Game Management Unit 27 (31.9903, -108.9425)
© OpenStreetMap contributorsGame Management Unit 27
Game Management Unit 27 in Hidalgo County encompasses the Peloncillo Mountains along the Arizona state line, Guadalupe Canyon, and the small Guadalupe range near the Mexican border, with elevations from approximately 4,000 to 6,928 feet. Huntable species include Coues deer, desert mule deer, elk, pronghorn, desert bighorn sheep, javelina, cougar, and black bear; desert bighorn is a very limited draw, and javelina here is a draw hunt. Land is a mix of BLM, state trust, and private holdings in challenging bootheel terrain, with access complicated by the Arizona and Mexico borders and surrounding private ranches. A valid New Mexico hunting license is required. Confirm current dates, hunt codes, and draw status with NMDGF.
GMU 27 in the bootheel (Hidalgo County) takes in the Peloncillo Mountains and offers Coues and desert mule deer, pronghorn, some elk, and javelina; desert bighorn occur in the Peloncillos as a very limited draw, and cougar runs on a longer statewide season. Javelina here is a draw hunt. Confirm current dates, hunt codes, and draw status at NMDGF.
BLM/state trust/private mix in difficult bootheel terrain; access is complicated by the Arizona and Mexico borders and private ranches.
Data from New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. Conditions change — verify with the managing agency before you go.