Escalante High students will learn fishing skills and participate in fisheries monitoring at Trout Stalker Ranch and Cooper’s Ranch on the Rio Chama. This event is only open to students from the school and is not open to the public.
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2pm-6pm; 4:30am-? (Sat. & Sun.)
This hunt is a collaboration of VPR and NMDGF to reward HE graduates from within the year who excel on their HE course. Additionally, one volunteer instructor also is rewarded this hunt opportunity as well for their service and dedication to the NMDGF. The NM Wild Sheep Foundation sponsors the elk tags.
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The Department of Game and Fish will be participating in a fund raiser for Sierra Vista Primary Fun Fest where various activities and events will be held. The Department will have an archery range at this event. This event is open to the public and is a fund raiser for the school.
Rio Ranch High students will learn about fisheries monitoring on the Jemez River at the Valles Caldera and further down stream at Hummingbird Music Camp and gain an understanding of the upstream-downstream relationship between water quality and fish health. This event is only open to the students and not open to the public.
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The Department of Game and Fish is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to the furbearer rule.
See also Furbearer rule changes topic of public meetings and the Proposals Under Consideration page.
This clinic is sponsored by Roswell area Girl Scouts. The clinic will begin with a lesson on fish biology and will include proper fish handling techniques. This will be followed with a lesson on knots, equipment assembly, hook safety, casting and baits. The scouts and their families will spend the rest of the day fishing at Lake Van. This event is not open to the public.
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Coaches meeting 8:30 am. Safety meeting at 8:45 am.
Event #1 Singles/Handicaps 100 each for Senior/ 50 each for Intermediate
Event #2 Doubles (optional) 100 each for Senior/ 50 each for Intermediate
Squadding will be done by team as registered, partial squads will be combined to have full squads. Registration/squadding is required by Oct. 21st, 2019. Payment is due Oct. 23rd, 2019. You may pay with PayPal (nmhscta@gmail.com) or mail checks to NMHSCTA 16858 HWY 550, Aztec NM, 87410.
This clinic is sponsored by Roswell Public Schools. The classroom workshop will begin with a game called “Who’s responsible for the fish?”. This will be followed with a lesson on hook safety, knots, equipment assembly. The fishing clinic will be held at Lake Van. The clinic will begin with a review on hook safety and knots followed by casting and baits. The students will practice catch and release; however, two fish will be kept and used for a fish dissection lesson. This event is not open to the public.
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Kids from Holy Ghost School will be fishing and will learn basic fishing skills.
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This clinic is sponsored by Las Cruces Public Schools. The classroom workshop will begin with a game called “Who’s responsible for the fish?”. This will be followed with a lesson on hook safety, knots and equipment assembly. The fishing clinic will be held at Alumni Pond on NMSU campus. The clinic will begin with a review on hook safety and knots followed by casting and baits. The students will practice catch and release; however, two fish will be kept and used for a fish dissection lesson. This event is closed to the public.
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This event is sponsored by Las Cruces Public Schools. The classroom workshop will begin with a game called “Who’s responsible for the fish?”. This will be followed with a lesson on hook safety, knots and equipment assembly. The fishing clinic will be held at Alumni Pond on NMSU campus. The clinic will begin with a review on hook safety and knots followed by casting and baits. The students will practice catch and release; however, two fish will be kept and used for a fish dissection lesson. This event is closed to the public.
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Mr. Lucas Herrera sponsors a fishing club at Aspen Community School and has invited NMDGF to visit and conduct a casting skills lesson for his club members. There will be 22 youth casting for backyard bass and learning how to cast for accuracy and distance as well as proper technique. This is a closed event and will only include members of the fishing club as well as two staff members.
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This event is sponsored by Las Cruces Public Schools. This event for special needs students in the Las Cruces public school system. The first two days are scheduled for the students and caregivers while the third day is for the students and their families. Historically, we have seen over 150 students during the first two days. The teachers have been working with the students since the beginning of the school year on casting, etc., so our goal for this event is to simply get the kids fishing and catch fish. This event is closed to the public.
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Twenty-three high school students from Los Puentes Charter School will be fishing at Tingley Beach. Students have participated in Mr. Cogburn’s Outdoor Education class and have been practicing backyard bass casting skills, knot tying and how to rig a fishing rod. This is a closed event and is not open to the public.
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This event is sponsored by Rio Rancho Public Schools. Classroom workshops will be conducted on Monday and Wednesday with fishing clinics on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The classroom workshops will begin with a game called “Who’s responsible for the fish?”. This will be followed with a lesson on hook safety, knots and equipment assembly. The fishing clinic will be held at Tingley Beach. The clinic will begin with a review on hook safety and knots followed by casting and baits. Students will practice catch and release; however, two fish will be kept and used for a fish dissection lesson. This event is closed to the public.
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This workshop is required to become a certified hunter education instructor and will certify you to teach both the Standard and the Field Day Hunter Education student courses. This workshop will also provide the NM Hunter Education certification to new instructors who need a required NM hunter education number.
Create a Customer Identification Account (CIN) with the Department. Fill out a volunteer application at https://new-mexico.volunteers.kalkomey.com/ Once the application is approved, signup through your CIN account.
The Department of Game and Fish will be giving four separate presentations to the entire 4th grade student body at Horizon Academy West Charter School. The presentations will include an overview on wildlife-related careers, such as being a Conservation Officer, and also talking about some of the wildlife species found in New Mexico. This event is closed to the public and is only for students at the school.
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This event is sponsored by the Albuquerque Girl Scouts. We will begin the clinic learning about the different types of fishing gear followed by hook safety, knots, casting and baits. The scouts will spend the rest of the day fishing with their families. This event is closed to the public.
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This workshop is required to become a certified hunter education instructor and will certify you to teach both the Standard and the Field Day Hunter Education student courses. This workshop will also provide the NM Hunter Education certification to new instructors who need a required NM hunter education number.
Create a Customer Identification Account (CIN) with the Department. Fill out a volunteer application at https://new-mexico.volunteers.kalkomey.com/ Once the application is approved, signup through your CIN account.
The Department will be participating at the Festival of Cranes in San Antonio, NM. Come see our backyard bass program, focusing on casting skills, and a wildlife information trunk at this event.
This event is sponsored by the Albuquerque Public Schools and Sandia High School. Workshops well be conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday and the fishing clinics will occur on Thursday and Friday. During the workshops we’ll cover knots, safety, fishing rules and regulations, equipment and casting. This event is closed to the public and only open for the participating school.
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