New Mexico Elk · GMU 57
New Mexico GMU 57 covers 274,278 acres and lies 16 miles east of Raton and 63 miles north-west of Clayton. 19% of it is public land, mostly state trust land (19%). Its most applied-for hunt, ELK-1-423 (outfitter class), put up 1 tag (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 0 nonresident first-choice applicants.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
14 licenses · NR capped at 6%
first choice, NR
not published
100% State
274,278 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in GMU 57
| What | Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-422 Standard | Units 57 (excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park), 58 — mature bull — Any Legal — Oct. 1-5 | not open | |
| ELK-1-422 Outfitter | Units 57 (excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park), 58 — mature bull — Any Legal — Oct. 1-5 | not open | |
| ELK-1-423 Standard | Units 57 (excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park), 58 — mature bull — Any Legal — Oct. 17-21 | not open | |
| ELK-1-423 Outfitter | Units 57 (excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park), 58 — mature bull — Any Legal — Oct. 17-21 | 100% (small sample) | |
| ELK-1-424 Standard | Units 57 (excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park), 58 — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Dec.… | not open | |
| ELK-1-424 Outfitter | Units 57 (excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park), 58 — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Dec.… | not open | |
| ELK-2-418 Standard | Unit 57: Sugarite canyon state park only — either sex — Bow — Sept. 1-14 | not open | |
| ELK-2-418 Outfitter | Unit 57: Sugarite canyon state park only — either sex — Bow — Sept. 1-14 | not open | |
| ELK-2-419 Standard | Unit 57: Sugarite canyon state park only — either sex — Bow — Sept. 15-24 | not open | |
| ELK-2-419 Outfitter | Unit 57: Sugarite canyon state park only — either sex — Bow — Sept. 15-24 | not open | |
| ELK-2-420 Standard | Units 57 (excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park), 58 — either sex — Bow — Sept. 1-14 | not open | |
| ELK-2-420 Outfitter | Units 57 (excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park), 58 — either sex — Bow — Sept. 1-14 | not open | |
| ELK-2-421 Standard | Units 57 (excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park), 58 — either sex — Bow — Sept. 15-24 | not open | |
| ELK-2-421 Outfitter | Units 57 (excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park), 58 — either sex — Bow — Sept. 15-24 | not open |
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 | 52,773 ac | 19% |
| BLM | 89 ac | <1% |
| State land | 40 ac | <1% |
| National Park Service | 6 ac | <1% |
| Private or other non-public land | 221,367 ac | 81% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office 2023 BLM_Surface_Management_2023.
What the Agency Says About the Area
GMU 57: Beginning at the junction of US 64 and I-25 at Raton and running north along I-25 to the NM/CO state line, then east along the state line to NM 551, then south along NM 551 to its junction with NM 456, then southwest along NM 456 to its junction with NM 325, then southwest along NM 325 to its junction with US 64, then west along US 64 to its junction with I-25.
▸ 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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