Jun
24
Mon
Hunter Education Instructor Training Workshop @ NM Department of Game and Fish Southwest Area Las Cruces
Jun 24 @ 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

This workshop is required to become a certified hunter education instructor and will certify the instructor to teach both the Traditional 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. All participants must register prior to attending. Please see registration details below.

Registration Details:

Interested applicants need to first become certified Game and Fish volunteers. Below are the steps to become a certified volunteer:

1. Create a Customer Identification Account (CIN) with the Department at https://onlinesales.wildlife.state.nm.us/

2. Email Chris Jarvis at chris.jarvis@dgf.nm.gov for complete volunteer on-boarding packet.

3.Once the application is approved, certified volunteers can sign-up for the hunter education workshop through their CIN account

Jun
26
Wed
Fishing with Santa Fe Home School Community @ Monastery Lake
Jun 26 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education Program will be fishing with the Santa Fe Home School Community on June 26, 2024. The event is closed to the public.

N/A Closed to the public.

Jun
27
Thu
Wildlife Presentation at Artesia Public Library @ Artesia, NM
Jun 27 @ 11:00 am – 11:40 am

NMDGF will be giving a wildlife presentation at the Artesia Public Library as part of their youth summer reading program.

Jul
1
Mon
Wildlife Presentation at The Community House @ Red River, New Mexico
Jul 1 @ 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm

NMDGF will be giving a wildlife presentation at the Community House in Red River, New Mexico.

Please contact Tana for more information.

Jul
12
Fri
Wildlife presentation at Octavia Fellin Youth Public Library @ Octavia Fellin Youth Public Library
Jul 12 @ 11:00 am – 11:40 pm

Department staff will be giving a wildlife presentation for the summer reading program at the Octavia Fellin Youth Public Library.

Please contact Phil in reference to this event.

Jul
15
Mon
Fly Fishing with Fly Fish New Mexico and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Taos @ Sipapu Ski Resort Pond
Jul 15 @ 9:15 am – 12:30 pm

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education program staff will be fly fishing with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Taos at Sipapu Ski Resort Pond. This event is closed to the public.

Jul
19
Fri
Wildlife presentation at Silver City Children’s Library
Jul 19 @ 2:00 pm – 2:40 pm

Wildlife presentation at Silver City Children’s Library

Registration Details:
Please contact Abigail Kipp @ akipp@silvercitypubliclibrary.org.

Jul
26
Fri
Hunter Education Camps @ B.S.A Camp Tres Ritos
Jul 26 @ 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm

This camp is open to youth ages 10-17 who are accompanied by a registered adult. Camp is free, meals will be provided and participants will tent-camp on the property.

Participants will learn safe and responsible firearms handling, ethical hunting behaviors, conservation, wildlife identification and basic survival skills. Additionally, participants will learn from department conservation officers about their jobs including wildlife investigations, decoy operations, working with wildlife and test their marksmanship skills with bow and arrows. All equipment will be provided.

Registration opens July 1 at here. Slots will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. To qualify for the camp, participants must have a Customer Identification Number account with the department and complete the required homework before attending.