Unit-by-unit draw odds from official New Mexico wildlife-agency data. Use applicant counts and tags available to gauge real competition before you burn points.
42
with draw data
8.9%
2025 season
0
units ≥100% odds
2025
most recent
Across New Mexico's 42 pronghorn units with published draw data, odds range widely. The most sought-after limited-entry units can take years of preference points to pull, while others draw closer to every year. That split is the heart of a New Mexico pronghorn strategy: bank points for a low-odds trophy tag, or hunt a high-odds unit this season.
Draw odds are the ratio of tags available to applicants, so a low number means heavy competition, not a bad hunt. Read them next to the applicants and points required before you commit. Every figure below comes from official New Mexico wildlife-agency draw results; the table sorts hardest-draw first.
A note on grouped hunts. New Mexico publishes 17 of these units' figures for a group of units rather than for the unit on its own — one quota and one applicant pool covering several units, which is what you are actually applying for. Those rows are marked, and the average above counts each published figure once rather than once per unit.
What are the draw odds for New Mexico pronghorn?
Across the 42 New Mexico pronghorn units with published draw data, average draw odds are 8.9% for the 2025 season. New Mexico publishes some hunts for a group of units rather than per unit, so that average counts each published figure once, not once per unit in the group. Odds vary widely by unit, so review each unit's applicants and tags available before applying. Figures come from official New Mexico wildlife-agency draw results.
Which New Mexico pronghorn unit is the hardest to draw?
Unit 16 is among the hardest New Mexico pronghorn draws, at roughly 1.9% odds in 2025. Low-odds units typically produce higher-quality animals but take years of points to draw.
What is the easiest New Mexico pronghorn unit to draw?
Unit 42 has among the best New Mexico pronghorn draw odds, around 22.2% in 2025. Higher-odds units are good options for hunters who want to hunt sooner rather than bank points for a premium tag.
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Last updated Jul 13, 2026 from official New Mexico Department of Game & Fish draw results.
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| 7group of 4 | 3.7% | 489 | 18 | – | – |
| 2group of 4 | 3.7% | 489 | 18 | – | – |
| 10group of 4 | 3.7% | 489 | 18 | – | – |
| 15 | 3.7% | 1,295 | 48 | – | – |
| 13 | 3.8% | 973 | 37 | – | – |
| 50group of 2 | 4.0% | 2,995 | 120 | – | – |
| 52group of 2 | 4.0% | 2,995 | 120 | – | – |
| 19 | 4.1% | 123 | 5 | – | – |
| 18 | 4.3% | 1,272 | 55 | – | – |
| 23group of 2 | 4.7% | 704 | 33 | – | – |
| 22group of 2 | 4.7% | 704 | 33 | – | – |
| 27group of 3 | 6.3% | 526 | 33 | – | – |
| 25group of 3 | 6.3% | 526 | 33 | – | – |
| 26group of 3 | 6.3% | 526 | 33 | – | – |
| 33 | 6.6% | 1,656 | 110 | – | – |
| 24group of 2 | 6.9% | 1,054 | 73 | – | – |
| 21group of 2 | 6.9% | 1,054 | 73 | – | – |
| 31 | 7.0% | 2,346 | 165 | – | – |
| 28 | 7.1% | 197 | 14 | – | – |
| 32 | 8.2% | 1,768 | 145 | – | – |
| 20 | 8.4% | 263 | 22 | – | – |
| 29 | 8.5% | 530 | 45 | – | – |
| 380 | 8.7% | 572 | 50 | – | – |
| 38 | 8.8% | 1,189 | 105 | – | – |
| 39 | 9.3% | 486 | 45 | – | – |
| 36group of 2 | 9.4% | 690 | 65 | – | – |
| 37group of 2 | 9.4% | 690 | 65 | – | – |
| 12 | 9.4% | 456 | 43 | – | – |
| 43group of 2 | 9.7% | 154 | 15 | – | – |
| 8group of 2 | 9.7% | 154 | 15 | – | – |
| 56 | 10.1% | 1,630 | 164 | – | – |
| 47 | 10.2% | 864 | 88 | – | – |
| 59 | 12.3% | 1,303 | 160 | – | – |
| 40 | 12.6% | 238 | 30 | – | – |
| 57 | 14.3% | 84 | 12 | – | – |
| 58 | 15.2% | 870 | 132 | – | – |
| 41 | 19.9% | 562 | 112 | – | – |
| 30 | 20.8% | 120 | 25 | – | – |
| 42 | 22.2% | 126 | 28 | – | – |
