New Mexico Elk · GMU 39
New Mexico GMU 39 spans 1,688,070 acres, centered 31 miles south-west of Santa Rosa. 36% of it is public land, mostly state trust land (33%) and BLM (2%). Its most applied-for hunt, ELK-1-410, put up 1 tag (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 15 nonresident first-choice applicants, 1 of whom drew.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
2 licenses · NR capped at 6%
first choice, NR
not published
93% State
1,688,070 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in GMU 39
| What | Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-410 Standard | Units 39, 43 — either sex — Any Legal — Oct. 1-5 | 7% (small sample) | |
| ELK-1-410 Outfitter | Units 39, 43 — either sex — Any Legal — Oct. 1-5 | 100% (small sample) |
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
| State trust land | 564,367 ac | 33% |
| BLM | 33,280 ac | 2% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 10,506 ac | <1% |
| State land | 2,241 ac | <1% |
| Private or other non-public land | 1,077,674 ac | 64% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office 2023 BLM_Surface_Management_2023.
What the Agency Says About the Area
GMU 39: Beginning at the junction of US 60 and NM 41 west of Willard and running north along NM 41 to its intersection with I-40 at Moriarty, then east along I-40 to its junction with US 84 east of Santa Rosa, then southeast along US 84 to its junction with US 60 at Fort Sumner, then west along US 60 to its junction with NM 41 west of Willard.
▸ 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.
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Prior-draw odds from New Mexico Department of Game and Fish's results, not a forecast · All New Mexico elk hunts