Unit 28 McGregor range: barbary sheep, either sex, any legal weapon

Hunt code
BBY-1-116
Unit
28
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
any legal weapon
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 9 of 1,991 residents drew (0.4%).

In 2026, 0 of 49 nonresidents drew (0%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 89%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–1,9919490
2025–1,8039470
2024–1,6169430
2023–1,4739630

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
202510889%
202410667%
202310686%

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.

  • 202610 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): 543 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 202510 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): 476 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 202410 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): 447 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 202310 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): 353 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.

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