Unit 38: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon

Hunt code
ANT-1-199
Unit
38
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
any legal weapon
Draw years
2019–2026

In 2026, 9 of 147 residents drew (6%).

In 2026, 0 of 43 nonresidents drew (0%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 50%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–1479430
2025–16711390
2024–12210200
2023–1228170
2022–1313360
2021–11511141
2020–1144390
2019–59640

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
202520950%
2024201579%
2023201574%

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.

  • 202620 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): 11 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.
  • 202520 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.
  • 202420 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): 16 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.
  • 202320 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, 1 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): 14 first-choice applicants, 2 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): 5 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 38.
  • 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): 16 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 38.
  • 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): 2 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 38

Units listed next to it

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