Please Refer to New Mexico Fish and Game for most up to date information. Most Season dates vary my zone, please view New Mexico Wildlife website for complete data. wildlife.state.nm.us
Antelope
- Season Dates: Aug 19 – Aug 27
- Bag Limit: 1 antelope of either sex
- Notes: Draw hunt only
Bear
- Season Dates:
- Spring – Apr 15 – May 31
- Fall – Aug 16 – Nov 30
- Bag Limit: 1 bear of either sex
- Notes: Harvest limit varies by zone
Deer
- Season Dates:
- Archery- Oct 28 – Nov 5
- Muzzleloader- Nov 11 – Nov 19
- Rifle – Nov 18 – Nov 26
- Bag Limit: 1 deer of either sex
- Notes: Draw hunt only
Elk
- Season Dates:
- Archery- Sep 1 – Sep 24
- Muzzleloader- Oct 7 – Oct 11
- Rifle – Oct 14 – Oct 18
- Bag Limit: Varies by unit and hunt code
- Notes: Draw hunt only
Mountain Lion
- Season Dates: Apr 1 – Mar 31 (year-round)
- Bag Limit: 2 lions per license year
- Notes: Harvest limit varies by zone
Javelina
- Season Dates: Jan 1 – Mar 31
- Bag Limit: 2 javelinas per license year
- Notes: Draw hunt only
Quail
- Season Dates: Nov 15 – Feb 15
- Bag Limit:
- Scaled quail: 15 per day, 30 in possessionÂ
- Gambel’s quail: 15 per day, 30 in possession
- Montezuma quail: 5 per day, 10 in possession
- Notes: No draw required
Dusky (Blue) Grouse
- Season Dates: Sep 1 – Nov 30
- Bag Limit: 3 per day, 6 in possession
- Notes: No draw required
Pheasant
- Season Dates: Dec 9 – Dec 17
- Bag Limit:
- Cock pheasants: 2 per day, 4 in possession
- Hen pheasants: Closed season
- Notes: No draw required
Dove
- Season Dates:
- Sep 1 – Sep 30 (mourning and white-winged dove)
- Nov 1 – Dec 31 (mourning dove only)
- Bag Limit:
- Mourning and white-winged dove: aggregate bag limit of 15 per day, of which no more than two may be white-winged doves; aggregate possession limit of twice the daily bag limit.Â
- Eurasian collared-dove: no bag or possession limit.
- Notes: No draw required
Sandhill Crane
- Season Dates:
- Oct.28 – Jan.28 (Middle Rio Grande Valley)Â
- Nov.17 – Feb.4 (Southwest Crane Hunt Zone)
- Dec.16 – Jan.28 (Estancia Valley Crane Hunt Zone)
- Dec.16 – Jan.28 (Southeast Crane Hunt Zone)
- Dec.16 – Jan.28 (Central Flyway Light Goose Conservation Order Zone)
- Feb.5 – Mar.10 (Southwest Crane Hunt Zone)
- Mar.10 (Estancia Valley Crane Hunt Zone)Â
- Feb.5 – Mar.10 (Southeast Crane Hunt Zone)Â
- Feb.5 – Mar.10 (Central Flyway Light Goose Conservation Order Zone)
- Feb.5 – Mar.10 (Middle Rio Grande Valley Crane Hunt Zone)
- Feb.5 – Mar.10 (Northwest Crane Hunt Zone)
- Bag Limit: Varies by zone and hunt code
- Notes: Draw hunt only
Ducks
- Season Dates:
- Oct.14 – Jan.28 (North Zone)
- Oct.21 – Jan.28 (South Zone)
- Bag Limit: Six ducks, including no more than two hen mallards, two redheads, two canvasbacks, three wood ducks, three scaup and five mergansers; possession limit: three times the daily bag limit.
- Notes: No draw required
Goose
- Season Dates:
- Oct.14 – Jan.28 (North Zone)
- Oct.21 – Jan.28 (South Zone)
- Bag Limit: Daily bag limit: six dark geese, including no more than five Canada geese; possession limit: three times the daily bag limit.
- Notes: No draw required
