New Mexico Antelope (Pronghorn) · GMU 31
New Mexico GMU 31 spans 5,342,573 acres, centered 12 miles west of Lovington. 57% of it is public land, mostly state trust land (31%) and BLM (25%). In 2025, 414 people hunted pronghorn here and took 317, a 77% success rate. Its most applied-for hunt, ANT-1-171, put up 1 tag (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 85 nonresident first-choice applicants.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
24 licenses · NR capped at 6%
first choice, NR
2025, all licenses
55% State
5,342,573 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in GMU 31
| What | Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ANT-1-161 Standard · youth | Unit 31 north of US 380: youth only — either sex — Any Legal - Youth Only — Aug. 29-31 | not open | |
| ANT-1-161 Outfitter · youth | Unit 31 north of US 380: youth only — either sex — Any Legal - Youth Only — Aug. 29-31 | not open | |
| ANT-1-162 Standard | Unit 31 north of US 380 — mature buck — Any Legal — Aug. 29-31 | not open | |
| ANT-1-162 Outfitter | Unit 31 north of US 380 — mature buck — Any Legal — Aug. 29-31 | not open | |
| ANT-1-163 Standard | Unit 31 north of US 380 — mature buck — Any Legal — Sept. 26-28 | not open | |
| ANT-1-163 Outfitter | Unit 31 north of US 380 — mature buck — Any Legal — Sept. 26-28 | 8% (small sample) | |
| ANT-1-164 Standard · hunters | Unit 31 north of US 380: mobility impaired only — mature buck — Any Legal - Mobility… | not open | |
| ANT-1-164 Outfitter · hunters | Unit 31 north of US 380: mobility impaired only — mature buck — Any Legal - Mobility… | not open | |
| ANT-1-165 Standard | Unit 31 north of US 380 — mature buck — Any Legal — Oct. 3-5 | 0% (small sample) | |
| ANT-1-165 Outfitter | Unit 31 north of US 380 — mature buck — Any Legal — Oct. 3-5 | 0% (small sample) | |
| ANT-1-167 Standard · youth | Unit 31 south of US 380: youth only — either sex — Any Legal - Youth Only — Aug. 29-31 | not open | |
| ANT-1-167 Outfitter · youth | Unit 31 south of US 380: youth only — either sex — Any Legal - Youth Only — Aug. 29-31 | not open | |
| ANT-1-168 Standard | Unit 31 south of US 380 — mature buck — Any Legal — Aug. 29-31 | not open | |
| ANT-1-168 Outfitter | Unit 31 south of US 380 — mature buck — Any Legal — Aug. 29-31 | <1% (small sample) | |
| ANT-1-169 Standard | Unit 31 south of US 380 — mature buck — Any Legal — Sept. 26-28 | not open | |
| ANT-1-169 Outfitter | Unit 31 south of US 380 — mature buck — Any Legal — Sept. 26-28 | 0% (small sample) | |
| ANT-1-170 Standard · hunters | Unit 31 south of US 380: mobility impaired only — mature buck — Any Legal - Mobility… | not open | |
| ANT-1-170 Outfitter · hunters | Unit 31 south of US 380: mobility impaired only — mature buck — Any Legal - Mobility… | not open | |
| ANT-1-171 Standard | Unit 31 south of US 380 — mature buck — Any Legal — Oct. 3-5 | 0% (small sample) | |
| ANT-1-171 Outfitter | Unit 31 south of US 380 — mature buck — Any Legal — Oct. 3-5 | 0% (small sample) | |
| ANT-2-160 Standard | Unit 31 north of US 380 — mature buck — Bow — Aug. 15-23 | 8% (small sample) | |
| ANT-2-160 Outfitter | Unit 31 north of US 380 — mature buck — Bow — Aug. 15-23 | 100% (small sample) | |
| ANT-2-166 Standard | Unit 31 south of US 380 — mature buck — Bow — Aug. 15-23 | 6% (small sample) | |
| ANT-2-166 Outfitter | Unit 31 south of US 380 — mature buck — Bow — Aug. 15-23 | 13% |
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 | 414 | 317 | 77% |
| 2024 | 406 | 326 | 80% |
| 2023 | 322 | 344 | 76% |
| 2022 | 259 | 325 | 76% |
| 2025 by License | Hunters | Pronghorn | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reg · archery · 50 licenses | 48 | 33 | 68% |
| Youth · 6 licenses | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Reg · rifle · 58 licenses | 55 | 36 | 64% |
| Reg · rifle · 47 licenses (hunt 2 of 2) | 46 | 34 | 75% |
| Reg · rifle · 28 licenses | 25 | 15 | 61% |
| Youth · 1 license | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Reg · rifle · 47 licenses (hunt 1 of 2) | 47 | 40 | 85% |
| Reg · rifle · 49 licenses | 49 | 40 | 82% |
| Reg · rifle · 20 licenses | 20 | 17 | 86% |
| Reg · archery · 2 licenses | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Reg · archery · 4 licenses | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Youth · 5 licenses | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Reg · rifle · 10 licenses (hunt 1 of 2) | 10 | 8 | 78% |
| Reg · rifle · 5 licenses | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| Mip (hunt 1 of 2) | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Reg · rifle · 15 licenses (hunt 1 of 4) | 14 | 7 | 50% |
| Reg · rifle · 15 licenses (hunt 4 of 4) | 12 | 11 | 91% |
| Reg · rifle · 10 licenses (hunt 2 of 2) | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| Mip (hunt 2 of 2) | 5 | 4 | 75% |
| Reg · rifle · 15 licenses (hunt 2 of 4) | 13 | 10 | 77% |
| Reg · rifle · 15 licenses (hunt 3 of 4) | 13 | 10 | 75% |
| Reg · archery · 25 licenses | 20 | 7 | 33% |
2025 split: archery 42 (14%) from 74 hunters, 57%, rifle 255 (86%) from 339 hunters, 75%
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
| State trust land | 1,657,106 ac | 31% |
| BLM | 1,326,880 ac | 25% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 40,006 ac | <1% |
| State land | 35,778 ac | <1% |
| Department of Defense | 3,502 ac | <1% |
| National Wildlife Refuge | 3,250 ac | <1% |
| Private or other non-public land | 2,276,047 ac | 43% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office 2023 BLM_Surface_Management_2023.
What the Agency Says About the Area
GMU 31: Beginning at the intersection of the NM-TX state line and US 180, southwest of Carlsbad, and running northeast along US 180 to its junction with US 285 at Carlsbad, then north along US 285 to its intersection with US 82 at Artesia, then east along US 82 to its junction with NM 249 at Maljamar, then north along NM 249 to its junction with NM 172, then north along NM 172 to its junction...
▸ 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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