Unit 18: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon

Hunt code
ANT-1-132
Unit
18
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
any legal weapon
Draw years
2019–2026

In 2026, 10 of 537 residents drew (2%).

In 2026, 1 of 219 nonresidents drew (0.5%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 67%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–537102191
2025–52162191
2024–560123341
2023–599133131
2022–547123591
2021–561114141
2020–47991601
2019–42812830

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
2025151067%
202415542%
2023151175%

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.

  • 202615 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): 97 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.
  • 202515 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): 109 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.
  • 202415 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): 102 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 202315 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): 103 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 202215 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): 219 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 202115 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): 165 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 18.
  • 202015 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): 123 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 18.
  • 201915 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): 14 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 18

Units listed next to it

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