New Mexico Unit 41: public land, hunts and harvest
Game Management Unit 41 covers 1,174,473 acres (1,835 square miles) of Northeast New Mexico; 20.5% of it is public land, the largest share state trust land (240,546 acres), by the BLM's New Mexico land status map (2026). NMDOW's 2026-27 booklet lists 8 deer and 6 pronghorn hunt codes valid here, with 267 draw licenses. NMDGF's 2025-26 totals for Unit 41, which count public and private-land hunters, show 128 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.
State trust landUnit 41Neighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| Quadrant | Northeast New Mexico |
|---|---|
| Size | 1,174,473 acres (1,835 square miles) |
| Public land | 20.5% (240,546 acres) |
| Deer hunt codes, 2026-27 | 8 (155 draw licenses) |
| Pronghorn hunt codes, 2026-27 | 6 (112 draw licenses) |
| Towns in and near it | Nara Visa, San Jon, Logan and Mosquero |
How much public land is in Unit 41?
20.5% of Unit 41 is public land open to hunting under its manager's rules: 240,546 of 1,174,473 acres. The largest share is state trust land, 240,546 acres or 20.5% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Unit 41 |
|---|---|---|
| State trust land | 240,546 | 20.5% |
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.
What can you hunt in Unit 41?
14 hunt codes in NMDOW's 2026-27 booklet are valid in Unit 41. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 8 | 155 | Sep 1 to Jan 15 | 128 (2025-26) |
| Pronghorn | 6 | 112 | Aug 15 to Oct 5 | 167 (2025-26) |
Hunts: NMDOW 2026-27 Hunting Rules and Information, pages 64, 65 and 103. Harvest: NMDOW deer harvest reports and NMDOW pronghorn harvest reports; "with other units" means NMDGF prints this unit's total together with other units.
How do you get to Unit 41?
Highways through the unit: NM 402 (about 39 miles inside it), NM 420 (about 30 miles inside it), US 54 (about 29 miles inside it), NM 102 (about 27 miles inside it) and NM 469 (about 17 miles inside it). Towns and places inside: Nara Visa. Nearby: San Jon (on the line), Logan (2 miles), Mosquero (8 miles) and Tucumcari (20 miles).
Which units border Unit 41?
Unit 41 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 40 | 3,776 | 10.4% | 5 | 4 | |
| Unit 42 | 4,294 | 8.9% | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Unit 59 | 1,889 | 24.6% | 3 | 7 | 6 |
Questions hunters ask
How much public land is in Unit 41?
20.5% of Unit 41, 240,546 of its 1,174,473 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 state trust land (240,546 acres).
What can you hunt in Unit 41?
NMDOW's 2026-27 Hunting Rules and Information lists 8 deer and 6 pronghorn hunt codes valid in Unit 41. 14 of them are drawn hunts with 267 licenses in all.
What is the closest town to Unit 41?
Nara Visa is inside the unit. Just outside: San Jon (on the line), Logan (2 miles) and Mosquero (8 miles).
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