New Mexico AG concludes setting aside hunting tags for outfitters unconstitutional October 13, 2026 SourceNM
... New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Tuesday released a formal opinion that concludes an existing state policy reserving 10% of hunting tags for hunters who contract with private outfitters is unconstitutional and unfairly benefits wealthy, out-of-state sportsmen over local residents...
New Mexico Department of Transportation gives update on new wildlife bridges near Cuba September 15, 2026 KRQE
... It’s an effort to protect animals like elk and deer traveling near New Mexico’s roads. In 2022, the NMDOT completed a report, identifying US-550, north of Cuba, as the state’s top priority for wildlife vehicle collision mitigation, after more than 200 crashes between 2009 and 2022. The New Mexico Department of Transportation then began looking into building new wildlife bridges...
People urged not to interact with fawns August 13, 2026 New Mexico, Roswell Daily Record
... “The fawn had been found while out on a hike in the forest the day before, and the people assumed it had been abandoned.” That was mistake number one ... despite being strongly warned not to — they fed it milk for humans... severe diarrhea ... “Four days later ...the fawn died.”
Colfax County takes aim at hunting proposal July 30, 2026 New Mexico, The World Journal
...“I worked in operating ranch guiding hunters for 15 years,” Tatum said. “A proper ranch that depends on the revenue from wildlife does a better job managing than the state does, in my opinion.” ...
Impacts of Kermit Conveyor Belt on Mule Deer Habitat Selection, Space Use, and Movement July 27, 2026 New Mexico, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
... it appears that the Kermit conveyor belt had significant negative effects on mule deer by causing deer to avoid the conveyor belt and reducing their ability to move across the landscape, further constraining deer populations in an area that has already seen substantial habitat alterations. Without future mitigation efforts, deer populations may experience declines like other areas in Intermountain West where habitat degradation has occurred from energy development...
What the Roadless Area Conservation rule means for New Mexico January 10, 2026 Environment America
... This policy prevents roadbuilding, mining, logging and other harmful activities in some of our state’s most wild forests. ... Wild forests contain thousands of miles of trails, providing immersive experiences that are increasingly rare in our road-connected world. They also protect the habitat of game species like elk and mule deer and serve as some of the best hunting spots...
Debate continues over legal hunting areas near neighborhoods in the Albuquerque Foothills December 22, 2025 New Mexico, KRQE NEWS 13 on MSN
... “We have seen them right in front of our house them dragging the corpse of the deer right into their truck ...” hunters park in front of her house despite signs, and a brief walk takes them into Unit 8, where it’s legal to hunt deer and other game with a bow. “The biggest concern is the safety of the neighborhood. You know, we’ve seen arrows in people’s backyards. The hunters perch up into the trails, very close to the homes,” ...
New Mexico State University studying impact of wind farms on wildlife December 3, 2025 KRQE
... “Based on our modeling, we can see that the habitat-use probability goes down for say, mule deer when, when you’re getting closer to a wind turbine,” said Iona Rohan, graduate student...
The Mexican Gray Wolf in Gila December 3, 2025 New Mexico, Wyoming Public Media
...Wolves were common in Gila National Forest and other parts of New Mexico and Arizona, surviving by hunting deer and elk. But when settlers came, deer and elk populations declined. The wolves then turned to hunting ranchers’ cattle – which led to efforts to eradicate them ... Today, 286 wolves are restricted to what’s called the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area (MWEPA)...
DEER (CERVIDAE) AND PRONGHORN (ANTILOCAPRIDAE) FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE (RANCHOLABREAN) TÉRAPA LOCAL FAUNA, SONORA, MEXICO 2025 New Mexico Museum of Natural History
... remains from Térapa de San Clemente
(Térapa Local Fauna) in east-central, Sonora located along the Río Moctezuma drainage, are described.
The deer remains are fragmentary, but are from a small form of the white-tailed deer, Odocoileus
virginianus. They match in size the Coues deer, O. v. couesi, and are either the latest Pleistocene form
of that subspecies, or a closely related ecomorph..,
How to Make Roads Safer for Drivers and Animals? Wildlife Crossings. August 12, 2025 New Mexico, National Conference of State Legislatures\...
... The New Mexico Legislature has demonstrated a long-term commitment to wildlife crossings by appropriating $12 million for crossings over the past few session. Lawmakers committed (HB 2; 2025) $50 million to the state’s recently developed Wildlife Corridors Action Plan to identify crossing locations...
Mexican gray wolf released in New Mexico after years of captivity August 8, 2025 KRQE
... In 2023, Asha made headlines for wandering beyond a Mexican wolf boundary set by the U.S. government to protect her endangered species ... U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service captured Asha and kept her in captivity... For years, groups have demanded for her release...
Diets of pumas during significant changes in ungulate prey availability in the San Andres Mountains, south-central New Mexico, USA July 2025, Mammal Research
... In the San Andres Mountains, south-central New Mexico, USA, the ungulate prey community changed significantly during the 1980s through the 2000s; mule deer declined ca. 90% ... Pumas compensated for declines in mule deer primarily by shifting to medium and small prey, especially lagomorphs, while maintaining nutritional condition. Significant use of non-ungulate prey by pumas highlights their flexibility in diets, and reaffirms their ability to persist in areas where large ungulates are rare ...
TRCP applauds $50 million Investment for New Mexico Wildlife Crossings June 11, 2025 Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
... a project identified by the New Mexico Department of Transportation over U.S. 550 north of Cuba where wintertime collisions with elk and deer are so numerous that a section of the highway has earned the moniker, “The Valley of Death.” Including those on U.S. 550, there are around 1,200 wildlife-vehicle collisions reported in New Mexico every year, costing about $20 million in vehicle damage, emergency response, and healthcare expenses...
New Mexico Okays $50 Million For Wildlife Crossings To Improve Safety May 30, 2025 Forbes
...NMDOT targeted U.S. Route north of Aztec close to the Colorado border due to deer-vehicle crashes. The state lowered the number of vehicles crashes with wildlife by more than 80% after putting larger box culverts for safe underpasses to replace three metal culverts. Guard fencing 8-feet high was constructed for three miles to guide the animals to the crossing areas ...
As states rethink wildlife management, New Mexico offers a new model May 9, 2025 Stateline.org
... Under the traditional model, state wildlife agencies have largely been funded by the license fees paid by hunters and anglers, plus federal excise taxes on equipment ... focused most of their work on species like deer and trout ... renames the Department of Game & Fish to the Department of Wildlife. It expands the agency’s authority to protect non-game species in need of conservation help...
New Mexico roadway hotspots identified as potential sites for wildlife bridges January 10, 2025 AOL.com
... NMDOT is now millions of dollars into some big plans that could lead to the first wildlife bridges being built in the state... plans to target roadway hotspots where animals like Elk and Mule Deer are getting hit by cars...
Holiday decorations pose risk to antlered wildlife December 10, 2024 New Mexico, The Taos News
... While deer are curious, and tangle hazards can present themselves at any time, bucks may also spar with and become tangled in swing sets, volleyball nets, bicycles, vegetable-wire cages, hoses and more during mating season...
New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish conducting checkpoints during hunting season September 17, 2024 KRQE
... The Department of Game and Fish is conducting checkpoints throughout the state this hunting season to collect biological data and to detect wildlife law violations...
Santa Ana Pueblo takes back ancestral land, declares conservation efforts, trespassing enforcement June 13, 2024 New Mexico,
Source New Mexico
... Our Land reports the Pueblo is using traditional knowledge and western science to heal the land after it was aggressively grazed for more than a century... “The elk have returned, the deer has returned, the antelope have returned, the bobcats, the mountain lions have returned,” ...
New report reignites debate around New Mexico's elk private land use system April 30, 2024 KUNM
... Elk are notorious for causing damage on private lands ... New Mexico’s Elk Private Land Use System or EPLUS, is meant to offset these damages and incentivize private land conservation ... providing landowners with special elk “tags” ... Opponents say the program privatizes elk hunting, making it more available to those with deep pockets...
Conservation agreement will protect elk migration route in northern New Mexico December 17, 2023 New Mexico, Albuquerque Journal
... A conservation agreement between one northern New Mexico landowner and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation means that elk and mule deer will be guaranteed 3,537 acres of winter range in perpetuity...
Colorado wolf releases could impact New Mexico's recovery of the lobo September 21, 2023 New Mexico, Carlsbad Current-Argus
... The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is presently undertaking recovery efforts concentrated in southwest New Mexico and southern Arizona, with 136 wolves in New Mexico and 105 in Arizona in 2022, according to the agency’s latest data published in February...
Wandering bull moose is captured in downtown Santa Fe, moved to habitat in northern New Mexico September 13, 2023 New Mexico, Caledonian Record
... The moose was sedated with a tranquilizer dart and loaded onto a trailer before being evaluated by a Game and Fish Department veterinarian and determined to be in good health...
Moose sighting near Tesuque, New Mexico September 11, 2023 KRQE Blogs
... [photos available] ..,
Plan to address wildlife-vehicle collisions in Grant awaits funding May 31, 2023 NEw Mexico, Silver City Daily Press
... fund the design phase of the first of 11 prioritized projects. Theoretically, the U.S. 180/N.M. 90 Silver City Wildlife Corridor is the plan’s second highest priority ... Most collisions in Silver City’s hot spot — 465 out of 574 animal collisions — are with mule deer...
Game and Fish investigating animal dumping ground May 10, 2023 New Mexico, KOB.com
... in northeast Albuquerque... at least four to five carcasses of doe deers ... illegal to move, handle, or possess wildlife that’s dead or alive ...
US rolls out funding for wildlife crossings along busy roads April 4, 2023 New Mexico, ABC
... Native American tribes, as well as state and local governments will be able to tap into $350 million in infrastructure funds to build wildlife corridors ... New Mexico also joined the effort when lawmakers passed legislation this spring to set aside $100 million for conservation projects...
New Mexico OKs its 1st wildlife bridges to limit collisions March 23, 2023 St. Joseph News-Press
... Several hundred large animals — primarily deer and elk — are killed in the state each year by collisions that can also total cars and severely injure human passengers..,
Rising oryx numbers may distress New Mexico ecosystem March 9, 2023 New Mexico, The Wildlife Society
... The New Mexico Game and Fish Department first introduced the South African oryx ... to the Tularosa Basin starting in 1969 ... Their diet overlaps with native species like ... mule deer ... Based on their larger size, and the weapons they wield in the form of nearly three-foot long horns, they could outcompete these ungulates for water and food ...
New Mexico lawmakers weigh next step for wildlife crossings January 30, 2023, Kiowa County Press
...State data also shows between 2002 and 2018, more than 11,000 deer were involved in crashes, or about 671 each year. The state's 2022 Wildlife Corridors Action Plan identified 11 safe-passage projects to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and restore habitat connectivity ...
2023-2024 Elk Hunting Forecast January 26, 2023 New Mexico, Department of Game and Fish
... Recent population estimates for elk indicate that the greater majority of herds are either stable or slightly increasing in size, with approximately 104,000 elk across all of New Mexico ...
2023-2024 Deer Hunting Forecast January 26, 2023 New Mexico, Department of Game and Fish
... Because of the influence of precipitation on fawn survival, most of New Mexico’s fawns are lost during the dry summer ... Mule deer populations in southwestern ecosystems require at least 35 fawns per 100 does over the long term to maintain stable populations. This is much lower than the 60-70 fawns per 100 does required in northern states, because New Mexico does not experience the heavy winter die-off that is experienced in those areas ...
Watch out for wildlife in the new year January 7, 2023 New Mexico, lcsun-news.com
... In 2019, the state legislature passed the Wildlife Corridors Act, which allocated $500,000 to study and identify priority areas to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions involving mule deer, elk ...
