Unit 56: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon

Hunt code
ANT-1-239
Unit
56
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
any legal weapon
Draw years
2019–2026

In 2026, 18 of 380 residents drew (5%).

In 2026, 2 of 91 nonresidents drew (2%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 65%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–38018912
2025–32411831
2024–550271043
2023–519211022
2022–572271062
2021–55828941
2020–45826512
2019–41731511

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
2025362165%
2024453078%
2023453272%

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.

  • 202636 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): 20 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn.
  • 202536 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): 12 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 202445 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): 45 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn.
  • 202345 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): 39 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 202245 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): 55 first-choice applicants, 4 drawn.
  • 202145 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): 38 first-choice applicants, 4 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 56.
  • 202045 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): 29 first-choice applicants, 4 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 56.
  • 201945 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, 4 drawn.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 56

Units listed next to it

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