Passing it on: Youth and Beginner Hunts Bringing a newcomer or youth on to the big game hunting scene is different than doing it alone or with your fellow long time hunting partners. Instead of just getting an animal or trophy being the goal, you are passing on important skills and a heritage. Whether your newcomer is young or old, you are also developing a relationship.
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New Mexico Considers Downlisting Bighorn Sheep 08/20/08
The State Game Commission will consider opening a second round of public comments on the 2008 Biennial Review, which includes recommendations to downlist desert bighorn sheep from endangered to threatened. [Comments?]
New Mexico Leftover Tags on Sale August 11th 08/04/08
Almost 1,500 New Mexico public-land deer permits and 54 elk licenses leftover from the 2008-2009 drawing will be available beginning at 10 a.m. Aug. 11 -- only on the Department of Game and Fish website. [Comments?]
Two Mountain Lions are Killed by New Mexico DGF 07/16/08
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and U.S.D.A. Wildlife Services captured and killed a second mountain lion resulting from the search for the lion that killed a Pinos Altos man. [Comments?]
New Mexico DGF Requests Input on 2009/2010 Seasons 06/06/08
The Department of Game and Fish is encouraging hunters and other wildlife enthusiasts to review and comment on the Department's recommendations for big-game hunting rules for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. [Comments?]
Northwest New Mexico Requires Private Apps for Hunting 03/24/08
Private landowners in Game Management Units 2A, 2B, 2C, 4, and 5A in northwestern New Mexico are reminded that they must obtain specially marked application forms for private-land deer hunts on their property. [Comments?]
New Mexico Nets Big Gains From Special Auctions 03/03/08
Big-game conservation efforts in New Mexico picked up an extra $568,000 at recent auctions for special licenses and permits, and the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish will triple that amount with federal matching funds for habitat restoration and big-game enhancement projects statewide. [Comments?]
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South Carolina 'Trick or Treat' Buck Settling into my stand in the early afternoon, I had no idea the delights that Nature had in store for me. Just a few days before Halloween, the kids in the neighborhood would soon be lining up for the treats that were already positioned in the bowl by the front door. Positioned up above a dense thicket that ran along a swamp bottom, I had a decent view of the creek area as it opened up in front of me. From past experience, we knew that does often use this semi-hidden corridor as a travel route. Knowing this, I also figured that there may be a buck or two in the area, as late October often finds the does being pursued rather aggressively in our area of the South...
