New Mexico Deer · GMU 4
New Mexico GMU 4 covers 443,634 acres and lies 54 miles west of Questa. 15% of it is public land, mostly state land (13%) and state trust land (1%). In 2025, 448 people hunted deer here and took 197, a 44% success rate. Its most applied-for hunt, DER-1-135, put up 45 tags (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 39 nonresident first-choice applicants, 35 of whom drew.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
22 licenses · NR capped at 6%
first choice, NR
2025, all licenses
60% State
443,634 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in GMU 4
| What | Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-133 Standard | Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct.… | not open | |
| DER-1-133 Outfitter | Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct.… | 33% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-134 Standard · youth | Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs only, youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal… | not open | |
| DER-1-134 Outfitter · youth | Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs only, youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal… | not open | |
| DER-1-135 Standard · private | Unit 4: private land only — fork-antlered deer | 100% | |
| DER-1-135 Outfitter · private | Unit 4: private land only — fork-antlered deer | 100% | |
| DER-1-136 Standard | Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct.… | not open | |
| DER-1-136 Outfitter | Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct.… | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-137 Standard · private | Unit 4: private land only — fork-antlered deer | 28% | |
| DER-1-137 Outfitter · private | Unit 4: private land only — fork-antlered deer | 100% | |
| DER-1-138 Standard | Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov.… | not open | |
| DER-1-138 Outfitter | Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov.… | 8% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-139 Standard · private | Unit 4: private land only — fork-antlered deer | not open | |
| DER-1-139 Outfitter · private | Unit 4: private land only — fork-antlered deer | 17% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-140 Standard · youth | Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs only, youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal… | not open | |
| DER-1-140 Outfitter · youth | Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs only, youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal… | not open | |
| DER-2-141 Standard | Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs only — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 | not open | |
| DER-2-141 Outfitter | Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs only — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 | not open | |
| DER-2-142 Standard · private | Unit 4: private land only — fork-antlered deer | 96% | |
| DER-2-142 Outfitter · private | Unit 4: private land only — fork-antlered deer | 100% | |
| DER-3-143 Standard · private | Unit 4: private land only — fork-antlered deer | 100% | |
| DER-3-143 Outfitter · private | Unit 4: private land only — fork-antlered deer | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 448 | 197 | 44% |
| 2024 | 457 | 145 | 32% |
| 2023 | 436 | 166 | 38% |
| 2022 | 444 | 173 | 39% |
| 2021 | 495 | 223 | 45% |
| 2025 by License | Hunters | Deer | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reg · archery · 10 licenses | 10 | 3 | 33% |
| Reg · rifle · 150 licenses | 138 | 80 | 58% |
| Reg · rifle · 175 licenses | 141 | 63 | 45% |
| Reg · rifle · 10 licenses | 9 | 5 | 56% |
| Reg · archery · 74 licenses | 53 | 7 | 14% |
| Reg · muzzleloader · 46 licenses | 35 | 9 | 27% |
| Reg · rifle · 40 licenses | 37 | 20 | 55% |
| Reg · archery · 30 licenses | 26 | 5 | 21% |
| Reg · muzzleloader · 10 licenses | 6 | 5 | 80% |
2025 split: archery 15 (8%) from 89 hunters, 17%, rifle 168 (85%) from 325 hunters, 52%, muzzleloader 14 (7%) from 41 hunters, 34%
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
| State land | 59,291 ac | 13% |
| Tribal | 36,870 ac | 8% |
| State trust land | 3,887 ac | <1% |
| BLM | 3,865 ac | <1% |
| National Forest | 610 ac | <1% |
| Private or other non-public land | 339,109 ac | 76% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office 2023 BLM_Surface_Management_2023.
What the Agency Says About the Area
GMU 4: Beginning at the junction of the east boundary of the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation and the NM/CO state line and running east along the state line to the eastern boundary of the Tierra Amarilla Grant, then south along the east boundary of the Tierra Amarilla Grant and west along its south boundary to its junction with the east boundary of the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation,...
▸ 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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