Units 8, 43: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon

Hunt code
ANT-1-224
Unit
8, 43
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
any legal weapon
Draw years
2019–2026

In 2026, 6 of 169 residents drew (4%).

In 2026, 0 of 1 nonresidents drew (0%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 40%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–169610
2025–129510
2024–150820
2023–166700
2022–159900
2021–188910
2020–128820
2019–156950

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
202510440%
202410457%
202310550%

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.

  • 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 202610 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.
  • 2020–202110 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. Hunt area or bag this year: Units 8, 43.

Sources

See a number that doesn't match the report? Tell us.

Other hunts in unit 8, 43

Units listed next to it

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