New Mexico Antelope (Pronghorn) ANT-1-256
Mature buck pronghorn in GMU 59, any legal weapon, Aug 29–31, 2026. 32% public land, mostly State trust land.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
No nonresident draw results are on file for this hunt. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish publishes resident results only, or none by residency. The numbers below are the resident draw.
Your odds · 2026 draw
about 1 in 84, every year you apply
Every applicant has the same chance each year: in 2026, 4 tags went to 337 first-choice applicants.
Points: none, same chance every year
- Resident Tags
- 4
- Applicants
- 337
- Success
- 74%
First-choice residents. Success: all hunters in GMU 59, 2025.
Odds by Year, 2023–2026
Odds (tags ÷ applicants) ran from 1% to 2% across 2023–2026. Applicants per tag: 60:1 in 2023, 84:1 in 2026.
What It Costs · 2026 Resident Fees
Closes Mar 17 · 149 daysThe $7 resident draw application fee (per species, nonrefundable; included in the printed draw price) is not refunded. The $25 resident Game-Hunting License (must be purchased, nonrefundable, before applying) is not refunded. The $4 habitat Management and Access Validation (HMAV), mandatory age 18+ is not refunded. Drawing adds the $10 habitat Stamp (required to hunt on BLM and Forest Service land). The $63 resident Pronghorn License (printed $70 incl. $7 application fee) is refunded if you miss.
- Opens
- —
- Closes
- Mar 17, 2027
- Results
- about Apr 21
Next application window: Closes Mar 17, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until New Mexico Department of Game and Fish publishes 2027.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Resident draw application fee (per species, nonrefundable; included in the printed draw price) · paid at application $7 NMDGF 2026-2027 Draw Hunt License Fees / Draw…
- Resident Game-Hunting License (must be purchased, nonrefundable, before applying) · paid at application $25 NMDGF 2026-2027 Over-the-Counter License Fees
- Habitat Management and Access Validation (HMAV), mandatory age 18+ · paid at application $4 NMDGF 2026-2027 Over-the-Counter License Fees
- Habitat Stamp (required to hunt on BLM and Forest Service land) · paid if drawn $10 NMDGF 2026-2027 Over-the-Counter License Fees
- Resident Pronghorn License (printed $70 incl. $7 application fee) · paid at application, refundable $63 NMDGF 2026-2027 Draw Hunt License Fees / Draw…
Details
Odds in This Draw · 2026 Draw
| Who | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everyone | 1% (small sample) | — | 4 |
First-choice tags drawn ÷ first-choice applicants, as published. A dash means New Mexico Department of Game and Fish did not publish a count for that level. As a lower choice, ANT-1-256 drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: NMDGF 2026 Big Game Drawing Odds Complete Report, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of GMU 59 | 254 | 189 | 74% |
Adding up New Mexico Department of Game and Fish's published lines for GMU 59 gives 254 hunters and 189 pronghorn taken in 2025, and 74% of them took a pronghorn (sum of published weapon rows). Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: NMDGF 2025-2026 Pronghorn Harvest Report; NMDGF 2024-2025 Pronghorn Harvest Report.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 4 draws
The standard draw for residents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Published Odds | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 337 | 84.3 | <1% | NMDGF 2026 Big Game Drawing Odds Complete Report |
| 2025 | 4 | 341 | 85.3 | <1% | NMDGF 2025-26 Big-Game Drawing Odds Complete… |
| 2024 | 5 | 290 | 58 | <1% | NMDGF 2024-25 Big-Game Drawing Odds Complete… |
| 2023 | 5 | 302 | 60.4 | <1% | NMDGF 2023 Big-Game Complete Drawing Odds Report |
Other Licenses Valid in GMU 59
- ANT-1-255 Unit 59: youth only — either sex — Any Legal - Youth Only — Aug. 29-31Youth only Aug 29–31 · 31 tags · 140 applied 14%
- ANT-1-257 Unit 59 — mature buck — Any Legal — Sept. 26-28 Sep 26–28 · 27 tags · 215 applied 5%
- ANT-1-258 Unit 59: mobility impaired only — mature buck — Any Legal - Mobility — Sept. 26-28Hunters with a disability permit only Sep 26–28 · 7 tags · 24 applied 8%
- ANT-1-259 Unit 59 — mature buck — Any Legal — Oct. 3-5 Oct 3–5 · 34 tags · 209 applied 13%
- ANT-1-260 Unit 59: youth only — female or immature pronghorn — Any Legal - Youth Only — Oct. 12-14Youth only Oct 12–14 · 38 tags · 19 applied 100%
- ANT-2-254 Unit 59 — mature buck — Bow — Aug. 15-23 Aug 15–23 · 35 tags · 37 applied 32%
Odds for a first-choice resident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for New Mexico pronghorn
23 cartridges on file are legal for pronghorn with a rifle in New Mexico (this license takes any legal weapon). Rules and sources: New Mexico hunting laws.
▸ Sources 13
- NMDGF 2026 Big Game Drawing Odds Complete Report draw results, seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- NMDGF 2025-26 Big-Game Drawing Odds Complete… earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- NMDGF 2024-25 Big-Game Drawing Odds Complete… earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- NMDGF 2023 Big-Game Complete Drawing Odds Report earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- New Mexico Commission of Public Records - State Records Center and Archives 2023 19.31.3 NMAC draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- NMDGF 2026-2027 Draw Hunt License Fees / Draw… fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- NMDGF 2026-2027 Over-the-Counter License Fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- NMDGF 2025-2026 Pronghorn Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NMDGF 2024-2025 Pronghorn Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NMDGF 2023-2024 Pronghorn Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NMDGF 2022-2023 Pronghorn Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NMDGF 2026 NM Game Management Units, layer 0 boundary, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- U.S. Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office 2023 BLM_Surface_Management_2023 land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from New Mexico Department of Game and Fish's published results (first-choice tags drawn ÷ first-choice applicants, as published). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward.
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