New Mexico Deer · GMU 28
New Mexico GMU 28 covers 678,822 acres and lies 39 miles south of Alamogordo and 51 miles east of Las Cruces. 100% of it is public land, mostly BLM (94%) and military (6%). In 2022, 38 people hunted deer here and took 11, a 27% success rate. Its most applied-for hunt, DER-1-287, put up 2 tags (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 35 nonresident first-choice applicants, 1 of whom drew.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
4 licenses · NR capped at 6%
first choice, NR
2022, all licenses
94% BLM
678,822 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in GMU 28
| What | Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-287 Standard | Unit 28: McGregor range only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Dec. 19-20 | 3% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-287 Outfitter | Unit 28: McGregor range only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Dec. 19-20 | 20% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-288 Standard · military | Unit 28: McGregor range only, military only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Dec. 19-20 | 3% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-288 Outfitter · military | Unit 28: McGregor range only, military only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Dec. 19-20 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 38 | 11 | 27% |
| 2021 (summed) | 455 | 56 | 12% |
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 2022-2023 Deer Harvest Report; NMDGF 2021-2022 Deer Harvest Report.
The Ground
| BLM | 636,174 ac | 94% |
| Department of Defense | 42,157 ac | 6% |
| State trust land | 32 ac | <1% |
| National Forest | 19 ac | <1% |
| State land | 2 ac | <1% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office 2023 BLM_Surface_Management_2023.
What the Agency Says About the Area
GMU 28: The Fort Bliss-McGregor Range Camp military reservation east of US 54, excluding that part of the Sacramento division of the Lincoln national forest lying within the McGregor range co-use area. McGregor Range: Is a portion of the Fort Bliss Military Reservation in GMU 28. McGregor Range public hunt area: That portion of the Fort Bliss Military Reservation lying north of NM 506...
▸ Sources 7
- 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 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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