New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 12 - BARBARY SHEEP, ORYX, AND PERSIAN IBEX › Section 19.31.12.11 - BARBARY SHEEP HUNTING SEASONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Barbary sheep hunts shall be as indicated below, listing the
				  open GMUs or areas, eligibility requirements or restrictions, hunt dates, hunt
				  codes, sporting arms, number of licenses, and bag limit. Public draw Barbary
				  sheep licenses for GMUs 29, 30, 32, 36, and 37 are available only through
				  application in the special entry draw. Private land-only licenses for GMUs 29,
				  30, 32, 36, and 37 shall be issued over-the-counter and shall be valid only on
				  deeded private lands. All Barbary sheep licenses listed in Subsections A and B
				  of Section 19.31.12.11 NMAC (with the exception of hunts on McGregor range when
				  the license holder claimed residency as allowed by 17-3-4.A.5 NMSA 1978) shall
				  also be valid for over-the-counter hunt areas with any legal sporting arm. The
				  department shall issue military-only Barbary sheep hunting licenses for
				  McGregor range to full time military personnel providing a valid access
				  authorization issued by Fort Bliss.
A.
Public draw hunts:
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
32, 36, 37
1/1-1/15
1/1-1/15
1/1-1/15
1/1-1/15
BBY-2-100
75
ES
32, 36, 37
10/10-10/16
10/10-10/16
10/10-10/16
10/10-10/16
BBY-1-101
50
ES
32, 36, 37
12/4-12/10
12/4-12/10
12/4-12/10
12/4-12/10
BBY-1-102
50
ES
32, 36, 37
12/15-12/21
12/15-12/21
12/15-12/21
12/15-12/21
BBY-1-103
75
ES
32, 36, 37
1/20-1/26
1/20-1/26
1/20-1/26
1/20-1/26
BBY-1-104
150
ES
32, 36, 37
2/1-2/7
2/1-2/7
2/1-2/7
2/1-2/7
BBY-1-105
150
ES
32, 36, 37
2/12-2/18
2/12-2/18
2/12-2/18
2/12-2/18
BBY-1-106
150
ES
32, 36, 37
2/21-2/27
2/21-2/27
2/21-2/27
2/21-2/27
BBY-1-107
150
ES
29, 30
1/1-1/15
1/1-1/15
1/1-1/15
1/1-1/15
BBY-2-108
75
ES
29, 30
10/10-10/16
10/10-10/16
10/10-10/16
10/10-10/16
BBY-1-109
75
ES
29, 30
12/4-12/10
12/4-12/10
12/4-12/10
12/4-12/10
BBY-1-110
75
ES
29, 30
12/15-12/21
12/15-12/21
12/15-12/21
12/15-12/21
BBY-1-111
75
ES
29, 30
1/20-1/26
1/20-1/26
1/20-1/26
1/20-1/26
BBY-1-112
200
ES
29, 30
2/1-2/7
2/1-2/7
2/1-2/7
2/1-2/7
BBY-1-113
200
ES
29, 30
2/12-2/18
2/12-2/18
2/12-2/18
2/12-2/18
BBY-1-114
200
ES
29, 30
2/21-2/27
2/21-2/27
2/21-2/27
2/21-2/27
BBY-1-115
200
ES
28 McGregor range
12/9-12/13
12/14-12/18
12/13-12/17
12/12-12/16
BBY-1-116
10
ES
28 McGregor range, military
								only
12/9-12/13
12/14-12/18
12/13-12/17
12/12-12/16
BBY-1-117
10
ES
28 McGregor range
12/30-12/31
12/28-12/29
12/27-12/28
12/26-12/27
BBY-1-118
80
F-IM
28 McGregor range, military only
12/30-12/31
12/28-12/29
12/27-12/28
12/26-12/27
BBY-1-119
10
F-IM
28 McGregor range
1/6-1/7
1/4-1/5
1/3-1/4
1/2-1/3
BBY-1-120
50
F-IM
28 McGregor range, military only
1/6-1/7
1/4-1/5
1/3-1/4
1/2-1/3
BBY-1-121
10
F-IM
B.
Private land-only hunts:
Private land-only Barbary sheep licenses
				shall be restricted to the hunt dates, eligibility requirements or
				restrictions, sporting arms type, and bag limit that corresponds to the draw
				hunt code listed in Subsection A of Section 19.31.12.11 NMAC for the GMU where
				the private landowner's property lies. Private land-only Barbary sheep licenses
				shall be unlimited and available from any license vendor and the department's
				web site. Private land-only Barbary sheep licenses are valid only on deeded
				private property where the licensee has written permission to hunt.
C.
Over-the-counter hunts:
The
				hunt area shall be statewide except on WMAs during closures, WSMR, Fort Bliss
				portions of GMU 19 and the draw areas of GMUs 28, 29, 30, 32, 36 and 37.
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, restrictions listed above
4/1/2023-3/31/2024
4/1/2024-3/31/2025
4/1/2025-3/31/2026
4/1/2026-3/31/2027
BBY-1-300
unlimited
ES
D.
Special management properties:
For private lands within GMUs 29,
				30, 32, 36 and 37, the department may work with interested landowners to
				develop appropriate bag limits, weapon types, season dates and authorization
				numbers for private land hunting needed to achieve the proper harvest on the
				deeded private land of the participating ranches.