Units: 6A, 6C, 16B, 22, 23, 24, 45, 49, 50, 53, 55, 58 (TBD by hunt area selected): bighorn, ram, any legal weapon
- Hunt code
- BHS-1-201
- Unit
- 6A, 6C, 16B, 22, 23, 24, 45, 49, 50, 53, 55, 58
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Season
- any legal weapon
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 21 of 7,002 residents drew (0.3%).
In 2026, 1 of 1,952 nonresidents drew (0.1%).
Harvest success in 2025 was 100%.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Applied | Drew | ||
| 2026 | – | 7,002 | 21 | 1,952 | 1 |
| 2025 | – | 6,466 | 24 | 1,892 | 0 |
| 2024 | – | 5,906 | 23 | 1,614 | 1 |
| 2023 | – | 5,402 | 16 | 1,416 | 1 |
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.
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 100% |
| 2024 | 27 | 23 | 96% |
| 2023 | 23 | 22 | 100% |
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.
- 202624 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): 2771 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn.
- 202528 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): 2612 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Rocky Mountain BHS: TBD by hunt area selected (RAM).
- 202427 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): 2145 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: (TBD by hunt area selected) (RAM).
- 202323 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): 1566 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Units: 16B, 22, 23, 24, 45, 49, 50, 53, 55, 58. (RAM).
Sources
- 20252025-2026 bighorn sheep harvest report(harvest)
- 20242024-2025 bighorn sheep harvest report(harvest)
- 20232023-2024 bighorn sheep harvest report(harvest)
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Units listed next to it
In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.