New Mexico Administrative Code

Sportspersons interested in elk management and hunting. Additional requirements may be found in Chapter 17 NMSA 1978, and Chapters 30, 31, 32 and 33 of Title 19 NMAC.

Sections 17-1-14 and 17-1-26 NMSA 1978 provide that the New Mexico state game commission has the authority to establish rules and regulations that it may deem necessary to carry out the purpose of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 and all other acts pertaining to protected mammals, birds and …

April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2027.

April 1, 2023, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

Establishing open hunting seasons and regulations, rules and procedures governing the issuance of elk licenses by the department.

A. "Antlerless elk" or "A" shall mean any one elk without antlers. B. "Antler point restricted elk" or "APRE/6" shall mean any bull elk with a minimum of six antler points on one side. A brow tine or eye guard constitutes a point; a burr at the base does not. C. "Department" shal…

The director, with the verbal concurrence of the chairperson of the New Mexico state game commission or their designee, may adjust the number of licenses or authorizations up or down by no more than twenty percent to address significant changes in population levels or to address …

A. Validity of license: In the primary management zones, except GMUs 4 and 5A, private-land ranch-only (as defined in 19.30.5 NMAC) elk licenses shall not be valid on any other private lands. In GMUs 4, 5A, and secondary and special management zones, private-land licenses are val…

New Mexico department of game and fish.

A. Pronghorn conservation recognition program: Private landowners who are conducting and maintaining substantial habitat improvements and/or land management practices on their deeded lands that directly and significantly benefit pronghorn may be considered for special recognition…

Numbers of licenses are evaluated annually based upon population dynamics, weather conditions, sustainable harvest, and department management objectives. A. Public land pronghorn hunts: Pronghorn draw hunts, listing the open GMUs or areas, eligibility requirements or restrictions…

Sportspersons interested in pronghorn antelope hunting and management. Additional requirements may be found in Chapter 17, NMSA 1978, and Chapters 30, 31, 32 and 33 of Title 19 NMAC.

Sections 17-1-14 and 17-1-26 NMSA 1978 provide that the New Mexico state game commission has the authority to establish rules and regulations that it may deem necessary to carry out the purpose of Chapter 17, NMSA 1978 and all other acts pertaining to protected mammals, birds and…

April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2027.

April 1, 2023, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

Establishing open hunting seasons and regulations, rules, and procedures governing the distribution and issuance of pronghorn licenses by the department.

A. "Department" shall mean the New Mexico department of game and fish. B. "Director" shall mean the director of the New Mexico department of game and fish. C. "Either sex" or "ES" shall mean any one pronghorn. D. "Female or immature pronghorn" or "F-IM" shall mean any female pron…

The director, with the verbal concurrence of the chairperson of the New Mexico state game commission or their designee, may adjust the number of licenses, or authorizations for pronghorn up or down to address significant changes in population levels or to address critical departm…

A. The director or their designee may authorize population management hunts for pronghorn when justified in writing by department personnel. B. The director or their designee shall designate the sporting arms, season dates, season lengths, bag limits, hunt boundaries, specific re…

New Mexico department of game and fish.

The 2023-24 through 2026-27 hunting seasons shall be as indicated below, listing the GMUs or areas open, eligibility requirements or restrictions, hunt dates, hunt codes, legal sporting arms, number of permits and bag limits. All WMAs, except as listed in Subsection A of 19.31.16…

A. The director or their designee may authorize population management hunts for turkey when justified in writing by department personnel. B. The director or their designee shall designate the sporting arms, season dates, season lengths, bag limits, hunt boundaries, specific requi…

A. The director shall collect all proceeds generated through the auction or lottery or both, of not more than two special Gould's turkey enhancement entry permits annually, and such monies shall be deposited into the game protection fund. These monies shall be available for expen…

Sportspersons interested in turkey management and hunting. Additional requirements may be found in Chapter 17 NMSA 1978, and Title 19 NMAC.

Sections 17-1-14, 17-1-26, 17-3-16.4 and 17-3-16.5 NMSA 1978 provide that the New Mexico state game commission has the authority to establish rules and regulations that it may deem necessary to carry out the purpose of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 and all other acts pertaining to protect…

April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2027.

April 1, 2023, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

Establishing open hunting seasons, rules and procedures governing the distribution and issuance of turkey permits and licenses by the department.

A. "Bearded turkey" shall mean a turkey with a visible beard. B. "Department" shall mean the New Mexico department of game and fish. C. "Director" shall mean the director of the New Mexico department of game and fish. D. "Entry permit" shall entitle the holder of a valid turkey l…

The director, with the verbal concurrence of the chairperson or their designee, may adjust the number of licenses, permits or authorizations for turkey up or down by no more than twenty percent to address significant changes in population levels or habitat availability. This adju…

It shall be unlawful for anyone to apply for or hold a once-in-a-lifetime turkey entry permit if he or she has held a once-in-a-lifetime entry permit to hunt turkey.

New Mexico department of game and fish.

A seal shall be affixed to a horn of every bighorn sheep ram head taken in New Mexico, imported into New Mexico, or found in the field in New Mexico subsequent to August 17, 1973. Bighorn sheep heads found in the field within New Mexico shall remain the property of the state unti…

The 2023-24 through 2026-27 hunting seasons shall be as indicated below, listing the GMUs or areas open, eligibility requirements or restrictions, hunt dates, hunt codes, sporting arms, number of licenses, and bag limit. Additional eligibility requirements and restrictions are de…

Bighorn sheep enhancement program: A. Program description: The director shall collect all proceeds generated through the auction and lottery of special bighorn sheep permits, and such monies shall be deposited in the game protection fund. These monies shall be made available for …

A. The director, with verbal concurrence of the chairperson of the New Mexico state game commission or their designee, may authorize population management hunts for bighorn sheep when justified in writing by department personnel and must be based on biological information or a po…

Sports persons interested in bighorn sheep management and hunting. Additional requirements may be found in Chapter 17 NMSA 1978, and Chapters 30, 31, 32 and 33 of Title 19 NMAC.

Sections 17-1-14 and 17-1-26 NMSA 1978 provide that the New Mexico state game commission has the authority to establish rules and regulations that it may deem necessary to carry out the purpose of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 and all other acts pertaining to protected mammals, birds, and…

April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2027.

April 1, 2025 unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

Establishing open hunting seasons and regulations, rules, and procedures governing the distribution and issuance of bighorn sheep licenses by the department.

A. "Department" shall mean the New Mexico department of game and fish. B. "Director" shall mean the director of the New Mexico department of game and fish. C. "Either sex" or "ES" shall mean any one animal of the species. D. "Ewe" shall mean any female bighorn sheep. E. "Game man…

The director, with the verbal concurrence of the New Mexico state game commission chairperson or their designee, may adjust the number of bighorn licenses to address significant changes in population levels or to address critical department management needs. The director may chan…

A. Rocky mountain bighorn sheep ram once-in-a-lifetime hunts: It shall be unlawful for anyone to apply for a Rocky mountain bighorn sheep ram license if one has previously held a license to hunt a Rocky mountain bighorn sheep ram in New Mexico, except those who have held a youth-…

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

Big game hunters. Additional requirements may be found in Chapter 17, NMSA 1978, and Chapters 30, 31, 32 and 33 of Title 19.

17-1-14 and 17-1-26 NMSA 1978 provide that the New Mexico state game commission has the authority to establish rules and regulations that it may deem necessary to carry out the purpose of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 and all other acts pertaining to protected mammals, birds, and fish.