New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 12 - BARBARY SHEEP, ORYX, AND PERSIAN IBEX › Section 19.31.12.12 - ORYX HUNTING SEASONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
Oryx
				once-in-a-lifetime and once-in-a-youth hunts for
any legal sporting arms
				type shall be as indicated below, listing the open GMUs or areas, eligibility
				requirements or restrictions, hunt dates, hunt codes, number of licenses and
				bag limit.
open GMUs or areas
2023-2024 hunt dates
2024-2025 hunt dates
2025-2026 hunt dates
2026-2027 hunt dates
hunt code
licenses
bag limit
19 WSMR
9/8-9/10
9/6-9/8
9/5-9/7
9/4-9/6
ORX-1-100
70
ES
19 WSMR
9/22-9/24
9/20-9/22
9/19-9/21
9/18-9/20
ORX-1-101
70
ES
19 WSMR, veteran
10/20-10/22
10/18-10/20
10/17-10/19
10/16-10/18
ORX-1-102
75
ES
19 WSMR
11/3-11/5
11/1-11/3
10/31-11/2
10/30-11/1
ORX-1-103
70
ES
19 WSMR
12/1-12/3
11/29-12/1
11/28-11/30
11/27-11/29
ORX-1-104
70
ES
19 WSMR
1/12-1/14
1/10-1/12
1/9-1/11
1/8-1/10
ORX-1-105
70
ES
19 WSMR
1/26-1/28
1/24-1/26
1/23-1/25
1/22-1/24
ORX-1-106
70
ES
19 WSMR
2/9-2/11
2/7-2/9
2/6-2/8
2/5-2/7
ORX-1-107
70
ES
19 WSMR
2/23-2/25
2/21-2/23
2/20-2/22
2/19-2/21
ORX-1-108
70
ES
19 WSMR
3/8-3/10
3/7-3/9
3/6-3/8
3/5-3/7
ORX-1-109
70
ES
19 WSMR, mobility impaired
10/6-10/8
10/4-10/6
10/3-10/5
10/2-10/4
ORX-1-110
20
ES
19 WSMR, once-in-a-youth
10/6-10/8
10/4-10/6
10/3-10/5
10/2-10/4
ORX-1-111
40
ES
B.
Oryx broken-horned on-range hunts
for any legal weapon shall be as
				indicated below, listing the hunt dates, hunt codes, number of licenses and bag
				limit.
open GMUs or areas
2023-2024 hunt dates
2024-2025 hunt dates
2025-2026 hunt dates
2026-2027 hunt dates
hunt code
licenses
bag limit
19 WSMR
9/8-9/10
9/6-9/8
9/5-9/7
9/4-9/6
ORX-1-112
15
BHO
19 WSMR
9/22-9/24
9/20-9/22
9/19-9/21
9/18-9/20
ORX-1-113
15
BHO
19 WSMR
11/3-11/5
11/1-11/3
10/31-11/2
10/30-11/1
ORX-1-114
15
BHO
19 WSMR
12/1-12/3
11/29-12/1
11/28-11/30
11/27-11/29
ORX-1-115
15
BHO
19 WSMR
1/12-1/14
1/10-1/12
1/9-1/11
1/8-1/10
ORX-1-116
15
BHO
19 WSMR
1/26-1/28
1/24-1/26
1/23-1/25
1/22-1/24
ORX-1-117
15
BHO
19 WSMR
2/9-2/11
2/7-2/9
2/6-2/8
2/5-2/7
ORX-1-118
15
BHO
19 WSMR
2/23-2/25
2/21-2/23
2/20-2/22
2/19-2/21
ORX-1-119
15
BHO
19 WSMR
3/8-3/10
3/7-3/9
3/6-3/8
3/5-3/7
ORX-1-120
15
BHO
C.
Off-range oryx hunts or hunts on McGregor Range
shall be as
				indicated below, listing the open GMUs or areas, eligibility requirements or
				restrictions, hunt dates, hunt codes, number of licenses and bag limit. The
				department shall issue military only oryx hunting licenses for McGregor range
				to full time military personnel providing a valid access authorization issued
				by Fort Bliss (McGregor range, military only).
open GMUs or areas
2023-2024 hunt dates
2024-2025 hunt dates
2025-2026 hunt dates
2026-2027 hunt dates
hunt code
licenses
bag limit
statewide, off-range
6/1-6/30
6/1-6/30
6/1-6/30
6/1-6/30
ORX-1-204
96
ES
statewide, off-range, youth only
6/1-6/30
6/1-6/30
6/1-6/30
6/1-6/30
ORX-1-205
24
ES
statewide, off-range
7/1-7/31
7/1-7/31
7/1-7/31
7/1-7/31
ORX-1-206
96
ES
statewide, off-range, youth only
7/1-7/31
7/1-7/31
7/1-7/31
7/1-7/31
ORX-1-207
24
ES
statewide, off-range
8/1-8/31
8/1-8/31
8/1-8/31
8/1-8/31
ORX-1-208
96
ES
statewide, off-range, youth only
8/1-8/31
8/1-8/31
8/1-8/31
8/1-8/31
ORX-1-209
24
ES
statewide, off-range
9/1-9/30
9/1-9/30
9/1-9/30
9/1-9/30
ORX-1-210
96
ES
statewide, off-range, youth only
9/1-9/30
9/1-9/30
9/1-9/30
9/1-9/30
ORX-1-211
24
ES
statewide, off-range
10/1-10/31
10/1-10/31
10/1-10/31
10/1-10/31
ORX-1-212
96
ES
statewide, off-range, youth only
10/1-10/31
10/1-10/31
10/1-10/31
10/1-10/31
ORX-1-213
24
ES
statewide, off-range
11/1-11/30
11/1-11/30
11/1-11/30
11/1-11/30
ORX-1-214
96
ES
statewide, off-range, youth only
11/1-11/30
11/1-11/30
11/1-11/30
11/1-11/30
ORX-1-215
24
ES
statewide, off-range
12/1-12/31
12/1-12/31
12/1-12/31
12/1-12/31
ORX-1-216
96
ES
statewide, off-range, youth only
12/1-12/31
12/1-12/31
12/1-12/31
12/1-12/31
ORX-1-217
24
ES
statewide, off-range
1/1-1/31
1/1-1/31
1/1-1/31
1/1-1/31
ORX-1-218
96
ES
statewide, off-range, youth only
1/1-1/31
1/1-1/31
1/1-1/31
1/1-1/31
ORX-1-219
24
ES
statewide, off-range
2/1-2/29
2/1-2/28
2/1-2/28
2/1-2/28
ORX-1-220
80
ES
statewide, off-range, youth only
2/1-2/29
2/1-2/28
2/1-2/28
2/1-2/28
ORX-1-221
20
ES
statewide, off-range, age 70 and older
2/1-2/29
2/1-2/28
2/1-2/28
2/1-2/28
ORX-1-222
40
ES
statewide, off-range
3/1-3/31
3/1-3/31
3/1-3/31
3/1-3/31
ORX-1-223
96
ES
statewide, off-range, youth only
3/1-3/31
3/1-3/31
3/1-3/31
3/1-3/31
ORX-1-224
24
ES
28 McGregor range
12/16-12/17
12/21-12/22
12/20-12/21
12/19-12/20
ORX-1-225
25
ES
28 McGregor range, military only
12/16-12/17
12/21-12/22
12/20-12/21
12/19-12/20
ORX-1-226
25
ES
28 McGregor range
1/6-1/7
1/4-1/5
1/3-1/4
1/2-1/3
ORX-1-227
25
ES
28 McGregor range, military only
1/6-1/7
1/4-1/5
1/3-1/4
1/2-1/3
ORX-1-228
25
ES
D.
Private land-only oryx hunts:
Private land-only oryx licenses
				shall be valid only on deeded private land and restricted to the season dates,
				eligibility requirements or restrictions, sporting arms type, and bag limit
				that corresponds to the statewide public draw hunt codes listed in Subsection C
				of Section 19.31.12.12 NMAC above. Hunts on private land for April and May are
				restricted to the season dates, eligibility requirements or restrictions,
				sporting arms type, and bag limit that corresponds to the hunt codes listed
				below. The number of private land-only oryx licenses shall be unlimited.
open GMUs or areas
2023-2024 hunt dates
2024-2025 hunt dates
2025-2026 hunt dates
2026-2027 hunt dates
hunt code
bag limit
statewide, private land
4/1-4/30
4/1-4/30
4/1-4/30
4/1-4/30
ORX-1-2000
ES
5/1-5/31
5/1-5/31
5/1-5/31
5/1-5/31
ORX-1-2020
ES
E.
Oryx incentive authorizations:
The director may annually allow up
				to two oryx authorizations to be issued by drawing for deer and elk hunters
				submitting their legally harvested animal for CWD testing. Authorizations to
				purchase the license may be used either by the applicant or any individual of
				the selected applicant's choice and may be transferred through sale, barter, or
				gift. Oryx incentive hunts shall be any one hunt selected from Subsection A of
				Section 19.31.12.12 NMAC. Bag limit shall be either sex with any legal sporting
				arms and hunt area of the selected hunt.
F.
Oryx hunt for injured service men
				and women:
The department shall annually issue up to 10 authorizations
				for hunting by injured service men and women on White Sands missile range. The
				director shall determine the procedures for issuing the authorizations, and the
				dates for each hunt.