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Hunting Information  

Last Updated: 07/30/2009

2008-09 New Mexico Hunter Harvest Report Program
Summary of Results--Furbearers

 

Rick Winslow, Large Carnivore and Furbearer Biologist
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish

 

At the time of this report the mandatory furbearer license reporting reports were complete. 2,123 furbearer licenses were sold during the 2008-09 season and 1,238 license buyers responded to the mandatory harvest survey, which is a 58% response rate. 

 

Total Number of Each Species Trapped from report

 

 Species

Number Trapped

Estimated Sustainable Harvest Limit*

 Beaver

83

 630-1,401

 Muskrat

25

 No estimate

 Nutria

0

 No limit

 Red fox

82

 837-3,349

 Swift fox

133

 2,221-3,702

 Kit fox

120

 2,450-4,143

 Gray fox

4,178

 5,587-16,761

 Ringtail

229

 2,212-3,318

 Ermine

0

 9,727-14,591

 Long-tailed weasel

0

 8,459-14,098

 Badger

182

 2,280-2,850

 Bobcat

2,958

 3,627-5,440

 Raccoon

303

 9,735-19,470

 Coyote

4,524

 

 Spotted skunk

16

 

 Striped skunk

429

 

 Hooded skunk

1

 

 Hognose skunk

67

 

 

*The number of bobcats harvested is derived from CITES tag reports and not the hunter harvest reporting system.

*Estimated Sustainable Harvest Limits available from Furbearer Population Assessment and Harvest Management Matrix.

 

Total number of species trapped by county from report

 

County

Beaver

Muskrat

Nutria

Red fox

Swift Fox

Kit Fox

Gray Fox

Ring tail

Ermine

Long-tailed Weasel

Badger

Bobcat

Raccoon

Coyote

Spotted Skunk

Striped Skunk

Hooded Skunk

Hognose Skunk

Total

Bernalillo

 

10

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

1

15

 

1

 

 

29

Catron

 

 

 

17

3

 

464

4

 

 

17

226

 

190

1

17

 

 

939

Chaves

 

 

 

 

8

2

91

4

 

 

21

123

3

267

 

3

 

 

522

Cibola

 

 

 

1

 

 

315

1

 

 

8

174

 

362

1

4

 

 

861

Colfax

 

 

 

7

 

 

183

1

 

 

1

83

4

136

 

 

 

 

415

Curry

 

 

 

7

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

1

 

17

 

3

 

 

30

DeBaca

5

5

 

2

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

9

19

21

 

 

 

 

86

DonaAna

3

 

 

 

11

 

82

5

 

 

12

137

4

138

 

 

1

 

393

Eddy

 

 

 

 

26

21

206

61

 

 

9

266

31

282

2

26

 

51

981

Grant

 

 

 

 

 

12

637

60

 

 

6

141

10

161

3

44

 

3

1077

Guadalupe

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

1

24

 

24

 

 

 

 

66

Harding

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

7

 

 

 

3

 

5

 

5

 

 

45

Hidalgo

 

 

 

 

24

30

111

7

 

 

10

94

1

279

 

61

 

2

619

Lea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

38

 

6

 

 

63

Lincoln

 

 

 

 

32

5

271

6

 

 

6

202

48

98

1

64

 

2

735

Los Alam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

7

 

 

 

 

9

Luna

 

 

 

 

3

6

41

10

 

 

4

21

 

181

3

8

 

 

277

McKinley

 

 

 

7

 

 

108

1

 

 

2

183

1

238

 

1

 

 

541

Mora

9

 

 

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

 

42

 

25

 

 

 

 

135

Otero

 

 

 

 

 

4

56

7

 

 

2

45

2

128

 

 

 

 

244

Quay

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

8

28

7

194

 

19

 

2

266

Rio Arriba

17

2

 

2

 

 

139

 

 

 

6

241

10

263

1

6

 

 

687

Roosevelt

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

36

San Juan

3

 

 

35

 

 

190

7

 

 

9

128

75

292

1

48

 

1

789

San Migu

19

 

 

 

 

 

175

6

 

 

 

80

2

230

 

9

 

 

521

Sandoval

3

1

 

 

5

 

82

5

 

 

34

143

13

325

 

14

 

 

625

Santa Fe

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

3

 

 

 

45

1

39

1

 

 

 

121

Sierra

 

 

 

 

 

2

419

11

 

 

 

167

2

41

2

7

 

 

651

Socorro

 

7

 

 

16

 

267

12

 

 

2

154

33

224

 

10

 

2

727

Taos

23

 

 

4

 

 

9

8

 

 

 

47

11

60

 

 

 

 

162

Torrance

 

 

 

 

1

33

98

3

 

 

19

63

1

76

 

60

 

4

358

Union

 

 

 

 

5

 

34

 

 

 

2

42

 

31

 

 

 

 

114

Valencia

1

 

 

 

 

4

30

 

 

 

1

13

24

102

 

13

 

 

188

 

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