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New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Public contact, Information Center: (888) 248-6866 Media contact: Karl Moffatt: (505) 476-8007 karl.moffatt@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 15, 2016: Several receive awards for wildlife conservation achievements ALBUQUERQUE – Several awards for achievement in wildlife conservation were bestowed during the second annual Governor’s Special Hunt Auction and Award Banquet on Feb. 20 in Albuquerque. Tod Stevenson, former department director, was awarded the Governor’s Conservationist Lifetime Achievement Award. Stevenson was recognized for his career with the department starting out as a hatchery worker in 1977 and retiring in 2011 as department director. During his career he served as a fish hatchery foreman and game warden before being promoted to division chief, assistant director, deputy director and finally, director of the department from 2008 through 2011. Eric Frey, sportfish program manager for the department, received the Director’s Professional of the Year Award for his work restoring [...]

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Media contact: Karl Moffatt, (505) 476-8007 Public contact: (888) 248-6866 karl.moffatt@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, FEB. 22, 2016: Game Commission to meet Feb. 26 in Albuquerque SANTA FE - The New Mexico Game Commission will have a special meeting Friday, Feb. 26, in Albuquerque to hear a request by the Turner Endangered Species Fund to import five Mexican Wolves and temporarily hold them at its Ladder Ranch facility in southern New Mexico. The meeting will be from 9 a.m. to noon at the Albuquerque Marriott, Acoma Room, 2101 Louisiana Blvd. The Turner Endangered Species Fund, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Mexican Government wish to hold the wolves at the Ladder Ranch before they are exported to a facility in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, for eventual release into the wild in Mexico. The temporary stay at the Ladder Ranch would allow the wolves [...]

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Media contact: Karl Moffatt, (505) 476-8007 Public contact: Customer Service (888) 248-6866 karl.moffatt@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Jan. 4, 2016: Game Commission to meet Jan. 14 in Santa Fe SANTA FE – The New Mexico Game Commission will meet Jan. 14 in Santa Fe to consider numerous matters, including proposed changes to the Aquatic Invasive Species rule designed to prevent the spread of destructive zebra or quagga mussels to the state. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2015, in the Santa Fe Community College boardroom, 6401 Richards Ave., in Santa Fe. Other agenda items include: Initial proposed dates and bag limits for migratory birds for the 2016-2017 hunting seasons. Consideration of the department’s plan to verify the active duty or veteran status of those seeking a 50 percent discount on licenses, permits and stamps as required under a newly enacted [...]

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Media contact: Karl Moffatt, (505) 476-8007 Public contact: (888) 248-6866 karl.moffatt@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, NOV. 5, 2015: GAME COMMISSION TO MEET NOV. 19 IN ROSWELL SANTA FE – The New Mexico Game Commission will meet Nov. 19 in Roswell to consider numerous matters, including implementation of a new law granting New Mexico resident military veterans and active duty soldiers a 50-percent discount on licenses, permits, or stamp purchases. The meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, at New Mexico Military Institute, Pearson Auditorium, 101 West College Blvd., Roswell. Other agenda items include: An update of ongoing lease negotiations with the State Land Office regarding continued hunting access on State Trust Lands. A report of results from recent fish population surveys at Bluewater Lake and discussion of possible future management plans. Final proposed amendments to the Fisheries Rule [...]

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Media contact: Karl Moffatt, (505) 476-8007 Public contact: (888) 248-6866 karl.moffatt@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, SEPT. 18, 2015: GAME COMMISSION TO MEET SEPT. 29 IN ALBUQUERQUE SANTA FE – The New Mexico Game Commission will meet Sept. 29 in Albuquerque to consider numerous matters, including an update on a new Hunters Helping the Hungry food donation program. The meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at the Embassy Suites Conference Center, 1000 Woodward Place N.E., in Albuquerque. Other agenda items include: Discussion of lease negotiations with the State Land Office regarding continued hunting access on State Trust Lands. An update on the Gold King Mine spill, including a summary of events, findings to date and discussion of future actions. United States Fish and Wildlife Service appeal of the department’s denial of its request to release Mexican gray wolves. The [...]