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ANT-1-141: pronghorn hunt in Units 21A, 21B and 24, Sep 26-28

ANT-1-141 is a 2026-27 New Mexico draw hunt for a buck pronghorn with a horn longer than its ears with any legal weapon in Units 21A, 21B and 24, September 26 to 28, with 10 licenses (NMDOW 2026-27 Hunting Rules and Information, page 100). In the 2026 draw, 161 applicants chose it first and 7 of them drew it (NMDOW 2026 drawing report). In 2025-26, NMDGF reports 10 licenses sold, 10 hunters reporting, a 50% success rate, 5 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.

Map of New Mexico Units 21A, 21B and 24 together: public land by manager, the unit lines inside, neighboring units 16B, 16C, 16E, 17, 19, 20, 22 and 23 and Las Cruces, Truth or Consequences and Hatch

National forestBLMState trust landWildlife Commission landBureau of ReclamationState parkTribal landOther federal (closed)Units 21A, 21B and 24Unit linesLake or riverHighway

ANT-1-141 at a glance
Species and bagPronghorn: A pronghorn with at least one horn longer than its ears
WeaponAny legal weapon
DatesSeptember 26 to 28 (2026-27)
UnitsUnit 21A, Unit 21B, Unit 24
Licenses10 (drawn)
First-choice applicants, 2026161 (7 drew on first choice)
Result, 2025-2650% success, 5 bucks, 0 does
Public land in the hunt's units66%

How many hunters applied for ANT-1-141?

161 applicants chose ANT-1-141 first in the 2026 draw and 7 drew it on that choice, 4.3% of them. 10 of the 10 licenses were drawn in all. In 2025: 184 first-choice applicants and 5 drawn on first choice. These are NMDOW's results for those draws, not a forecast.

Pool, 2026First choiceSecond choiceThird choiceDrawn on first choiceDrawn in all
Residents13834022069
Nonresidents without an outfitter26400
Applicants with an outfitter21371911
All applicants161383243710
Pool, 2025First choiceSecond choiceThird choiceDrawn on first choiceDrawn in all
Residents15936023149
Nonresidents without an outfitter23700
Applicants with an outfitter23613311
All applicants184424271510

Source: NMDOW 2026 big game drawing report and NMDOW 2025 big game drawing report.

How did hunters do on ANT-1-141?

NMDGF's results for ANT-1-141, season by season, for every season it reported this code in the same units. The newest success rate is 50% (2025-26), from 10 hunters reporting. Licenses sold went from 11 in 2019-20 to 10 in 2025-26. NMDGF also prints private-land licenses under ANT-1-141 (2 in 2025-26); they have their own column and are not counted in the drawn hunt's results.

SeasonBagDatesLicenses soldHunters reportingSuccess rateBucksDoesDays hunted, averageHunter satisfaction, 1 to 5Private-land licenses, same code
2025-26MB9/27-9/29101050%501.43.52 (2 bucks, 0 does)
2024-25MB9/28-9/30101080%802.43.47 (5 bucks, 0 does)
2023-24MBSept. 30 - Oct. 2101070%701.845 (5 bucks, 0 does)
2022-23MBAug. 21-2310967%701.73.410 (4 bucks, 0 does)
2020-21MBAug. 24-2610989%901.44.94 (4 bucks, 0 does)
2019-20MBAug. 24-2611786%901.64.6

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-1-141 compare with the other Units 21A, 21B and 24 pronghorn hunts?

ANT-1-141 is one of 6 pronghorn hunt codes NMDOW lists for Units 21A, 21B and 24 in 2026-27. In the 2026 draw it had the 3rd most first-choice applicants of the 6 drawn ones (161). Its 2025-26 success rate, 50%, was the 3rd highest of the 6 codes NMDGF reported there that season. Units 21A, 21B and 24 pronghorn hunts has all of them side by side, with the area's harvest by season. The hunt's units are 66% public land (1,914,543 acres).

Questions hunters ask

How many licenses does ANT-1-141 have?

NMDOW lists 10 licenses for ANT-1-141 in 2026-27 (NMDOW 2026-27 Hunting Rules and Information, page 100). NMDGF's 2024-25 report shows 10 sold.

What is the success rate for ANT-1-141?

NMDGF's 2025-26 harvest report gives ANT-1-141 a 50% success rate, from 10 hunters reporting. Over the 6 seasons NMDGF reported it, the rate ran from 50% to 89%.

How many people applied for ANT-1-141 in 2026?

787 applicants listed ANT-1-141 as a first, second or third choice in the 2026 draw; 161 chose it first and 7 of those drew it, 4.3% of first-choice applicants (NMDOW 2026 drawing report). In 2025, 184 chose it first.

Can nonresidents apply for ANT-1-141?

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 10 licenses a nonresident is extremely unlikely to draw it.