Unit 28 · Roswell / Pecos plains
About this unit
BLM and state-trust short-grass prairie and Chihuahuan Desert grassland east of Roswell along the Pecos River corridor. Bitter Lake NWR on the river.
- Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Pecos River
Public lands inside this unit
3 found
Trails near Unit 28
9 found
Continental Divide Trail
Difficulty: Difficult3001.6 miTrailCDT - New Mexico Section
Difficulty: Expert1144.3 miTrailJuniper Ridge
Difficulty: Easy4.4 miTrailLick Cyn
Difficulty: Moderate4.2 miTrailElk Cyn
Difficulty: Moderate2.7 miTrailSticker Trail
Difficulty: Easy2.2 miTrailLong Canyon
Difficulty: Easy2.1 miTrailLick Ridge N.
Difficulty: Easy1.4 miTrailMonument Cyn
Difficulty: Easy0.9 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 28
4 found
On the books in New Mexico
Species inventory is state-level — which units actually hold or permit each species varies. Verify unit-specific rules with the state agency linked above.
Official agency resources
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/licenses-and-permits/
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/applications-and-draw-information/
- GMU map ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/maps/
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/harvest-reporting-information/
- Hunter education ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/education/hunter-education/
- Buy a license ↗
https://onlinesales.wildlife.state.nm.us/
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 28, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/25/2026.