New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING
Part 6 - MIGRATORY GAME BIRD
Section 19.31.6.11 - SPECIES, OPEN AREAS, SEASON DATES AND DAILY BAG LIMITS
2024-2025 season, all dates are 2024 unless otherwise specified. Possession limits are three times the daily bag limit unless otherwise specified.
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species |
open areas |
season dates |
daily bag limit |
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mourning and white-winged dove |
north zone |
Sept. 1 - Nov. 29 |
15 (singly or in aggregate) |
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south zone |
Sept. 1 - Oct. 28 and Dec. 1 - Jan. 1, 2025 |
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band-tailed pigeon |
southwest BPHA |
Oct. 1 - 14 |
2 |
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statewide except southwest BPHA |
Sept. 1 - 14 |
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regular season sandhill crane (free permit required) |
eastern |
Oct. 26 - Jan. 23, 2025 |
3 (6 in possession) |
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CENTRAL FLYWAY: possession limits are three times the daily bag limit unless otherwise specified. |
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species |
season dates |
daily bag limit |
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September teal: blue-winged teal, green-winged teal and cinnamon teal |
Sept. 14 - 22 |
6 (singly or in the aggregate) |
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ducks |
north zone: Oct. 12 - Jan. 15, 2025 |
6 (singly or in the aggregate) that consists of no more than 5 mallard of which only 2 may be female mallard, (Mexican ducks are included towards the mallard bag limit), 3 wood duck, 1 scaup, 2 redhead, 2 hooded merganser, 1 pintail and 2 canvasback |
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south zone: Oct. 28 - Jan. 31, 2025 |
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youth waterfowl days |
north zone: Oct. 5 - 6 |
Ducks: 6 (singly or in the aggregate) that consists of no more than 5 mallard of which only 2 may be female mallard, (Mexican ducks are included towards the mallard bag limit), 3 wood duck, 1 scaup, 2 redhead, 2 hooded merganser, 1 pintail and 2 canvasback Coots: 15 |
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south zone: Oct. 26 - Oct. 27 |
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American coot |
north zone: Oct. 12 - Jan. 15, 2025 |
15 |
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south zone: Oct. 28 - Jan. 31, 2025 |
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gallinule |
Sept. 14 - Nov. 22 |
1 |
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snipe |
Oct. 12 - Jan. 26, 2025 |
8 |
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Virginia rail & sora |
Sept. 14 - Nov. 22 |
10 (singly or in the aggregate; 20 in possession) |
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dark goose: regular season closed in Sierra, Socorro and Valencia counties |
Oct. 17 - Jan. 31, 2025 |
5 |
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dark goose: special MRGV season |
Dec. 19 - Jan. 31, 2025 |
2 (2 per season) |
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light goose |
Oct. 17 - Jan. 31, 2025 |
50 (no possession limit) |
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light goose conservation order |
Feb. 1 - Mar. 10, 2025 |
no bag or possession limit |
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PACIFIC FLYWAY: possession limits are three times the daily bag limit unless otherwise specified. |
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Species |
season dates |
daily bag limit |
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youth waterfowl days |
Oct. 12 - 13 |
Ducks: 7 (singly or in the aggregate) that consists of no more than 2 female mallard, 2 redhead, 1 pintail and 2 canvasback; Coots and gallinules: 25 (singly or in the aggregate) |
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Ducks |
Oct. 19 - Jan. 31, 2025 |
7 (singly or in the aggregate); that consists of no more than 2 female mallard, 2 redhead, 1 pintail and 2 canvasback |
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Scaup |
Oct. 19 - Jan. 12, 2025 |
2 (as part of the aggregate duck bag) |
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American coot and gallinule |
Oct. 19 - Jan. 31, 2025 |
25 (singly or in the aggregate) |
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Snipe |
Oct. 17 - Jan. 31, 2025 |
8 |
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Virginia rail & sora |
Sept. 14 - Nov. 22 |
25 (singly or in the aggregate) |
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Goose |
north zone: Sept. 21 - Oct. 6 and Nov. 2 - Jan. 31, 2025 |
5 Canada geese, 10 white-fronted geese and 20 light geese |
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south zone: Oct. 17 - Jan. 31, 2025 |
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