New Mexico Deer — GMU 47
New Mexico GMU 47 covers 771,949 acres and lies 50 miles north-east of Las Vegas and 62 miles south of Raton. 27% of it is public land, mostly state trust land (22%) and national forest (4%). In 2025, 137 people hunted deer here and took 43 — 32% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 2 tags here for 8 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in GMU 47, 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-
13% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants
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100% No first-choice applicants 17% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-376 Unit 47 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 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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100% Undersubscribed
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— Not open to nonresidents
| Hunt | Your odds | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-375 ↗ Unit 47 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28 Rifle | 13% Long shot | 0% | — | 2 / 8 | Standard | Oct 24–28, 2026 |
| DER-1-375 ↗ Unit 47 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28 Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 1 / 0 | Outfitter | Oct 24–28, 2026 |
| DER-1-376 ↗ Unit 47 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 17% | — | 1 / 0 | Standard | Oct 31 – Nov 4, 2026 |
| DER-1-376 ↗ Unit 47 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | Oct 31 – Nov 4, 2026 |
| DER-2-377 ↗ Unit 47 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 Archery | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Standard | Sep 1–24, 2026 |
| DER-2-377 ↗ Unit 47 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 Archery | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | Sep 1–24, 2026 |
| DER-3-378 ↗ Unit 47 — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Sept. 27-Oct.3 Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | — | — | 1 / 1 undersubscribed | Standard | Sep 27 – Oct 3, 2026 |
| DER-3-378 ↗ Unit 47 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Who owns the ground
- State trust land 166,629 ac · 22%
- National Forest 32,889 ac · 4%
- BLM 8,736 ac · 1%
- State land 1,399 ac · 0%
- Private or other non-public land 562,294 ac · 73%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 137 | 43 | 32% |
| 2024 | 123 | 45 | 34% |
| 2023 | 127 | 44 | 34% |
| 2022 | 154 | 35 | 22% |
| 2021 | 173 | 73 | 42% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Muzzleloader 5 · 6% · 21 hunters, 24% success
- Rifle 70 · 78% · 155 hunters, 45% success
- Archery 15 · 17% · 38 hunters, 39% success
What the agency says about the area
GMU 47: Beginning at the intersection of the Mora River and I-25 near Watrous and running northeast along I-25 to its junction with US 56 at Springer, then east along US 56 to its junction with NM 39 at Abbott, then south and southeast along NM 39 to its junction with NM 419 southeast of Solano, then southwest along NM 419 to its intersection with the Canadian River, then northwest up the...
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