Check the Hunter Education Course Schedule for new & updated class dates for Hunter Education, Field Day/Live Fire, and Bowhunter Education. We also offer online course options for New Mexico residents 11 years of age or older.
Anglers can fish for free in New Mexico on Saturday, June 6, as the state celebrates National Boating and Fishing Week.
Anyone can fish for free in public fishing waters throughout the state Saturday, June 6, but everyone must observe bag limits and all other rules and regulations. For more information, please visit www.wildlife.state.nm.us.
Maps of public fishing waters, lists of where to find family-friendly fishing and tips on how to fish also can be found on the department website.
The EPLUS Landowner List for the Primary Management Zone (PMZ) will be updated on the EPLUS webpage: www.wildlife.state.nm.us/hunting/maps/elk-private-lands/, under the Quick File Links section, on June 10 @ 9:00 am.
Hunters may check the list to find landowners enrolled in EPLUS who have been issued private land elk authorizations for the April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2021 hunting season. Private land authorizations may be bartered, sold, or traded to hunters.
Application open June 17, deadline July 22.
June 24 – residents
June 25- nonresidents
New date: Thursday, June 25, 2020.
Visit Commission Meetings & Agendas for more information.
July 15 (deadline is August 19)