New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 6 - MIGRATORY GAME BIRD › Section 19.31.6.11 - SPECIES, OPEN AREAS, SEASON DATES AND DAILY BAG LIMITS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
2023-2024 season all
dates are 2023 unless
				  otherwise specified. Possession limits are three times the daily bag limit
				  unless otherwise specified.
species
open areas
season dates
daily bag limit
mourning and white-winged dove
north zone
Sept. 1 - Nov. 29
15 (singly or in aggregate)
south zone
Sept. 1 - Oct. 28 and Dec. 1 - Jan. 1,
								2024
band-tailed pigeon
southwest BPHA
Oct. 1 - 14
2
statewide except southwest BPHA
Sept. 1 - 14
regular season sandhill crane (free permit
								required)
eastern
Oct. 28 - Jan. 28, 2024
3 (6 in possession)
CENTRAL FLYWAY:
possession limits are
								three times the daily bag limit unless otherwise specified.
species
season dates
daily bag limit
September teal: blue-winged teal, green-winged teal
								and cinnamon teal
Sept. 9 - 17
6 (singly or in the aggregate)
ducks
north zone: Oct. 7 - Jan. 10, 2024
6 (singly or in the aggregate) that consists of no
								more than 5 mallard of which only 2 may be female mallard, (Mexican ducks are
								included towards the mallard bag limit), 3 wood duck, 3 scaup, 2 redhead, 2
								hooded merganser, 1 pintail and 2 canvasback
south zone: Oct. 28 - Jan. 31, 2024
youth waterfowl days
north zone: Sept. 23 - 24
Ducks: 6 (singly or in the aggregate) that consists
								of no more than 5 mallard of which only 2 may be female mallard, (Mexican ducks
								are included towards the mallard bag limit), 3 wood duck, 3 scaup, 2 redhead, 2
								hooded merganser, 1 pintail and 2 canvasback
Coots: 15
south zone: Sept. 30 - Oct. 1
American coot
north zone: Oct. 7 - Jan. 10, 2024
15
south zone: Oct. 28 - Jan. 31, 2024
gallinule
Sept. 9 - Nov. 17
1
snipe
Oct. 7 - Jan. 21, 2024
8
Virginia rail &sora
Sept. 9 - Nov. 17
10 (singly or in the aggregate; 20 in
								possession)
dark goose: regular season closed in Sierra,
								Socorro and Valencia counties
Oct. 17 - Jan. 31, 2024
5
dark goose: special MRGV season
Dec. 19 - Jan. 31, 2024
2 (2 per season)
light goose
Oct. 17 - Jan. 31, 2024
50 (no possession limit)
light goose conservation order
Feb. 1 - Mar. 10, 2024
no bag or possession limit
PACIFIC FLYWAY:
possession limits are
								three times the daily bag limit unless otherwise specified.
Species
season dates
daily bag limit
youth waterfowl days
Oct. 7 - 8
Ducks: 7
(singly or in the aggregate)
								that consists of no more than 2 female mallard, 2 redhead, 1 pintail and 2
								canvasback;
Coots and gallinules:
25 (singly or in
								the aggregate)
Ducks
Oct. 19 - Jan. 31, 2024
7 (singly or in the aggregate); that consists of no
								more than 2 female mallard, 2 redhead, 1 pintail and 2 canvasback
Scaup
Oct. 19 - Jan. 12, 2024
2 (as part of the aggregate duck bag)
American coot and gallinule
Oct. 19 - Jan. 31, 2024
25 (singly or in the aggregate)
Snipe
Oct. 17 - Jan. 31, 2024
8
Virginia rail &sora
Sept. 9 - Nov. 17
25 (singly or in the aggregate)
Goose
north zone: Sept. 23 - Oct. 8 and Nov. 2 - Jan. 31,
								2024
5 Canada geese, 10 white-fronted geese and 20 light
								geese
south zone: Oct. 17 - Jan. 31, 2024