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NM News – Game Commissioners Mull Two Fly Rule
In an effort to reduce inadvertent damage and deaths to fish, state game commissioners are slated to consider adoption of a rule to limit anglers to the use of just two flies on quality waters. The rule targets anglers who fly fish and applies to the state’s “quality waters” where anglers are restricted to the … Continue reading
Road Trip NM – T or C or Bust!
We fled northern New Mexico’s icy grip in our little Suzuki station wagon and left behind mid-January’s heavy snows, freezing temps and biting wind. We were headed about 200 miles south to Truth or Consequences and a cheap room at the Belair Inn. At $50 bucks a night I envisioned a swaybacked bed, bare bulbs … Continue reading
Roadtrip NM – Cerrillos Hills Historic Park
A sunny winter’s day is a great time to take a hike out around the Cerrillos Hills Historic Park south of Santa Fe where one can learn more about the area’s mining history while taking in some great scenery. Operated by Santa Fe County’s Open Space Division, the park, located about 25 miles south Santa … Continue reading
Ice Fishing Eagle Nest Lake – An Extreme Dream
Adam Vigil, 7, of Taos waits patiently for a bite while ice fishing with his family at Eagle Nest Lake on Saturday, Jan.5, 2008. Despite the howling wind, bone-numbing cold and threatening weather, plenty of hardy anglers fanned out across the frozen expanse of Eagle Nest Lake this past weekend to hunker over a hole … Continue reading
The Valles Caldera – A Winter Groove
The air is biting cold but the winter sun shines bright as the musty odor of horses washes over the gently rocking sled, the gentle jingle of its sleigh bells adding to the sparkle in the air. The Valles Caldera National Preserve is open for business again this winter with sleigh rides, snow skiing and … Continue reading
Snowshoeing 101 – Fun and Easy Winter Hiking
High up in the mountains above Santa Fe where the air is crisp and the sun shines brilliantly during a lull between storms, professional hiking guide Karen Denison points out the faint tracks of a snowshoe hare atop the deep snow. “Looks like a dog’s tracks there too, the way they’re going crazy all over … Continue reading
NM News – San Juan Improvement Project Complete
Left, state Department of Game and Fish, San Juan Fishery Biologist, Marc Wethington, discusses rock arrangments with Heavy Equipment Operator, Reggie Davis of Adobe Contractors of Bloomfield, during the third and final phase of fish habitat improvements on the San Juan River in November 2007. The third and final phase of an ambitious fish habitat … Continue reading
Elk Hunt – New Mexico Style
As dawn broke I gazed up at the purple tinged clouds and absently chewed on a piece of dried fruit. At my feet lay a pile of elk pellets and a slew of hoof prints, the tree upon which my rifle rested bore fresh antler marks and I eyed the nearby watering hole expectantly. We … Continue reading
New Mexico Outfitter hosts Catch-a-Dream Hunt
A 13-year-old Mississippi boy suffering from cancer enjoyed a hunting and fishing trip of a lifetime here in New Mexico recently thanks to a local outfitter and the Catch-a-Dream Foundation. “It was great,” Riley Carson, an eight grader, said in a telephone interview from his home in Grenada, Miss. “Just like a dream.” Carson bagged … Continue reading
Road Trip NM – Ladd S. Gordon Waterfowl Preserve
Bird watchers flocking south to catch the annual return of the cranes this year can expect to find new bird-watching blinds, hiking trails and other accommodations at the state’s Ladd S. Gordon waterfowl management area in Bernardo. “It’s a neat little place, quiet, out of the way and a great spot for the public to … Continue reading