New Mexico Hunt Unit Guides
85 detailed unit guides for New Mexico covering barbary sheep, bighorn sheep, elk, ibex, javelina, mule deer, oryx, pronghorn. Each guide includes draw odds, success rates, tactics, and logistics for all huntable species.
Unit 2B — San Juan Basin
GMU 2B covers San Juan County in northwestern New Mexico — a mix of BLM desert, irrigated river bottoms, and PJ-covered mesas near the San Juan River ...
Unit 2C — Valle Vidal / Costilla
Unit 2C lies in the Valle Vidal and Costilla country of far northern New Mexico. Mule deer tags here are allocated through the NMDGF pure random draw,...
Unit 2 — Valle Vidal / Costilla
Unit 2 covers the Valle Vidal and Costilla country of far northern New Mexico. Elk tags are allocated through the NMDGF pure random draw, which gives ...
Unit 2A
Unit 2A sits in pinon-juniper mesa and canyon country of northwestern New Mexico near the Jicarilla Apache Nation. Mule deer inhabit benches, canyon s...
Unit 4 — Chama
Unit 4 covers the Chama/Tierra Amarilla area of northern New Mexico — heavily forested mountain terrain bordering the Jicarilla Apache Nation. This is...
Unit 5A — Lindrith
GMU 5A covers the Lindrith area in Rio Arriba County — rolling PJ foothills, sage mesas, and scattered ponderosa along the Jicarilla Apache Reservatio...
Unit 5B — Jemez Mountains - South
Unit 5B covers the southern Jemez Mountains of north-central New Mexico. Mule deer tags are allocated through the NMDGF pure random draw with no prefe...
Unit 6A — Jemez Mountains
GMU 6A encompasses the Jemez Mountains in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe Counties — home to New Mexico's largest elk herd. The Jemez Herd thrives in the volc...
Unit 6B — Brazos / Chama East
Unit 6B covers the Brazos and Chama East country of north-central New Mexico. Elk tags here are allocated through the NMDGF pure random draw, which gi...
Unit 6C — Canjillon / Ojo Caliente
Unit 6C covers the Canjillon and Ojo Caliente country of north-central New Mexico. Elk tags are allocated through the NMDGF pure random draw with no p...
Unit 7 — 7
Unit 7 covers northwest New Mexico mule deer ground in the Tierra Amarilla region. NMDGF draw reports list ~877 applicants against ~205 tags over thre...
Unit 8 — Unit 8
GMU 8 covers the Tusas Mountains and Rio Ojo Caliente drainage terrain in north-central New Mexico on the Carson National Forest. Pinon-juniper foothi...
Unit 8,43 — Units 8 & 43 — Northwest Plains
The combined Units 8 and 43 hunt covers northwest New Mexico's open sagebrush/grassland country in San Juan and Rio Arriba counties. Elevation 6,000–7...
Unit 9 — Unit 9 — Mount Taylor Country
Unit 9 centers on Mount Taylor and the surrounding Cibola National Forest in northwest New Mexico. Ponderosa pine, mixed conifer, aspen, and pinyon-ju...
Unit 10 — Unit 10
GMU 10 covers the Jicarilla Apache region and adjacent San Juan Basin terrain in northwest New Mexico. Pinon-juniper mesa and canyon country from 6,00...
Unit 12 — Fence Lake
GMU 12 covers the Fence Lake area in Catron and Cibola Counties — a mix of PJ woodland, ponderosa forest, and open grasslands in west-central New Mexi...
Unit 13
Unit 13 covers open Chihuahuan Desert grasslands in southeastern New Mexico near Carlsbad. Pronghorn use desert flats, grassland basins, and scrub hab...
Unit 14 — Magdalena / San Mateo
Unit 14 covers the Magdalena and San Mateo country of west-central New Mexico. Mule deer tags are allocated through the NMDGF pure random draw with no...
Unit 15 — Quemado
Unit 15 covers the Quemado area in west-central New Mexico near the Arizona border. Rolling plains of pinon-juniper transition into ponderosa parkland...
Unit 16D — Gila
Unit 16D encompasses the heart of the Gila National Forest around Reserve in southwest New Mexico — the core of the Greater Gila elk herd and one of N...
Unit 16A — Gila North
Unit 16A covers the northern portion of the Gila National Forest in Catron County, north of Reserve toward the Mogollon Rim country. The terrain range...
Unit 16 — Gila East / Black Range
Unit 16 covers the Gila East and Black Range country of southwestern New Mexico. Mule deer tags are allocated through the NMDGF pure random draw with ...
Unit 16B,22
The combined Unit 16B,22 hunt area covers the Black Range and adjacent canyons of the Gila National Forest in south-central New Mexico. This compound ...
Unit 16E
Unit 16E covers portions of the Magdalena Mountains and adjacent terrain in the Cibola National Forest of central New Mexico. Elk in this sub-unit inh...
Unit 16C — Unit 16C
GMU 16C covers terrain in central New Mexico including portions of the Cibola National Forest and adjacent grassland-mesa country south of the Manzano...
Unit 16B
Unit 16B is part of the combined "16B,22" elk hunt area in north-central New Mexico, drawing from the Taos and Carson National Forest terrain along th...
Unit 17 — Socorro
Unit 17 covers the desert grasslands around Socorro in central New Mexico — 320,000 acres from 5,500 to 7,000 feet. With 35% public land including BLM...
Unit 18
Unit 18 covers portions of the Sacramento Mountains and Lincoln National Forest in south-central New Mexico near Ruidoso. Mule deer inhabit diverse ha...
Unit 19 — White Sands
White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) is the premier oryx hunting destination in North America. This 800,000-acre military installation in south-central Ne...
Unit 19WSMR — White Sands Missile Range
The White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) oryx hunt is one of the most unique big game experiences in the United States. Gemsbok (African oryx) were introd...
Unit 20
Unit 20 covers the Black Range foothills and desert grassland transition zone in south-central New Mexico west of Truth or Consequences. Mule deer inh...
Unit 21A
Unit 21A covers the Rio Salado and Cibola National Forest portions of central New Mexico. Elk in this unit inhabit pinon-juniper at lower elevations a...
Unit 21 — Unit 21
GMU 21 covers the eastern slopes of the Manzano Mountains and adjacent Rio Grande basin terrain in central New Mexico. Pinon-juniper woodland, grassla...
Unit 21,24 — Units 21 and 24
The combined GMU 21/24 pronghorn hunt unit covers the grassland and semi-open terrain between the Manzano and Capitan mountains in central New Mexico....
Unit 21B — Unit 21B — Magdalena Mountains
Unit 21B covers the Magdalena Mountains and adjacent Cibola National Forest country in central New Mexico. Ponderosa pine, mixed conifer, and aspen st...
Unit 22,23
The combined Unit 22,23 pronghorn hunt area covers desert grassland and scrub terrain in south-central New Mexico between the Rio Grande and the Sacra...
Unit 22 — Unit 22 — Sandia/Manzano Foothills
Unit 22 spans central New Mexico east of the Rio Grande from the Sandia foothills south into the Manzano and Los Pinos country. Pinyon-juniper, Gambel...
Unit 23 — San Andres Mountains
Unit 23 covers the San Andres Mountains of south-central New Mexico. Mule deer tags are allocated through the NMDGF pure random draw with no preferenc...
Unit 24 — Unit 24
GMU 24 covers the Capitan Mountains and Lincoln National Forest foothills in south-central New Mexico. Ponderosa pine, mixed conifer, and mountain shr...
Unit 25
Unit 25 covers the Sacramento Mountains foothills and Guadalupe Mountains margins in south-central New Mexico east of the White Sands area. Mule deer ...
Unit 25-florida-mts — Florida Mountains
The Florida Mountains near Deming, New Mexico hold one of only two huntable ibex populations in North America — a herd of Nubian ibex established from...
Unit 26 — Unit 26 — Black Range South
Unit 26 spans the southern Black Range and Sierra County foothills in southwest New Mexico. Pinyon-juniper, Gambel oak, and ponderosa pine from 5,000 ...
Unit 27
Unit 27 covers the Sacramento Mountains foothills and desert grassland transition zone in south-central New Mexico. Mule deer inhabit oak-juniper scru...
Unit 28 — Unit 28 — Sacramento Mountains South
Unit 28 spans the southern Sacramento Mountains and Otero County country. Ponderosa, mixed conifer, oak, and PJ from 5,000 to 9,500 feet. Over three c...
Unit 28-mcgregor — McGregor Range
McGregor Range is a US Army artillery installation adjacent to Fort Bliss in Otero County, New Mexico, where a managed aoudad (Barbary sheep) populati...
Unit 29,30
The combined Unit 29,30 hunt area covers rugged mountains and canyons of southwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border, including Gila National Fore...
Unit 29
Unit 29 covers the lower Gila River valley and adjacent desert grassland in southwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border. Pronghorn in this unit us...
Unit 30 — Hidalgo / Bootheel
Unit 30 covers the Hidalgo and Bootheel country of far southwestern New Mexico. Mule deer tags are allocated through the NMDGF pure random draw, which...
Unit 31 — Datil / Plains of San Agustin
Unit 31 covers the Datil country and Plains of San Agustin in west-central New Mexico. Mule deer tags are allocated through the NMDGF pure random draw...
Unit 31 (North of US 380)
The north-of-US-380 sub-area of Unit 31 covers rolling grassland and scrub country in west-central New Mexico. Pronghorn roam open terrain with scatte...
Unit 31 (South of US 380) — Unit 31 South of US 380
The southern portion of GMU 31 below US 380 covers the open grassland basin and lava field terrain of central New Mexico's Jornada del Muerto region. ...
Unit 32 (West of Pecos River)
The western sub-area of Unit 32 encompasses desert grassland and scrubland west of the Pecos River in southeastern New Mexico. Pronghorn roam Chihuahu...
Unit 32 (East of Pecos River)
The eastern sub-area of Unit 32 covers desert grassland and scrubland east of the Pecos River in southeastern New Mexico, extending toward the Texas b...
Unit 32 — Unit 32
GMU 32 sits in the Caballo Mountains and Rio Grande valley terrain of south-central New Mexico. The unit's desert mountain character — rocky ridges, c...
Unit 32,Roswellhuntarea. — Unit 32 — Roswell Hunt Area
The Roswell Hunt Area carves out the high-plains grasslands around Roswell in southeastern New Mexico as a specialized pronghorn hunt code. We glass o...
Unit 33 — Unit 33
GMU 33 covers the rugged Black Range and the eastern flank of the Gila National Forest in central-southwest New Mexico. Mixed conifer, ponderosa pine,...
Unit 34 — Sacramento Mountains
Unit 34 covers the Sacramento Mountains near Cloudcroft in south-central New Mexico — 340,000 acres of pine-fir mountain terrain from 7,000 to 9,500 f...
Unit 36 — Capitan Mountains
Unit 36 covers the Capitan Mountains in south-central New Mexico — 310,000 acres of mountain pine-oak terrain from 6,000 to 10,000 feet. The unit incl...
Unit 36,37
The combined Unit 36,37 pronghorn hunt area covers the Tularosa Basin margins and Llano Estacado grasslands in south-central to southeastern New Mexic...
Unit 36 (excl. Fort Stanton)
Unit 36 excluding Fort Stanton covers the Capitan Mountains, Lincoln National Forest portions, and adjacent terrain in south-central New Mexico exclud...
Unit 37 — Unit 37
GMU 37 covers the rugged Sacramento Mountains foothills and lower desert transition terrain in south-central New Mexico. The Lincoln National Forest b...
Unit 38 — Unit 38
GMU 38 covers the Tularosa Basin and White Sands region of south-central New Mexico. The unit's iconic gypsum dune and creosote flats terrain south of...
Unit 39
Unit 39 covers the broad desert flats and grassland of the Chihuahuan Desert in south-central New Mexico north of Las Cruces. Pronghorn inhabit flat t...
Unit 40 — Unit 40 — Eastern Plains
Unit 40 covers the eastern New Mexico shortgrass plains between Tucumcari and the Texas state line. Open grassland and yucca flats from 4,000 to 5,500...
Unit 41
Unit 41 covers the broad desert grassland and scrub terrain of the Lordsburg Playa area in southwestern New Mexico. Pronghorn here inhabit open Chihua...
Unit 42 — 42
Unit 42 is a high-tag pronghorn unit in the shortgrass prairie country of east-central New Mexico. Rolling grasslands, scattered windmill tanks, and a...
Unit 43 — Unit 43 — Rio Arriba West
Unit 43 spans western Rio Arriba County in northwest New Mexico. Pinyon-juniper, sage, and aspen stringers from 6,500 to 9,500 feet. Over three cycles...
Unit 45 — Guadalupe Peak / Brokeoff
Unit 45 covers the Guadalupe Peak and Brokeoff country of southeastern New Mexico. Mule deer tags are allocated through the NMDGF pure random draw wit...
Unit 47
Unit 47 lies in the rolling shortgrass plains and desert grasslands of east-central New Mexico near Roswell. Pronghorn thrive in flat to gently rollin...
Unit 48
Unit 48 lies in the rolling caprock country and cedar breaks of eastern New Mexico. Elk are managed under limited tags in brushy canyon and cedar habi...
Unit 49 — Unit 49
GMU 49 occupies the high mesas and timbered drainages of the Apache-Sitgreaves and Cibola national forests in west-central New Mexico near the Arizona...
Unit 50,52 — Units 50 and 52
GMUs 50 and 52 cover open grassland and mesa terrain in west-central New Mexico near the Zuni Mountains and Plains of San Agustin. NMDGF manages prong...
Unit 50 — Mora-Wagon Mound Plains
Unit 50 covers northeast NM plains-to-foothill country in Mora and San Miguel counties — mesa, cottonwood bottom, and shortgrass range with scattered ...
Unit 51 — Rio Puerco / El Malpais
Unit 51 covers the Rio Puerco and El Malpais country of west-central New Mexico. Elk tags are allocated through the NMDGF pure random draw, which give...
Unit 51A — Unit 51A
GMU 51A covers the high mesa and mixed forest terrain of west-central New Mexico near the Apache-Sitgreaves border. The unit's ponderosa and pinon-jun...
Unit 51B — Unit 51B
GMU 51B covers the Sangre de Cristo foothills and mesa country south of Taos in north-central New Mexico. Pinon-juniper ridges, oak-brush benches, and...
Unit 52 — Gallup / Zuni
Unit 52 covers the Gallup and Zuni country of west-central New Mexico. Elk tags are allocated through the NMDGF pure random draw with no preference or...
Unit 53
Unit 53 covers the Animas Mountains and adjacent desert terrain in the bootheel of southwestern New Mexico. Mule deer inhabit one of the most biologic...
Unit 54 — Unit 54
Unit 54 covers mixed mountain and mesa country in northern New Mexico, running through Carson National Forest and adjoining BLM and private holdings. ...
Unit 55A — Valle Vidal
Unit 55A encompasses the legendary Valle Vidal area of the Carson National Forest in northeast New Mexico. With high-altitude mountain meadows and spr...
Unit 55 — 55
Unit 55 mule deer hunting covers the broader Carson NF and Sangre de Cristo foothill country outside the Valle Vidal subunits. Three-year data: 59 tag...
Unit 56 — Unit 56
GMU 56 occupies the open grassland and sage basin country of west-central New Mexico near the Arizona border. Wide-open terrain with good BLM public a...
Unit 57 — Unit 57 — Colfax North
Unit 57 covers northern Colfax County from the Sangre de Cristo foothills east to the plains. Oak, PJ, and sagebrush from 6,000 to 9,500 feet. Over th...
Unit 58
Unit 58 occupies the far southeastern corner of New Mexico near the Texas border. Pronghorn inhabit Chihuahuan Desert grassland and shortgrass prairie...
Unit 59 — Unit 59
GMU 59 sits in the bootheel of southwest New Mexico near the Mexican border, covering Chihuahuan Desert grassland and basin terrain. The unit's remote...