New Mexico Antelope (Pronghorn) — GMU 59
New Mexico GMU 59 covers 1,208,986 acres and lies 36 miles south-west of Clayton and 67 miles north of Tucumcari. 32% of it is public land, mostly state trust land (26%) and national forest (6%). In 2025, 306 people hunted pronghorn here and took 252 — 82% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 4 tags here for 10 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every pronghorn license type on offer in GMU 59, 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-1-255 Unit 59: youth only — either sex — Any Legal - Youth Only — Aug. 29-31 2 tags · 29 applicants · Standard3% Long shot 4% as 2nd choice
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ANT-1-255 Unit 59: youth only — either sex — Any Legal - Youth Only — Aug. 29-31 3 tags · 6 applicants · Outfitter17% Long shot 29% as 2nd choice
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— Not open to nonresidents 0% as 2nd choice
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— Not open to nonresidents
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3% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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5% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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ANT-1-258 Unit 59: mobility impaired only — mature bull — Any Legal - Mobility — Sept. 26-28 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard— Not open to nonresidents
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ANT-1-258 Unit 59: mobility impaired only — mature bull — Any Legal - Mobility — Sept. 26-28 1 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter100% No first-choice applicants
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4% Long shot 1% as 2nd choice
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40% Real chance 0% as 2nd choice
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20% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants
| Hunt | Your odds | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
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| ANT-1-255 ↗ Unit 59: youth only — either sex — Any Legal - Youth Only — Aug. 29-31 Rifle | 3% Long shot | 4% | — | 2 / 29 | Standard | Aug 29–31, 2026 |
| ANT-1-255 ↗ Unit 59: youth only — either sex — Any Legal - Youth Only — Aug. 29-31 Rifle | 17% Long shot | 29% | — | 3 / 6 | Outfitter | Aug 29–31, 2026 |
| ANT-1-256 ↗ Unit 59 — mature bull — Any Legal — Aug. 29-31 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | 0% | — | 0 / 5 | Standard | Aug 29–31, 2026 |
| ANT-1-256 ↗ Unit 59 — mature bull — Any Legal — Aug. 29-31 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Outfitter | Aug 29–31, 2026 |
| ANT-1-257 ↗ Unit 59 — mature bull — Any Legal — Sept. 26-28 Rifle | 3% Long shot | 0% | — | 2 / 68 | Standard | Sep 26–28, 2026 |
| ANT-1-257 ↗ Unit 59 — mature bull — Any Legal — Sept. 26-28 Rifle | 5% Long shot | 0% | — | 3 / 21 | Outfitter | Sep 26–28, 2026 |
| ANT-1-258 ↗ Unit 59: mobility impaired only — mature bull — Any Legal - Mobility — Sept. 26-28 Rifle | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Standard | Sep 26–28, 2026 |
| ANT-1-258 ↗ Unit 59: mobility impaired only — mature bull — Any Legal - Mobility — Sept. 26-28 Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 1 / 0 | Outfitter | Sep 26–28, 2026 |
| ANT-1-259 ↗ Unit 59 — mature bull — Any Legal — Oct. 3-5 Rifle | 4% Long shot | 1% | — | 2 / 28 | Standard | Oct 3–5, 2026 |
| ANT-1-259 ↗ Unit 59 — mature bull — Any Legal — Oct. 3-5 Rifle | 40% Real chance | 0% | — | 4 / 10 | Outfitter | Oct 3–5, 2026 |
| ANT-2-254 ↗ Unit 59 — mature bull — Bow — Aug. 15-23 Archery | 20% Long shot | 0% | — | 2 / 5 | Standard | Aug 15–23, 2026 |
| ANT-2-254 ↗ Unit 59 — mature bull — Bow — Aug. 15-23 Archery | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 3 / 0 | 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.
Other licenses valid in GMU 59
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2026 draw.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- State trust land 313,839 ac · 26%
- National Forest 76,560 ac · 6%
- State land 1,629 ac · 0%
- Private or other non-public land 816,956 ac · 68%
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 | 306 | 252 | 82% |
| 2024 | 450 | 365 | 81% |
| 2023 | 380 | 424 | 70% |
| 2022 | 361 | 379 | 70% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 10 · 5% · 39 hunters, 26% success
- Rifle 179 · 95% · 215 hunters, 83% success
What the agency says about the area
GMU 59: Beginning at the intersection of NM 39 and US 56 at Abbott, then east along US 56 to the New Mexico-Texas state line, then south along the New Mexico-Texas state line to NM 421 east of Sedan, then west along NM 421 to its intersection with NM 402 north of Stead, then south along NM 402 to its intersection with NM 102 north of Amistad, then west, south, and west along NM 102 to its...
Source: NM Game Management Units (NMDGF_Game_Management_Units_I_E__v2_WFL1), layer 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