New Mexico Deer — GMU 2A

New Mexico GMU 2A covers 501,013 acres and lies 4 miles north-west of Aztec. 67% of it is public land, mostly BLM (57%) and state trust land (9%). In 2025, 353 people hunted deer here and took 119 — 34% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 15 tags here for 7 first-choice applicants.

Tags (2026):58 Nonresident share:capped at 6% Applicants:134 Hunter success (2025):34% Public land:67% Size:501,013 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every deer license type on offer in GMU 2A, 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-1-100 Unit 2A: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Oct. 24-28 2 tags · 2 applicants · Standard

100% Likely draw 15% as 2nd choice
DER-1-100 Unit 2A: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Oct. 24-28 2 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter

100% No first-choice applicants 100% as 2nd choice
DER-1-101 Unit 2A — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 9 tags · 54 applicants · Standard

6% Long shot 6% as 2nd choice
DER-1-101 Unit 2A — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 15 tags · 7 applicants · Outfitter

100% Likely draw 20% as 2nd choice
DER-1-102 Unit 2A: private land only — fork-antlered deer 4 tags · 0 applicants · Standard

100% No first-choice applicants 100% as 2nd choice
DER-1-102 Unit 2A: private land only — fork-antlered deer 1 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter

100% No first-choice applicants
DER-1-103 Unit 2A: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Nov. 21-29 1 tags · 14 applicants · Standard

0% Long shot 2% as 2nd choice
DER-1-103 Unit 2A: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Nov. 21-29 1 tags · 7 applicants · Outfitter

0% Long shot 10% as 2nd choice
DER-2-104 Unit 2A — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 2 tags · 7 applicants · Standard

29% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
DER-2-104 Unit 2A — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 1 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter

100% No first-choice applicants
DER-2-105 Unit 2A: private land only — fork-antlered deer 3 tags · 3 applicants · Standard

100% Undersubscribed
DER-2-105 Unit 2A: private land only — fork-antlered deer 0 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter

— Not open to nonresidents
DER-2-106 Unit 2A — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 4 tags · 28 applicants · Standard

0% Long shot 3% as 2nd choice
DER-2-106 Unit 2A — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 8 tags · 4 applicants · Outfitter

100% Likely draw 100% as 2nd choice
DER-2-107 Unit 2A: private land only — fork-antlered deer 1 tags · 6 applicants · Standard

17% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
DER-2-107 Unit 2A: private land only — fork-antlered deer 0 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter

— Not open to nonresidents
DER-3-108 Unit 2A — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Sept. 27-Oct.3 3 tags · 2 applicants · Standard

100% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
DER-3-108 Unit 2A — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Sept. 27-Oct.3 1 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter

100% No first-choice applicants
DER-3-109 Unit 2A: private land only — fork-antlered deer 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard

— Not open to nonresidents
DER-3-109 Unit 2A: private land only — fork-antlered deer 0 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter

— Not open to nonresidents

Hunt	Your odds	As 2nd choice	Points needed	Tags / applicants	License	Season
DER-1-100 ↗ Unit 2A: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Oct. 24-28 Rifle	100% Likely draw	15%	—	2 / 2	Standard	Oct 24–28, 2026
DER-1-100 ↗ Unit 2A: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Oct. 24-28 Rifle	100% No first-choice applicants	100%	—	2 / 0	Outfitter	Oct 24–28, 2026
DER-1-101 ↗ Unit 2A — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 Rifle	6% Long shot	6%	—	9 / 54	Standard	Oct 31 – Nov 4, 2026
DER-1-101 ↗ Unit 2A — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 Rifle	100% Likely draw	20%	—	15 / 7	Outfitter	Oct 31 – Nov 4, 2026
DER-1-102 ↗ Unit 2A: private land only — fork-antlered deer Rifle	100% No first-choice applicants	100%	—	4 / 0	Standard	—
DER-1-102 ↗ Unit 2A: private land only — fork-antlered deer Rifle	100% No first-choice applicants	—	—	1 / 0	Outfitter	—
DER-1-103 ↗ Unit 2A: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Nov. 21-29 Rifle	0% Long shot	2%	—	1 / 14	Standard	Nov 21–29, 2026
DER-1-103 ↗ Unit 2A: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Nov. 21-29 Rifle	0% Long shot	10%	—	1 / 7	Outfitter	Nov 21–29, 2026
DER-2-104 ↗ Unit 2A — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 Archery	29% Long shot	0%	—	2 / 7	Standard	Sep 1–24, 2026
DER-2-104 ↗ Unit 2A — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 Archery	100% No first-choice applicants	—	—	1 / 0	Outfitter	Sep 1–24, 2026
DER-2-105 ↗ Unit 2A: private land only — fork-antlered deer Archery	100% Undersubscribed	—	—	3 / 3 undersubscribed	Standard	—
DER-2-105 ↗ Unit 2A: private land only — fork-antlered deer Archery	Not open to nonresidents	—	—	0 / 0	Outfitter	—
DER-2-106 ↗ Unit 2A — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 Archery	0% Long shot	3%	—	4 / 28	Standard	Jan 1–15, 2027
DER-2-106 ↗ Unit 2A — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 Archery	100% Likely draw	100%	—	8 / 4	Outfitter	Jan 1–15, 2027
DER-2-107 ↗ Unit 2A: private land only — fork-antlered deer Archery	17% Long shot	0%	—	1 / 6	Standard	—
DER-2-107 ↗ Unit 2A: private land only — fork-antlered deer Archery	Not open to nonresidents	—	—	0 / 0	Outfitter	—
DER-3-108 ↗ Unit 2A — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Sept. 27-Oct.3 Muzzleloader	100% Undersubscribed	0%	—	3 / 2 undersubscribed	Standard	Sep 27 – Oct 3, 2026
DER-3-108 ↗ Unit 2A — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Sept. 27-Oct.3 Muzzleloader	100% No first-choice applicants	—	—	1 / 0	Outfitter	Sep 27 – Oct 3, 2026
DER-3-109 ↗ Unit 2A: private land only — fork-antlered deer Muzzleloader	Not open to nonresidents	—	—	0 / 0	Standard	—
DER-3-109 ↗ Unit 2A: private land only — fork-antlered deer Muzzleloader	Not open to nonresidents	—	—	0 / 0	Outfitter	—

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
Standard license	$492	$107	$502
Outfitter license	$492	$107	$502

Application window: closes Mar 18, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.

The country

GMU 2A within New Mexico

GMU 2A and its neighbours

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 285,488 ac · 57%
State trust land 42,615 ac · 9%
Bureau of Reclamation 4,645 ac · 1%
State land 1,028 ac · 0%
Tribal 295 ac · 0%
National Park Service 265 ac · 0%
Private or other non-public land 166,673 ac · 33%

Source: BLM_Surface_Management_2023 (BLM New Mexico State Office Surface Management Agency layer)

Nearby areas

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.