Media Chapter News 4/19/24 NM State Game Commission Recap 4/24/2024 The State Game Commission is finally up to full membership, though with half the commissioners either brand new or relatively new to the job, their April meeting in Silver City was more about... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News 4/11/22 NMDGF Game Commission Recap 4/12/2022 New Mexico elk hunters could see big changes including unlimited OTC private land hunts in GMU 34 and a prohibition on muzzleloader sights, while turkey hunters could get a longer season plus a... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News 3/4/22 NMDGF Game Commission Recap 3/7/2022 If you hunt in New Mexico and want to see changes in elk, deer and other big game regulations – season dates, bag limits or anything else -- now is the time to tune in. The State Game Commission... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News Governor Removes Another Qualified Commissioner 1/12/2022 Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham this week removed State Game Commissioner Jeremy Vesbach, apparently because he has repeatedly stood up for New Mexico resident hunters and anglers. She notified him... Tags: the campfire, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News Backcountry Journal Paying It Forward 1/6/2022 BY JOEL GAY It’s not easy for resident hunters to draw an elk tag in New Mexico, even for kids. As in many states, demand for tags far outstrips supply. But that’s only part of the equation.... Tags: the campfire, Backcountry Journal, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News 10/22/21 NMDGF Game Commission Recap 10/27/2021 Big changes and a vast improvement in the Open Gate program could be in store in the near future, according to a report delivered to the State Game Commission last week in Las Cruces. NMDGF... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues NM Game Commission Rejects 5 Non-Navigable Stream Certifications 8/12/2021 The State Game Commission stood up for everyday New Mexico anglers, boaters and others today and rejected attempts to shut down public access to five stretches of New Mexico streams. Meeting... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News NM BHA Applauds Sabinoso Wilderness Expansion 7/22/2021 Public land hunters in New Mexico got a boost in mid-July when the Sabinoso Wilderness Area expanded by nearly 10,000 acres. Located on the Canadian River drainage east of Las Vegas, NM, the... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues 6/18/21 NMDGF Game Commission Recap 6/18/2021 In a move that surprised both sides in the acrimonious debate over stream access, State Game Commission Chairwoman Sharon Salazar Hickey has delayed the decision on closing portions of five... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News 2021 NM Legislative Recap 3/22/2021 It was a tough year in the Legislature this session for public land sportsmen and women, but one bill alone accounted for most of the setbacks. NMBHA strongly supported Senate Bill 312, which had... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues 3/14 Hearing Update! NM Trapping Ban Likely to Pass 3/14/2021 Over the objections of thousands of individuals and organizations, including NMBHA, the proposed statewide ban on public lands trapping took a crucial step toward becoming law Sunday... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues NM Public Land Trapping Ban Moves Forward 2/2/2021 A ban on trapping on public lands throughout New Mexico is a step closer after the Senate Conservation Committee today (Tuesday, Feb. 2) voted by a wide margin to approve it. Senate Bill 32, known... Tags: New Mexico Chapter