New Mexico Unit 28:barbary sheep draw odds & harvest
6 hunt codes for barbary sheep. 2026: 4 to 2,583 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 28
Unit 28Neighbor units
At a glance
Barbary sheep hunt codes
6
Any legal
Applicants · 2026
2,196
Harvest success 3-yr
0–90%
Hardest draw in Unit 282026 draw
BBY-1-11610 drew, 2,583 applied.
One of New Mexico's hardest barbary sheep draws: 1st hardest of 24 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Barbary sheep huntsin Unit 28
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBY-1-116 | any legal · Dec 13–Dec 17Unit 28 McGregor range | 9 of 1,991 drew | 67–89% |
| BBY-1-117 | any legal – military only · Dec 13–Dec 17Unit 28 McGregor range, military only | 8 of 71 drew | 63–90% |
| BBY-1-118 | F-IM · any legal · Dec 27–Dec 28Unit 28 McGregor range | 16 of 68 drew | 23–40% |
| BBY-1-119 | F-IM · any legal – military only · Dec 27–Dec 28Unit 28 McGregor range, military only | 2 of 2 drew | 0–60% |
| BBY-1-120 | F-IM · any legal · Jan 3–Jan 4Unit 28 McGregor range | 15 of 60 drew | 23–43% |
| BBY-1-121 | F-IM · any legal – military only · Jan 3–Jan 4Unit 28 McGregor range, military only | 2 of 4 drew | 40–86% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 28.
Harvest success by hunt, 2023–2025
% successBBY-1-11667–89%
86%
67%
89%
202320242025
BBY-1-11763–90%
63%
90%
88%
202320242025
BBY-1-11823–40%
25%
23%
40%
202320242025
BBY-1-1190–60%
14%
60%
0%
202320242025
BBY-1-12023–43%
23%
36%
43%
202320242025
BBY-1-12140–86%
40%
86%
60%
202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
Before you apply
- Tag fee
- “Barbary Sheep License (Public or Private Land) $123 $360”
- Points
- “New Mexico does not grant preference to previously unsuccessful applicants.”
- Application fee
- “All draw license fees include a nonrefundable application fee (residents: $7; non-residents: $13).”
Rules for 2026.
Season dates · 2025
- BBY-1-116Any LegalDec 13–Dec 17
- BBY-1-117Any Legal – Military OnlyDec 13–Dec 17
- BBY-1-118Any LegalDec 27–Dec 28
- BBY-1-119Any Legal – Military OnlyDec 27–Dec 28
- BBY-1-120Any LegalJan 3–Jan 4
- BBY-1-121Any Legal – Military OnlyJan 3–Jan 4
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 28and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
Take Unit 28into your map app
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Members
Unit 28 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each barbary sheep hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 28 · BBY-1-116
9 of 1,991 drew
Success67–89%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF