Unit 16: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon

Hunt code
ANT-1-124
Unit
16
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
any legal weapon
Draw years
2019–2026

In 2026, 8 of 515 residents drew (2%).

In 2026, 2 of 276 nonresidents drew (0.7%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 86%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–51582762
2025–49086472
2024–396202432
2023–409132712
2022–287143031
2021–25382440
2020–198102811
2019–306161131

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
2025252086%
2024252078%
2023252287%

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.

  • 202625 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): 114 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 202525 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): 100 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 202425 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): 79 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 202325 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): 71 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.
  • 202220 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): 67 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 202120 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): 58 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 16.
  • 202020 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): 62 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 16.
  • 201920 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): 55 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 16

Units listed next to it

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