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July, 2025

14 July
Working with Bighorn Sheep: A Q and A with NMDGF biologists

Working with Bighorn Sheep: A Q and A with NMDGF biologists New Mexico has a rich wildlife heritage that can be experienced either through hunting, wildlife viewing, photography or by people seeking to connect with the outdoors. Here, you’ll find an array of habitats, from alpine tundra, forested mountains, grasslands, …
10 July
Research and dens and bears, oh my!

Research and dens and bears, oh my! During the final weeks of winter, before the snow melts and a gradual rise in temperature signals a transition into spring, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish biologists take a calculated risk in the name of science to peek their heads inside …

14 May
Department, partners help Rio Grande cutthroat trout go home to the Gorge

Department, partners help Rio Grande cutthroat trout go home to the Gorge Once a year, starting in 2008, Rio Grande cutthroat trout fingerlings (young fish about the length of a finger) embark on an expedition, trekking all the way down to the Rio Grande Gorge. I know what you’re …

12 December
Help Keep New Mexico Beautiful!

You’re enjoying the outdoors and suddenly you see someone trying to pet Marty Moose… A pack of ATVs flies by across a pristine meadow… Another duck hunter shows up late and sets up right next to you… A pile of litter is dumped in the desert and Walter White has …

27 August
About that wild game donation slip… do I really need to fill it out?

Yes, you do, said Corporal Jake Baulch with the Truth or Consequences Supervisory District. “Anyone in possession of game or fish needs to be in possession of a valid license, game tag, certificate or permit or invoice,” he said. In the following Q&A, Baulch answers more questions about why the …