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%). The 2026 draw put up 7 tags here for 3 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in GMU 2C, 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-
— Not open to nonresidents
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100% Undersubscribed 23% as 2nd choice
| Hunt | Your odds | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-135 ↗ Unit 2C — antlerless — Any Legal — Dec. 5-9 | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Standard | Dec 5–9, 2026 |
| ELK-1-135 ↗ Unit 2C — antlerless — Any Legal — Dec. 5-9 | 100% Undersubscribed | 23% | — | 7 / 3 undersubscribed | Outfitter | Dec 5–9, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard license | $867 | $107 | $877 |
| Outfitter license | $867 | $107 | $877 |
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
- 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 · 0%
- Bureau of Reclamation 9 ac · 0%
- Private or other non-public land 15,767 ac · 3%
Source: BLM_Surface_Management_2023 (BLM New Mexico State Office Surface Management Agency layer)
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...
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