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Public comment sought on new statewide fisheries management plan

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Media contact: Karl Moffatt, (505) 476-8007 Public contact: Kirk Patten 505-476-8055 DGF-StatewideFishPlan@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, SEPT.17,2015: PUBLIC COMMENT SOUGHT ON NEW STATEWIDE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PLAN SANTA FE –The Department of Game and Fish is seeking public comment on the draft of a new fisheries management plan that will help guide the department’s efforts into the future. The new plan includes management direction for specific waters, primary fish species and project priorities. The last comprehensive, statewide, fisheries management plan was adopted in 1987 and only covered sportfish. The new draft plan includes sportfish as well native and non-game fish. The draft plan also includes information about hatchery operations, habitat restoration projects, specific watershed areas, angler survey data, fishery management priorities, funding and more. The plan can be found on the department’s website at http://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/commission/proposals-under-consideration. The department is also conducting public meetings [...]

Sign up for free All-Terrain Vehicle safety classes this fall

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Media contact: Karl Moffatt, (505) 476-8007 Public contact:Chris Johnson, (505) 222-4712 christopher.johnson@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, SEPT. 15, 2015: SIGN UP FOR FREE ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE SAFETY CLASSES THIS FALL ALBUQUERQUE – The Department of Game and Fish Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) program is conducting free, hands-on, All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) safety classes around the state this fall. The Saturday classes are four hours long. Space is limited to six students and preregistration is required. No walk-ins will be accepted. A parent or guardian must be in attendance. State law requires ATV riders under age 18 to carry a safety permit proving completion of an approved OHV safety course. Upon successful completion of the department’s hands-on training course students will receive the required safety permit. The classes: Sept. 19 -- Rio Arriba County Fairgrounds north of Española. Oct. 3 -- Los Lunas River Park in Los Lunas. [...]

Duck hunters asked to stop at harvest check stations

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. 12, 2015: DUCK HUNTERS ASKED TO STOP AT HARVEST CHECK STATIONS SANTA FE – Duck hunters are asked to bring their harvested birds to check stations this season so Department of Game and Fish biologists can obtain samples for testing. The effort is part of a broader, national plan to monitor wild bird populations for strains of avian influenza. New Mexico is host to hundreds of thousands of migratory birds each year, said department Bird Program Manager Kristin Madden. “We’re encouraging hunters to come in after harvest so we can check their ducks,” Madden said. The quick, voluntary inspection consists of swabbing the bird for a sample, she said. There are several strains of avian influenza that afflict wild and domestic birds, but none are known to be [...]

Hunter attacked by bear near Wagon Mound

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Media contact: Clint Henson (505) 445-2311 Public contact: (888) 248-6866 clint.henson@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, SEPT. 11, 2015: HUNTER ATTACKED BY BEAR NEAR WAGON MOUND BEAR AND CUB RATON – Department of Game and Fish conservation officers are searching for a bear that attacked a 60-year-old man from Missouri who was elk hunting Thursday afternoon west of Wagon Mound. The hunter climbed a tree to try to escape the attacking bear, but received bites to his foot through his boot when the bear climbed up after him. He was taken to the Alta Vista Hospital in Las Vegas, N.M., where he was treated and released. Officers used dogs to search for the offending bear soon after the attack, but rain caused the scent to deteriorate and the bear was not found. A trap was set in the area. Officers will continue to search for [...]

Bear sought in attack on Los Alamos man

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Media contact: Karl Moffatt, (505) 274-5449 Public contact: (888) 248-6866 karl.moffatt@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, SEPT. 10, 2015: BEAR SOUGHT IN ATTACK ON LOS ALAMOS MAN LOS ALAMOS – Department of Game and Fish officers are searching for an adult black bear involved in the attack of a 56-year-old man Wednesday evening on a hiking trail near Los Alamos. The Los Alamos man suffered deep flesh wounds and scratches to his head, chest and hands and was being treated at Christus St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe. Conservation officers using dogs were searching for the bear Thursday with assistance from Los Alamos police and Los Alamos National Laboratory. If found, the bear will be tested for rabies. Rabies in bears is rare but it is a nearly 100 percent fatal disease, so every precaution will be taken. The trail where the attack occurred, the [...]

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