Unit 32, including Prairie Chicken WMAs: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow

Hunt code
DER-2-309
Unit
32
Weapon
Archery
Season
bow
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 16 of 18 residents drew (89%).

In 2026, 2 of 2 nonresidents drew (100%).

Harvest success in 2024 was 10%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–181622
2025–242422
2024–232322
2023–181822

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
20241501110%

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.

  • 2026150 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): 1 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 2025150 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): 0 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.
  • 2023–2024150 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): 0 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 32 (FAD).

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Other hunts in unit 32

Units listed next to it

In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.