New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING
Part 12 - BARBARY SHEEP, ORYX, AND PERSIAN IBEX
Section 19.31.12.11 - BARBARY SHEEP HUNTING SEASONS

Universal Citation: 19 NM Admin Code 19.31.12.11

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

Barbary sheep hunts shall be as indicated below, listing the open GMUs or areas, eligibility requirements or restrictions, hunt dates, hunt codes, sporting arms, number of licenses, and bag limit. Public draw Barbary sheep licenses for GMUs 29, 30, 32, 36, and 37 are available only through application in the special entry draw. Private land-only licenses for GMUs 29, 30, 32, 36, and 37 shall be issued over-the-counter and shall be valid only on deeded private lands. All Barbary sheep licenses listed in Subsections A and B of Section 19.31.12.11 NMAC (with the exception of hunts on McGregor range when the license holder claimed residency as allowed by 17-3-4.A.5 NMSA 1978) shall also be valid for over-the-counter hunt areas with any legal sporting arm. The department shall issue military-only Barbary sheep hunting licenses for McGregor range to full time military personnel providing a valid access authorization issued by Fort Bliss.

A. Public draw hunts:

open GMUs or areas

2023-2024 hunt dates

2024-2025 hunt dates

2025-2026 hunt dates

2026-2027 hunt dates

hunt code

licenses

bag limit

32, 36, 37

1/1-1/15

1/1-1/15

1/1-1/15

1/1-1/15

BBY-2-100

75

ES

32, 36, 37

10/10-10/16

10/10-10/16

10/10-10/16

10/10-10/16

BBY-1-101

50

ES

32, 36, 37

12/4-12/10

12/4-12/10

12/4-12/10

12/4-12/10

BBY-1-102

50

ES

32, 36, 37

12/15-12/21

12/15-12/21

12/15-12/21

12/15-12/21

BBY-1-103

75

ES

32, 36, 37

1/20-1/26

1/20-1/26

1/20-1/26

1/20-1/26

BBY-1-104

150

ES

32, 36, 37

2/1-2/7

2/1-2/7

2/1-2/7

2/1-2/7

BBY-1-105

150

ES

32, 36, 37

2/12-2/18

2/12-2/18

2/12-2/18

2/12-2/18

BBY-1-106

150

ES

32, 36, 37

2/21-2/27

2/21-2/27

2/21-2/27

2/21-2/27

BBY-1-107

150

ES

29, 30

1/1-1/15

1/1-1/15

1/1-1/15

1/1-1/15

BBY-2-108

75

ES

29, 30

10/10-10/16

10/10-10/16

10/10-10/16

10/10-10/16

BBY-1-109

75

ES

29, 30

12/4-12/10

12/4-12/10

12/4-12/10

12/4-12/10

BBY-1-110

75

ES

29, 30

12/15-12/21

12/15-12/21

12/15-12/21

12/15-12/21

BBY-1-111

75

ES

29, 30

1/20-1/26

1/20-1/26

1/20-1/26

1/20-1/26

BBY-1-112

200

ES

29, 30

2/1-2/7

2/1-2/7

2/1-2/7

2/1-2/7

BBY-1-113

200

ES

29, 30

2/12-2/18

2/12-2/18

2/12-2/18

2/12-2/18

BBY-1-114

200

ES

29, 30

2/21-2/27

2/21-2/27

2/21-2/27

2/21-2/27

BBY-1-115

200

ES

28 McGregor range

12/9-12/13

12/14-12/18

12/13-12/17

12/12-12/16

BBY-1-116

10

ES

28 McGregor range, military only

12/9-12/13

12/14-12/18

12/13-12/17

12/12-12/16

BBY-1-117

10

ES

28 McGregor range

12/30-12/31

12/28-12/29

12/27-12/28

12/26-12/27

BBY-1-118

80

F-IM

28 McGregor range, military only

12/30-12/31

12/28-12/29

12/27-12/28

12/26-12/27

BBY-1-119

10

F-IM

28 McGregor range

1/6-1/7

1/4-1/5

1/3-1/4

1/2-1/3

BBY-1-120

50

F-IM

28 McGregor range, military only

1/6-1/7

1/4-1/5

1/3-1/4

1/2-1/3

BBY-1-121

10

F-IM

B. Private land-only hunts: Private land-only Barbary sheep licenses shall be restricted to the hunt dates, eligibility requirements or restrictions, sporting arms type, and bag limit that corresponds to the draw hunt code listed in Subsection A of Section 19.31.12.11 NMAC for the GMU where the private landowner's property lies. Private land-only Barbary sheep licenses shall be unlimited and available from any license vendor and the department's web site. Private land-only Barbary sheep licenses are valid only on deeded private property where the licensee has written permission to hunt.

C. Over-the-counter hunts: The hunt area shall be statewide except on WMAs during closures, WSMR, Fort Bliss portions of GMU 19 and the draw areas of GMUs 28, 29, 30, 32, 36 and 37.

open GMUs or areas

2023-2024 hunt dates

2024-2025 hunt dates

2025-2026 hunt dates

2026-2027 hunt dates

hunt code

licenses

bag limit

statewide, restrictions listed above

4/1/2023-3/31/2024

4/1/2024-3/31/2025

4/1/2025-3/31/2026

4/1/2026-3/31/2027

BBY-1-300

unlimited

ES

D. Special management properties: For private lands within GMUs 29, 30, 32, 36 and 37, the department may work with interested landowners to develop appropriate bag limits, weapon types, season dates and authorization numbers for private land hunting needed to achieve the proper harvest on the deeded private land of the participating ranches.

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