Unit 17: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon

Hunt code
ANT-1-127
Unit
17
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
any legal weapon
Draw years
2019–2026

In 2026, 5 of 602 residents drew (0.8%).

In 2026, 0 of 8 nonresidents drew (0%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 100%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–602580
2025–616560
2024–556550
2023–618540
2022–575480
2021–5975120
2020–4285100
2019–3755550

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
202554100%
202455100%
20235475%

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.

  • 2025–20265 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): 2 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.
  • 2022, 20245 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.
  • 20235 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): 3 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.
  • 20215 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, 0 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 17.
  • 20205 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): 3 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 17.
  • 20195 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): 18 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.

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Other hunts in unit 17

Units listed next to it

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