New Mexico Unit 45 Bighorn-Sheep: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 452026 draw

24 drew, 11,725 applied.

Hunt codes

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 45

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026
BHS-1-201	Units: 6A, 6C, 16B, 22, 23, 24, 45, 49, 50, 53, 55, 58 (TBD by hunt area selected)	21 of 7,002 drew
BHS-1-202	Unit 45	2 of 189 drew
BHS-2-203	Unit 45	2 of 92 drew

Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.

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.

Map & access

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

Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.

Free

Unit boundary

The unit outline only.

Unit 45

Members

Unit 45 hunt pack

One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each bighorn sheep hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.

Unit 45 · BHS-1-201

21 of 7,002 drew