Next Steps

Congratulations, you are now eligible to apply in the New Mexico Special Drawing Pool. Choose one of the options below to apply:

  • If you will be filing your open applications use the new 2025 outfitter code O-A3F2A for Frontier Outfitting. Note, this code is valid for only 2025 applications and will change every year. Our application recommendations are below.
  • If you would like Frontier Outfitting to complete your application, call (505) 250-8102 or email [email protected].
  • If Epic Outdoors is doing your application, they will take care of everything for you.

 

2025 Frontier Outfitting Applications Recommendations

2025 Bighorn Sheep Choices

These are our top Sheep area choices for both Desert and Rocky, you can use any three that fit your schedule. We encourage you to utilize both choices.

Rocky Mountain Choices; BHS-1-201

  1. Jemez – GMU 6 – Aug 10-24, 2025
  2. Jemez – GMU 6 – Sept 1-15, 2025
  3. Latir Mtn – GMU 53 North of NM 38 – Aug 8-17, 2025
  4. San Francisco River – GMU 16B, 22, 23, & 24 – Jan 1-31, 2026

Desert Bighorn Choices; BHS-1-204

  1. Hatchet Mtns – GMU 13 &17 – Sept 15-30, 2025
  2. Peloncillo Mtns – GMU 27 – Nov 16-30, 2025
  3. Caballo Mtns – GMU 20 – Nov 16-30, 2025
  4. Caballo Mnts – GMU 20 – Dec 1-15, 2025

2025 Recommendations for Elk 

Archery (Best draw odds) Sept 1-14, 2025

  • GMU 13 – ELK-2-256
  • GMU 17 – ELK-2-305
  • GMU 16B – ELK-2-279 (wilderness hunt)
  • GMU 16A – ELK-2-272
  • GMU 16B – ELK-2-279 (wilderness hunt)
  • GMU 16A – ELK-2-272

Archery (Best rut hunt)  Sept 15-24, 2025

  • GMU 13 – ELK-2-257
  • GMU 17 – ELK-2-306
  • GMU 16B – ELK-2-280 (wilderness hunt)
  • GMU 16A – ELK-2-273

Muzzleloader (Best draw odds)

  • GMU 13 – ELK-3-260 – Oct 25-29, 2025
  • GMU 17 – ELK-3-309 – Oct 25-29, 2025
  • GMU 15 – ELK-3-268 – Oct 25-29, 2025
  • GMU 16E – ELK-3-301 – Oct 18-22, 2025

Muzzleloader (Best quality)

  • GMU 17 – ELK-3-308 – Oct 18-22, 2025
  • GMU 17 – ELK-3-310 – Nov 22-26, 2025
  • GMU 13 – ELK-3-259 – Oct 18-22, 2025
  • GMU 13 – ELK-2-261 – Nov 22-26, 2025

Muzzleloader Youth  Oct 11-15, 2025

  • GMU 17 – ELK-3-307
  • GMU 13 – ELK-3-258
  • GMU 15 – ELK-3-266

Rifle Youth Oct 11-15, 2025

  • GMU 16C – ELK-1-286
  • GMU  16E – ELK-1-300

Rifle  (Best draw odds)

  • GMU 16A – ELK-1-276 – Oct 25-29, 2025
  • GMU – 16D – ELK-1-295 – Oct 25-29, 2025
  • GMU 16E – ELK-1-302 – Oct 25-29, 2025
  • GMU 16B – ELK-1-282 – Oct 18-22, 2025 – wilderness
  • GMU 16B – ELK-1-281 – Oct 11-15, 2025 – wilderness
  • GMU 16A – ELK-1-275 – Oct 18-22, 2025
  • GMU 16D – ELK-1-294 – Oct 18-22, 2025
  • GMU 6C – ELK-1-237 – Oct 18-22, 2025

2025 Recommendations for Pronghorn

Low tag numbers will make odds very difficult, if there is even a tag available in the outfitter pool. The following hunts are high quality but extremely low drawing odds.

Archery

  • Unit 13 – ANT-2-108 – Aug 12-20, 2025
  • Unit 16 – ANT-2-119 – Aug 12-20, 2025
  • Unit 17 – ANT-2-125 – Aug 12-20, 2025

Rifle

  • Unit 13 – ANT-1-110 – Aug 26-28, 2025
  • Unit 16 – ANT-1-121 – Aug 26-28, 2025
  • Unit 16 – ANT-1-124 – Oct 7-9, 2025
  • Unit 17 – ANT-1-130 – Oct 7-9, 2025

2025 Recommendations for Oryx

All hunts below take place on the missile range and are once-in-a-lifetime. All options are quality trophy hunts, just pick three choices that work best for your schedule. There are also draw tags for “off-range” hunts. Contact us if you need more information about the off-range hunts.

  • ORX-1-103 – Nov 3-5, 2025
  • ORX-1-104 – Dec 1-3, 2025
  • ORX-1-105 – Jan 12-14, 2026
  • ORX-1-106 – Jan 22-28, 2026
  • ORX-1-107 – Feb 9-11, 2026
  • ORX-1-108 – Feb 23-24, 2026
  • ORX-1-109 – Mar 8-10, 2026

2025 Recommendations for Barbary Sheep

We do the majority of our Aoudad (Barbary Sheep) hunts in Texas, but we do guide public land Aoudad hunts in New Mexico in both areas available in the draw, units 29,30 and Units 32,26,37. There are numerous hunt dates in each area. Pick the best three dates that work for your schedule.