New Mexico Wildlife magazine Conserving New Mexico's Wildlife for Future Generations
For the outdoorsman, New Mexico offers several excursions to partake in, especially when it comes to big game hunting. Every year, tens of thousands of hunters across the country apply for the annual New Mexico big game draw, and every year in April, those hunters are hoping, dreaming and praying …
July, 2020
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29 July
Student Athletes Thrive in New Mexico’s Shotgun Education Program
To many people, the warm and sunny day in mid-May 2015 might have seemed like just another day in Roswell. The air held a slight breeze, just enough to keep everyone comfortable in short sleeve shirts. Most people were thinking about upcoming graduations, summer plans, vacations, tasks that needed to …
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17 July
My first hunt
Fun, exciting, tiring, camping, hiking, learning, cold. This is how I describe my first elk hunt. About two years ago, I asked my dad if I could take the hunter education course. After taking and passing the course, I could put in for a big-game tag just like everyone else …
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17 July
Red, green or squirrel?
Have you ever considered small game hunting in New Mexico? Specifically, squirrel hunting? If not, you probably should. Everyone that put in for the big game draw will own a game-hunting license, which includes small game like squirrel. In addition to this license, you will need a habitat stamp and …
June, 2020
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24 June
Beyond the classroom
“Its’ like… being in line for a Disneyland ride!” declared Byron, age 17 from Farmington, New Mexico. Another hunter Aiden, 14 years old from Albuquerque stated: “That was very exhilarating!” A testimonial from another youth hunter who participated on the hunt. All hunt participants indicated that they learned a lifetime …
April, 2020
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28 April
Hunker Down or Go Riding? For now, let’s talk about spring maintenance
As I write this today, my family and I are all at home. My wife and I are telecommuting, our oldest is home from Arizona State University and our twins are still officially on Spring Break. We are keeping up on the latest news about the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, and …
March, 2020
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24 March
DIY: Easy to make bird feeders
Attracting the widest variety of birds to your backyard can be a fun learning experience. All it takes is a basic understanding of the different types of birdfeeders and a little creativity. Here are two types of easy-to-make bird feeders to attract birds. This activity will require tools and some …
February, 2020
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26 February
Can you afford to start hunting?
“I don’t hunt in camo. I just put it on for the picture.” A good friend of mine said this last fall about his recent elk hunt. That statement got me thinking about my recent deer hunt. I spent most of the hunt horseback, riding several miles a day, getting …
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14 February
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 just simply felt the gravitas? That is the case for me with River Ranch, a new Department wildlife management area near Faywood, north of Deming. …
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14 February
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 air, the bushes looked like they would fly away at any second. The temperatures did not want to budge. There was no sign of letting up. It was no matter, though; only 20 …