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

Hunt code
ANT-1-241
Unit
56
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
any legal weapon
Draw years
2019–2026

In 2026, 21 of 194 residents drew (11%).

In 2026, 1 of 46 nonresidents drew (2%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 42%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–19421461
2025–21318570
2024–25627682
2023–25024442
2022–22726463
2021–23119420
2020–17115330
2019–24222121

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
2025401442%
2024512042%
2023504590%

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.

  • 202640 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, 4 drawn.
  • 202540 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): 7 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 202450 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.
  • 202350 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, 4 drawn.
  • 202250 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): 15 first-choice applicants, 4 drawn.
  • 202150 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): 21 first-choice applicants, 5 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 56.
  • 202050 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): 7 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 56.
  • 201950 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.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 56

Units listed next to it

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