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NMDGF will be fishing with APS summer school.  This is closed to the public and only available for scheduled schools/classes each day.

NMDGF will be fishing with APS summer school.  This is closed to the public and only available for scheduled schools/classes each day.

NMDGF will be fishing with APS summer school.  This is closed to the public and only available for scheduled schools/classes each day.

This Bowhunter Education Course is an instructor-led, student course approximately 8 hours in length. This traditional style of course is for students of any age that incorporates lecture, video, hands-on and review methods to educate students. Students 10 and under must have a parent/adult present with them during class. All students MUST complete the Today’s Bowhunter student manual homework or earn the Field Day Qualifier Voucher from the online Bowhunter Course (user pay) at  www.bowhunter-ed.com/newmexico/ before arriving to class. Students can pick up a free hard copy manual from NM Department Game and Fish Office, 7816 Alamo Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM.  Students are required to turn in their completed worksheets upon arrival to class. Students may bring their own archery equipment to class or can use provided archery equipment.

Registration Details:

Registration opens on June 26 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.

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 NMDGF 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. Contact Conservation Education Manager Storm Usrey at stormw.usrey@dgf.nm.gov to obtain necessary volunteer paperwork.                                                            

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

The NMDGF Education Division staff will be fishing with 25 students plus adults, of the Santa Fe Home school community at Monastery Lake on July 19, 2023. Students will practice casting, put their own rigs together, fish and break their rigs apart.

Registration Details:

*This school event is closed to the general public.

No fees, Closed to the public.

This class is open to any lady interested in learning the basics of fly fishing. This session will focus on  fly fishing equipment selection, knot tying, selecting lures/flies, reading the water for best catching results, skills to hook, land and release a fish, what you need before you go, and much more! This is a BYOL (bring your own lunch event).

This class will be offered by volunteers from the Bosque Chapter of Trout Unlimited and no equipment is required.

Registration Details:

Registration opens July 5 to 30 participants at https://forms.office.com/g/cZYy60Qhp7. Slots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.