New Mexico Antelope (Pronghorn) — GMU 16
New Mexico GMU 16 covers 2,237,794 acres and lies 53 miles north of Silver City. 93% of it is public land, mostly national forest (67%) and state trust land (18%). In 2025, 126 people hunted pronghorn here and took 103 — 82% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 2 tags here for 276 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every pronghorn license type on offer in GMU 16, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
ANT-1-120 Unit 16: youth only — either sex — Any Legal - Youth Only — Aug. 29-31 0 tags · 5 applicants · Standard— Not open to nonresidents
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ANT-1-120 Unit 16: youth only — either sex — Any Legal - Youth Only — Aug. 29-31 0 tags · 1 applicants · Outfitter— Not open to nonresidents 0% as 2nd choice
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<1% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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<1% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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ANT-1-123 Unit 16: mobility impaired only — mature bull — Any Legal - Mobility — Oct. 3-5 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard— Not open to nonresidents
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ANT-1-123 Unit 16: mobility impaired only — mature bull — Any Legal - Mobility — Oct. 3-5 0 tags · 1 applicants · Outfitter— Not open to nonresidents
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<1% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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<1% Long shot <1% as 2nd choice
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2% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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2% Long shot 4% as 2nd choice
| Hunt | Your odds | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
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| ANT-1-120 ↗ Unit 16: youth only — either sex — Any Legal - Youth Only — Aug. 29-31 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 5 | Standard | Aug 29–31, 2026 |
| ANT-1-120 ↗ Unit 16: youth only — either sex — Any Legal - Youth Only — Aug. 29-31 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | 0% | — | 0 / 1 | Outfitter | Aug 29–31, 2026 |
| ANT-1-121 ↗ Unit 16 — mature bull — Any Legal — Aug. 29-31 Rifle | <1% Long shot | 0% | — | 1 / 882 | Standard | Aug 29–31, 2026 |
| ANT-1-121 ↗ Unit 16 — mature bull — Any Legal — Aug. 29-31 Rifle | <1% Long shot | 0% | — | 1 / 431 | Outfitter | Aug 29–31, 2026 |
| ANT-1-123 ↗ Unit 16: mobility impaired only — mature bull — Any Legal - Mobility — Oct. 3-5 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Standard | Oct 3–5, 2026 |
| ANT-1-123 ↗ Unit 16: mobility impaired only — mature bull — Any Legal - Mobility — Oct. 3-5 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 1 | Outfitter | Oct 3–5, 2026 |
| ANT-1-124 ↗ Unit 16 — mature bull — Any Legal — Oct. 3-5 Rifle | <1% Long shot | 0% | — | 2 / 276 | Standard | Oct 3–5, 2026 |
| ANT-1-124 ↗ Unit 16 — mature bull — Any Legal — Oct. 3-5 Rifle | <1% Long shot | <1% | — | 2 / 114 | Outfitter | Oct 3–5, 2026 |
| ANT-2-119 ↗ Unit 16 — mature bull — Bow — Aug. 15-23 Archery | 2% Long shot | 0% | — | 1 / 63 | Standard | Aug 15–23, 2026 |
| ANT-2-119 ↗ Unit 16 — mature bull — Bow — Aug. 15-23 Archery | 2% Long shot | 4% | — | 2 / 47 | Outfitter | Aug 15–23, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- As 2nd choice —
- New Mexico lets you name more than one hunt on the application. Miss on your first choice and you go into the pot for whatever tags are left, alongside everyone else's second choices. Points never help a lower choice, so this number is the same whatever you have banked — it is usually worth naming a hunt that goes undersubscribed.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2026 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard license | $517 | $107 | $527 |
| Outfitter license | $517 | $107 | $527 |
Application window: closes Mar 18, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- National Forest 1,502,311 ac · 67%
- State trust land 399,769 ac · 18%
- BLM 166,567 ac · 7%
- State land 3,747 ac · 0%
- Private or other non-public land 165,398 ac · 7%
Source: BLM_Surface_Management_2023 (BLM New Mexico State Office Surface Management Agency layer)
How the hunting has gone
What New Mexico Department of Game and Fish publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
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| 2025 | 126 | 103 | 82% |
| 2024 | 121 | 92 | 76% |
| 2023 | 91 | 90 | 78% |
| 2022 | 89 | 92 | 78% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Rifle 77 · 100% · 90 hunters, 86% success
- Archery 0 · 0%
Boundary: NM Game Management Units (NMDGF_Game_Management_Units_I_E__v2_WFL1), layer 0
Harvest: 2025-2026 Pronghorn Harvest Report
Harvest: 2024-2025 Pronghorn Harvest Report
Harvest: 2023-2024 Pronghorn Harvest Report