New Mexico Elk — GMU 19
New Mexico GMU 19 covers 2,718,226 acres and lies 25 miles west of Tularosa and 48 miles north-east of Hatch. 98% of it is public land, mostly military (86%) and national park (5%).
Your chance of drawing here
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 country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns 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 · 0%
- Other public 5 ac · 0%
- Private or other non-public land 48,851 ac · 2%
Source: BLM_Surface_Management_2023 (BLM New Mexico State Office Surface Management Agency layer)
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...
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