New Mexico Antelope (Pronghorn) · GMU 36
New Mexico GMU 36 covers 635,192 acres and lies 3 miles north-west of Ruidoso and 13 miles south-west of Capitan. 61% of it is public land, mostly national forest (24%) and state trust land (23%). Its most applied-for hunt, ANT-1-195, put up 1 tag (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 41 nonresident first-choice applicants.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
12 licenses · NR capped at 6%
first choice, NR
not published
39% Forest Service
635,192 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in GMU 36
| What | Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ANT-1-191 Standard · youth | Units 36, 37: youth only — either sex — Any Legal - Youth Only — Aug. 29-31 | not open | |
| ANT-1-191 Outfitter · youth | Units 36, 37: youth only — either sex — Any Legal - Youth Only — Aug. 29-31 | not open | |
| ANT-1-192 Standard | Units 36, 37 — mature buck — Any Legal — Aug. 29-31 | not open | |
| ANT-1-192 Outfitter | Units 36, 37 — mature buck — Any Legal — Aug. 29-31 | 14% (small sample) | |
| ANT-1-193 Standard | Units 36, 37 — mature buck — Any Legal — Sept. 26-28 | not open | |
| ANT-1-193 Outfitter | Units 36, 37 — mature buck — Any Legal — Sept. 26-28 | 100% (small sample) | |
| ANT-1-194 Standard · hunters | Units 36, 37: mobility impaired only — mature buck — Any Legal - Mobility — Sept. 26-28 | not open | |
| ANT-1-194 Outfitter · hunters | Units 36, 37: mobility impaired only — mature buck — Any Legal - Mobility — Sept. 26-28 | not open | |
| ANT-1-195 Standard | Units 36, 37 — mature buck — Any Legal — Oct. 3-5 | 0% (small sample) | |
| ANT-1-195 Outfitter | Units 36, 37 — mature buck — Any Legal — Oct. 3-5 | 0% (small sample) | |
| ANT-2-190 Standard | Units 36, 37 — mature buck — Bow — Aug. 15-23 | 8% (small sample) | |
| ANT-2-190 Outfitter | Units 36, 37 — mature buck — Bow — Aug. 15-23 | 67% (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.
The Ground
| National Forest | 151,902 ac | 24% |
| State trust land | 145,757 ac | 23% |
| BLM | 90,380 ac | 14% |
| State land | 1,327 ac | <1% |
| Tribal | 63 ac | <1% |
| Department of Defense | 0 ac | <1% |
| Private or other non-public land | 245,760 ac | 39% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office 2023 BLM_Surface_Management_2023.
What the Agency Says About the Area
GMU 36: Beginning at the junction of Otero county road B006 and the east boundary of the White Sands missile range at Tularosa gate and running north along the east boundary to its intersection with the Lincoln-Otero county line, then east along the county line to its intersection with US 54, then north along US 54 to its intersection with US 380 at Carrizozo, then east along US 380 to its...
▸ Sources 5
- 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 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.
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