Category: New Mexico News
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FOUR CORNERS SCI NAMES COMMITMENT TO CONSERVATION AWARD RECIPIENT
Ignacio, Colo- Four Corners SCI is pleased to announce that Kerrie Romero, of Moriarty, New Mexico, is the 2025 Jim Willems Commitment to Conservation Award Recipient. “We are excited to present this award to an amazing woman who is fighting so hard for our hunting and outdoor freedoms in New Mexico,” said Four Corners SCI…
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Southwest Region Sportspersons Meeting |Colorado
Sportspersons invited to join CPW’s Southwest Region staff for virtual meeting Feb. 19 DURANGO, Colo. – The Southwest Region of Colorado Parks and Wildlife invites hunters and anglers to its next sportspersons meeting the evening of Feb. 19. The Southwest Region Sportspersons Caucus will be held virtually from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 19. It…
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WIN Dream Turkey Hunt | New Mexico
Gould’s Turkey Enhancement Authorization Raffle and Auction One authorization to hunt Gould’s Turkey will be raffled by the Department with the assistance of the New Mexico chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation. The winner will receive a permit to hunt one Gould’s gobbler, and one additional New Mexico spring turkey tag for any open…
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Big Game Draw Application Open | New Mexico
The 2025-2026 Big Game Draw application is open! The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish has opened the 2025-2026 Big Game Draw! Hunters can now apply for their preferred hunts and review the updated New Mexico Hunting Rules & Information booklet online. Take note, key deadlines include February 12 for bear and turkey and March 19…
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Protection for Pecos River Watershed | New Mexico
Secretary Haaland Initiates Two-Year Protection of Pecos River Watershed from Mining Claims BLM, USFS initiate process to engage public on proposed 20-year mineral withdrawal for important New Mexico watershed while segregation is in place SANTA FE, N.M. — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today initiated a two-year segregation period to temporarily withdraw approximately 165,000 acres of public lands in the Upper Pecos watershed in Santa…
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NEW iFish Form | New Mexico
Want to brag about your latest big catch? Check out the Department’s new iFish form! The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish’s weekly Fishing and Stocking Report has been a staple for anglers in the Land of Enchantment for decades, regardless of the format. Whether it has been on a printed newspaper page or…
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Plan Ahead for 2025 Hunting | New Mexico
Plan Ahead for Hunter Education in New Mexico: Upcoming Seminars, Events, and Hunter Education Courses Now is the perfect time to start planning to take hunter education. Hunter education is good for everyone, but required if you are under 18. In New Mexico, hunter education is required prior to submitting your hunting application. Starting April 1,…
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Game Commission to Meeting | New Mexico
Game Commission to meet Nov. 8 LAS CRUCES – The New Mexico State Game Commission will hold a meeting at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at the Dr. Karen M. Trujillo Administration Complex Board Room, 505 S. Main St., Ste. 249, Loretto Town Centre, Las Cruces, NM 88001. The full agenda, and other information, will be available on the…
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Razorback Suckers in San Juan River | New Mexico
Department, partners study razorback suckers in San Juan River The DGF is collaborating with American Southwest Ichthyological Researchers to try something new in the San Juan River. Through cutting-edge technology, we’ve developed Passive Integrated Transponder tag antennas (PIT tags for short). A PIT tag is a small device that uses radio frequencies to communicate a…
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River Otters in upper Rio Grande | New Mexico
River otters thrive in upper Rio Grande The North American river otter (Lontra canadensis), a member of the weasel family (Mustelidae), is a semiaquatic mammal endemic to the North American continent. Originally native to New Mexico’s Gila River, the Rio Grande and the Canadian River, this species has been sadly absent from the Southwest since…