New Mexico Elk · GMU 2C
New Mexico GMU 2C covers 516,408 acres and lies 25 miles south-east of Bloomfield and 35 miles south-east of Farmington. 92% of it is public land, mostly BLM (87%) and state trust land (3%). Its most applied-for hunt, ELK-1-135 (outfitter class), put up 7 tags (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 3 nonresident first-choice applicants.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
2 licenses · NR capped at 6%
first choice, NR
not published
89% BLM
516,408 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in GMU 2C
| What | Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-135 Standard | Unit 2C — antlerless — Any Legal — Dec. 5-9 | not open | |
| ELK-1-135 Outfitter | Unit 2C — antlerless — Any Legal — Dec. 5-9 | 100% |
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 $877 ($867 to apply) · Outfitter $877 ($867 to apply). Closes Mar 17, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The Ground
| BLM | 447,008 ac | 87% |
| Tribal | 25,407 ac | 5% |
| State trust land | 14,633 ac | 3% |
| National Forest | 13,549 ac | 3% |
| State land | 32 ac | <1% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 9 ac | <1% |
| Private or other non-public land | 15,767 ac | 3% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office 2023 BLM_Surface_Management_2023.
What the Agency Says About the Area
GMU 2C: That portion of GMU 2 south and west of the following line: From the junction of US 550 and the San Juan River at Bloomfield, then east along the San Juan River to its junction with Largo Canyon, then south and east along the central wash of Largo Canyon to its junction with Cereza Canyon, then south and east along the central wash of Cereza Canyon to the Jicarilla Apache Indian...
▸ Sources 5
- 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 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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