New Mexico Deer · GMU 55
New Mexico GMU 55 spans 1,247,215 acres, centered 30 miles west of Raton. 11% of it is public land, mostly national forest (8%) and state land (2%). In 2025, 73 people hunted deer here and took 26, a 36% success rate (sum of published weapon rows).
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
14 licenses · NR capped at 6%
first choice, NR
2025, all licenses
74% Forest Service
1,247,215 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in GMU 55
| What | Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-401 Standard | Units 54/55: Colin Neblett WMA only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28 | not open | |
| DER-1-401 Outfitter | Units 54/55: Colin Neblett WMA only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28 | not open | |
| DER-1-402 Standard | Units 54/55: Colin Neblett WMA only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 | not open | |
| DER-1-402 Outfitter | Units 54/55: Colin Neblett WMA only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 | not open | |
| DER-1-404 Standard | Unit 55: ES Barker WMA only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - ES — Oct. 24-28 | not open | |
| DER-1-404 Outfitter | Unit 55: ES Barker WMA only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - ES — Oct. 24-28 | not open | |
| DER-1-405 Standard · youth | Unit 55: ES Barker WMA only, youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - ES — Nov. 21-29 | not open | |
| DER-1-405 Outfitter · youth | Unit 55: ES Barker WMA only, youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - ES — Nov. 21-29 | not open | |
| DER-1-406 Standard | Unit 55: Urraca WMA only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Urraca — Oct. 24-28 | not open | |
| DER-1-406 Outfitter | Unit 55: Urraca WMA only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Urraca — Oct. 24-28 | not open | |
| DER-1-407 Standard | Unit 55: Urraca WMA only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Urraca — Oct. 31-Nov.4 | not open | |
| DER-1-407 Outfitter | Unit 55: Urraca WMA only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Urraca — Oct. 31-Nov.4 | not open | |
| DER-2-403 Standard | Units 54/55: Colin Neblett WMA only — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 | not open | |
| DER-2-403 Outfitter | Units 54/55: Colin Neblett WMA only — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 | not open |
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 (summed) | 73 | 26 | 36% |
| 2024 | 140 | 75 | 29% |
| 2023 (summed) | 218 | 121 | 56% |
| 2022 | 132 | 63 | 44% |
| 2021 | 154 | 89 | 51% |
| 2025 by License | Hunters | Deer | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reg · archery (hunt 1 of 2) | 10 | 4 | 40% |
| Reg · rifle (hunt 2 of 2) | 13 | 4 | 31% |
| Reg · rifle (hunt 1 of 2) | 14 | 5 | 36% |
| Youth (hunt 1 of 2) | 9 | 8 | 88% |
| Youth (hunt 2 of 2) | 6 | 1 | 17% |
| Reg · archery (hunt 2 of 2) | 10 | 3 | 33% |
| Reg · muzzleloader | 11 | 1 | 9% |
2025 split: archery 7 (27%) from 20 hunters, 35%, rifle 18 (69%) from 42 hunters, 43%, muzzleloader 1 (4%) from 11 hunters, 9%
What New Mexico Department of Game and Fish publishes after each season, for everyone who hunted the area: harvest statistics, not draw odds. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish publishes no whole-GMU line for 2025; a year's total is the sum of published weapon rows, added only where the lines do not overlap. Source: NMDGF 2025-2026 Deer Harvest Report; NMDGF 2024-2025 Deer Harvest Report; NMDGF 2023-2024 Deer Harvest Report.
The Ground
| National Forest | 99,706 ac | 8% |
| State land | 29,794 ac | 2% |
| National Wildlife Refuge | 3,589 ac | <1% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 1,771 ac | <1% |
| Tribal | 74 ac | <1% |
| Private or other non-public land | 1,112,279 ac | 89% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office 2023 BLM_Surface_Management_2023.
▸ 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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