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Gould’s Turkey Could be the Next Conservation Success Story in New Mexico
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Rocky Mountain States Senior Coordinator The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) is proposing… Read More
Far-Reaching Large Capacity Magazine Ban Tabled Unanimously by New Mexico House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Rocky Mountain States Senior Coordinator On Tuesday, February 1, the New Mexico House Consumer and Public… Read More
Efforts Underway to Expand New Mexico Angler Opportunity
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Senior Coordinator, Rocky Mountain States Highlights The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is… Read More
New Mexico Interim Water and Natural Resource Committee Hosts Panel Discussion on Wildlife Management Reform
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Rocky Mountain States Senior Coordinator Highlights: 99% of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish’s… Read More
CSF’s Rocky Mountain States Senior Coordinator Receives Presidents Award from the National Trappers Association
Last week during the National Trappers Association’s (NTA) Annual Convention, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Rocky Mountain… Read More
Despite Outcry, New Mexico Loses Public Land Trapping
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Rocky Mountain States Senior Coordinator Highlights On April 5, 2021 New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan… Read More
Trappers Fight for Their Livelihoods as Public Land Trapping Ban is Fast Tracked in New Mexico Legislature
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Rocky Mountain States Senior Coordinator Highlights: New Mexico is approximately 50% public land and… Read More
Outdoor Sporting Community Bands Together Against New Mexico Trapping Ban
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Rocky Mountain States Senior Coordinator and Internal MARCOMM Liaison Sportsmen and women have made their… Read More
Anti-Gun Legislation in New Mexico Would Make it Illegal to Teach your Kids to Shoot
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Senior Coordinator New Mexico Senate Bill 224 - Crime of Failure to Secure… Read More
Petition Calls on Public to Voice Opposition of New Mexico Trapping Ban Legislation
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator Sportsmen and women are beginning to stir in New Mexico after a… Read More
CSF’s Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator Appointed to serve on the National Wild Pig Task Force
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator Last month, the National Wild Pig Task Force (NWPTF) voted to… Read More
CSF Supports New Mexico Department of Game and Fish in Efforts to Remove Unnecessary Barriers to Youth Hunting Participation
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On December 1, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF)… Read More
Proposed Rule Change Aims to Reduce Mentored-Youth Hunting Program Age Requirement in New Mexico
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On Friday, October 16, the New Mexico State Game Commission will… Read More
Inter-Mountain West: 2020 Legislative Wrap-Up
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator The Inter-Mountain West regions’ legislative sessions have… Read More
Arizona and New Mexico: CSF Supports “Non-Essential Experimental” Designation for the Mexican Wolf
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On June 12, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF)… Read More
New Mexico: Court Rules to Release Hunter Contact Information as Part of Public Record
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On March 19, a First Judicial District Court judge ordered the… Read More
New Mexico: Senate Bill 273, Good for Wildlife, Good for Sportsmen
By: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On February 5th, New Mexico Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair,… Read More
New Mexico: Sportsmen’s Caucus Reception in Santa Fe Yields Great Turnout
By: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On January 29, 2020, the New Mexico Sportsmen’s Caucus and… Read More
New Mexico: Land Commissioner Closes Hunting and Trapping on State Trust Land Parcel Near Albuquerque
By: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On November 27, New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard… Read More
New Mexico: Unanimous Vote by Game Commission Puts an End to Recreational Cougar Trapping
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On November 21, the New Mexico Game Commission unanimously voted… Read More
New Mexico: CSF Joins Partners in Opposing Proposed Changes to State Trapping Regulations
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On October 21, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF)… Read More
New Mexico: Update on Proposed Changes to Cougar Hunting and Public Comment Opportunities for Proposed Rule Changes to Furbearer
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) has concluded… Read More
New Mexico: Budget Proposal Threatens Conservation Funding
By Andy Treharne, Senior Director, Western States As the New Mexico Legislature moves ahead with the 2019 legislative session, the… Read More
New Mexico: Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts Reception
On February 7, the New Mexico Sportsmen’s Caucus, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Senior Director of Western States Andy Treharne,… Read More
New Mexico Caucus partners with Conservation Officers for Dove Hunt
On September 1, members of the New Mexico Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus joined forces with the New Mexico Conservation Officers Association… Read More
Interior Secretary Zinke Announces Proposals to Expand Sportsmen’s Access across the U.S.
On August 9, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced two proposals to expand access for hunters and anglers across the country,… Read More
New Mexico: Senate Bill Proposes Diversion of State Wildlife Restoration Funds
Recently, the New Mexico State Senate introduced SB 113, which would divert approximately $4 million from the state’s Game Protection Fund.… Read More
New Mexico Legislators Gather to Celebrate Outdoor Heritage
On February 23, members of the New Mexico Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus gathered at the Inn of the Governors for a reception to celebrate… Read More
New Mexico:Federal Court Dismisses New Mexico Trapping Lawsuit
On December 3rd, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico dismissed a lawsuit filed by WildEarth Guardians alleging that the… Read More
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