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

Hunt code
ANT-1-201
Unit
38
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
any legal weapon
Draw years
2019–2026

In 2026, 14 of 177 residents drew (8%).

In 2026, 1 of 18 nonresidents drew (6%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 32%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–17714181
2025–18412340
2024–1578220
2023–13715240
2022–15011360
2021–19917170
2020–10111301
2019–91690

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
202530932%
2024301654%
2023302376%

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.

  • 202630 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): 13 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.
  • 202530 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): 4 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 202430 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, 1 drawn.
  • 202330 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, 2 drawn.
  • 202230 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): 8 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.
  • 202130 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 38.
  • 202030 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, 2 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 38.
  • 201930 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.

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.