Unit 40: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, bow

Hunt code
ANT-2-208
Unit
40
Weapon
Archery
Season
bow
Draw years
2019–2026

In 2026, 1 of 11 residents drew (9%).

In 2026, 0 of 1 nonresidents drew (0%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 40%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–11110
2025–14500
2024–19300
2023–12100
2022–14200
2021–11400
2020–15400
2019–5100

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
20255240%
20245267%
2023500%

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.

  • 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 20265 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.
  • 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 40.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 40

Units listed next to it

In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.