New Mexico Deer · GMU 59
New Mexico GMU 59 spans 1,208,986 acres, centered 36 miles south-west of Clayton. 32% of it is public land, mostly state trust land (26%) and national forest (6%). In 2025, 187 people hunted deer here and took 60, a 32% success rate. Its most applied-for hunt, DER-1-429, put up 2 tags (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 8 nonresident first-choice applicants, 1 of whom drew.
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
81% State
1,208,986 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in GMU 59
| What | Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-429 Standard | Unit 59 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28 | 13% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-429 Outfitter | Unit 59 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28 | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-430 Standard | Unit 59 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 | 40% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-430 Outfitter | Unit 59 — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov.4 | not open | |
| DER-1-431 Standard · youth | Unit 59: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth — Nov. 21-29 | not open | |
| DER-1-431 Outfitter · youth | Unit 59: youth only — fork-antlered deer — Any Legal - Youth — Nov. 21-29 | not open | |
| DER-1-432 Standard · youth | Unit 59: youth only — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal - Youth — Dec. 5-9 | not open | |
| DER-1-432 Outfitter · youth | Unit 59: youth only — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal - Youth — Dec. 5-9 | not open | |
| DER-1-433 Standard | Unit 59 — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 12-16 | 50% (small sample) | |
| DER-1-433 Outfitter | Unit 59 — either-sex white-tailed deer — Any Legal — Dec. 12-16 | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-2-434 Standard | Unit 59 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-2-434 Outfitter | Unit 59 — fork-antlered deer — Bow — Sept. 1-24 | not open | |
| DER-3-435 Standard | Unit 59 — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Sept. 27-Oct.3 | 100% (small sample) | |
| DER-3-435 Outfitter | Unit 59 — fork-antlered deer — Muzzle — Sept. 27-Oct.3 | 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 | 187 | 60 | 32% |
| 2024 | 171 | 56 | 34% |
| 2023 | 211 | 68 | 32% |
| 2022 | 198 | 84 | 42% |
| 2021 | 230 | 122 | 53% |
| 2025 by License | Hunters | Deer | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reg · rifle · 20 licenses | 20 | 6 | 31% |
| Reg · rifle · 31 licenses | 31 | 18 | 59% |
| Youth · 11 licenses | 11 | 9 | 86% |
| Youth · 1 license | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Reg · rifle · 6 licenses | 6 | 3 | 50% |
| Reg · archery | 6 | 1 | 20% |
| Reg · muzzleloader | 1 | 0 | 0% |
2025 split: rifle 37 (97%) from 69 hunters, 54%, archery 1 (3%), muzzleloader 0 (0%)
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 trust land | 313,839 ac | 26% |
| National Forest | 76,560 ac | 6% |
| State land | 1,629 ac | <1% |
| Private or other non-public land | 816,956 ac | 68% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office 2023 BLM_Surface_Management_2023.
What the Agency Says About the Area
GMU 59: Beginning at the intersection of NM 39 and US 56 at Abbott, then east along US 56 to the New Mexico-Texas state line, then south along the New Mexico-Texas state line to NM 421 east of Sedan, then west along NM 421 to its intersection with NM 402 north of Stead, then south along NM 402 to its intersection with NM 102 north of Amistad, then west, south, and west along NM 102 to its...
▸ 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. How we compute these.
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