150 licenses (hunt 2 of 2) | 118 | 11 | 10% |
| Reg · rifle · 150 licenses (hunt 1 of 2) | 138 | 12 | 9% |
| Reg · archery · 100 licenses | 40 | 2 | 6% |
| Reg · archery · 50 licenses | 42 | 5 | 12% |
2025 split: archery 12 (17%) from 115 hunters, 10%, muzzleloader 9 (13%) from 70 hunters, 13%, rifle 48 (70%) from 324 hunters, 15%
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 | 251,736 ac | 38% |
| State trust land | 140,360 ac | 21% |
| National Forest | 68,027 ac | 10% |
| State land | 143 ac | <1% |
| Private or other non-public land | 202,623 ac | 31% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office 2023 BLM_Surface_Management_2023.
What the Agency Says About the Area
GMU 27: Beginning at Paskle Gate on the US/ MEX boundary, near International Boundary MEX boundary, near International Boundary Marker No. 69, then north on the private dirt Marker No. 69, then north on the private dirt road from Paskle Gate to its intersection with NM road from Paskle Gate to its intersection with NM 338 approximately 100 yards west of Cloverdale, 338 approximately 100 yards...
▸ 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.
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