New Mexico Unit 29: public land, hunts and harvest
Game Management Unit 29 covers 756,258 acres (1,182 square miles) of Southeast New Mexico; 84% of it is public land, the largest share BLM (459,195 acres), by the BLM's New Mexico land status map (2026). NMDOW's 2026-27 booklet lists 4 elk, 5 deer, 3 pronghorn and 8 Barbary sheep hunt codes valid here, with 1,755 draw licenses. NMDGF's 2025-26 totals for Unit 29, which count public and private-land hunters, show 37 deer taken.
Data updated October 2026. Hunts: NMDOW's 2026-27 Hunting Rules and Information. Harvest: NMDGF reports to 2025-26. Land: BLM New Mexico, 2026-10.
BLMState trust landUnit 29Neighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| Quadrant | Southeast New Mexico |
|---|---|
| Size | 756,258 acres (1,182 square miles) |
| Public land | 84% (635,066 acres) |
| Elk hunt codes, 2026-27 | 4 (90 draw licenses) |
| Deer hunt codes, 2026-27 | 5 (520 draw licenses) |
| Pronghorn hunt codes, 2026-27 | 3 (45 draw licenses) |
| Barbary Sheep hunt codes, 2026-27 | 8 (1,100 draw licenses) |
How much public land is in Unit 29?
84% of Unit 29 is public land open to hunting under its manager's rules: 635,066 of 756,258 acres. The largest share is BLM, 459,195 acres or 60.7% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Unit 29 |
|---|---|---|
| BLM | 459,195 | 60.7% |
| State trust land | 175,871 | 23.3% |
Measured by FilledTag inside NMDOW's unit boundary from the BLM New Mexico surface management agency map (read 2026-10). Land not listed is private or unmapped. Many state trust land sections touch no public road. NMDOW requires a Habitat Stamp on national forest and BLM land (2026-27 booklet, page 14).
What can you hunt in Unit 29?
20 hunt codes in NMDOW's 2026-27 booklet are valid in Unit 29. Some cover neighboring units too; each species page lists them all with their recent results.
| Species | Hunt codes | Draw licenses | Season span, 2026-27 | Harvest, newest NMDGF unit total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk (Units 29 and 30) | 4 | 90 | Sep 1 to Oct 14 | with other units |
| Deer | 5 | 520 | Sep 1 to Jan 15 | 37 (2025-26) |
| Pronghorn | 3 | 45 | Aug 29 to Sep 28 | 26 (2025-26) |
| Barbary Sheep (Units 29 and 30) | 8 | 1,100 | Oct 10 to Feb 27 | with other units |
Hunts: NMDOW 2026-27 Hunting Rules and Information, pages 62 to 112. Harvest: NMDOW elk harvest reports, NMDOW deer harvest reports, NMDOW pronghorn harvest reports and NMDOW Barbary sheep harvest reports; "with other units" means NMDGF prints this unit's total together with other units.
How do you get to Unit 29?
No numbered highway crosses the unit.
Which units border Unit 29?
Unit 29 touches 3 other units. Their size, public land and 2026-27 hunt codes, for comparison:
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Elk codes | Deer codes | Pronghorn codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 28 | 1,061 | 89.4% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Unit 30 | 2,943 | 75.4% | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Unit 34 | 1,696 | 67.5% | 14 | 7 |
Questions hunters ask
How much public land is in Unit 29?
84% of Unit 29, 635,066 of its 756,258 acres, is national forest, BLM, state trust, Commission, refuge or Reclamation land, measured by FilledTag from the BLM's New Mexico land status map. The largest share is BLM (459,195 acres).
What can you hunt in Unit 29?
NMDOW's 2026-27 Hunting Rules and Information lists 4 elk, 5 deer, 3 pronghorn and 8 Barbary sheep hunt codes valid in Unit 29. 20 of them are drawn hunts with 1,755 licenses in all.
What is the closest town to Unit 29?
No incorporated town is inside it or within 20 miles.
New Mexico hunting Southeast New Mexico Elk Deer Pronghorn Barbary Sheep Unit 28 Unit 30 Unit 34