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, 41 people hunted deer here and took 15 — 36% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 26 tags here for 3 first-choice applicants.
Tags (2026):75
Nonresident share:capped at 6%
Applicants:243
Hunter success (2025):36%
Public land:69%
Size:662,892 acres
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in GMU 27, 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-1-276 Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Any Legal — Nov. 7-11 3 tags · 10 applicants · Standard20% Long shot 9% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-276 Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Any Legal — Nov. 7-11 5 tags · 2 applicants · Outfitter100% Undersubscribed 100% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-277 Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Any Legal — Nov. 14-18 3 tags · 3 applicants · Standard100% Likely draw 7% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-277 Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Any Legal — Nov. 14-18 4 tags · 1 applicants · Outfitter100% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-278 Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Nov. 21-25 2 tags · 46 applicants · Standard4% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-278 Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Nov. 21-25 4 tags · 6 applicants · Outfitter0% Long shot 13% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-279 Unit 27: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 21-29 2 tags · 16 applicants · Standard6% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-279 Unit 27: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 21-29 2 tags · 2 applicants · Outfitter100% Likely draw 0% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-280 Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 5-13 2 tags · 102 applicants · Standard2% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-280 Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 5-13 2 tags · 31 applicants · Outfitter3% Long shot 3% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
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— Not open to nonresidents
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DER-2-282 Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 1 tags · 0 applicants · Standard100% No first-choice applicants
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DER-2-282 Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 0 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter— Not open to nonresidents
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33% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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DER-2-283 Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 3 tags · 1 applicants · Outfitter100% Undersubscribed
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DER-2-284 Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Bow — Jan. 16-31, ‘27 2 tags · 12 applicants · Standard17% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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DER-2-284 Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Bow — Jan. 16-31, ‘27 3 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter100% No first-choice applicants 33% as 2nd choice
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DER-3-285 Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Muzzle — Oct. 31-Nov.4 5 tags · 3 applicants · Standard100% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
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DER-3-285 Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Muzzle — Oct. 31-Nov.4 0 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter— Not open to nonresidents
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DER-3-286 Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Muzzle — Oct. 31-Nov.4 26 tags · 3 applicants · Standard100% Undersubscribed 88% as 2nd choice
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DER-3-286 Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Muzzle — Oct. 31-Nov.4 3 tags · 1 applicants · Outfitter100% Undersubscribed
| Hunt | Your odds | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
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| DER-1-276 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Any Legal — Nov. 7-11 Rifle | 20% Long shot | 9% | — | 3 / 10 | Standard | Nov 7–11, 2026 |
| DER-1-276 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Any Legal — Nov. 7-11 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 100% | — | 5 / 2 undersubscribed | Outfitter | Nov 7–11, 2026 |
| DER-1-277 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Any Legal — Nov. 14-18 Rifle | 100% Likely draw | 7% | — | 3 / 3 | Standard | Nov 14–18, 2026 |
| DER-1-277 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Any Legal — Nov. 14-18 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0% | — | 4 / 1 undersubscribed | Outfitter | Nov 14–18, 2026 |
| DER-1-278 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Nov. 21-25 Rifle | 4% Long shot | 0% | — | 2 / 46 | Standard | Nov 21–25, 2026 |
| DER-1-278 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Nov. 21-25 Rifle | 0% Long shot | 13% | — | 4 / 6 | Outfitter | Nov 21–25, 2026 |
| DER-1-279 ↗ Unit 27: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 21-29 Rifle | 6% Long shot | 0% | — | 2 / 16 | Standard | Nov 21–29, 2026 |
| DER-1-279 ↗ Unit 27: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 21-29 Rifle | 100% Likely draw | 0% | — | 2 / 2 | Outfitter | Nov 21–29, 2026 |
| DER-1-280 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 5-13 Rifle | 2% Long shot | 0% | — | 2 / 102 | Standard | Dec 5–13, 2026 |
| DER-1-280 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 5-13 Rifle | 3% Long shot | 3% | — | 2 / 31 | Outfitter | Dec 5–13, 2026 |
| DER-2-281 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 Archery | 100% Undersubscribed | 0% | — | 2 / 1 undersubscribed | Standard | Sep 1–24, 2026 |
| DER-2-281 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 Archery | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | Sep 1–24, 2026 |
| DER-2-282 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 Archery | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 1 / 0 | Standard | Sep 1–24, 2026 |
| DER-2-282 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 Archery | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | Sep 1–24, 2026 |
| DER-2-283 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 Archery | 33% Long shot | 0% | — | 1 / 3 | Standard | Jan 1–15, 2027 |
| DER-2-283 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 Archery | 100% Undersubscribed | — | — | 3 / 1 undersubscribed | Outfitter | Jan 1–15, 2027 |
| DER-2-284 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Bow — Jan. 16-31, ‘27 Archery | 17% Long shot | 0% | — | 2 / 12 | Standard | Jan 16–31, 2027 |
| DER-2-284 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Bow — Jan. 16-31, ‘27 Archery | 100% No first-choice applicants | 33% | — | 3 / 0 | Outfitter | Jan 16–31, 2027 |
| DER-3-285 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Muzzle — Oct. 31-Nov.4 Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | 0% | — | 5 / 3 undersubscribed | Standard | Oct 31 – Nov 4, 2026 |
| DER-3-285 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered mule deer — Muzzle — Oct. 31-Nov.4 Muzzleloader | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | Oct 31 – Nov 4, 2026 |
| DER-3-286 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Muzzle — Oct. 31-Nov.4 Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | 88% | — | 26 / 3 undersubscribed | Standard | Oct 31 – Nov 4, 2026 |
| DER-3-286 ↗ Unit 27 — fork-antlered white-tailed deer — Muzzle — Oct. 31-Nov.4 Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | — | — | 3 / 1 undersubscribed | Outfitter | Oct 31 – Nov 4, 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 |
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| Standard license | $492 | $107 | $502 |
| Outfitter license | $492 | $107 | $502 |
Application window: closes Mar 18, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Zoomable USGS topo, aerial imagery and shaded relief, with the neighboring areas drawn on.
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- BLM 251,736 ac · 38%
- State trust land 140,360 ac · 21%
- National Forest 68,027 ac · 10%
- State land 143 ac · 0%
- Private or other non-public land 202,623 ac · 31%
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 | 41 | 15 | 36% |
| 2024 | 43 | 20 | 46% |
| 2023 | 42 | 13 | 31% |
| 2022 | 339 | 109 | 31% |
| 2021 | 321 | 118 | 37% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 12 · 17% · 115 hunters, 10% success
- Muzzleloader 9 · 13% · 70 hunters, 13% success
- Rifle 48 · 70% · 324 hunters, 15% success
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...
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: 2024-2025 Deer Harvest Report
Harvest: 2023-2024 Deer Harvest Report