Apr
30
Sun
Hunter Education Live Fire Course @ Belen Shooting Sports Association
Apr 30 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

This course is open to students seeking hunter education certification to meet hunting requirements in New Mexico. This course is an instructor-led, student course that incorporates lecture, video, virtual break-out sessions, review methods and homework to educate students and will also include a live-fire portion on the range (all firearms and ammunition is provided. Personal firearms are not permitted). 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 from Albuquerque Game and Fish Office, 7816 Alamo Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120.  The manual can 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 April 10 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.

Trees Lake Outdoor Adventure Day @ Trees Lake
Apr 30 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish’s aquatic education program will participate in Outdoor Adventure Day, scheduled for April 30 at Trees Lake in Deming. The event is open to youth ages 5-15. Families are welcome. Registration details can be found at www.natureninos.org . NMDGF staff will be working at the fishing station, with other stations available including archery, wildlife calls, a wildlife identification station and a waterfowl identification station.

May
1
Mon
4H – Hunting Discipline Practice (Chaves county) @ Chaves County Extension Office
May 1 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

This 4H Event is Closed to the Public

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

May
4
Thu
School Event: Fishing Workshop and Clinic @ Grants Mesa View Elem / Riverwalk
May 4 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

*THIS SCHOOL EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC*

This event is for the Pre-K students of Mesa View School in Grants.  The fishing workshop will cover safety, knots, equipment and casting followed by a fishing clinic held at the Riverwalk.

Law Enforcement Training: Off-Highway Vehicle/ATV Safe Patrol Operation @ Del Norte Gun Club
May 4 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

*THIS LAW ENFORCEMENT EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC*

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Off-Highway Vehicle Program presents a class on ATV safe operation for Law Enforcement. This class was requested by BCSO for a couple of their officers, and was opened up to NMDGF officers.

School Event: Trout in the Classroom Aquatic Education Presentation @ MacArthur Elementary School
May 4 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

*THIS SCHOOL EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC*

The Aquatic Education Program will be presenting “How Fish Use their Senses to Survive” to at least 50 students who have participated in the Trout in the  Classroom Program raising Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout.

May
5
Fri
School Event: Fishing Clinic @ Eagle Nest Lake
May 5 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

*THIS SCHOOL EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC*

This event is for the students of Eagle Next Elementary School,  The fishing workshop will cover safety, knots, equipment, and casting followed by a fishing clinic held at Eagle Nest Lake.

Norther New Mexico Community College Fishing @ Santa Cruz Lake
May 5 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish’s aquatic education program will work with students from the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) at Northern New Mexico Community College, fishing on May 5 at Santa Cruz Lake.