ANT-1-126: pronghorn hunt in Unit 17, Aug 29-31
ANT-1-126 is a 2026-27 New Mexico draw hunt for a pronghorn of either sex with any legal weapon in Unit 17, August 29 to 31, with 5 licenses (NMDOW 2026-27 Hunting Rules and Information, page 100). In the 2026 draw, 172 applicants chose it first and 5 of them drew it (NMDOW 2026 drawing report). In 2025-26, NMDGF reports 5 licenses sold, 5 hunters reporting, an 80% success rate, 4 bucks and 0 does taken.
Data updated October 2026. Hunt: NMDOW's 2026-27 Hunting Rules and Information, page 100. Draw: NMDOW's 2026 and 2025 drawing reports. Results: NMDGF harvest reports.
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| Species and bag | Pronghorn: Either sex (any one pronghorn) |
|---|---|
| Weapon | Any legal weapon |
| Dates | August 29 to 31 (2026-27) |
| Unit | Unit 17 |
| Licenses | 5 (drawn) |
| Who may apply | youth only |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 | 172 (5 drew on first choice) |
| Result, 2025-26 | 80% success, 4 bucks, 0 does |
| Public land in the hunt's units | 73.8% |
How many hunters applied for ANT-1-126?
172 applicants chose ANT-1-126 first in the 2026 draw and 5 drew it on that choice, 2.9% of them. 5 of the 5 licenses were drawn in all. In 2025: 141 first-choice applicants and 4 drawn on first choice. These are NMDOW's results for those draws, not a forecast.
| Pool, 2026 | First choice | Second choice | Third choice | Drawn on first choice | Drawn in all |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 172 | 142 | 84 | 5 | 5 |
| Nonresidents without an outfitter | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Applicants with an outfitter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All applicants | 172 | 144 | 85 | 5 | 5 |
| Pool, 2025 | First choice | Second choice | Third choice | Drawn on first choice | Drawn in all |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 140 | 140 | 98 | 4 | 5 |
| Nonresidents without an outfitter | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Applicants with an outfitter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All applicants | 141 | 141 | 102 | 4 | 5 |
Source: NMDOW 2026 big game drawing report and NMDOW 2025 big game drawing report.
How did hunters do on ANT-1-126?
NMDGF's results for ANT-1-126, season by season, for every season it reported this code in the same units. The newest success rate is 80% (2025-26), from 5 hunters reporting. Licenses sold went from 6 in 2019-20 to 5 in 2025-26. NMDGF also prints private-land licenses under ANT-1-126 (1 in 2025-26); they have their own column and are not counted in the drawn hunt's results.
| Season | Bag | Dates | Licenses sold | Hunters reporting | Success rate | Bucks | Does | Days hunted, average | Hunter satisfaction, 1 to 5 | Private-land licenses, same code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | ES | 8/23-8/25 | 5 | 5 | 80% | 4 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 1 (1 buck, 0 does) |
| 2024-25 | ES | 8/24-8/26 | 5 | 4 | 100% | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 2 (1 buck, 0 does) |
| 2023-24 | ES | Aug. 26-28 | 5 | 5 | 80% | 4 | 0 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 1 (1 buck, 0 does) |
| 2022-23 | ES | Aug. 14-16 | 5 | 4 | 100% | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2020-21 | ES | Aug. 15-17 | 5 | 5 | 100% | 5 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 1 (1 buck, 0 does) |
| 2019-20 | ES | Aug. 17-19 | 6 | 5 | 100% | 6 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
Source: NMDGF 2025-26 pronghorn harvest report, NMDGF 2024-25 pronghorn harvest report and NMDGF 2023-24 pronghorn harvest report and earlier NMDOW pronghorn harvest reports.
How does ANT-1-126 compare with the other Unit 17 pronghorn hunts?
ANT-1-126 is one of 6 pronghorn hunt codes NMDOW lists for Unit 17 in 2026-27. In the 2026 draw it had the 5th most first-choice applicants of the 6 drawn ones (172). Its 2025-26 success rate, 80%, was the 4th highest of the 6 codes NMDGF reported there that season. Unit 17 pronghorn hunts has all of them side by side, with the area's harvest by season. The hunt's units are 73.8% public land (778,238 acres).
Questions hunters ask
How many licenses does ANT-1-126 have?
NMDOW lists 5 licenses for ANT-1-126 in 2026-27 (NMDOW 2026-27 Hunting Rules and Information, page 100). NMDGF's 2024-25 report shows 5 sold.
What is the success rate for ANT-1-126?
NMDGF's 2025-26 harvest report gives ANT-1-126 a 80% success rate, from 5 hunters reporting. Over the 6 seasons NMDGF reported it, the rate ran from 80% to 100%.
How many people applied for ANT-1-126 in 2026?
401 applicants listed ANT-1-126 as a first, second or third choice in the 2026 draw; 172 chose it first and 5 of those drew it, 2.9% of first-choice applicants (NMDOW 2026 drawing report). In 2025, 141 chose it first.
Can nonresidents apply for ANT-1-126?
Yes. Nonresidents draw from the 6% of licenses set aside for them, or the 10% for applicants with a registered outfitter (NMDOW 2026-27 Hunting Rules and Information, page 18). NMDOW warns that with 5 licenses, an outfitted applicant is extremely unlikely to draw this hunt, and a nonresident is extremely unlikely to draw it.
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