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, a 50% success rate. Its most applied-for hunt, DER-1-115, put up 19 tags (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 636 nonresident first-choice applicants, 7 of whom drew.

No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.

Tags, 2026

265

34 licenses · NR capped at 6%

Applicants

2,326

first choice, NR

Hunter Success

50%

2025, all licenses

Public Land

88%

56% BLM

Size

746 mi²

477,550 acres

Aztec Bloomfield 2A 2C 4 51B 5A 5B 2B

50%

hunter success · 2025

1,617 hunters, 806 deer

50%hunter success 2025 · 1,617 hunters, 806 deer

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.

DER-1-110

Standard · buck

Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28

Success: 50%
Season: Oct 24–28
Tags / Apps: 17 / 134
If Drawn: $502

DER-1-110

Outfitter · buck

100%

Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28

Success: 50%
Season: Oct 24–28
Tags / Apps: 26 / 5
If Drawn: $502

DER-1-113

Outfitter · buck

100%

Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4

Success: 50%
Season: Oct 31 – Nov 4
Tags / Apps: 28 / 6
If Drawn: $502

DER-3-124

Standard · buck

27%

Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Sept. 27-Oct.3

Success: 50%
Season: Sep 27 – Oct 3
Tags / Apps: 11 / 22
If Drawn: $502

Every License in GMU 2B

90–100% 50–89% 10–49% 1–9% under 1% fewer than 5 tags: one applicant swings it

	What	Season		Tags / Apps
DER-1-110 Standard	Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28	Oct 24–28	8%	17 / 134	—
DER-1-110 Outfitter	Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28	Oct 24–28	100%	26 / 5	—
DER-1-111 Standard · youth	Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Oct. 24-28	Oct 24–28	21%	8 / 24	—
DER-1-111 Outfitter · youth	Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Oct. 24-28	Oct 24–28	100%	10 / 2	—
DER-1-112 Standard · private	Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer	—	100% (small sample)	4 / 0	—
DER-1-112 Outfitter · private	Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer	—	not open	0 / 0	—
DER-1-113 Standard	Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4	Oct 31 – Nov 4	4%	16 / 171	—
DER-1-113 Outfitter	Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4	Oct 31 – Nov 4	100%	28 / 6	—
DER-1-114 Standard · private	Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer	—	100%	7 / 4	—
DER-1-114 Outfitter · private	Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer	—	100% (small sample)	1 / 0	—
DER-1-115 Standard	Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 7-11	Nov 7–11	1%	19 / 636	—
DER-1-115 Outfitter	Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 7-11	Nov 7–11	3%	32 / 184	—
DER-1-116 Standard · private	Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer	—	100%	11 / 8	—
DER-1-116 Outfitter · private	Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer	—	100%	11 / 0	—
DER-1-117 Standard · youth	Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Nov. 21-29	Nov 21–29	<1% (small sample)	1 / 300	—
DER-1-117 Outfitter · youth	Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth Only — Nov. 21-29	Nov 21–29	<1% (small sample)	2 / 290	—
DER-2-118 Standard	Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24	Sep 1–24	18%	7 / 17	—
DER-2-118 Outfitter	Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24	Sep 1–24	100% (small sample)	1 / 0	—
DER-2-119 Standard · youth	Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Bow - Youth Only — Sept. 1-24	Sep 1–24	100% (small sample)	1 / 0	—
DER-2-119 Outfitter · youth	Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Bow - Youth Only — Sept. 1-24	Sep 1–24	not open	0 / 0	—
DER-2-120 Standard · private	Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer	—	not open	0 / 0	—
DER-2-120 Outfitter · private	Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer	—	not open	0 / 0	—
DER-2-121 Standard	Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27	Jan 1–15	2%	10 / 417	—
DER-2-121 Outfitter	Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27	Jan 1–15	1%	18 / 76	—
DER-2-122 Standard · youth	Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Bow - Youth Only — Jan. 1-15, ‘27	Jan 1–15	11% (small sample)	3 / 18	—
DER-2-122 Outfitter · youth	Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Bow - Youth Only — Jan. 1-15, ‘27	Jan 1–15	50%	5 / 6	—
DER-2-123 Standard · private	Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer	—	100%	6 / 3	—
DER-2-123 Outfitter · private	Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer	—	100%	8 / 0	—
DER-3-124 Standard	Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Sept. 27-Oct.3	Sep 27 – Oct 3	27%	11 / 22	—
DER-3-124 Outfitter	Unit 2B — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Sept. 27-Oct.3	Sep 27 – Oct 3	100% (small sample)	1 / 1	—
DER-3-125 Standard · youth	Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle - Youth Only — Sept. 27-Oct.3	Sep 27 – Oct 3	50% (small sample)	1 / 2	—
DER-3-125 Outfitter · youth	Unit 2B: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle - Youth Only — Sept. 27-Oct.3	Sep 27 – Oct 3	not open	0 / 0	—
DER-3-126 Standard · private	Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer	—	not open	0 / 0	—
DER-3-126 Outfitter · private	Unit 2B: private land only — fork-antlered deer	—	not open	0 / 0	—

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	1,617	806	50%
2024	1,622	555	34%
2023	1,618	674	42%
2022	1,780	756	43%
2021	1,778	770	43%

2025 by License	Hunters	Deer	Success
Youth · archery	46	24	53%
Reg · muzzleloader · 175 licenses	145	18	12%
Youth · muzzleloader	17	4	24%
Reg · rifle · 3 licenses	2	0	0%
Reg · rifle · 18 licenses	18	8	44%
Reg · rifle · 33 licenses	29	23	81%
Reg · archery · 30 licenses	28	16	57%
Reg · muzzleloader · 2 licenses	0	—	—
Reg · rifle · 30 licenses	30	18	62%
Reg · archery · 50 licenses	49	15	31%
Reg · muzzleloader · 20 licenses	17	0	0%

2025 split: archery 55 (44%) from 123 hunters, 45%, muzzleloader 22 (17%) from 179 hunters, 12%, rifle 49 (39%) from 79 hunters, 62%

What New Mexico Department of Game and Fish publishes after each season, for everyone who hunted the area: harvest statistics, not draw odds. Source: NMDGF 2025-2026 Deer Harvest Report; NMDGF 2024-2025 Deer Harvest Report; NMDGF 2023-2024 Deer Harvest Report.

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	<1%
Private or other non-public land	56,028 ac	12%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office 2023 BLM_Surface_Management_2023.

Next Door

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: NMDGF 2026 NM Game Management Units, layer 0.

▸ 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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