A lot was on the agenda for the most recent meeting of the game commission in Santa Rosa, including a

New Mexico hunters, trappers and anglers are willing to pay far more than ever before to access State Trust Land. With a Nov. 19 deadline looming, Dunn continues to demand at least a five-fold increase from the Department of Game and Fish to allow licensed sportsmen onto some 8 million acres of land.

New Mexico anglers got some unexpected good news in mid-April – the state Attorney General’s Office declared that all New Mexico fishing streams are public domain, and therefore open to fishing and wading, regardless who owns the adjoining property.

NMWF opposed both House Bill 235 and SB 226 because the legislation creates a new definition of trespass that would negatively impact anglers and boaters.