Department Updates

While hunting and fishing license sales and revenue are declining in many states across the country, New Mexico is experiencing the opposite trend. Hunting and fishing license sales and draw hunt applications continue to increase in the state. “It’s never been easier to buy a hunting or fishing license in …

Michael Sloane, a 24-year employee of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, has been named the department’s new director by the State Game Commission. As director, Sloane will be responsible for leading the state wildlife agency whose mission is to conserve, regulate, propagate and protect the wildlife and …

Carcass tag implemented for 2018-19 big-game and turkey hunters The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish implemented the use of a carcass tag for all big-game and turkey hunters starting in early 2018. This change simplifies the process for conservation officers to check hunters while in the field. Here …

The department recently opened the Tres Piedras Primitive Shooting Range located 3 ½ miles west of Tres Piedras on commissioned-owned property. The Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area is approximately 3,200 acres purchased in 1940 to provide a restoration area for sage grouse and pronghorn.

And other common questions for Game and Fish Every week, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish’s information center receives hundreds of questions from the public about a wide variety of topics ranging from where hunters can obtain carcass tags, how to print a hunting or fishing license and …

Department seeking the Next Generation of conservation officers SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is seeking qualified men and women to join the next generation of conservation officers who protect and conserve the state’s wildlife. Conservation officers enforce New Mexico’s game and fish laws, investigate …

Game and Fish unveils new magazine online format After years of being available as downloadable PDF editions, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish now has a dedicated, interactive website for its New Mexico Wildlife magazine publication. The magazine, available in print since January 1961, now can be viewed …

In recognition of contributions made in the field of wildlife conservation, three New Mexico Department of Game and Fish awards were handed out to deserving recipients at the Governor’s Special Hunt Auction and Banquet in February. Director’s Wildlife Conservation Professional of the Year Heavily involved in a number of high-profile …

The consistency, diligence, and professionalism displayed by New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Corporal Curtis Coburn resulted in his being named the 2015 Shikar Safari Club Officer of the Year. “I am grateful that I was nominated and selected,” Coburn said. “It is special. Nearly 12 years ago, as …

Two New Mexico Department of Game and Fish biologists have been honored by peers for their wildlife and fishery conservation work. Leland Pierce, the department’s amphibian and reptile biologist, was awarded the New Mexico Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Professional Award at the organization’s annual meeting Feb. 5 in Flagstaff, …