ANT-1-238: pronghorn hunt in Unit 56, Aug 29-31
ANT-1-238 is a 2026-27 New Mexico draw hunt for a buck pronghorn with a horn longer than its ears with any legal weapon in Unit 56, August 29 to 31, with 4 licenses (NMDOW 2026-27 Hunting Rules and Information, page 104). In the 2026 draw, 459 applicants chose it first and 4 of them drew it (NMDOW 2026 drawing report). In 2025-26, NMDGF reports 4 licenses sold, 4 hunters reporting, a 50% success rate, 2 bucks and 0 does taken.
Data updated October 2026. Hunt: NMDOW's 2026-27 Hunting Rules and Information, page 104. Draw: NMDOW's 2026 and 2025 drawing reports. Results: NMDGF harvest reports.
BLMState trust landUnit 56Neighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| Species and bag | Pronghorn: A pronghorn with at least one horn longer than its ears |
|---|---|
| Weapon | Any legal weapon |
| Dates | August 29 to 31 (2026-27) |
| Unit | Unit 56 |
| Licenses | 4 (drawn) |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 | 459 (4 drew on first choice) |
| Result, 2025-26 | 50% success, 2 bucks, 0 does |
| Public land in the hunt's units | 21.7% |
How many hunters applied for ANT-1-238?
459 applicants chose ANT-1-238 first in the 2026 draw and 4 drew it on that choice, 0.9% of them. 4 of the 4 licenses were drawn in all. In 2025: 541 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 | 451 | 338 | 263 | 4 | 4 |
| Nonresidents without an outfitter | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Applicants with an outfitter | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| All applicants | 459 | 347 | 267 | 4 | 4 |
| Pool, 2025 | First choice | Second choice | Third choice | Drawn on first choice | Drawn in all |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 532 | 354 | 292 | 4 | 4 |
| Nonresidents without an outfitter | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Applicants with an outfitter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All applicants | 541 | 365 | 296 | 4 | 4 |
Source: NMDOW 2026 big game drawing report and NMDOW 2025 big game drawing report.
How did hunters do on ANT-1-238?
NMDGF's results for ANT-1-238, season by season, for every season it reported this code in the same units. The newest success rate is 50% (2025-26), from 4 hunters reporting. Licenses sold went from 6 in 2019-20 to 4 in 2025-26. NMDGF also prints private-land licenses under ANT-1-238 (182 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 | MB | 8/23-8/25 | 4 | 4 | 50% | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 182 (115 bucks, 0 does) |
| 2024-25 | MB | 8/24-8/26 | 5 | 5 | 67% | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3.7 | 224 (159 bucks, 0 does) |
| 2023-24 | MB | Aug. 26-28 | 5 | 5 | 60% | 3 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 237 (199 bucks, 0 does) |
| 2022-23 | MB | Aug. 14-16 | 5 | 4 | 50% | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 | 228 (201 bucks, 0 does) |
| 2020-21 | MB | Aug. 15-17 | 5 | 5 | 80% | 4 | 0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 216 (194 bucks, 0 does) |
| 2019-20 | MB | Aug. 17-19 | 6 | 4 | 75% | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 192 (165 bucks, 0 does) |
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-1-238 compare with the other Unit 56 pronghorn hunts?
ANT-1-238 is one of 6 pronghorn hunt codes NMDOW lists for Unit 56 in 2026-27. In the 2026 draw it had the 2nd most first-choice applicants of the 6 drawn ones (459). Its 2025-26 success rate, 50%, was the 3rd highest of the 6 codes NMDGF reported there that season. Unit 56 pronghorn hunts has all of them side by side, with the area's harvest by season. The hunt's units are 21.7% public land (247,202 acres).
Questions hunters ask
How many licenses does ANT-1-238 have?
NMDOW lists 4 licenses for ANT-1-238 in 2026-27 (NMDOW 2026-27 Hunting Rules and Information, page 104). NMDGF's 2024-25 report shows 5 sold.
What is the success rate for ANT-1-238?
NMDGF's 2025-26 harvest report gives ANT-1-238 a 50% success rate, from 4 hunters reporting. Over the 6 seasons NMDGF reported it, the rate ran from 50% to 80%.
How many people applied for ANT-1-238 in 2026?
1,073 applicants listed ANT-1-238 as a first, second or third choice in the 2026 draw; 459 chose it first and 4 of those drew it, 0.9% of first-choice applicants (NMDOW 2026 drawing report). In 2025, 541 chose it first.
Can nonresidents apply for ANT-1-238?
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 4 licenses, an outfitted applicant is extremely unlikely to draw this hunt, and a nonresident is extremely unlikely to draw it.
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