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Comments sought on public-private land-swap hunting access agreements

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Media contact: Lance Cherry, (505) 476-8003 Public contact: (888) 248-6866 lance.cherry@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MARCH 2, 2015: COMMENTS SOUGHT ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE LAND-SWAP HUNTING ACCESS AGREEMENTS The Department of Game and Fish is seeking public comments about agreements that would open some private lands to public hunting in exchange for closing some areas of State Trust land. A public meeting has been scheduled for 6 p.m. March 25 at the Natural Resources Conservation Service office in Mountainair, where representatives from the department and the State Land Office will hear comments and answer questions. All comments received will be forwarded to the Department of Game and Fish Director and the State Land Commissioner. The "unitization" agreements among the State Land Office, the department and several landowners are designed to benefit sportsmen and landowners. Under the agreements, some areas of State Trust land would be treated [...]

Special-season bear and turkey draw results available Friday

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Media contact: Lance Cherry, (505) 476-8003 Public contact: (888) 248-6866 lance.cherry@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, FEB. 26, 2015: SPECIAL-SEASON BEAR AND TURKEY DRAW RESULTS AVAILABLE FRIDAY SANTA FE – Hunters who applied for New Mexico special-season bear and turkey licenses can check their draw results beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27, on the Department of Game and Fish website, www.wildlife.state.nm.us, or by calling toll-free, (888) 248-6866. The Department of Game and Fish will send emails to successful applicants Thursday evening and post all draw results to customer accounts on the department website Friday. Hunters can check their draw results by logging onto their customer account on the department website. For more information about the drawing, please visit the website or call toll-free, (888) 248-6866.

State’s biggest archery tourney Saturday in Rio Rancho

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Media contact: Lance Cherry, (505) 476-8003; cell: (505) 321-8162 Public contact: (888) 248-6866 lance.cherry@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, FEB. 26, 2015: STATE'S BIGGEST ARCHERY TOURNEY SATURDAY IN RIO RANCHO RIO RANCHO – More than 800 young archers will compete Saturday in New Mexico’s fourth annual National Archery in the Schools State Tournament in Rio Rancho. Shooting will start at 8:45 a.m. and conclude at 5:45 p.m. at the Santa Ana Star Center. Approximately 100 public schools across New Mexico participate in the National Archery in the Schools Program. Schools receive free training for instructors, and the Department of Game and Fish provides 50 percent of the funding for each school to purchase archery equipment. It costs about $3,000 to outfit a school or organization with bows, targets, backstops and other equipment to get a program started. Many schools incorporate the program into existing physical [...]

Wildlife Society honors Department wildlife disease specialist

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Media contact: Lance Cherry, (505) 476-8003 Public contact: (888) 248-6866 lance.cherry@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, FEB. 10, 2015: WILDLIFE SOCIETY HONORS DEPARTMENT WILDLIFE DISEASE SPECIALIST SANTA FE – Dr. Kerry Mower, 20-year wildlife disease specialist for the Department of Game and Fish, recently was presented with the 2015 Wildlife Professional Award by the New Mexico chapter of The Wildlife Society. The award is given annually to a wildlife professional for outstanding contributions in their field related to wildlife in New Mexico. As the Department’s wildlife disease specialist, Mower is widely recognized as the go-to guy for wildlife disease issues throughout New Mexico and across the west. His efforts have greatly improved the department’s disease-monitoring of chronic wasting and other diseases. He also leads the department’s efforts to improve techniques involved in wildlife captures and restraint procedures used in projects such as trapping and relocation [...]

Eight Clovis men convicted of unlawful hunting

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, FEB. 10, 2015: EIGHT CLOVIS MEN CONVICTED OF UNLAWFUL HUNTING RATON – Eight Clovis men will pay penalties and fines totaling $7,189 after pleading guilty to numerous poaching and other charges, including killing a deer and turkey out of season and hunting without licenses. Department of Game and Fish officers caught the men hunting on the Elliott Barker Wildlife Area north of Cimarron on Nov. 10, 2014, when the area was closed to hunting. The men appeared before Raton Magistrate Warren Walton on Feb. 4 and pleaded guilty to 13 of an original 34 charges, which included unlawful hunting and unlawful killing and illegal possession of a deer and turkey. Penalties included fines, court costs, civil penalties and donations to Operation Game Thief. A hunter who had been scouting [...]

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