May
8
Mon
School Event: Fishing Clinic @ Oasis State Park
May 8 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

*THIS SCHOOL EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC*

This event is for the 4th graders of Portales. The fishing workshop will cover safety, knots, equipment, and casting followed by a fishing clinic held at Oasis State Park.

May
9
Tue
School Event: Fishing Clinic @ Oasis State Park
May 9 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

*THIS SCHOOL EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC*

This event is for the 4th graders of Portales. The fishing workshop will cover safety, knots, equipment, and casting followed by a fishing clinic held at Oasis State Park.

May
10
Wed
School Event: Fishing Clinic @ Oasis State Park
May 10 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

*THIS SCHOOL EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC*

This event is for the 4th graders of Portales. The fishing workshop will cover safety, knots, equipment, and casting followed by a fishing clinic held at Oasis State Park.

School Fishing Day (Pecos)
May 10 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

THIS SCHOOL EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

The NMDGF Aquatic Education Program will be working the fishing station at the Wood Gormley Elementary School Trout in The Classroom fish release at Monastery Lake. NMDGFs program will be one of three stations for the kids.

4H – Hunting Discipline (Chaves County Contest) @ Chaves County Extension Office
May 10 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

This 4H Event is Closed to the Public

Providing education materials to assit with the hunting disicpline 4H team county wide contest

May
11
Thu
School Event: Fishing Clinic @ Oasis State Park
May 11 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

*THIS SCHOOL EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC*

This event is for the 4th graders of Portales. The fishing workshop will cover safety, knots, equipment, and casting followed by a fishing clinic held at Oasis State Park.

Fishing & Macroinvertebrate Aquatic Insect Study Lab (Pecos, NM)
May 11 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

THIS SCHOOL EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

NMDGF Aquatic Education will be studying aquatic macroinvertebrate insects, knot tying, setting up fishing rigs and fishing with up to 40 youth from E.J. Martinez Elementary School. Kids will be fishing in the children’s pond and possibly the Pecos River right next to the pond.

May
12
Fri
School Event: Fishing Clinic @ Oasis State Park
May 12 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

*THIS SCHOOL EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC*

This event is for the 4th graders of Portales. The fishing workshop will cover safety, knots, equipment, and casting followed by a fishing clinic held at Oasis State Park.

May
13
Sat
Hunter Education – Field Day with Live Fire @ Del Norte Gun Club
May 13 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

A Field Day course is an accelerated instructor-led hunter education course and is for students 10 years of age and older. Students under 11 must have a parent/adult present with them during class. This course incorporates less lecture and review and adds more hands-on components and a live fire component. All students MUST complete the Today’s Hunter student manual homework before class. Students can pick up a free hard copy manual at Albuquerque Game and Fish Office, 7816 Alamo Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120, or the manual can be downloaded for free at anytime from, hunter-ed.com/newmexico/manual/. Students are required to turn in their completed manual worksheets and a signed parent authorization to participate in the live fire portion upon arrival to class.

Registration Details:

Registration opens on April 24, and is conducted online through the students Customer Id Number (CIN) Account. Once in the account, click on “Hunter Education,” then click the “Register for Hunter Ed Classes” button and follow the prompts.

May
15
Mon
School Event: Fishing Workshops and Clinic @ Carlos Gilbert School / Monastery Lake
May 15 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

*THIS SCHOOL EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC*

This event is for the 3rd graders of Carlos Gilbert School.  The fishing workshop will cover safety, knots, equipment, and casting followed by a fishing clinic held at Monastery Lake.   

May
16
Tue
School Event: Fishing Workshops and Clinic @ Carlos Gilbert School / Monastery Lake
May 16 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

*THIS SCHOOL EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC*

This event is for the 3rd graders of Carlos Gilbert School.  The fishing workshop will cover safety, knots, equipment, and casting followed by a fishing clinic held at Monastery Lake.   

May
17
Wed
School Event: Fishing Workshops and Clinic @ Carlos Gilbert School / Monastery Lake
May 17 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

*THIS SCHOOL EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC*

This event is for the 3rd graders of Carlos Gilbert School.  The fishing workshop will cover safety, knots, equipment, and casting followed by a fishing clinic held at Monastery Lake.   

4H – Hunting Discipline (Chaves County Contest) @ Chaves County Extension Office
May 17 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

This 4H Event is Closed to the Public

Providing education materials to assit with the hunting disicpline 4H team county wide contest

May
18
Thu
School Fishing Event (Aztec)
May 18 – May 19 all-day

THIS SCHOOL EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

NMDGF will be fishing with students from Lydia Rippey School at Aztec Riverwalk Pond.

School Event: Fishing Workshops and Clinic @ Sidney Gutierez School / Lake Van
May 18 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

*THIS SCHOOL EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC*

This event is for the 1st graders of Sidney Gutierez School. The fishing workshop will cover safety, knots, equipment, and casting followed by a fishing clinic held at Lake Van.

May
20
Sat
Fishing Workshops and Clinic @ Lake Van
May 20 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

*THIS LIMITED EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC*

    

This event is for adults with disabilities in the Roswell area.  The fishing workshop wiLl cover safety, knots, equipment, and casting followed by a fishing clinic held at Lake Van.

May
24
Wed
Law Enforcement Training: Enforcement of the OHV Act @ Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department (BCSO)
May 24 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

**THIS LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC**

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Off-Highway Vehicle Program presents a class on enforcement of the Off Highway Vehicle act to BCSO officers so they can learn the laws on OHV’s in New Mexico. Traffic and open space units will be attending.

May
26
Fri
Law Enforcement Training: Enforcement of the OHV Act @ Aztec Police Department
May 26 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

**THIS LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC**

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Off-Highway Vehicle Program presents a class on enforcement of the Off-Highway Vehicle Act to Aztec Police Department officers so they can learn the laws on OHV’s in New Mexico.

May
31
Wed
Law Enforcement Event: Recreational Off-Road Vehicle (ROV) Training @ Montessa Park
May 31 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

***RESCHEDULED FROM 5/31***

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Off-Highway Vehicle Program presents a class on ROV safe-operation training for Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department deputies. BCSO open space requested training on ROV due to the purchase of new machines.

Registration Details: This law enforcement training is closed to the general public.

Law Enforcement Training: Recreational Off-Road Vehicle (ROV) @ Montessa Park
May 31 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

**THIS LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC**

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Off-Highway Vehicle Program presents a class on ROV safe operation training for Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department deputies. BCSO open space requested training on ROVS due to the purchase of new machines.

Jun
3
Sat
Free Fishing Day
Jun 3 all-day

SANTA FE – Anglers can fish for free in New Mexico on Saturday, June 3, as the state celebrates National Boating and Fishing Week.

Anyone can fish for free in public fishing waters throughout the state Saturday, June 3, but everyone must observe bag limits and all other rules and regulations. For more information, please visit the Department’s website.

“This is a great time to take your family fishing and teach them a skill that will provide a lifetime of enjoyment,” said Mike Sloane, director for the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

For information on additional places to fish and what to use, consult the Department’s weekly fishing and stocking report and the Fishing Conditions and Trip PlannerMaps of public fishing waters, lists of where to find family-friendly fishing and tips on how to fish also can be found on the Department’s website.

The Department reminds anglers and outdoor recreationists to “know before you go” and to contact land management agencies regarding additional regulations or restrictions on specific properties of interest before heading afield.

Helpful links for planning your trip include:­­­

Hunter Education @ Laguna Police Department, I-40 West exit 117 on South side of Interstate (Cibola County).
Jun 3 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

This course is open to students of any age seeking hunter education certification to meet hunting requirements in New Mexico. This course is an instructor-led, student course that incorporates lecture, video, break-out sessions, review methods and homework to educate students. Students 10 and under must have a parent/adult present with them during class. All students MUST complete the Today’s Hunter student manual homework before participating in class. Students can pick up a free hard copy manual at Laguna Police Department North entrance, I-40 West exit 117 on South side of Interstate. The manual can also be downloaded for free at, www.hunter-ed.com/newmexico/manual/. Students are required to turn in their completed manual worksheets upon arrival to class.

Registration Details:

Registration opens on May 17, 2023 at 9 a.m. and is conducted online through the students Customer Id Number (CIN) Account. Once in the account, click on Hunter Education then click the Register for Hunter Ed Classes button and follow the prompts.

Jun
4
Sun
Hunter Education @ Laguna Police Department, I-40 West exit 117 on South side of Interstate (Cibola County).
Jun 4 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

This course is open to students of any age seeking hunter education certification to meet hunting requirements in New Mexico. This course is an instructor-led, student course that incorporates lecture, video, break-out sessions, review methods and homework to educate students. Students 10 and under must have a parent/adult present with them during class. All students MUST complete the Today’s Hunter student manual homework before participating in class. Students can pick up a free hard copy manual at Laguna Police Department North entrance, I-40 West exit 117 on South side of Interstate. The manual can also be downloaded for free at, www.hunter-ed.com/newmexico/manual/. Students are required to turn in their completed manual worksheets upon arrival to class.

Registration Details:

Registration opens on May 17, 2023 at 9 a.m. and is conducted online through the students Customer Id Number (CIN) Account. Once in the account, click on Hunter Education then click the Register for Hunter Ed Classes button and follow the prompts.

Jun
5
Mon
Law Enforcement Training: Enforcement of the OHV Act @ New Mexico Game and Fish Northwest Area Office, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jun 5 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

**THIS LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC**

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Off-Highway Vehicle Program presents a class on enforcement of the Off-Highway Vehicle Act as a refresher to NMDGF district officers.