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The Department will participate at the NWTF Women in the Outdoors Event (WITO) in Cloudcroft, NM. Department staff will be assisting with fishing, turkey calling/hunting and turkey life history presentations.
Registration Details:
Please contact Helen Butt.
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 City of Clovis Shooting Range, 726 County Rd. 17, Clovis, NM 88101. The manual can also be downloaded for free at https://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 Dec. 26 and is conducted online through the student’s 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.
The Department will participate at the NWTF Women in the Outdoors Event (WITO) in Cloudcroft, NM. Department staff will be assisting with fishing, turkey calling/hunting and turkey life history presentations.
Registration Details:
Please contact Helen Butt.
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 City of Clovis Shooting Range, 726 County Rd. 17, Clovis, NM 88101. The manual can also be downloaded for free at https://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 Dec. 26 and is conducted online through the student’s 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.
- Watch Mia Anstine’s video here Women Reshaping Conservation & Hunting
Registration Details:
- Registration will open at 9 am December 26th. Register here
- Mandatory Zoom orientation at 6 pm on January 16th. A link will be emailed to registered participants.
- Watch Mia Anstine’s video here Women Reshaping Conservation & Hunting
Registration Details:
- Registration will open at 9 am December 26th. Register here
- Mandatory Zoom orientation at 6 pm on January 16th. A link will be emailed to registered participants.
- Camp open to families
- Breakfast, lunch and hot beverages included.
- Will learn ice safety and ice fishing techniques.
- Includes seven hours of ice fishing
Registration Details:
- Event designed for families with prior fishing experience.
- Registration Opens – Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, at 9 a.m.
- Registration Closes – Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, at 5 p.m.
- Registration link: https://qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Z9Hm4leykSEuUK
- Watch Mia Anstine’s video here Women Reshaping Conservation & Hunting
Registration Details:
- Registration will open at 9 am December 26th. Register here
- Mandatory Zoom orientation at 6 pm on January 16th. A link will be emailed to registered participants.
This workshop is required to become a certified hunter education instructor and will certify the individual to teach both the Traditional and the Field Day Hunter Education student courses.
This workshop also provides a New Mexico Hunter Education certification to new instructors who need a required New Mexico hunter education number.
All participants must register prior to attending. Please see registration details below.
Registration Details:
Interested applicants need to first become a certified Game and Fish volunteer. 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, Volunteer Coordinator, at chris.jarvis@dgf.nm.gov for volunteer application.
3.Once the application is approved, certified volunteers can sign-up for the hunter education workshop through their CIN account
Department staff will set up a table for outreach at SCI’s annual banquet with the help of field operations staff from the Department’s Southeast Area.
Registration Details:
See the SCI webpage for information on tickets to their event.
The New Mexico Outdoor Adventures Hunting and Fishing Show was started after Bob Gerding passed to continue his legacy of bringing together people who spend time outdoors in New Mexico. The Department sponsors several activities at this annual event, including a catch-and-release fish pond for kids that gives them an opportunity to win prizes from the many vendors participating. Several calling contests are also taking place, including turkey and elk. Conservation officers will be on hand with the Poach Coach to answer questions, as will several biologists and other Department employees. The event is free to those who have a valid hunting or fishing license. Entry fee is $3 for all others.
Vendor Application is available by contacting Star Gonzales at estelle.gonzales@dgf.nm.gov
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 City of Clovis Shooting Range, 726 County Rd. 17, Clovis, NM 88101. The manual can also be downloaded for free at https://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 Jan. 29 and is conducted online through the student’s 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.
The New Mexico Outdoor Adventures Hunting and Fishing Show was started after Bob Gerding passed to continue his legacy of bringing together people who spend time outdoors in New Mexico. The Department sponsors several activities at this annual event, including a catch-and-release fish pond for kids that gives them an opportunity to win prizes from the many vendors participating. Several calling contests are also taking place, including turkey and elk. Conservation officers will be on hand with the Poach Coach to answer questions, as will several biologists and other Department employees. The event is free to those who have a valid hunting or fishing license. Entry fee is $3 for all others.
Vendor Application is available by contacting Star Gonzales at estelle.gonzales@dgf.nm.gov
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 City of Clovis Shooting Range, 726 County Rd. 17, Clovis, NM 88101. The manual can also be downloaded for free at https://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 Jan. 29 and is conducted online through the student’s 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.
The New Mexico Outdoor Adventures Hunting and Fishing Show was started after Bob Gerding passed to continue his legacy of bringing together people who spend time outdoors in New Mexico. The Department sponsors several activities at this annual event, including a catch-and-release fish pond for kids that gives them an opportunity to win prizes from the many vendors participating. Several calling contests are also taking place, including turkey and elk. Conservation officers will be on hand with the Poach Coach to answer questions, as will several biologists and other Department employees. The event is free to those who have a valid hunting or fishing license. Entry fee is $3 for all others.
Vendor Application is available by contacting Star Gonzales at estelle.gonzales@dgf.nm.gov
This event is for the students of Monte Del Sol School in Santa Fe. The fishing workshop will cover safety, knots, equipment and casting. This event is closed to the public.
Department staff will give two wild turkey presentations to wildlife students at V. Sue Cleveland High School. This event is closed to the public.
These events are for the students of Coronado Elementary School in Albuquerque. The clinic will consist of fishing safety, knots, equipment, fish I.D. and fishing. After the fishing, we will also have a dissection lesson. This event is closed to the public.
These events are for the students of Coronado Elementary School in Albuquerque. The clinic will consist of fishing safety, knots, equipment, fish I.D. and fishing. After the fishing, we will also have a dissection lesson. This event is closed to the public.
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education program will participate in the 2024 New Mexico Trout Conclave, displaying and discussing benthic macroinvertebrate aquatic insects.
Registration Details
- $30 for Friday workshop
- $30 for Saturday Conclave
- $50 for both Kids 13 and under are free with a paying adult Tickets are available online at https://www.newmexicotrout.org/conclave/ and at Los Pinos Fly Shop, 4360 Cutler Ave. NE.
$30 per person, kids 13 and under Free
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education program will be participating in the 2024 New Mexico Trout Conclave displaying and discussing benthic macroinvertebrate aquatic insects.
Registration Details: $30 for Friday workshop $30 for Saturday Conclave $50 for both Kids 13 and under are free with a paying adult Tickets are available online at https://www.newmexicotrout.org/conclave/ , and at Los Pinos Fly Shop, 4360 Cutler Ave NE.
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education program will participate in the 2024 New Mexico Trout Conclave, displaying and discussing benthic macroinvertebrate aquatic insects.
Registration Details
- $30 for Friday workshop
- $30 for Saturday Conclave
- $50 for both Kids 13 and under are free with a paying adult Tickets are available online at https://www.newmexicotrout.org/conclave/ and at Los Pinos Fly Shop, 4360 Cutler Ave. NE.
Department staff will teach three 45-minute lessons to three different third-grade classes that are participating in the Trout in the Classroom program. The lessons will be about New Mexico fishing, how to cast and land a fish and identifying different game fish in New Mexico. This event is closed to the public.