New Mexico Deer — GMU 41
New Mexico GMU 41 covers 1,174,495 acres and lies 40 miles north-east of Tucumcari and 55 miles south of Clayton. 24% of it is public land, mostly state trust land (23%). In 2025, 246 people hunted deer here and took 128 — 52% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 4 tags here for 9 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in GMU 41, 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-
11% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 100% as 2nd choice
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0% Long shot 13% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-354 Unit 41 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 4 tags · 9 applicants · Outfitter11% Long shot 100% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-355 Unit 41: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 21-29 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard— Not open to nonresidents
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DER-1-355 Unit 41: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 21-29 0 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter— Not open to nonresidents
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DER-1-356 Unit 41: youth only — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 5-9 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard— Not open to nonresidents
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DER-1-356 Unit 41: youth only — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 5-9 0 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter— Not open to nonresidents
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DER-1-357 Unit 41 — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 12-16 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard— Not open to nonresidents
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DER-1-357 Unit 41 — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 12-16 0 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter— Not open to nonresidents
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— Not open to nonresidents
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100% Undersubscribed
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— Not open to nonresidents
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100% No first-choice applicants 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Likely draw
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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-1-353 ↗ Unit 41 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28 Rifle | 11% Long shot | 0% | — | 2 / 19 | Standard | Oct 24–28, 2026 |
| DER-1-353 ↗ Unit 41 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 100% | — | 2 / 1 undersubscribed | Outfitter | Oct 24–28, 2026 |
| DER-1-354 ↗ Unit 41 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 Rifle | 0% Long shot | 13% | — | 2 / 7 | Standard | Oct 31 – Nov 4, 2026 |
| DER-1-354 ↗ Unit 41 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 Rifle | 11% Long shot | 100% | — | 4 / 9 | Outfitter | Oct 31 – Nov 4, 2026 |
| DER-1-355 ↗ Unit 41: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 21-29 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Standard | Nov 21–29, 2026 |
| DER-1-355 ↗ Unit 41: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Nov. 21-29 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | Nov 21–29, 2026 |
| DER-1-356 ↗ Unit 41: youth only — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 5-9 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Standard | Dec 5–9, 2026 |
| DER-1-356 ↗ Unit 41: youth only — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 5-9 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | Dec 5–9, 2026 |
| DER-1-357 ↗ Unit 41 — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 12-16 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Standard | Dec 12–16, 2026 |
| DER-1-357 ↗ Unit 41 — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 12-16 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | Dec 12–16, 2026 |
| DER-2-358 ↗ Unit 41 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 Archery | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Standard | Sep 1–24, 2026 |
| DER-2-358 ↗ Unit 41 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 Archery | 100% Undersubscribed | — | — | 1 / 1 undersubscribed | Outfitter | Sep 1–24, 2026 |
| DER-2-359 ↗ Unit 41 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 Archery | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Standard | Jan 1–15, 2027 |
| DER-2-359 ↗ Unit 41 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Jan. 1-15, ‘27 Archery | 100% No first-choice applicants | 0% | — | 1 / 0 | Outfitter | Jan 1–15, 2027 |
| DER-3-360 ↗ Unit 41 — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Sept. 27-Oct.3 Muzzleloader | 100% Likely draw | — | — | 3 / 3 | Standard | Sep 27 – Oct 3, 2026 |
| DER-3-360 ↗ Unit 41 — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Sept. 27-Oct.3 Muzzleloader | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | Sep 27 – Oct 3, 2026 |
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
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
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 | 246 | 128 | 52% |
| 2024 | 234 | 110 | 42% |
| 2023 | 242 | 104 | 43% |
| 2022 | 256 | 102 | 38% |
| 2021 | 258 | 124 | 48% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Muzzleloader 9 · 7% · 36 hunters, 25% success
- Rifle 111 · 89% · 183 hunters, 61% success
- Archery 5 · 4% · 24 hunters, 21% success
What the agency says about the area
GMU 41: Beginning at the junction of I-40 and NM 469 at San Jon and running north along NM 469 to its junction with US 54 south of Logan, then north along US 54 to its intersection with NM 39 north of Logan, then northwest along NM 39 to its junction with NM 102 east of Mosquero, then east, north and east along NM 102 to its intersection with NM 402 north of Amistad, then north along NM 402 to...
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