GMUs 29, 30: barbary sheep, either sex, any legal weapon

Hunt code
BBY-1-109
Unit
29, 30
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
any legal weapon
Draw years
2019–2026

In 2026, 52 of 1,641 residents drew (3%).

In 2026, 5 of 573 nonresidents drew (0.9%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 51%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–1,641525735
2025–1,752495924
2024–1,618505264
2023–1,467515175
2022–72212640213
2021–71312443812
2020–59412229715
2019–65414025913

Harvest

NMDGF counts licenses sold as hunters, and the harvest is NMDGF's estimate from hunter reports, public land only. The success rate is NMDGF's own printed figure, not harvest divided by licenses sold.

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
2025753751%
2024752643%
2023752540%

Reading these numbers

New Mexico has no points: every application has the same chance every year. Each hunt's licenses are split by law, at least 84% to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter and 10% to applicants (resident or not) who contracted with an outfitter. Counts here are first-choice applicants and first-choice draws.

  • 202675 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 247 first-choice applicants, 6 drawn.
  • 202575 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 245 first-choice applicants, 5 drawn.
  • 2023–202475 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 193 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn.
  • 2022250 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 105 first-choice applicants, 17 drawn.
  • 2021250 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 121 first-choice applicants, 19 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: 29, 30.
  • 2020250 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 109 first-choice applicants, 12 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: 29, 30.
  • 2019250 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 120 first-choice applicants, 21 drawn.

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