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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 12 - BARBARY SHEEP, ORYX, AND PERSIAN IBEX › Section 19.31.12.9 - BARBARY SHEEP, ORYX, AND PERSIAN IBEX LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
Veteran
				hunts:
It shall be unlawful for anyone who is not qualified for the
				veteran oryx hunt to apply for or hold a veteran oryx license.
B.
Persian ibex
				once-in-a-lifetime:
It shall be unlawful for anyone to apply for a
				once-in-a-lifetime Persian ibex license if he or she has held a
				once-in-a-lifetime license to hunt Persian ibex. Persian ibex hunts for
				population management, incentive hunts, once-in-a-youth, muzzle-loading rifles,
				bows, year-round off-mountain hunts, and hunts for female or immature Persian
				ibex are not considered once-in-a-lifetime and anyone may apply for these hunts
				or hold these licenses even if they have held a once-in-a-lifetime Persian ibex
				license.
C.
Persian ibex
				once-in-a-youth
: It shall be unlawful for any youth (under age 18) to
				apply for a once-in-a-youth Persian ibex license if he or she has ever held a
				Persian ibex youth license.
D.
Oryx once-in-a-lifetime:
It shall be unlawful, beginning April 1,
				1993, for anyone to apply for a once-in-a-lifetime oryx license if he or she
				has held a once-in-a-lifetime license to hunt oryx. Oryx hunts for population
				management, broken-horned, once-in-a-youth and incentive hunts are not
				considered once-in-a-lifetime and anyone may apply for these hunts or hold
				these licenses even if they have held a once-in-a-lifetime license.
E.
Oryx once-in-a-youth
: It
				shall be unlawful for any youth (under age 18) to apply for a once-in-a-youth
				GMU 19 WSMR ES oryx license if he or she has held a once-in-a-youth
				license.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 12 - BARBARY SHEEP, ORYX, AND PERSIAN IBEX › Section 19.31.12.10 - POPULATION MANAGEMENT HUNTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. The director or
				their designee may authorize population management hunts for oryx, Barbary
				sheep or Persian ibex 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 requirements or restrictions, and number of
				licenses to be issued.
C. In those
				instances where a population management hunt is warranted on deeded private
				lands, the landowner may suggest eligible hunters of their choice by submitting
				a list of prospective hunters' names to the department for licensing
				consideration. No more than one-half of the total number of licenses authorized
				shall be available to landowner identified hunters. The balance of prospective
				hunters shall be identified by the department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 12 - BARBARY SHEEP, ORYX, AND PERSIAN IBEX › Section 19.31.12.13 - PERSIAN IBEX HUNTING SEASONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Persian ibex hunts 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. Holders of the off-mountain license
				  (IBX-1-528) may apply for any Florida mountains ibex hunt unless otherwise
				  restricted by rule. Any valid Persian ibex license shall be valid during the
				  off-mountain (IBX-1-528) hunts. Holders of a valid ibex license may take an
				  unlimited number of ibex for the year-long off-mountain hunt. The Florida
				  mountain hunt area is that portion of GMU 25 bounded by interstate 10 on the
				  north, U.S.-Mexico border on the south, NM 11 on the west and the Dona Ana-Luna
				  county line on the east. The year-long off-mountain hunt area is any public
				  land open for hunting and private lands with written permission outside the
				  Florida mountain hunt area.
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
25 Florida mountains
10/1-10/15
10/1-10/15
10/1-10/15
10/1-10/15
IBX-2-100
100
ES
25 Florida mountains, once-in-a-lifetime
11/15-11/29
11/15-11/29
11/15-11/29
11/15-11/29
IBX-1-101
15
ES
25 Florida mountains
12/9-12/13
12/14-12/18
12/13-12/17
12/12-12/16
IBX-1-102
20
F-IM
25 Florida mountains, once-in-a-youth
12/27/2023-1/10/2024
12/27/2024-1/10/2025
12/27/2025-1/10/2026
12/27/2026-1/10/2027
IBX-1-103
5
ES
25 Florida mountains
1/15-1/29
1/15-1/29
1/15-1/29
1/15-1/29
IBX-2-104
100
ES
25 Florida mountains
2/3-2/7
2/1-2/5
2/7-2/11
2/6-2/10
IBX-1-105
20
F-IM
25 Florida mountains
2/17-2/23
2/22-2/28
2/21-2/27
2/20-2/26
IBX-3-106
15
ES
Statewide, off-mountain, over-the-counter
4/1/2023-3/31/2024
4/1/2024-3/31/2025
4/1/2025-3/31/2026
4/1/2026-3/31/2027
IBX-1-528
unlimited
ES
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 13 - DEER › Section 19.31.13.2 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Sportspersons interested in deer management and deer hunting.
				  Additional requirements may be found in Chapter 17 NMSA 1978, and Chapters 30,
				  31, 32 and 33 of Title 19 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 13 - DEER › Section 19.31.13.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
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 fish.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 13 - DEER › Section 19.31.13.6 - OBJECTIVE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Establishing open hunting seasons and regulations, rules and
				  procedures governing the distribution and issuance of deer licenses by the
				  department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 13 - DEER › Section 19.31.13.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
"Antlerless deer" or "A"
shall mean a deer without
				antlers.
B.
"Deer"
as
				used herein, shall mean any wild cervid of the genus Odocoileus.
C.
"Deer enhancement program"
as
				used herein, shall mean the department activity that allows the issuance of not
				more than two authorizations for the taking of one fork-antlered deer per
				license, with the purpose of raising funds for programs and projects to benefit
				deer.
D.
"Department"
shall mean the New Mexico department of game and fish.
E.
"Director"
shall mean the
				director of the New Mexico department of game and fish.
F.
"Either sex" or "ES"
shall
				mean any one deer.
G.
"Either
				sex white-tailed deer" or "ESWTD"
shall mean any one white-tailed deer
				(
Odocoileus virginianus
).
H.
"Fork-antlered deer" or "FAD"
shall mean a deer possessing antlers, one of which shall have a definite fork
				showing two or more distinct points. A burr at the base does not constitute a
				point or fork.
I.
"Fork-antlered mule deer" or "FAMD"
shall mean a mule deer
				(
Odocoileus hemionus
) possessing antlers, one of which shall
				have a definite fork showing two or more distinct points. A burr at the base
				does not constitute a point or fork.
J.
"Fork-antlered white-tailed deer" or
				"FAWTD"
shall mean a white-tailed deer (
Odocoileus
				virginianus
) possessing antlers, one of which shall have a definite
				fork showing two or more distinct points. A burr at the base does not
				constitute a point or fork.
K.
"Game management unit", "GMU", "hunt area" or "management area"
shall mean those areas as described in 19.30.4 NMAC Boundary Descriptions for
				Game Management Units.
L.
"High demand hunt"
shall mean a special draw hunt where the total
				number of non-resident applicants for a deer hunt exceeds twenty-two percent of
				the total applicants based on data for the two immediately preceding
				years.
M.
"Quality
				hunt"
shall mean a hunt designed to provide a hunter with an opportunity
				to achieve one or more of the following: an enhanced experience based on timing
				and length of hunt season; lower hunter density; or an increased opportunity
				for success.
N.
"Wildlife
				management areas" or "WMAs"
shall mean those areas as described in
				19.34.5 NMAC Wildlife Management Areas.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 13 - DEER › Section 19.31.13.8 - ADJUSTMENT OF LICENSES

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
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 for deer up or down by no more than twenty percent of the
				  total licenses available in the GMU to address significant changes in
				  population levels or to address critical department management needs. This
				  adjustment may be applied to any or all of the specific hunt codes for deer.
				  The director may change or cancel all hunts on military lands to accommodate
				  closures on those lands; if changed, the season length and bag limit shall
				  remain the same as assigned on the original hunt code.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 13 - DEER › Section 19.31.13.9 - GMUs 2A, 2B, 2C, 4 AND 5A PRIVATE-LAND ONLY HUNTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. Persons applying
				for private-land only deer licenses in GMUs 2A, 2B, 2C, 4 and 5A must obtain an
				authorization number from participating landowners in these GMUs.
B. Participating landowners in GMUs 2A, 2B,
				2C, 4 and 5A are required to provide proof of land ownership to obtain
				authorization numbers from the department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 13 - DEER › Section 19.31.13.10 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD)

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The director has the authority to designate possession
				  criteria to any deer hunter where CWD is a concern. It is unlawful to transport
				  dead deer, or their parts, taken from any GMU or area identified by the
				  director in which the presence of, or possibility of, exposure to CWD has been
				  identified to any location outside that GMU except for the following:
A. meat that is cut and wrapped (either
				commercially or privately);
B.
				quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the spinal column or head
				attached;
C. meat that has been
				boned out;
D. hides with no heads
				attached;
E. clean skull plates
				with antlers attached; clean is defined as having been immersed in a bath of at
				least one part chlorine bleach and two parts water with no meat or tissue
				attached;
F. antlers with no meat
				or tissue attached;
G. finished
				taxidermied heads; or
H. by prior
				arrangement to a department office.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 13 - DEER › Section 19.31.13.11 - QUALITY DEER HUNTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Quality hunts for deer are as follows:
A. Hunt codes DER-1-115, DER-1-116,
				DER-2-121, DER-2-122, DER-2-123, DER-2-420
B. All hunts in GMUs 2C, 5B, 8, 17, 23-Burro
				mountains hunt area, 27, 33, 41, the Valle Vidal, all private land deer
				incentive program hunts and all hunts on the Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent
				WMAs.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 13 - DEER › Section 19.31.13.12 - SPECIAL DEER HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
Deer
				enhancement program:
(1)
Program
				description:
The director shall collect all proceeds generated through
				the auction and lottery of special deer authorizations, and such monies shall
				be deposited in the game protection fund. These monies shall be made available
				for expenditure by the department solely for programs and projects to benefit
				deer and for direct costs incurred in carrying out these programs. These monies
				shall be used to augment, and not replace, monies appropriated from existing
				funds available to the department for the conservation, restoration,
				utilization and management of deer.
(2)
Requirements for issuance of
				special deer authorizations:
(a) The
				state game commission shall authorize the director to issue not more than two
				special deer authorizations in any one license year to take one fork-antlered
				deer per license. The director shall allow the sale of one authorization
				through auction to the highest bidder and one authorization to a person
				selected through a random drawing of a lottery ticket by the department or an
				incorporated, nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of
				deer.
(b) Unless their hunting
				privileges have been revoked pursuant to law, any person is eligible to submit
				a bid for the special deer auction authorization or purchase lottery tickets in
				an attempt to be selected for the special deer lottery authorization.
(c) The special deer authorizations issued
				through auction and lottery may be transferred through sale, barter or gift by
				the successful individuals only to other individuals qualified to
				hunt.
(3)
Enhancement hunts:
Deer enhancement licenses shall be valid from
				September 1 through January 31 for any big-game sporting arms. These licenses
				shall be valid statewide where hunting is allowed. The bag limit shall be one
				fork-antlered deer. The authorization to obtain a deer enhancement license may
				be used either by the applicant or any individual.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 13 - DEER › Section 19.31.13.13 - POPULATION MANAGEMENT HUNTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. The director or
				their designee may authorize population management hunts for deer when
				justified in writing by department personnel.
B. The director or their designee shall
				designate the big-game sporting arms, season dates, season lengths, bag limits,
				hunt boundaries, specific requirements or restrictions, and number of licenses
				to be issued.
C. In the event that
				an applicant is not able to hunt on the dates specified, the applicant's name
				shall be moved to the bottom of the list and another applicant may be contacted
				for the hunt.
D. In those instances
				where a population management hunt is warranted on deeded private lands, the
				landowner may suggest eligible hunters of their choice by submitting a list of
				prospective hunters' names to the department for licensing consideration. No
				more than one-half of the total number of licenses authorized shall be
				available to landowner identified hunters. The balance of prospective hunters
				shall be identified by the department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 14 - ELK › Section 19.31.14.2 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 14 - ELK › Section 19.31.14.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
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 fish.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 14 - ELK › Section 19.31.14.6 - OBJECTIVE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Establishing open hunting seasons and regulations, rules and
				  procedures governing the issuance of elk licenses by the
				  department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 14 - ELK › Section 19.31.14.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
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"
shall mean the New Mexico department of game and
				fish.
D.
"Director"
shall mean the director of the New Mexico department of game and
				fish.
E.
"Elk"
shall
				mean any wild cervid of the genus Cervus.
F.
"Elk enhancement program"
shall mean the department activity that allows the issuance of not more than
				two authorizations for the taking of one bull elk per license, with the purpose
				of raising funds for programs and projects to benefit elk.
G.
"Elk region"
shall mean a
				portion of the state designated by the department to administer elk management
				activities. An elk region describes an assemblage of one or more herd units and
				encompasses one or more GMUs.
H.
"Either sex" or "ES"
shall mean any one elk.
I.
"Game management unit", "GMU", "hunt
				area", "Cerro portion" or "management area"
shall mean those areas as
				described in 19.30.4 NMAC Boundary Descriptions for Game Management
				Units.
J.
"High-demand
				hunt"
shall mean a special draw hunt where the total number of
				non-resident applicants for an elk hunt exceeds twenty-two percent of the total
				applicants based on data for the two immediately preceding years.
K.
"Mature bull" or "MB"
shall
				mean a male elk with at least one brow tine extending six or more inches from
				the main beam or at least one forked antler with both branches six or more
				inches long.
L.
"Primary
				management zone"
shall mean designated areas of the state upon which elk
				management goals and subsequent harvest objectives are based.
M.
"Private land authorization"
shall mean the document generated by the department and issued to a private
				landowner that authorizes the holder to purchase a specified license to hunt
				elk.
N.
"Quality hunt"
shall mean a hunt designed to provide a hunter with an opportunity to achieve
				one or more of the following: an enhanced experience based on timing and length
				of hunt season; lower hunter density; or an increased opportunity for
				success.
O.
"Secondary
				management zone"
shall mean areas of the state that are not part of the
				primary management zone or special management zone.
P.
"Special management zone"
shall mean areas of the state not within the primary management zone or
				secondary management zone and where private land authorization issuance
				includes eligibility requirements or restrictions.
Q.
"Wildlife management area" or
				"WMA"
shall mean those areas as described in 19.34.5 NMAC Wildlife
				Management Areas.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 14 - ELK › Section 19.31.14.8 - ADJUSTMENT OF LICENSES AND AUTHORIZATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
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 critical
				  department management needs. GMU 34 elk licenses and authorizations may be
				  adjusted beyond this amount as necessary to meet management objectives. These
				  adjustments may be applied to any or all authorizations or licenses for elk in
				  a specific GMU or designated area.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 14 - ELK › Section 19.31.14.9 - ELK LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
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 valid on any other private
				lands within the GMU and the same zone designation only if accompanied by
				written permission; unless otherwise restricted in a department issued
				agreement.
B.
Valle Vidal elk
				once-in-a-lifetime hunts:
No person shall apply for a license to hunt
				bull elk on the Valle Vidal if he or she has held a license since 1983 allowing
				them to take a bull elk on the Valle Vidal. Persons that have held a youth-only
				license may apply for non-youth-only licenses as long as they are eligible. No
				person shall apply for a license to hunt antlerless elk on the Valle Vidal if
				he or she has held a license since 1983 allowing them to take an antlerless elk
				on the Valle Vidal. Persons that have held a youth-only antlerless license may
				apply for non-youth-only antlerless licenses as long as they are eligible.
				Either sex or mature bull/antlerless shall be considered as a "bull elk"
				license, and shall not be considered as an "antlerless" license for this
				restriction. Persons who have held a Valle Vidal elk license through any
				incentive program are exempt from this restriction.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 14 - ELK › Section 19.31.14.10 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD)

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The director has the authority to designate possession
				  criteria to any elk hunter where CWD is a concern. It is unlawful to transport
				  dead elk, or their parts, taken from any GMU or area identified by the director
				  in which the presence of, or possibility of, exposure to CWD has been
				  identified, to any location outside that GMU, except for the following:
A. meat that is cut and wrapped (either
				commercially or privately);
B.
				quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the spinal column or head
				attached;
C. meat that has been
				boned out;
D. hides with no heads
				attached;
E. clean skull plates
				with antlers attached; clean is defined as having been immersed in a bath of at
				least one part chlorine bleach and two parts water with no meat or tissue
				attached;
F. antlers with no meat
				or tissue attached;
G. upper canine
				teeth, also known as "ivories";
H.
				finished taxidermied heads; or
I.
				by prior arrangement to a department office.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 14 - ELK › Section 19.31.14.11 - QUALITY ELK HUNTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Quality hunts for elk are as follows:
A. all Valle Vidal hunts;
B. the first three mature bull hunts and both
				bow hunts on the Sargent WMA as follows: ELK-1-165, ELK-1-166, ELK-1-167,
				ELK-2-163 and ELK-2-164;
C. elk
				hunts in GMUs 13, 15, 16A, 16B/22, 16C, 16D, 16E and 17 as follows: ELK-2-257,
				ELK-3259, ELK-2-265, ELK-3-267, ELK-2-273, ELK-1-274, ELK-1-275, ELK-2-280,
				ELK-1-281, ELK-1-282, ELK-2285, ELK-1-287, ELK-2-292, ELK-1-293, ELK-1-294,
				ELK-2-299, ELK-3-301, ELK-2-306, and ELK-3-308;
D. all GMU 6B hunts that allow the hunter to
				take a bull;
E. quality hunt fees
				for licenses listed in Subsection C above shall also apply to the conversion of
				any mature bull or either-sex private-land authorization (excluding youth-only)
				for private lands that lie within the primary management zone. This includes
				any hunt dates from September 15 through October 15.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 14 - ELK › Section 19.31.14.12 - SPECIAL ELK HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
Elk
				enhancement program:
(1)
Program
				description:
The director shall collect all proceeds generated through
				the auction and lottery of special bull elk authorizations, and such monies
				shall be deposited in the game protection fund. These monies shall be made
				available for expenditure by the department solely for programs and projects to
				benefit elk and for direct costs incurred in carrying out these programs. These
				monies shall be used to augment, and not replace, monies appropriated from
				existing funds available to the department for the conservation, restoration,
				utilization, and management of elk.
(2)
Requirements for issuance of
				special elk authorizations:
(a) The
				state game commission shall authorize the director to issue not more than two
				special elk authorizations in any one license year to take one mature bull elk
				per license. The director shall allow the sale of one authorization through
				auction to the highest bidder and one authorization to a person selected
				through a random drawing of a lottery ticket by the department or an
				incorporated, non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of
				elk.
(b) Unless their hunting
				privileges have been revoked pursuant to law, any person is eligible to submit
				a bid for the special elk auction authorization or purchase lottery tickets in
				an attempt to be selected for the special elk lottery authorization.
(c) The special elk authorizations issued
				through auction and lottery may be transferred, through sale, barter or gift by
				the successful individuals only to other individuals qualified to
				hunt.
(d) Special elk licenses
				granted through auction or lottery, as described above, shall not be considered
				'once-in-a-lifetime'.
(3)
Enhancement hunts:
Elk
				enhancement licenses shall be valid from September 1 through January 31 for any
				big-game sporting arms. These licenses shall be valid statewide where hunting
				is allowed; bag limit shall be one mature bull elk. The elk enhancement
				authorizations may be used by the recipient or transferred through sale, barter
				or gift by the successful individuals to other individuals qualified to
				hunt.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 14 - ELK › Section 19.31.14.13 - POPULATION MANAGEMENT HUNTS

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A. The director or
				their designee may authorize population management hunts for elk when justified
				in writing by department personnel.
B. The director or their designee shall
				designate the big-game sporting arms, season dates, season lengths, bag limits,
				hunt boundaries, specific requirements or restrictions, and number of licenses
				to be issued.
C. In the event that
				an applicant is not able to hunt on the dates specified, the applicant's name
				shall be moved to the bottom of the list and another applicant may be contacted
				for the hunt.
D. In those instances
				where a population management hunt is warranted on deeded private lands, the
				landowner may suggest eligible hunters of their choice by submitting a list of
				prospective hunters' names to the department for licensing consideration. No
				more than one-half of the total number of licenses authorized shall be
				available to landowner identified hunters. The balance of prospective hunters
				shall be identified by the department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 14 - ELK › Section 19.31.14.14 - ELK HUNTS IN PRIMARY MANAGEMENT ZONES

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This section lists elk management information and subsequent
				  hunting opportunities for GMUs in elk regions where a primary management zone
				  has been established. The listed information includes regional elk population
				  information, management goals, harvest objectives, total number of hunting
				  opportunities, GMUs or areas open for hunting, season dates, hunt codes, bag
				  limits, big-game sporting arms, number of licenses available in the public draw
				  and the number and type of authorizations available for private lands within
				  the primary management zone of each GMU.
A.
Elk management goals:
(1)
Quality hunt management
				(QHM):
(a) Elk harvest in regional
				populations, herd units or GMUs within a region results in the trend of annual
				bull mortality rates to be below thirty-five percent.
(b) Seasons should be designed to ensure
				timing and length of hunts are desirable.
(c) At least two-thirds of all hunters are
				"satisfied" with the experience.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 14 - ELK › Section 19.31.14.15 - ELK HUNTS IN SECONDARY MANAGEMENT ZONES

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This section includes eligibility requirements or
				  restrictions, GMUs or areas open for hunting, season dates, hunt codes,
				  big-game sporting arms, number of available licenses and bag limits.
A.
Public draw elk hunts in GMUs where
				no primary or special management zones are established:
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
14
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
ELK-1-392
10
ES
18
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
ELK-2-393
25
ES
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
ELK-2-394
25
ES
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
ELK-1-395
10
ES
28: McGregor range only, military
								only
12/9-12/13
12/14-12/18
12/13-12/17
12/12-12/16
ELK-1-396
10
ES
28: McGregor range only
12/9-12/13
12/14-12/18
12/13-12/17
12/12-12/16
ELK-1-397
10
ES
29, 30
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
ELK-2-398
20
ES
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
ELK-2-399
20
ES
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
ELK-1-400
20
ES
10/14-10/18
10/12-10/16
10/11-10/15
10/10-10/14
ELK-1-401
30
ES
37
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
ELK-2-402
40
ES
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
ELK-2-403
30
ES
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
ELK-1-404
30
MB
10/14-10/18
10/12-10/16
10/18-10/22
10/17-10/21
ELK-1-405
30
MB
11/25-11/29
11/23-11/27
11/22-11/26
11/28-12/2
ELK-1-406
45
A
12/2-12/6
12/7-12/11
12/6-12/10
12/5-12/9
ELK-2-407
50
APRE/6
38
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
ELK-1-408
10
ES
10/14-10/18
10/12-10/16
10/18-10/22
10/17-10/21
ELK-1-409
10
ES
39, 43
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
ELK-1-410
30
ES
42, 47, 59
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
ELK-2-411
13
ES
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
ELK-2-412
13
ES
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
ELK-1-413
13
ES
56
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
ELK-2-414
5
ES
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
ELK-2-415
5
ES
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
ELK-1-416
10
MB
10/14-10/18
10/12-10/16
10/18-10/22
10/17-10/21
ELK-1-417
10
A
57: Sugarite canyon state park only
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
ELK-2-418
3
ES
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
ELK-2-419
2
ES
57, 58
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
ELK-2-420
5
ES
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
ELK-2-421
5
ES
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
10/1-10/5
ELK-1-422
5
MB
10/14-10/18
10/12-10/16
10/18-10/22
10/17-10/21
ELK-1-423
10
MB
12/9-12/13
12/14-12/18
12/13-12/17
12/12-12/16
ELK-1-424
10
A
B.
Private-land only elk hunting:
For private lands within secondary
				management zones, unlimited private-land licenses are available
				over-the-counter. Bow-only either-sex hunts will be limited to 9/1 - 9/24 each
				year. Any big-game sporting arms hunts that are antlerless or either-sex will
				be limited to five consecutive days from 10/1 - 12/31 each year, except as
				allowed by 19.30.5 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 14 - ELK › Section 19.31.14.16 - ELK HUNTS IN SPECIAL MANAGEMENT ZONES

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This section includes eligibility requirements or
				  restrictions, GMUs or areas open for hunting, season dates, hunt codes,
				  big-game sporting arms, number of available licenses and bag limits.
A.
Public draw elk 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
54: Colin Neblett WMA only
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
ELK-2-425
10
ES
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
ELK-2-426
10
ES
10/7-10/11
10/5-10/9
10/11-10/15
10/10-10/14
ELK-3-427
20
MB
10/14-10/18
10/12-10/16
10/18-10/22
10/17-10/21
ELK-1-428
20
MB
10/21-10/25
10/19-10/23
10/25-10/29
10/24-10/28
ELK-1-429
20
MB
11/4-11/8
11/2-11/6
11/8-11/12
11/7-11/11
ELK-1-430
20
A
55A: ES Barker WMA only
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
ELK-2-431
5
ES
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
ELK-2-432
5
ES
10/7-10/11
10/5-10/9
10/11-10/15
10/10-10/14
ELK-1-433
10
MB
55A: Urraca WMA only
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
ELK-2-434
5
ES
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
ELK-2-435
5
ES
10/7-10/11
10/5-10/9
10/11-10/15
10/10-10/14
ELK-3-436
10
MB
10/14-10/18
10/12-10/16
10/18-10/22
10/17-10/21
ELK-1-437
10
MB
11/4-11/8
11/2-11/6
11/8-11/12
11/7-11/11
ELK-1-438
10
MB
11/11-11/15
11/9-11/13
11/15-11/19
11/14-11/18
ELK-1-439
15
A
11/25-11/29
11/23-11/27
11/22-11/26
11/28-12/2
ELK-1-440
15
A
55A: Valle Vidal only
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
9/1-9/14
ELK-2-441
25
ES
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
9/15-9/24
ELK-2-442
25
ES
10/7-10/11
10/5-10/9
10/11-10/15
10/10-10/14
ELK-3-443
20
MB
10/14-10/18
10/12-10/16
10/18-10/22
10/17-10/21
ELK-1-444
35
MB
10/21-10/25
10/19-10/23
10/25-10/29
10/24-10/28
ELK-1-445
30
MB
55A: Valle Vidal only,
youth
								only
10/28-11/1
10/26-10/30
11/1-11/5
10/31-11/4
ELK-1-446
20
MB
55A: Valle Vidal only,
youth
								only
11/4-11/8
11/2-11/6
11/1-11/5
11/7-11/11
ELK-1-447
30
A
55A: Valle Vidal only
11/11-11/15
11/9-11/13
11/8-11/12
11/14-11/18
ELK-1-448
30
A
11/18-11/22
11/16-11/20
11/15-11/19
11/21-11/25
ELK-1-449
30
A
B.
Private-land only elk hunting:
For private lands that lie within
				GMUs designated as special management zones (GMUs 54 west of NM 199 and 55A),
				the department may work with landowners to develop bag limits, big-game
				sporting arms, season dates and authorization numbers for private-land hunting
				on participating ranches. Bow-only either-sex hunts will be limited to 9/1 -
				9/24 each year. Any big-game sporting arms hunts that are antlerless, mature
				bull, or either-sex will be limited to five consecutive days from 10/1 - 12/31
				each year, except as allowed by 19.30.5 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 15 - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE › Section 19.31.15.2 - SCOPE

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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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 15 - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE › Section 19.31.15.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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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 fish.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 15 - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE › Section 19.31.15.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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April 1, 2023, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 15 - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE › Section 19.31.15.6 - OBJECTIVE

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Establishing open hunting seasons and regulations, rules, and
				  procedures governing the distribution and issuance of pronghorn licenses by the
				  department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 15 - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE › Section 19.31.15.7 - DEFINITIONS

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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 pronghorn or any pronghorn with both horns
				shorter than its ears.
E.
"Game management unit" or "GMU"
shall mean those areas as
				described in 19.30.4 NMAC Game Management Units.
F.
"Mature buck pronghorn" or
				"MB"
shall mean a pronghorn with at least one horn longer than its
				ears.
G.
"Wildlife management
				areas" or "WMAs"
shall mean those areas as described in 19.34.5 NMAC
				Wildlife Management Areas.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 15 - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE › Section 19.31.15.8 - ADJUSTMENT OF LICENSES, AUTHORIZATIONS AND HARVEST LIMITS

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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 department
				  management needs. This adjustment may be applied to any or all of the specific
				  hunt codes for pronghorn, and may include a limit to the number of private
				  land-only licenses by hunt code. The director may change or cancel all hunts on
				  military lands to accommodate closures on those lands; if changed, the season
				  length and bag limit shall remain the same as assigned on the original hunt
				  code.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 15 - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE › Section 19.31.15.9 - PRONGHORN POPULATION MANAGEMENT HUNTS

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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 requirements or restrictions, and number of licenses or
				permits to be issued.
C. In the
				event that an applicant is not able to hunt on the dates specified, the
				applicant's name shall be moved to the bottom of the list and another applicant
				may be contacted for the hunt.
D.
				In those instances where a population management hunt is warranted on deeded
				private lands, the landowner may suggest eligible hunters of their choice by
				submitting a list of prospective hunter's names to the department for licensing
				consideration. No more than one-half of the total number of licenses authorized
				shall be available to landowner identified hunters. The balance of prospective
				hunters shall be identified by the department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 15 - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE › Section 19.31.15.10 - SPECIAL PRONGHORN HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES

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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. Only those projects as
				determined by the department to be relevant and beneficial to pronghorn will be
				considered. Landowners must submit an application and once approved, develop a
				pronghorn conservation and management plan in cooperation with the department.
				Upon approval of the plan the landowner may be granted alternative season dates
				as approved by the department. Landowners receiving special recognition are
				required to submit an update as directed by the department to be considered for
				continued participation. The hunt code for any unique hunt season approved
				pursuant to this program shall be ANT-1-600.
B.
Ranch-wide agreements
:
				Properties consisting of deeded and leased public lands deemed by the
				department to have pronghorn hunting opportunities may enter into an agreement
				with the department to create a pronghorn hunting ranch. The boundaries would
				include both the deeded and leased public lands. The department will negotiate
				with the landowner the number of private licenses to be issued to landowners
				with ranch-wide agreements. These private licenses shall have access to the
				deeded and leased public land within the hunting ranch boundary during the
				respective pronghorn hunt. The landowner shall allow access to the deeded and
				leased public land to all legally licensed public draw hunters pursuant to
				Subsection A of Section
				19.31.15.11 NMAC
				for the respective game management unit. Any ranch entered into such an
				agreement shall be issued one authorization valid for a free pronghorn license
				pursuant to 17-3-14 NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 16 - TURKEY › Section 19.31.16.2 - SCOPE

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Sportspersons interested in turkey management and hunting.
				  Additional requirements may be found in Chapter 17 NMSA 1978, and Title 19
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 16 - TURKEY › Section 19.31.16.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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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 protected
				  mammals, birds and fish.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 16 - TURKEY › Section 19.31.16.6 - OBJECTIVE

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Establishing open hunting seasons, rules and procedures
				  governing the distribution and issuance of turkey permits and licenses by the
				  department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 16 - TURKEY › Section 19.31.16.7 - DEFINITIONS

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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 license to hunt areas otherwise closed to turkey
				hunting.
E.
"Game management
				unit" or "GMU"
shall mean those areas described 19.30.4 NMAC Boundary
				Descriptions for Game Management Units.
F.
"Wildlife management areas" or
				"WMAs"
shall mean those areas described in 19.34.5 NMAC Wildlife
				Management Areas.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 16 - TURKEY › Section 19.31.16.8 - ADJUSTMENT OF LICENSES, PERMITS AND AUTHORIZATIONS

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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 adjustment may be
				  applied to any or all entry hunt codes for turkey.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 16 - TURKEY › Section 19.31.16.9 - TURKEY ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME-HUNTS

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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 Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 16 - TURKEY › Section 19.31.16.10 - TURKEY HUNTING SEASONS

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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 19.31.16.10 NMAC,
				  are open to over-the-counter turkey hunting if the GMU where they are located
				  is open to turkey hunting or are restricted to entry permit holders as listed
				  in Subsection B of 19.31.16.10 NMAC.
A.
Over-the-counter hunts:
All
				over-the-counter turkey licenses shall be valid for any legal sporting arms,
				except turkey hunting in the Sandia ranger district portion of GMU 14 and
				Sugarite canyon state park in GMU 57 are restricted to bow and crossbow only.
				The number of licenses for these hunts shall be unlimited.
(1)
Spring seasons:
Open GMUs or areas
hunt dates
bag limit
Statewide except the following GMUs or areas are
								closed to over-the-counter turkey hunting:
GMU: 2A areas east of US 550 and north of NM 173,
								2B areas in the Carson national forest, 2C areas in the Carson national forest,
								6B, 8, 19, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31
Bernardo WMA, Jackson lake WMA, La Joya WMA,
								Marquez/LBar WMA, Prairie Chicken WMAs, Red Rock WMA, Valle Vidal, W.S. Huey
								WMA
4/15-5/15
2 turkeys with visible beards
Statewide except as listed above, youth only
4/7-9/2023
4/12-14/2024
4/11-13/2025
4/10-12/2026
2 turkeys with visible beards
(2)
Fall seasons:
Open GMUs or areas
hunt dates
bag limit
Statewide except the following GMUs or areas are
								closed to over the counter turkey hunting:
GMU: 2A areas east of US 550 and north of NM 173,
								2B areas in the Carson national forest, 2C areas in the Carson national forest,
								6B, 8, 14, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 38, 49, 50, 53
Bernardo WMA, Bill Evans WMA, Edward Sargent WMA,
								Jackson lake WMA, La Joya WMA, Lake Roberts WMA, Marquez/LBar WMA, Prairie
								Chicken WMAs, Red Rock WMA, Rio Chama WMA, Sugarite canyon state park, Valle
								Vidal, W.S. Huey WMA
bow only: 9/1-30
any 1 turkey
any legal sporting arms: 11/1-30