New Mexico Population and Management Archive - New Mexico
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Annual Deer Hunt, Estimated Kill
1960: 55,000
1999: 15,500
2000: 14,000
2001: 11,000
2002: 9,000
2003: 8,600
2004:
2005:
2006: 9,206
2007: 13,278
2008: 11,948
2009: 13,205
2010: 8,083
2011: 7,502
2012: 10,099
2013: 8,633
2014: 9,386
2015: 10,733
2016: 10,898
2017: 11,316
2018: 10,701
2019: 10,661
2020: 11,356
2021: 8,797
1999 To 2003 Estimated from Graph
Elk Data
2021
New Study Advocates Reintroducing Jaguars in Arizona and New Mexico May 20, 2021
2018
Severe drought conditions could lead to more wildlife in your backyard March 17, 2018 New Mexico,
2017
The elk herd returns to Ruidoso July 19, 2017 New Mexico,
2016
2015
Bill Would End Cougar Protection March 6, 2015 New Mexico
Coyote Kill January 5, 2015 New Mexico
Ecology of Adult Female Rocky Mountain Mule Deer Following Habitat Enhancements ... 2015, New Mexico
Eight Clovis Men Convicted of Unlawful Hunting February 10, 2015 New Mexico
Feds push Game Commission to allow Mexican gray wolf releases August 29, 2015 New Mexico
Game Commission considers proposal for cougar trapping May 3, 2015 New Mexico
History and Management of Public Rangelands in the United States: A Case Study from New Mexico April, 2015
Hunting season opens in New Mexico August 31, 2015 New Mexico
Legislation would open federal land to hunters, anglers March 11, 2015 New Mexico
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish evaluates bear and cougar rules May 13, 2015
New Mexico wildlife panel denies federal wolf permit appeal September 30, 2015
Pearce bill would open New Mexico land for development September 12, 2015 New Mexico,
Proposed new rules would ease limits on bear, cougar hunting June 6, 2015 New Mexico,
Ruisoso, Removal procedure mulled for dead deer December 15, 2015 New Mexico
Senate panel advances bills to ban coyote-killing contests, hunting with drones February 4, 2015 New Mexico
Senators try to open sportsmen's access to public lands March 15, 2015 New Mexico
We’re letting another predator go down June 2, 2015 New Mexico,
2014
Comment on Hunting Rule Development July 1, 2014 New Mexico
ESPN Outdoors 2005-2006 Whitetail Forecast
Expect Roadblocks Statewide During Hunting Seasons in New Mexico October 15, 2014
Game agency considers deer hunting reduction May 20, 2014 New Mexico
Hunters must apply for draw licenses by March 19 for most animals March 12, 2014 New Mexico
Monument status has been good for hunting, fishing in New Mexicoy October 8, 2014 New Mexico
Mule Deer in New Mexico, May, 2014
New Mexico Bans Use of Drones in Hunting July 2, 2014
New Mexico hunting license applications increase April 23, 2014 KFDA
New Mexico Hunting, Buy a Tag August 8, 2014
New Mexico takes aim at drone use in hunting May 3, 2014
New Mexico to sell leftover hunting licenses June 17, 2014
New Mexico Weighs Legal Action in Federal Land Dispute May 22, 2014
New Plan Gives Mexican Wolves More Room in New Mexico, Arizona November 24, 2014
NM officials investigate anonymous tip that poachers getting word of MNSP investigations January 29, 2014 New Mexico,
Obama declares the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks region of N.M. a national monument May 22, 2014 New Mexico
Sportsmen support ban on drones June 19, 2014 New Mexico
State opens trust lands to licensed hunters, anglers January 16, 2014 New Mexico
2013
Anti-poaching bill introduced WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS January 18, 2013 New Mexico
De La Tierra: Lions and martens and bears, oh my! January 17, 2013 New Mexico
Draft Emergency Elk Management Environmental Assessment for Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge January 9, 2013 New Mexico
Elk kill off remains a mystery September 5, 2013 New Mexico
Famed Investor Backs Fund Focused on Ranches July 15, 2013 New Mexico
G&F Forecast: Best Deer Hunting in New Mexico & Arizona in 2013 October, 2013 New Mexico
Game & Fish Dept. plans roadblocks in Taos County as hunting season begins October 9, 2013 New Mexico
Game and Fish Asks Court to Vacate Terk Decision May 28, 2013 New Mexico
How a plan to kill every wild pig in New Mexico earned across-the support July 30, 2013 New Mexico
Hunting season begins this Sunday August 30, 2013 New Mexico,
New Mexico Deer Season 2013: Hunting Forecast October 4, 2013
New Mexico is the driest of the dry August 6, 2013
New Rio Grande National Monument sets stage for Browns Canyon Proposal March 31, 2013 New Mexico
NM Trophy Deer Poacher Ordered To Donate $1,000 To Operation Game Thief July 1, 2013 New Mexico
Poaching greater threat to deer than drought November 6, 2013 New Mexico
Public land open for hunting season October 15, 2013 New Mexico
State officers search Santa Cruz home for evidence of deer poaching October 25, 2013 New Mexico
2012
An Economic Nightmare for New Mexico? [feral hogs] March 5, 2012
Deer decoy operation leads to arrests December 21, 2012 New Mexico
Gila Wildfires Threaten Wildlife Industry June 12, 2012 New Mexico
Guidelines for Monitoring Elk and Mule Deer Numbers in New Mexico [PDF] October, 2012
Investigation: Illegal hunters November 7, 2012 New Mexico
Investigation: Illegal hunters November 7, 2012 New Mexico, KOB.com Every year in New Mexico,Game and fish officers write scores of tickets to hunters shooting animals from the roadway and often time- from inside their vehicles. Last year over 70 citations were issued ... Under state law in order for a licensed hunter to kill a deer on public land, they must be either 40 feet from the road or on the inside of a fenced right-of-way... [see video below]...
NM coyote killing contest back on under new sponsor October 29, 2012 New Mexico
Promoter of coyote hunt pledges to use fallen animals for fur clothing November 14, 2012 New Mexico
Reorganization of NM agency rekindles debate over sportsmen needs, wildlife priorities July 21, 2012 New Mexico
Return of the Mule Deer January 25, 2012 New Mexico
Thanksgiving search warrant nets gun, crossbow, two mule deer November 27, 2012 New Mexico
Wilderness designation critical for wildlife March 15, 2012 New Mexico
Wildfires create bounty for hunters November 30, 2012 New Mexico
2011
New Mexico law to affect hunters June 11, 2011
Behaviour and Cause-Specific Mortality of Mule Deer Fawns .. North-Central New Mexico [PDF] CA Taylor
Legislature Approves Bill to Increase Poaching Penalties, Highlights of 51st New Mexico
New Mexico WAFWA
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