New Mexico
Land of Enchantment. Gila wilderness trophy elk, high-speed desert pronghorn, and pure draw tag lotteries.
New Mexico Regulatory Agency
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF)
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) conserves, regulates, and protects wildlife across New Mexico's Gila wilderness, desert mountains, and plains.
New Mexico features pure random lottery draws for trophy bull elk, Coues whitetail, desert mule deer, pronghorn, and unique free-ranging exotics like Oryx and Barbary sheep.
policyMission
To conserve, regulate, propagate and protect the wildlife and fish within the state of New Mexico using a flexible management system that ensures sustainable use for public food supply, recreation and safety.
assignmentResponsibilities
- Administers big game and exotic species random draw lotteries and licenses
- Manages state Wildlife Management Areas and public land hunting access
- Sets hunt code season dates, bag limits, and legal sporting arms rules
- Executes big game habitat restoration, exotic species management, and biological monitoring
- Enforces state game and fish laws through Conservation Officers
starCore Values
- Fair Draw System: Providing equal odds to all applicants via a pure random lottery.
- Exotic & Big Game: Sustaining world-class bull elk, Coues deer, and free-ranging exotics.
- Resource Conservation: Managing natural wildlife resources for public benefit.