Unit 16: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, bow
- Hunt code
- ANT-2-119
- Unit
- 16
- Weapon
- Archery
- Season
- bow
- Draw years
- 2019–2026
In 2026, 10 of 167 residents drew (6%).
In 2026, 1 of 63 nonresidents drew (2%).
Harvest success in 2025 was 50%.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Applied | Drew | ||
| 2026 | – | 167 | 10 | 63 | 1 |
| 2025 | – | 141 | 14 | 89 | 0 |
| 2024 | – | 191 | 16 | 69 | 0 |
| 2023 | – | 188 | 13 | 67 | 1 |
| 2022 | – | 166 | 12 | 63 | 1 |
| 2021 | – | 139 | 7 | 47 | 0 |
| 2020 | – | 136 | 13 | 46 | 0 |
| 2019 | – | 149 | 16 | 48 | 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 | 20 | 9 | 50% |
| 2024 | 20 | 11 | 53% |
| 2023 | 20 | 6 | 29% |
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.
- 202620 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): 47 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
- 202520 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): 23 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.
- 202420 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, 0 drawn.
- 202320 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, 1 drawn.
- 202220 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, 0 drawn.
- 2020–202120 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): 13 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 16.
- 201920 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, 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 16
- Unit 16 mobility impaired: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 16 youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 16: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 16: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 16: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 16: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 16: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 16: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 16: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 16: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 16: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader(deer)
- Unit 16: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader(deer)
- Unit 16: mobility impaired only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 16: mobility impaired only: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 16: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 16: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 16: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 16: youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 16: youth only: pronghorn, either sex, any legal weapon
Units listed next to it
In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.