New Mexico Elk · GMU 19
New Mexico GMU 19 spans 2,718,226 acres, centered 25 miles west of Tularosa. 98% of it is public land, mostly military (86%) and national park (5%).
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
0 licenses · NR capped at 6%
first choice, NR
not published
88% Other public
2,718,226 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Licenses
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish has not offered an elk license in GMU 19 in any draw we hold. It has a page because the agency still publishes it by name; the New Mexico elk hunts that are on offer are drawn elsewhere.
The Ground
| Department of Defense | 2,334,713 ac | 86% |
| National Park Service | 146,308 ac | 5% |
| BLM | 102,177 ac | 4% |
| National Wildlife Refuge | 56,791 ac | 2% |
| State trust land | 29,257 ac | 1% |
| State land | 120 ac | <1% |
| Other public | 5 ac | <1% |
| Private or other non-public land | 48,851 ac | 2% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office 2023 BLM_Surface_Management_2023.
What the Agency Says About the Area
GMU 19: Beginning at the intersection of US 70 and the west boundary of the White Sands missile range east of Organ and running north along the west boundary, east along the north boundary, and south along the east boundary of White Sands missile range, then southerly following the eastern boundary of Holloman Air Force base, continuing south along the east boundary of White Sands missile...
▸ Sources 2
- 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
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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We don't take applications: check New Mexico Department of Game and Fish's site and apply there.
Prior-draw odds from New Mexico Department of Game and Fish's results, not a forecast · All New Mexico elk hunts