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

Hunt code
ANT-1-133
Unit
18
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
any legal weapon
Draw years
2019–2026

In 2026, 5 of 222 residents drew (2%).

In 2026, 0 of 72 nonresidents drew (0%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 71%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–2225720
2025–1925761
2024–2146920
2023–1722770
2022–1926661
2021–2186691
2020–13510480
2019–1237211

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
2025151071%
2024151493%
2023151069%

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): 27 first-choice applicants, 1 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): 17 first-choice applicants, 1 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): 19 first-choice applicants, 0 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): 6 first-choice applicants, 0 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): 18 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): 14 first-choice applicants, 0 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): 7 first-choice applicants, 0 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): 10 first-choice applicants, 2 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.