N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.13.13

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 19.31.13.13 - POPULATION MANAGEMENT HUNTS

A. The director or their designee may authorize population management hunts for deer when justified in writing by department personnel.

B. The director or their designee shall designate the big-game sporting arms, season dates, season lengths, bag limits, hunt boundaries, specific requirements or restrictions, and number of licenses to be issued.

C. In the event that an applicant is not able to hunt on the dates specified, the applicant's name shall be moved to the bottom of the list and another applicant may be contacted for the hunt.

D. In those instances where a population management hunt is warranted on deeded private lands, the landowner may suggest eligible hunters of their choice by submitting a list of prospective hunters' names to the department for licensing consideration. No more than one-half of the total number of licenses authorized shall be available to landowner identified hunters. The balance of prospective hunters shall be identified by the department.

N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.13.13

Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 04, February 27, 2015, eff. 4/1/2015, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 01, January 17, 2017, eff. 1/17/2017, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 24, December 27, 2018, eff. 4/1/2019, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 21, November 8, 2022, eff. 4/1/2023