New Mexico Deer — GMU 2B
New Mexico GMU 2B covers 477,550 acres and lies 30 miles east of Aztec and 41 miles east of Farmington. 88% of it is public land, mostly BLM (50%) and national forest (29%). In 2025, 1,617 people hunted deer here and took 806 — 50% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 32 tags here for 184 first-choice applicants.
Tags (2026):265
Nonresident share:capped at 6%
Applicants:2,326
Hunter success (2025):50%
Public land:88%
Size:477,550 acres
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in GMU 2B, 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-
8% Long shot 2% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 86% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-111 Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Oct. 24-28 8 tags · 24 applicants · Standard21% Long shot 7% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-111 Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Oct. 24-28 10 tags · 2 applicants · Outfitter100% Undersubscribed 100% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants 100% as 2nd choice
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— Not open to nonresidents
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DER-1-113 Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 16 tags · 171 applicants · Standard4% Long shot 2% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-113 Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 28 tags · 6 applicants · Outfitter100% Likely draw 16% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 100% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants 100% as 2nd choice
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1% Long shot 1% as 2nd choice
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3% Long shot 3% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 100% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants
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DER-1-117 Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Nov. 21-29 1 tags · 300 applicants · Standard<1% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-117 Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Nov. 21-29 2 tags · 290 applicants · Outfitter<1% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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18% Long shot 23% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants
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DER-2-119 Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Bow - Youth Only — Sept. 1-24 1 tags · 0 applicants · Standard100% No first-choice applicants
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DER-2-119 Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Bow - Youth Only — Sept. 1-24 0 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter— Not open to nonresidents
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— Not open to nonresidents
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— Not open to nonresidents
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2% Long shot <1% as 2nd choice
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1% Long shot 4% as 2nd choice
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DER-2-122 Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Bow - Youth Only — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 3 tags · 18 applicants · Standard11% Long shot 8% as 2nd choice
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DER-2-122 Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Bow - Youth Only — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 5 tags · 6 applicants · Outfitter50% Real chance 25% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 100% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants
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27% Long shot 25% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed
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DER-3-125 Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle - Youth Only — Sept. 27-Oct.3 1 tags · 2 applicants · Standard50% Real chance
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DER-3-125 Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle - Youth Only — Sept. 27-Oct.3 0 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter— Not open to nonresidents
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— Not open to nonresidents
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— Not open to nonresidents
| Hunt | Your odds | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
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| DER-1-110 ↗ Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28 Rifle | 8% Long shot | 2% | — | 17 / 134 | Standard | Oct 24–28, 2026 |
| DER-1-110 ↗ Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 86% | — | 26 / 5 undersubscribed | Outfitter | Oct 24–28, 2026 |
| DER-1-111 ↗ Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Oct. 24-28 Rifle | 21% Long shot | 7% | — | 8 / 24 | Standard | Oct 24–28, 2026 |
| DER-1-111 ↗ Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Oct. 24-28 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 100% | — | 10 / 2 undersubscribed | Outfitter | Oct 24–28, 2026 |
| DER-1-112 ↗ Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 100% | — | 4 / 0 | Standard | — |
| DER-1-112 ↗ Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | — |
| DER-1-113 ↗ Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 Rifle | 4% Long shot | 2% | — | 16 / 171 | Standard | Oct 31 – Nov 4, 2026 |
| DER-1-113 ↗ Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 Rifle | 100% Likely draw | 16% | — | 28 / 6 | Outfitter | Oct 31 – Nov 4, 2026 |
| DER-1-114 ↗ Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 100% | — | 7 / 4 undersubscribed | Standard | — |
| DER-1-114 ↗ Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 100% | — | 1 / 0 | Outfitter | — |
| DER-1-115 ↗ Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 7-11 Rifle | 1% Long shot | 1% | — | 19 / 636 | Standard | Nov 7–11, 2026 |
| DER-1-115 ↗ Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 7-11 Rifle | 3% Long shot | 3% | — | 32 / 184 | Outfitter | Nov 7–11, 2026 |
| DER-1-116 ↗ Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 100% | — | 11 / 8 undersubscribed | Standard | — |
| DER-1-116 ↗ Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 11 / 0 | Outfitter | — |
| DER-1-117 ↗ Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Nov. 21-29 Rifle | <1% Long shot | 0% | — | 1 / 300 | Standard | Nov 21–29, 2026 |
| DER-1-117 ↗ Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Nov. 21-29 Rifle | <1% Long shot | 0% | — | 2 / 290 | Outfitter | Nov 21–29, 2026 |
| DER-2-118 ↗ Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 Archery | 18% Long shot | 23% | — | 7 / 17 | Standard | Sep 1–24, 2026 |
| DER-2-118 ↗ Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 Archery | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 1 / 0 | Outfitter | Sep 1–24, 2026 |
| DER-2-119 ↗ Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Bow - Youth Only — Sept. 1-24 Archery | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 1 / 0 | Standard | Sep 1–24, 2026 |
| DER-2-119 ↗ Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Bow - Youth Only — Sept. 1-24 Archery | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | Sep 1–24, 2026 |
| DER-2-120 ↗ Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer Archery | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Standard | — |
| DER-2-120 ↗ Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer Archery | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | — |
| DER-2-121 ↗ Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 Archery | 2% Long shot | <1% | — | 10 / 417 | Standard | Jan 1–15, 2027 |
| DER-2-121 ↗ Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 Archery | 1% Long shot | 4% | — | 18 / 76 | Outfitter | Jan 1–15, 2027 |
| DER-2-122 ↗ Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Bow - Youth Only — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 Archery | 11% Long shot | 8% | — | 3 / 18 | Standard | Jan 1–15, 2027 |
| DER-2-122 ↗ Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Bow - Youth Only — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 Archery | 50% Real chance | 25% | — | 5 / 6 | Outfitter | Jan 1–15, 2027 |
| DER-2-123 ↗ Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer Archery | 100% Undersubscribed | 100% | — | 6 / 3 undersubscribed | Standard | — |
| DER-2-123 ↗ Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer Archery | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 8 / 0 | Outfitter | — |
| DER-3-124 ↗ Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Sept. 27-Oct.3 Muzzleloader | 27% Long shot | 25% | — | 11 / 22 | Standard | Sep 27 – Oct 3, 2026 |
| DER-3-124 ↗ Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Sept. 27-Oct.3 Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | — | — | 1 / 1 undersubscribed | Outfitter | Sep 27 – Oct 3, 2026 |
| DER-3-125 ↗ Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle - Youth Only — Sept. 27-Oct.3 Muzzleloader | 50% Real chance | — | — | 1 / 2 | Standard | Sep 27 – Oct 3, 2026 |
| DER-3-125 ↗ Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle - Youth Only — Sept. 27-Oct.3 Muzzleloader | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | Sep 27 – Oct 3, 2026 |
| DER-3-126 ↗ Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer Muzzleloader | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Standard | — |
| DER-3-126 ↗ Unit 2B: 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 |
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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 237,222 ac · 50%
- National Forest 139,785 ac · 29%
- Bureau of Reclamation 22,982 ac · 5%
- State trust land 18,544 ac · 4%
- State land 2,966 ac · 1%
- Tribal 21 ac · 0%
- Private or other non-public land 56,028 ac · 12%
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 | 1,617 | 806 | 50% |
| 2024 | 1,622 | 555 | 34% |
| 2023 | 1,618 | 674 | 42% |
| 2022 | 1,780 | 756 | 43% |
| 2021 | 1,778 | 770 | 43% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 55 · 44% · 123 hunters, 45% success
- Muzzleloader 22 · 17% · 179 hunters, 12% success
- Rifle 49 · 39% · 79 hunters, 62% success
What the agency says about the area
GMU 2B: That portion of GMU 2 east and north of the following line: From the junction of the NM/CO state line and Pine River, then south along the Pine River to its junction with the San Juan River, then south and west along the San Juan River to its junction with Largo Canyon, then south and east along the central wash of Largo Canyon to its junction with Cereza Canyon, then south and east...
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