Unit 56: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Hunt code
- ANT-1-238
- Unit
- 56
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Season
- any legal weapon
- Draw years
- 2019–2026
In 2026, 4 of 451 residents drew (0.9%).
In 2026, 0 of 7 nonresidents drew (0%).
Harvest success in 2025 was 50%.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Applied | Drew | ||
| 2026 | – | 451 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | – | 532 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | – | 400 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | – | 452 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | – | 356 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | – | 383 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | – | 238 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | – | 214 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
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.
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 67% |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 60% |
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.
- 20264 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): 1 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.
- 20254 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.
- 2022, 20245 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.
- 20235 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.
- 2020–20215 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: Unit 56.
- 20195 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.
Sources
- 20252025-2026 pronghorn harvest report(harvest)
- 20242024-2025 pronghorn harvest report(harvest)
- 20232023-2024 pronghorn harvest report(harvest)
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Other hunts in unit 56
- Unit 56 youth only: deer, either-sex whitetail, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 56 youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 56: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 56: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 56: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 56: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 56: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 56: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 56: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader(deer)
- Unit 56: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader(deer)
- Unit 56: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon(elk)
- Unit 56: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(elk)
- Unit 56: elk, either sex, bow(elk)
- Unit 56: elk, either sex, bow(elk)
- Unit 56: elk, either sex, bow (2019-2022 rules)(elk)
- Unit 56: elk, either sex, bow (2019-2022 rules)(elk)
- Unit 56: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon(elk)
- Unit 56: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(elk)
- Unit 56: mobility impaired only: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 56: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 56: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 56: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, bow
- Unit 56: youth only: deer, either-sex whitetail, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 56: youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
Units listed next to it
In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 47: youth only: pronghorn, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 47: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Units 50, 52: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 57: youth only: pronghorn, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 57: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 58: youth only: pronghorn, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 58: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon