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.

See our application recommendations below and our 2025 prices.


 

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 26 – 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 Deer recommendations

These are our top deer area choices for both Mule deer and Coues deer. You can use any three that fit you schedule. I encourage you to utilize all three choices.

Archery Mule Deer (Jan 1-15, 2025)

  • GMU 2C – DER-2-129
  • GMU 2B – DER-2-121
  • GMU 13 – DER-2-184
  • GMU 14 – DER-2-188

Rifle Mule Deer (top trophy units)

  • GMU 2C DER-1-127 – Nov 8-12, 2025
  • GMU 2B DER-1-115 – Nov 8-12, 2025
  • GMU 5B DER-1-150 – Nov 1-5, 2025
  • GMU 14 DER-1-186 – Oct 25-29, 2025

Rifle Mule Deer (best draw odds)

  • GMU 13 DER-1-180 – Nov 8-12, 2025
  • GMU 13 DER-1-181 – Nov 15-19, 2025
  • GMU 16 DER-1-194 – Nov 8-12, 2025
  • GMU 16 DER-1-196 – Nov 15-19, 2025

Rifle Coues Deer

  • GMU 27 DER-1-278 – Nov 22-26, 2025
  • GMU 27 DER-1-280 – Dec 6-14, 2025
  • GMU 23 DER-1-246 – Dec 6-14, 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 17ELK-3-309 – Oct 25-29, 2025
  • GMU 15ELK-3-268 – Oct 25-29, 2025
  • GMU 16EELK-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.

2025 Recommendations for Ibex

  • Archery IBX-2-100 October 1-15

  • Archery IBX-2-104 January 15-29 ‘26

  • Muzzleloader IBX-3-106 February 21-27 ‘26

  • Rifle IBX-1-101 November 15-29


2025 Price Sheet

ELK HUNTS

Land owner fees vary from $5,000 – $10,000 • Additional hunting may be added at $1000 per day • 2 Day minimum guide required hunt $4,000 • Drop Camp $4250

ARCHERY

Public Land Bull Elk Hunts – $8,500

  • Hunt 1: Sept 1-6
  • Hunt 2: Sept 9-14
  • Hunt 3: Sept 19-24
  • State Fees: $865

RIFLE

Public Land Bull Elk Hunts – $8,500

  • Hunt 1: Oct 12-16
  • Hunt 2: Oct 19-23
  • State Fees: $865

MUZZLELOADER

Public Land Bull Elk Hunts – $8,500

  • Hunt 1: Oct 12-16
  • Hunt 2: Oct 19-23
  • Hunt 3: Nov 16-20
  • State Fees: $865

OTHER

Public Land Bull Elk Hunts – $8,500

  • Mobility Impaired & Youth Hunts
  • Hunt 1: Oct 5-9
  • State Fees: $630

MULE DEER HUNTS

MUZZLELOADER

Public Land Mule Deer Hunts – $7,500

  • Hunt Dates: Oct 26-30
  • State Fees: $430

RIFLE

Public Land Mule Deer Hunts – $7,500

  • Hunt 1: Nov 2-6
  • Hunt 2: Nov 9-13
  • State Fees: $430

ARCHERY

Public Land Mule Deer Hunts – $7,500

  • Hunt 1: Jan 1-6
  • State Fees: $430

ANTELOPE HUNTS

RIFLE HUNTS

Draw Tag Public Land Antelope Hunts – $3,500

  • Draw Tag
  • Hunt Dates: Aug 24-26
  • State Fees: $375

RIFLE HUNT

Landowner Tag Public Land Antelope Hunts – $5,500

  • Landowner Tag Hunt
  • Hunt Dates: Aug 24-26
  • State Fees: $375

ARCHERY HUNT

Public Land Antelope Hunts – $5,500

  • Hunt Dates: Aug 10-18
  • State Fees: $375

SHEEP HUNTS

DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP – $10,500

  • Hunt Dates: Nov 1-30
  • State Fees: $3265

ROCKY MTN BIGHORN SHEEP – $10,500

  • Hunt Dates: Aug 1 – Sept 16
  • State Fees: $3265

BARBARY SHEEP

5 Day Year Round – $7,500

  • Hunt Dates: Year Round
  • State Fees: $425

OTHER HUNTS

RIFLE COUES DEER

Public Land Coues Deer Hunts – $7,500

  • Hunt Dates: Dec 7-15
  • State Fees: $430

MTN LION HUNTS

6 days w/ Hounds – $8,500

  • Hunt Dates: Oct 1 – Mar 3
  • State Fees: $365

BEAR HUNTS

5 days w/ Hounds – $5,500

  • Hunt Dates: Sept 25 – Dec 1
  • State Fees: $365

ORYX & IBEX HUNTS

3 DAY HUNTS

Rifle Hunt – $3,500

  • Hunt Dates: Nov – Jan
  • State Fees: $1,705

10 DAY HUNTS

Rifle Hunt – $9,500

  • Hunt Dates: Nov 15 – 24
  • State Fees: $1,705

7 DAY HUNTS

Muzzleloader Hunt – $9,500

  • Hunt Dates: Feb 17 – 23
  • State Fees: $1,705