Hunting Calendar
Welcome to our hunting calendar, posting the year’s events, deadlines, and important date announcements from the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
For specific calendar dates and information by species, please reference the latest NM Hunting Rules & Info booklet found in publications. The full department-wide calendar can be found under Home → NMDGF Calendar.
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, in conjunction with Safari Club International Foundation, will host a beginner adult Quail Hunting Camp, at Rockhound State Park, in Deming, on Nov. 21-23, 2025. Campers will be provided with everything from instruction to gear to meals. Campers will need to provide their own hunting licenses, tent [...]
This workshop is required to become a certified hunter education instructor and will certify the individual to teach both the Traditional and the Field Day Hunter Education student courses. This workshop also provides a NM Hunter Education certification to new instructors who need a required NM hunter education number. All participants must register prior to [...]
This course is open to students of any age seeking hunter education certification to meet hunting requirements in New Mexico. This course is an instructor-led student course that incorporates lecture, video, break-out sessions, review methods and homework to educate students. Students 10 and under must have a parent/adult present with them during class. All students [...]
- Nov21

Quail Hunting Camp
November 21 @ 12:00 pm - November 23 @ 12:00 pmThe New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, in conjunction with Safari Club International Foundation...
- Nov22

Hunter Education Instructor Training Workshop
November 22 @ 8:00 am - 6:00 pmThis workshop is required to become a certified hunter education instructor and will certify the
- Nov24

Hunter Education
November 24 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmThis course is open to students of any age seeking hunter education certification to meet