New Mexico Deer — GMU 58
New Mexico GMU 58 covers 979,970 acres and lies 26 miles north-west of Clayton and 58 miles east of Raton. 24% of it is public land, mostly state trust land (21%) and national forest (3%). In 2025, 180 people hunted deer here and took 77 — 43% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 4 tags here for 1 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in GMU 58, 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-
0% Long shot 25% as 2nd choice
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— Not open to nonresidents
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DER-1-423 Unit 58 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 2 tags · 10 applicants · Standard0% Long shot 17% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-423 Unit 58 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 0 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter— Not open to nonresidents
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DER-1-424 Unit 58: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth — Nov. 21-29 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard— Not open to nonresidents
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DER-1-424 Unit 58: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth — Nov. 21-29 1 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter100% No first-choice applicants 100% as 2nd choice
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DER-1-425 Unit 58: youth only — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal - Youth — Dec. 5-9 1 tags · 0 applicants · Standard100% No first-choice applicants
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DER-1-425 Unit 58: youth only — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal - Youth — Dec. 5-9 0 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter— Not open to nonresidents
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DER-1-426 Unit 58 — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 12-16 1 tags · 2 applicants · Standard50% Real chance
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DER-1-426 Unit 58 — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 12-16 1 tags · 1 applicants · Outfitter100% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
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— Not open to nonresidents
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— Not open to nonresidents
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100% Undersubscribed 100% as 2nd choice
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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-1-422 ↗ Unit 58 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28 Rifle | 0% Long shot | 25% | — | 2 / 5 | Standard | Oct 24–28, 2026 |
| DER-1-422 ↗ Unit 58 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | Oct 24–28, 2026 |
| DER-1-423 ↗ Unit 58 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 Rifle | 0% Long shot | 17% | — | 2 / 10 | Standard | Oct 31 – Nov 4, 2026 |
| DER-1-423 ↗ Unit 58 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | Oct 31 – Nov 4, 2026 |
| DER-1-424 ↗ Unit 58: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth — Nov. 21-29 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Standard | Nov 21–29, 2026 |
| DER-1-424 ↗ Unit 58: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth — Nov. 21-29 Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 100% | — | 1 / 0 | Outfitter | Nov 21–29, 2026 |
| DER-1-425 ↗ Unit 58: youth only — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal - Youth — Dec. 5-9 Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 1 / 0 | Standard | Dec 5–9, 2026 |
| DER-1-425 ↗ Unit 58: youth only — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal - Youth — Dec. 5-9 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | Dec 5–9, 2026 |
| DER-1-426 ↗ Unit 58 — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 12-16 Rifle | 50% Real chance | — | — | 1 / 2 | Standard | Dec 12–16, 2026 |
| DER-1-426 ↗ Unit 58 — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 12-16 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0% | — | 1 / 1 undersubscribed | Outfitter | Dec 12–16, 2026 |
| DER-2-427 ↗ Unit 58 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 Archery | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Standard | Sep 1–24, 2026 |
| DER-2-427 ↗ Unit 58 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 Archery | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | Sep 1–24, 2026 |
| DER-3-428 ↗ Unit 58 — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Sept. 27-Oct.3 Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | 100% | — | 4 / 1 undersubscribed | Standard | Sep 27 – Oct 3, 2026 |
| DER-3-428 ↗ Unit 58 — 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.
Who owns the ground
- State trust land 205,654 ac · 21%
- National Forest 27,320 ac · 3%
- National Park Service 783 ac · 0%
- State land 605 ac · 0%
- BLM 280 ac · 0%
- Private or other non-public land 745,325 ac · 76%
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 |
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| 2025 | 180 | 77 | 43% |
| 2024 | 173 | 49 | 28% |
| 2023 | 211 | 77 | 37% |
| 2022 | 227 | 91 | 41% |
| 2021 | 214 | 101 | 47% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Muzzleloader 4 · 6% · 32 hunters, 13% success
- Rifle 63 · 91% · 163 hunters, 39% success
- Archery 2 · 3% · 11 hunters, 18% success
What the agency says about the area
GMU 58: Beginning at the junction of US 64 and NM 325 at Capulin and running northeast along NM 325 to its junction with NM 456, then northeast along NM 456 to its junction with NM 551, then north along NM 551 to the NM/CO state line, then east along the state line to the NM/OK state line, then south along the state line to its intersection with US 64, then west along US 64 to its junction...
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