Tag Archives: commission

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 …

  • 13 April

    More than illegal

    Sgt. Kyle Jackson and Capt. Ty Jackson, conservation officers for the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, kneel behind evidence collected at the home of convicted poacher Esequiel Mascarenas. NMDGF photo, New Mexico Wildlife magazine Spring 2017 Vol60, Num1, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

    Poaching case – a reminder that it is more than illegal The photo tells a story: two conservation officers kneeling in front of two recently killed deer, a number of skull-capped antler mounts and the tools used for an illegal enterprise. The case involved brazen acts of poaching by individuals …

March, 2016

  • 1 March

    Commission adopts new rules to combat Aquatic Invasive Species

    Quagga mussels and other aquatic invasive species can create a host of problems, not just for boaters and anglers but for all the residents of New Mexico. Quagga mussels can damage critical infrastructures and can have adverse impacts on wildlife. Not yet detected in New Mexico, rules have been put …

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 3

    Left to right, Elliott Barker, Gov. Mabry and Roy Snyder hunting lions. Photo: NMDGF. New Mexico Wildlife Magazine, Vol-48, Num-2 Summer 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 3 of 9 Profiles in conservation: Aldo Leopold and Elliott Barker provide legendary leadership By John Crenshaw Former Public Affairs chief, New Mexico Wildlife editor, and game warden, retired in 1997. Profiles in conservation: …

  • 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 7

    Planting trout in the Rio Grande Gorge. Photo: John G. Whitcomb. New Mexico Wildlife Magazine, Vol-49, Num-2 Summer 2004. (Making Tracks: A Century of Wildlife Management. (History of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish).

    New Mexico Wildlife (Summer 2004, Vol 49 Num 2) Making Tracks: A Century of Wildlife Management, Part 7 of 9 Of fish and men: state waters are stocked with natives, exotics, and politics By John Crenshaw Former Public Affairs chief, New Mexico Wildlife editor, and game warden, retired in 1997. …

  • 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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