Tag Archives: waterfowl

April, 2017

  • 13 April

    GAIN and outdoor enthusiasts

    It is easy to get caught up in the moment watching sandhill cranes standing on a frozen pond at the Bernardo Wildlife Management Area with a picturesque mountain background. NMDGF photo by Zen Mocarski, New Mexico Wildlife magazine Spring 2017 Vol60, Num1, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

    GAIN changes benefit outdoor enthusiasts The scene is a bit like Jurassic Park, minus the dinosaurs, with eyes wide open, afraid to blink for fear of missing out on a spectacular experience. Faces pressed against the window of a car or eyes peering through binoculars or the viewfinder of a …

October, 2016

  • 28 October

    Sandhill crane youth hunt

    Braden Finnegan (left) and Ethan Walker stand at the ready in a Bernardo Waterfowl Management Area field. Finnegan harvested one bird and the two families shared a dinner. Photo by Zen Mocarski, New Mexico Wildlife magazine, NMDGF.

    Putting food on the table only part of the fun The hours passed for three young hunters who lay stealthily in tall alfalfa, waiting for the moment when time would stand still, the moment when their prey would come within range to strike. Nov. 7, 2015, they were in an …

  • 28 October

    It’s a trophy

    Game and Fish biologist Eric Rominger takes elk antler measurements. While it was a large rack, the measurements came up short of the record book minimum. Photo by Martin Perea, New Mexico Wildlife magazine, NMDGF.

    Ask a hunter about the trophy mounted on the wall, sitting on a table or neatly placed in a cabinet, and a story will unfold — of outdoor experiences, an important hunt and deeply held values. The term “trophy” generally refers to a large game animal that has been mounted, …

  • 28 October

    Geese numbers dangerously high

    Habitat and birds suffer as light geese numbers rise. Photo by Dan Williams, New Mexico Wildlife magazine, NMDGF

    Mid-continent populations of light geese are currently at levels never before recorded. They have surpassed critical mass and efforts to stem their growth over the last 20 years has been ineffective. “It’s a difficult concept to explain,” said Casey Cardinal, turkey and upland game biologist with the New Mexico Department …

November, 2003

  • 14 November

    A century of wildlife management, part 1

    Two young fishermen with bass, 1899. Photo: New Mexico Records and Archives. (Making Tracks: A Century of Wildlife Management. New Mexico Wildlife magazine. (A history of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, NMDGF).

    New Mexico Wildlife (Winter 2002-03, Vol 47 Num 4) Making tracks: a century of wildlife management, part 1 of 9 By John Crenshaw Former Public Affairs chief, New Mexico Wildlife editor, and game warden, retired in 1997. Making tracks: a century of wildlife management New Mexicans of the 1860s were eye …

  • 14 November

    A century of wildlife management, part 2

    New Mexico Wildlife (Spring 2003,Vol 48 Num 1) Making Tracks: A Century of Wildlife Management, Part 2 of 9 Sportsmen's innovative self-tax funds wildlife restoration By John Crenshaw Former Public Affairs chief, New Mexico Wildlife editor, and game warden, retired in 1997. (Making Tracks: A Century of Wildlife Management. New Mexico Wildlife magazine. (A history of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, NMDGF).

    New Mexico Wildlife (Spring 2003, Vol 48 Num 1) Making tracks: a century of wildlife management, part 2 of 9 Sportsmen’s innovative self-tax funds wildlife restoration By John Crenshaw Former Public Affairs chief, New Mexico Wildlife editor, and game warden, retired in 1997. Sportsmen’s innovative self-tax funds wildlife restoration With the …

  • 14 November

    A century of wildlife management, part 4

    An early hatchery building. Photo: NMDGF. New Mexico Wildlife Magazine, Vol-48, Num-3 Fall 2003. (Making Tracks: A Century of Wildlife Management. (History of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish).

    New Mexico Wildlife (Summer 2003, Vol 48 Num 2) Making tracks: a century of wildlife management, part 4 of 9 Turf wars: sportsmen struggle to sustain wildlife management over politics By John Crenshaw Former Public Affairs chief, New Mexico Wildlife editor, and game warden, retired in 1997. Turf wars: sportsmen struggle …

  • 14 November

    A century of wildlife management, part 5

    Nutria Village hunting party, Zuni Pueblo circa 1890. Photo: Christian Barthelmess, Museum of New Mexico, Neg. No. 86929. New Mexico Wildlife Magazine, Vol-48, Num-4 Winter 2003. (Making Tracks: A Century of Wildlife Management. (History of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish).

    New Mexico Wildlife (Winter 2003, Vol 48 Num 4) Making tracks: a century of wildlife management, part 5 of 9 Culture clash: early law enforcement efforts encounter dissent By John Crenshaw Former Public Affairs chief, New Mexico Wildlife editor, and game warden, retired in 1997. Culture Clash: Early law enforcement …

  • 14 November

    A century of wildlife management, part 9

    The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish was the first state agency In the nation to use wing traps to capture large numbers of antelope. Photo: Don MacCarter. New Mexico Wildlife magazine, Vol-50, Num-3 Spring 2005. (Making Tracks: A Century of Wildlife Management. (History of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish).

    New Mexico Wildlife (Summer 2005, Vol 49 Num 2) Making Tracks: A Century of Wildlife Management, Part 9 of 9 Bringing back the game: ambitious, innovative actions restore and protect wildlife By John Crenshaw Former Public Affairs chief, New Mexico Wildlife editor, and game warden, retired in 1997. Bringing back …

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