New Mexico Wildlife

Hunting Information
 

Last Updated: 8/18/2010

New Big Game Rules for 2010-2011

• Click here to view changes for the new license year

Licenses and Permits

• Access the Online License System to obtain your Customer Identification Number, apply for draw hunts, purchase over-the-counter licenses, print all free permits, check draw results and more.

• Over-the-Counter License Vendor List
• For applications to purchase licenses by mail or obtain special permits, click here.

Application and Drawing Information

• The Application Process
• How the Draw Works
• Applying for Deer Hunts
• Drawing Tips- Increase Your Odds
• Online Application FAQs

Unique Trophy Hunting Opportunities

• Premier Hunts for Bighorn Sheep, Deer, Elk and new "Grand Slam" authorizations

Big Game Records

• Boone & Crockett State Records
• Safari Club International State Records
• Boone & Crockett World Records
• Scoring your trophy

Population Management

• 2010-2011 Public Population Management Hunt List

Maps

• Big Game Unit Maps [PDF]
• Big Game Unit Maps (high resolution) [PDF]
• Antelope Unit Boundaries
• Core Occupied Elk Range Maps
• Wildlife Management Areas
• Game Management Unit Shapefile [ZIP] *

* Must have ArcView or similar GIS software to view.

Harvest Data

• Harvest Reporting
• Cougar Harvest Information
• Bear Harvest Information
• 2009-10 Deer Harvest Report
• 2008-09 Deer Harvest Report
• 2009-10 Elk Harvest Report
• 2008-09 Elk Harvest Report
• 2007-08 Pronghorn Antelope Hunter Harvest Report
• Furbearer Harvest Information
• Bobcat Pelt Tag Form

Migratory Game Bird Management

• Access the Online License System to print all free permits
• Waterfowl Aerial Surveys and Harvest Data
• Migratory Bird Information Links
• Posted areas along the Rio Grande in Valencia County may be closed to migratory bird hunting for public safety reasons. There are no closures at this time.

Publications [more]

Drawing Odds Reports

• 2009-2010 Drawing Odds Report [PDF]
• 2009-2010 Complete Report [XLS]
• 2009-2010 Big Game Rules and Information [PDF]
• Using the Drawing Odds Reports

Private Land Hunting

>> Elk Private Lands Use System (E-PLUS)

• Private Land Elk Allocation Rule 19.30.5
• E-PLUS Landowner Information
• E-PLUS Hunter Info
• 2009-10 E-PLUS Schedule
• 2009-10 E-PLUS Info Flyer to Participating Landowners
• 2010-11 Small Contributing Ranch Landowner List
• 2010-11 E-PLUS Landowner List
• 2009-10 Outside the COER Landowner List
• New! 2011-12 E-PLUS Initial Application

>> Antelope Private Lands Use System (A-PLUS)

• New! 2010-11 A-PLUS Landowner List
• 2010-11 A-PLUS Schedule
• A-PLUS Information and Policies
• 19.31.3 Hunting and Fishing License Application Rule
• A-PLUS LIcense History

>> Unitized Ranch Information

• Participating Properties and Maps

>> Open Gate Hunting and Fishing Access Program

• Open Gate Brochure & Application
• Information for Landowners
• Information for Hunters & Anglers
• Participating Properties and Maps
• Post Hunt Survey

Guide & Outfitter Information

• Guide & Outfitter Page

Chronic Wasting Disease

• Chronic Wasting Disease
• Chronic Wasting Disease Q&A's
• CWD Brochure

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Cougar Education and Identification

• Cougar education and identification course
• Cougar quiz

Bighorn Sheep Program

• Bighorn management information, hunting and much more..