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Game Commission to meet March 4 in Albuquerque

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Public contact, Information Center: (888) 248-6866 Media contact, Tristanna Bickford: (505) 476-8027 tristanna.bickford@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MARCH 2, 2020: Game Commission to meet March 4 in Albuquerque SANTA FE –The New Mexico State Game Commission will meet Wednesday, March 4, in Albuquerque. The meeting will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Department’s Northwest Area office, located at 7816 Alamo Road NW. Agenda items include: Commission action on the State Land Office Easement for the 2020-2021 license year Initiation of Migratory Bird Rule for 2020-2021 Hunting Seasons Initiation of Biennial Review of State Listed and Threatened or Endangered Species Discussion on Amendments to the Hunting and Fishing Manner and Method Rule The full agenda and other information are available on the Department of Game and Fish website. The New Mexico State Game Commission meeting will be available to view via [...]

Bill Evans Lake WMA temporary road closure

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Public contact, Information Center: (888) 248-6866 Media contact, Tristanna Bickford: (505) 476-8027 tristanna.bickford@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, FEB 5, 2020: Bill Evans Lake WMA temporary road closure SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish will be conducting a restoration project to improve fish habitat at Bill Evans Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA) near Silver City. To ensure public safety during construction the northwest access road will be closed starting Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 5:00 p.m. and will reopen Friday, Feb. 14 at noon. The southern access road, including the boat ramp, will remain open throughout the project. The project will improve habitat for several sport fish species such as largemouth bass, channel catfish, rainbow trout and bluegill. It will focus on increasing spawning areas for adult fish and hiding areas for juvenile fish, ultimately improving angling at Bill Evans Lake [...]

State Game Commission welcomes newest member

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Public contact, Information Center: (888) 248-6866 Media contact, Tristanna Bickford: (505) 476-8027 tristanna.bickford@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, JAN. 14, 2020: State Game Commission welcomes newest member SANTA FE – The New Mexico State Game Commission welcomes Mrs. Sharon Salazar Hickey as its newest appointed member. Mrs. Hickey serves as a Program Manager for the Associate Laboratory Director for Environment, Safety, Health, Quality, Safeguards and Security whose goal is to protect and preserve people, the environment, resources and information at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Leading the Office of Institutional Policy, Mrs. Hickey has extensive experience in policies and procedures, government contracts, employment law and alternative dispute and conflict resolution. Mrs. Hickey is a native New Mexican and was raised in Los Alamos. Receiving her Juris Doctorate degree from California Western School of Law, Mrs. Hickey is also a member of the New Mexico State [...]

Game Commission to meet January 17 in Las Cruces

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Public contact, Information Center: (888) 248-6866 Media contact, Tristanna Bickford: (505) 476-8027 tristanna.bickford@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, JAN. 6, 2020: Game Commission to meet January 17 in Las Cruces SANTA FE – The New Mexico State Game Commission will meet Friday, Jan. 17, in Las Cruces. The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, located at 4100 Dripping Springs Road. Agenda items include: Rule Making Hearing on the Final Fair Chase Rule Rule Making Hearing on the Final Trapping and Furbearers Rule Rule Making Hearing on the Final Licenses/Permits Rule Workshop on the Departments E-PLUS program The full agenda and other information are available on the Department of Game and Fish website. The New Mexico State Game Commission meeting will be available to view via a live webcast on the Department’s website. The webcast [...]

Need a New Year’s Resolution? Take the Trout Challenge!

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Public contact, Information Center: (888) 248-6866 Media contact, Tristanna Bickford: (505) 476-8027 tristanna.bickford@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, JAN 1, 2020: Need a New Year’s Resolution? Take the Trout Challenge! SANTA FE - Anglers in New Mexico are very fortunate to have such diverse fishing opportunities, especially when it comes to trout. With six different trout species, all within a few hours of each other, catching several, or all of them, can be quite the challenge. Today, January 1, 2020, the Department of Game and Fish has launched the New Mexico Trout Challenge (NMTC). This challenge, which is the first of its kind for New Mexico, will encourage anglers in our state to catch five of New Mexico’s trout species. The five trout species that anglers will be challenged to catch are the Rio Grande cutthroat trout, Gila trout, brown trout, brook trout and rainbow [...]

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