Important Dates to Remember for All Game

Feb. 13
Deadline to apply for bear and turkey draw permits. Applications must be completed before 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST).


Feb. 15
Deadline to submit 2018–19 harvest reports for deer, elk, pronghorn and turkey license holders. Reports can be submitted online or by telephone. Late fees apply after this date.


Feb. 27
Results for bear and turkey draw permits are available online: www.wildlife.state.nm.us, and permits can be printed on standard paper.
Permits are not valid unless accompanied by the appropriate license(s). Bear licenses must be purchased at least two days prior to hunting. Carcass tag required.


Mar. 20
Deadline to apply for Draw Licenses for Barbary sheep, bighorn sheep, deer, elk, ibex, javelina, pronghorn and oryx, and to apply for Private-land Only Deer Licenses in Units 2A, 2B, 2C, 4 and 5A. Applications must be completed before 5 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).
Deadline to submit late 2018–19 harvest reports for deer, elk, pronghorn and turkey. All 2018–19 license holders must report to be eligible for 2019–20 draw licenses. Reports can be submitted online or by telephone. Failure to report for these species by this date will result in rejection of all draw applications.
An $8 late fee applies after February 15, 2019. Remember to keep your confirmation number.


Mar. 25
All 2019–20 over-the-counter (OTC) license types, including Game-hunting Licenses and Game-hunting & Fishing Licenses, are available online, by telephone and at NMDGF offices and license vendors.

April 1
2019–20 License Year begins. 2018–19 licenses no longer valid.


April 7
Deadline to submit 2018–19 harvest reports for Barbary sheep, ibex, javelina, oryx and trapper license holders to be eligible for big-game licenses. Reports can be submitted online
or by telephone. Failure to report for these species by this date will result in rejection of all applications. An $8 late fee applies after April 7, 2019. Remember to keep your confirmation number.


April 24
Big-game Draw results are available online, by telephone or at NMDGF offices.

West bound tonight, new tag app is really cool

Go get 'em, Bobo

I thought non-residents couldn’t apply for spring bear in NM?

Is this legal there?

As long as they have a license.

Did you see the 'night' part??

Oops. Missed that part.

Then again, maybe by night he meant the evening during legal shooting hours. Heck, even after legal light by moonlight or with the aid of thermal.

No, he meant night night... Pretty sure the GW was looking for them. He deleted the post when someone told him the law.