Unit 59: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Hunt code
- ANT-1-259
- Unit
- 59
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Season
- any legal weapon
- Draw years
- 2019–2026
In 2026, 28 of 209 residents drew (13%).
In 2026, 1 of 28 nonresidents drew (4%).
Harvest success in 2025 was 71%.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Applied | Drew | ||
| 2026 | – | 209 | 28 | 28 | 1 |
| 2025 | – | 200 | 23 | 64 | 0 |
| 2024 | – | 188 | 12 | 34 | 0 |
| 2023 | – | 163 | 19 | 33 | 3 |
| 2022 | – | 183 | 17 | 35 | 0 |
| 2021 | – | 173 | 21 | 43 | 2 |
| 2020 | – | 131 | 18 | 29 | 2 |
| 2019 | – | 144 | 22 | 7 | 1 |
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 | 40 | 26 | 71% |
| 2024 | 50 | 26 | 58% |
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): 10 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): 19 first-choice applicants, 4 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): 8 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, 1 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): 3 first-choice applicants, 1 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): 18 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 59.
- 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): 2 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 59.
- 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): 0 first-choice applicants, 0 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 59
- Unit 59 youth only: deer, either-sex whitetail, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 59 youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 59: deer, either-sex whitetail, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 59: deer, either-sex whitetail, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 59: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 59: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 59: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 59: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 59: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 59: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 59: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader(deer)
- Unit 59: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader(deer)
- Unit 59: mobility impaired only: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 59: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 59: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 59: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, bow
- Unit 59: youth only: deer, either-sex whitetail, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 59: youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 59: youth only: pronghorn, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 59: youth only: pronghorn, female or immature, any legal weapon
Units listed next to it
In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.