New Mexico Antelope (Pronghorn) · GMU 16
New Mexico GMU 16 spans 2,237,794 acres, centered 33 miles east of Reserve. 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, a 82% success rate. Its most applied-for hunt, ANT-1-121, put up 1 tag (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 882 nonresident first-choice applicants, 1 of whom drew.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
10 licenses · NR capped at 6%
first choice, NR
2025, all licenses
73% Forest Service
2,237,794 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in GMU 16
| What | Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ANT-1-120 Standard · youth | Unit 16: youth only — either sex — Any Legal - Youth Only — Aug. 29-31 | not open | |
| ANT-1-120 Outfitter · youth | Unit 16: youth only — either sex — Any Legal - Youth Only — Aug. 29-31 | not open | |
| ANT-1-121 Standard | Unit 16 — mature buck — Any Legal — Aug. 29-31 | <1% (small sample) | |
| ANT-1-121 Outfitter | Unit 16 — mature buck — Any Legal — Aug. 29-31 | <1% (small sample) | |
| ANT-1-123 Standard · hunters | Unit 16: mobility impaired only — mature buck — Any Legal - Mobility — Oct. 3-5 | not open | |
| ANT-1-123 Outfitter · hunters | Unit 16: mobility impaired only — mature buck — Any Legal - Mobility — Oct. 3-5 | not open | |
| ANT-1-124 Standard | Unit 16 — mature buck — Any Legal — Oct. 3-5 | <1% (small sample) | |
| ANT-1-124 Outfitter | Unit 16 — mature buck — Any Legal — Oct. 3-5 | <1% (small sample) | |
| ANT-2-119 Standard | Unit 16 — mature buck — Bow — Aug. 15-23 | 2% (small sample) | |
| ANT-2-119 Outfitter | Unit 16 — mature buck — Bow — Aug. 15-23 | 2% (small sample) |
First-choice nonresident odds, 2026 draw. No points in this draw: every applicant has the same chance.
Draw results: NMDGF 2026 Big Game Drawing Odds Complete Report, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
If you draw (2026 nonresident fees): Standard $527 ($517 to apply) · Outfitter $527 ($517 to apply). Closes Mar 17, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Pronghorn | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 126 | 103 | 82% |
| 2024 | 121 | 92 | 76% |
| 2023 | 91 | 90 | 78% |
| 2022 | 89 | 92 | 78% |
| 2025 by License | Hunters | Pronghorn | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youth · 3 licenses | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| Reg · rifle · 31 licenses | 30 | 22 | 75% |
| Mip · 1 license | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Reg · rifle · 30 licenses | 29 | 29 | 100% |
| Reg · archery | 0 | — | — |
| Youth · 5 licenses | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Reg · rifle · 5 licenses (hunt 2 of 2) | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Reg · rifle · 5 licenses (hunt 1 of 2) | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Mip · 3 licenses | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| Reg · rifle · 10 licenses | 10 | 10 | 100% |
2025 split: rifle 77 (100%) from 90 hunters, 86%, archery 0 (0%)
What New Mexico Department of Game and Fish publishes after each season, for everyone who hunted the area: harvest statistics, not draw odds. Source: NMDGF 2025-2026 Pronghorn Harvest Report; NMDGF 2024-2025 Pronghorn Harvest Report; NMDGF 2023-2024 Pronghorn Harvest Report.
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 | <1% |
| Private or other non-public land | 165,398 ac | 7% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office 2023 BLM_Surface_Management_2023.
▸ Sources 9
- NMDGF 2026 Big Game Drawing Odds Complete Report draw results, 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, area description, 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. 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. How we compute these.
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