Hunting Information

Last Updated: 07/07/2009

Core Occupied Elk Range Maps

 

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish continually works to improve the distribution of landowner elk authorizations. As part of the process, the Department provides the Core Occupied Elk Range (COER) maps for public viewing. The following maps represent the Core Occupied Elk Range (COER) by Game Management Unit (GMU). The COER represents areas within the state of New Mexico where the Department is actively managing elk and elk habitat. In some cases the entire GMU may be within the COER, in others only portions of the GMU will be within the COER. Landowners that are already participants in the Elk Private Lands Use System (E-PLUS), formerly the Landowner Sign-up System (LOSS), will be receiving a new agreement in the mail, (signed agreements due back to the Department by February 1). Landowners with property within the COER who have not already signed up for E-PLUS will be eligible to apply for participation by the annual February 1 deadline. Applications for E-PLUS can be downloaded from the Hunting page. Landowners with property in areas that are not within the COER can call their Area Game Manager to negotiate hunting opportunities specific to their deeded private land. The negotiated hunting opportunities on these properties will be limited to ranch-only hunts within the boundaries of the deeded land.

 

 

Click Here To View COER Maps By Unit (PDF files)
For more information regarding these maps please contact:
NW Area Office Bill Taylor - Area Game Manager NM Dept of Game and Fish 3841 Midway Place NE Albuquerque NM 87109 (505) 222-4700	NE Area Office Ryan Walker - Area Game Manager NM Dept of Game and Fish 215 York Canyon Rd Raton NM 87740 (575) 445-2311
SW Area Office Kevin Rodden - Area Game Manager NM Dept of Game and Fish 2715 Northrise Dr Las Cruces NM 88011 (575) 532-2100	SE Area Office Ryan McBee - Area Game Manager NM Dept of Game and Fish 1912 W. Second St Roswell NM 88201 (575) 624-6135
Wildlife Management Division - Santa Fe Cal Baca - Private Land Programs Manager NM Dept. of Game and Fish PO Box 25112 Santa Fe NM 87504 (505) 476-8044 CalM.Baca@state.nm.us