New Mexico Wildlife magazine Conserving New Mexico's Wildlife for Future Generations
In 2018, Mary Weahkee, an archeologist and anthropologist with the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, was asked to try her hand at a particular …
Read More »Department unveils River Ranch Wildlife Management Area
Have you ever visited an outdoor spot where you could sense the importance of the area? No historica…
Conservation officers take hunter education grads on Barbary sheep hunt
There was a steady wind whipping through the canyons of southeast New Mexico, kicking dust in the ai…
Wildlife Captures: Q&A with the Department’s big game program manager
Captures are conducted to accomplish a variety of specific goals, said Nicole Tatman, big game progr…
Fisheries Biologists Tap into DNA Detection Technology
Whitewater Creek contains more than 16 million gallons of water running through 23 miles of stream. …
Plan Your Next Outdoor in New Mexico
Even if you’re not a hunter or angler, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish properties, as well as…
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Legislature Passes State Wildlife Corridors Act
In February 2019, the New Mexico Legislature passed Senate Bill 228, the New Mexico Wildlife Corridors Act, sponsored by Senator Mimi Stewart and Representatives Joanne …
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Department monitors Gila elk calf population
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Wildlife Captures: Q&A with the Department’s big game program manager
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Out of Range: Javelina are making appearances in some of the most unlikely places
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Conserving Rare Southwestern Fishes
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Wildlife pathways: Long-billed curlews
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Department Conducts Largest Elk Capture in New Mexico
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Department unveils River Ranch Wildlife Management Area
Have you ever visited an outdoor spot where you could sense the importance of the area? No historical marker telling you so. No fanfare. You …
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Conservation officers take hunter education grads on Barbary sheep hunt
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Ice fishing in New Mexico
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Plan Your Next Outdoor in New Mexico
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Hunter education… why wait!
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Blind hunter sets no limits for himself
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#MakingMemories
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News blasts from the past
A stack of old press releases highlights the big topics of 1962 You just never know what might walk into an area Game and Fish …
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News & Information
Department reports desert bighorn survey numbers The Department of Game and Fish conducted the 22nd annual census of the Red Rock Wildlife Management Area (WMA) …
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A Day in the Life of a Conservation Officer
Meet Corporal Jacob Lobato, Roswell Supervisory District The morning was just beginning and the heat was setting in as I climbed into the front seat …
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Photographing Lesser Prairie Chickens in Southeastern New Mexico
Lesser prairie-chickens are a “lekking” species, where the males will congregate on a “lek” to attract females for breeding. Males will inflate the air sacs …
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Grilled rainbow trout with melted herb butter
Rainbow trout can be caught year-round throughout the state. Our trout came from Cowles Pond in the Pecos Canyon. Rainbows can be served a variety …
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