Name: Jayme King
Duty Station: Socorro District Officer
Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: Game Management Unit’s 13, 17, 18, 19, 20
Length of Service: 10 months – Game and Fish Recruit Academy Class #54
Field Training: Truth or Consequences
Education: Highschool – Tohatchi High School, Tohatchi, NM
College – New Mexico Highlands University- Las Vegas, NM
Degree- Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice
Hometown: Gallup, New Mexico
Current Projects/Assignments: Preparing for upcoming public events for the summer. District patrols to familiarize myself with my district and responding to calls regarding NM wildlife.
Best Thing About the Job: Working with fellow Game Wardens, we all share the same passion for the job and have similar interests.
What made you want to be a NM Game Warden?: I saw New Mexico Game Wardens as both Law Enforcement Officers and Wildlife Professionals at the same time, making the job a uniquely challenging and rewarding career.
Special Interest: Learning more and more about hunting and trapping from different people who have different ways of doing things. Always questioning if there is a better more effective way of doing things.
One piece of advice for anyone interested in becoming a NM Game Warden: Do not be afraid to be challenged or take on something new. Unfamiliar or difficult situations push you to overcome and make you a better Officer in the end.
Help protect your wildlife!
If you see a violation please report it to the OGT Hotline at 1-800-432-4263.
Contact Information
Phone: (505) 470-3069
Email: jayme.king@state.nm.us