NMDGF

Hunter Education
2024-07-14 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | Department of Game and Fish Las Cruces Office, 2715 E. Northrise Dr, Las Cruces, New Mexico
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, hands-on break-out sessions, review methods and homework to educate students. Students 10 and under must have a parent or adult present with them during class. All registered students MUST complete the Today’s Hunter student manual homework before participating in class. The manual can be downloaded for free at, www.hunter-ed.com/newmexico/manual/ or students can pick up a free hard copy manual at Las Cruces Game and Fish Office, 2715 E Northrise Dr., Las Cruces, NM 88011. Students are required to turn in their completed manual worksheets upon arrival to class.
Registration opens on June 24, at 9 a.m. and is conducted online through the students Customer Id Number (CIN) Account. Once in the account, click on Hunter Education then click the Register for Hunter Ed Classes button and follow the prompts.

LDS Youth Boy's Summer Camp
2024-07-15 | Bluewater Lake
NMDGF will be doing a wildlife station and fishing component for the Grant’s LDS Youth Boy’s Summer Camp.
N/A. Closed to the public.

Public Meeting: Citizen Advisory Committee to Meet July 15
2024-07-15 09:00 - 17:00 | New Mexico
LAS CRUCES – The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (Department) has scheduled a public meeting with the Habitat Stamp Citizen Advisory Committee. Habitat restoration project opportunities that have been jointly developed by the Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, and the Department will be presented. Members of the public are invited to attend this hybrid public meeting. An agenda will be posted on the Habitat Stamp website prior to the meeting.

Monday July 15, 2024, Las Cruces, 9 a.m.

Attend in person at SW Area Office, 2715 Northrise Drive, Las Cruces, NM 88011
Register in advance to attend virtually

A meeting agenda along with information about how to attend virtually will be available on the Department webpage, https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/conservation/public-land-user-stamp/.
Comments can be provided by mail: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Attn: Public Land User Stamp, 1 Wildlife Way, Santa Fe, NM 87507; or by email, PublicLandUserStamp@dgf.nm.gov, or in person at the meeting listed above.

Fly Fishing with Fly Fish New Mexico and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Taos
2024-07-15 09:15 - 12:30 | Sipapu Resort Pond
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education program staff will be fly fishing with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Taos at Sipapu Ski Resort Pond. This event is closed to the public.

Sandia Pueblo Emergency Response Org ATV training
2024-07-17 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-07-18 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-07-19 13:00 - 17:00 | Sandia Pueblo Emergency Response Center
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Off-Highway Vehicle Program will be conducting ATV safety training and instructor certification for Sandia Pueblo emergency response staff. This event is closed to the public.
Students will be registered off-line.

Wildlife presentation at Silver City Children's Library
2024-07-19 14:00 - 14:40 | Silver City, Silver City, New Mexico
Wildlife presentation at Silver City Children’s Library
Registration Details:
Please contact Abigail Kipp @ akipp@silvercitypubliclibrary.org.

Hunter Education-Field Day
2024-07-20 08:00 - 17:00 | San Felipe Pueblo Library, San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico
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, hands-on break-out sessions, review methods and homework to educate students. Students 10 and under must have a parent or adult present with them during class. All registered students MUST complete the Today’s Hunter student manual homework before participating in class. The manual can be downloaded for free at, www.hunter-ed.com/newmexico/manual/ or students can contact Ed Rosetta at 505-263-5337. Students are required to turn in their completed manual worksheets upon arrival to class.

Registration opens at 9 a.m. on June 27, 2024 and is conducted online through the students Customer Id Number (CIN) Account. Once in the account, click on Hunter Education then click the Register for Hunter Ed Classes button and follow the prompts.

Hooked on Fishing - Hobbs
2024-07-20 09:00 - 17:00 | Hobbs, New Mexico, Hobbs, New Mexico
Fishing derby, pellet trailer, NASP archery trailer available for a day of family fun.

Sandia Pueblo Emergency Response Org ROV/UTV training
2024-07-24 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-07-25 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-07-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Sandia Pueblo Emergency Response Center
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Off-Highway Vehicle Program will be conducting ROV/UTV safety training and instructor certification for Sandia Pueblo emergency response staff. This event is closed to the public.
Students will be registered off-line.

Fishing with Jemez Pueblo Youth Program
2024-07-24 12:00 - 16:00 | Fenton Lake
Department staff will be fishing with the Jemez Pueblo Youth Program. This event is closed to the public.

N/A. Closed to the public.

Hunter Education Camps
2024-07-26 16:00 - 21:00, 2024-07-27 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-07-28 08:00 - 12:00 | B.S.A Camp Tres Ritos, Tres Ritos, New Mexico
This camp is open to youth ages 10-17 who are accompanied by a registered adult. Camp is free, meals will be provided and participants will tent-camp on the property.
Participants will learn safe and responsible firearms handling, ethical hunting behaviors, conservation, wildlife identification and basic survival skills. Additionally, participants will learn from department conservation officers about their jobs including wildlife investigations, decoy operations, working with wildlife and test their marksmanship skills with bow and arrows. All equipment will be provided.
Registration opens July 1 at here. Slots will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. To qualify for the camp, participants must have a Customer Identification Number account with the department and complete the required homework before attending.

Kids Fishing With a Cop
2024-07-27 08:00 - 12:00 | Lake Van
NM Desert Dogs presents a day of fishing, fun and music open to kids at Lake Van in Dexter, NM.

Ute Lake Outdoor Day
2024-07-27 08:30 - 13:00 | Ute Lake State Park, New Mexico
Outdoor Day at Ute Lake State Park in Logan NM. Activities will include the Poach Coach, Pellet Gun Trailer, Casting Demonstrations, Wildlife Identification Presentation, Archery (NASP), Water Safety Presentation by New Mexico State Parks. NMDGF Officers, State Park Rangers, and other Law Enforcement officers will be present and putting on the event. Hot dogs, Waters, and Popsicles will be provided.

SWAP public meeting
2024-07-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Department of Game and Fish Albuquerque Office, 7816 Alamo Rd NW, Albuquerque
We are currently accepting public comments on the draft Species of Greatest Conservation Need list developed for the 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan. To submit comments to the Department, please either email them to dgf-SWAP@dgf.nm.gov or attend one of the two hybrid public meetings scheduled for late July

To attend either meeting via Zoom, please register at one of the below links:

For the Albuquerque meeting:

Click here to register.

For the Las Cruces meeting:

Click here to register.

SWAP public meeting
2024-07-30 18:00 - 19:30 | New Mexico

Hunter Education Skills Day
2024-07-31 10:00 - 15:00 | Esther Bone Plunlic Library, Rio Rancho, New Mexico
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is hosting a Hunter Education Skills Day at Esther Bone Memorial Library on Wednesday, July 31, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Registration is open to youth 10-17 years of age who have not yet passed a hunter education course. Participants will have the opportunity to earn their hunter education certification during this session.
This opportunity is free, and the course is a blended learning session. For the first part of the session, students must complete their reading, quizzes, and exam online at https://www.ilearntohunt.com/newmexico/ before the July 31 Skills Day (once registered a code will be provided so the student can take the online portion free of charge). In part two, students who complete the required online portion will bring their completion certificate to the in-person session on July 31, hosted at the library.
During the skills day, Department staff and certified volunteer instructors will be sharing their hunting knowledge and providing students the opportunity to learn how to safely handle deactivated hunting-style firearms, test their ethical shot placement and safe firearms handling skills with a shoot/don’t shoot simulator, and have the unique opportunity to learn how to field dress and elk using the Department’s new virtual reality field dressing simulator!
Participants must bring their lunch, snacks and drinks for the day.
Registration Details:

To qualify, participants must be at least 10 years of age at the time of registration and have not previously passed a hunter education course. Space is limited to 15 and will be filled on a first-come basis. Each youth must submit a completed registration form at https://forms.office.com/g/92WtBUvvXa to qualify. Registration opens on July 8 at 9 am.
Before completing this registration form, each youth must have a New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Customer Identification Number (CIN) account. If the student does not have an account, please go to https://onlinesales.wildlife.state.nm.us to create one. Be sure to write down the CIN that is assigned to the youth.

Sandoval County Fair Off-Highway Vehicle Public Information and Outreach
2024-08-01, 2024-08-02, 2024-08-03, 2024-08-04 | Sandoval County Fairgrounds, 37 Rodeo Rd, Cuba, New Mexico
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Off-Highway Vehicle Program will be conducting public outreach and education at the Sandoval County Fair in Cuba, New Mexico. The OHV Program will be offering demonstration rides on its ATV simulator and giving out swag bags for kids.

No registration required.

Hunter Education
2024-08-03 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-08-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Cibola County Sheriff’s Office, 2001 Clif Lear Rd, Grants, New Mexico
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, hands-on break-out sessions, review methods and homework to educate students. Students 10 and under must have a parent or adult present with them during class. All registered students MUST complete the Today’s Hunter student manual homework before participating in class. The manual can be downloaded for free at, www.hunter-ed.com/newmexico/manual/ or students can pick up a free hard copy manual at Cibola County Sheriff’s Office, 2001 Clif Lear Rd., Grants, NM 87020. Students are required to turn in their completed manual worksheets upon arrival to class.

Registration opens on July 15, at 9 a.m. and is conducted online through the students Customer Id Number (CIN) Account. Once in the account, click on Hunter Education then click the Register for Hunter Ed Classes button and follow the prompts.

NOTICE OF POSSIBLE QUORUM
2024-08-03 09:00 - 17:00 | Catron County Office, 101 Main St., Reserve, New Mexico, 87830
A quorum of Commissioners of the New Mexico State Game Commission may be in attendance at the following event:
Event: Special Catron County Commission Meeting Regarding Mexican Gray Wolf
Program Date and Time: Saturday, August 3, 2024, @ 9:00 a.m.
Location: Catron County Office 101 Main St. Reserve, NM 87830

ALTHOUGH A QUORUM OF STATE GAME COMMISSIONERS MAY BE PRESENT AT THIS EVENT IT WILL NOT BE AN “OPEN MEETING” OF THE STATE GAME COMMISSION PURSUANT TO THE NEW MEXICO OPEN MEETINGS ACT, 10-15-1 et seq. NMSA 1978. THERE SHALL BE NO DIRECT DISCUSSION AMONG FOUR OR MORE STATE GAME COMMISSIONERS, NO FORMULATION OF PUBLIC POLICY, NO DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONNEL POLICY, NO DEVELOPMENT OF RULES, REGULATIONS OR ORDINANCES, NO DISCUSSION OF PUBLIC BUSINESS AND NO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS BY VOTE OR ANY OTHER ACTION WITHIN THE AUTHORITY OF THE FULL STATE GAME COMMISSION THAT WILL OCCUR AT THIS EVENT.

National Night Out
2024-08-06 17:00 - 20:00 | Roswell Convention Center, Roswell, New Mexico
The Roswell Police Department and Roswell Fire Department invite the public to join them at National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at the Roswell Recreation and Aquatic Center (1402 W. College Blvd.) from 6-8:30 p.m.
RPD, RFD, NMDGF and other law enforcement, fire and medical agencies will have some of their vehicles and equipment at the event for people to check out firsthand while visiting with the emergency responders.
There will be games, raffles and hot dogs!
