The New Mexico Big Game & Trapper Rules & Information booklet for the 2008 - 2009 License Year is now available on-line to view / download and/or print at: http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/publications/documents/...008/BigGameRIB08.pdf

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 is the deadline to apply for public bighorn sheep draw licenses.

Information regarding "Draw Licenses for Rocky Mountain and Desert Bighorn Sheep" is on page 44.

Bighorn Sheep Licenses: Resident = $161.00, Nonresident = $3,168.00 (Fees include the nonrefundable $8 application fee and Depredation Damage Stamp fee.)

One license to hunt a Rocky Mountain or desert bighorn sheep will be auctioned during the Feb. 6-9, 2008 FNAWS National Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT. By June 1, 2008, the successful auction winner will choose one of four hunts offered. The license fee is included for the successful auction winner. See below for detailed hunt information.

Another license to hunt Rocky Mountain or desert bighorn sheep will be awarded through a raffle. The successful raffle winner will choose one of the remaining hunts not chosen by the auction winner. The license fee is included for the successful raffle winner. See below for detailed hunt information. The date and location of the drawing will be announced.

Raffle tickets will be sold through the New Mexico chapter of FNAWS (NMFNAWS) for $20 each. Deadline to purchase tickets is June 20. To purchase tickets, send check or money order to:
Kent Schauer
4101 Morris NE, Ste. A
Albuquerque, NM 87111
or call his office at (505) 299-4426
Ticket stubs will not be provided. NMFNAWS will complete and enter all orders not accompanied by tickets. The raffle winner does not have to be present to win. The bag limit for these hunts is any one ram. These hunts do not count as once-in-a-lifetime hunts.

Bighorn Sheep Auction and Raffle Hunts
The winning hunter may choose one of the following hunts:
Open Areas - Max Lic. - Bag Limit - Hunt Dates
Units 16B, 22, and 24 - 1 - One Ram - Aug. 1-Dec. 31
Unit 27 - 1 - One Ram - Aug. 1-Dec. 31
Units 44 and 45 - 1 - One Ram - Aug. 1-Dec. 31
Unit 53 (south of NM 38) - 1 - One Ram - Aug. 1-10 and Sept. 1-Dec. 31

New Mexico Game and Fish Department's online application will be available at: https://dgfremote.gmfsh.state.nm.us/ols/ You may apply for their 2008-2009 special hunts online there using a credit card. If you've not used it previously, you'll have to create an account in this new system in order to proceed with an application or other online purchase. It's automated and will walk you through that account creation process.

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ONLINE APPLICATION FORM 2008 NOW AVAILABLE

Apply by April 9 for antelope, bighorn sheep, deer, elk, ibex and javelina hunts...

See: http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/

Or go directly to the application(s) page at: https://dgfremote.gmfsh.state.nm.us/ols/ As a reminder, the above note still applies... If you've not used this on-line application for New Mexico previously, you'll have to create an account in this system in order to proceed with an application or other online purchase. It's automated and will walk you through that account creation process.

Just a reminder that the raffle ticket deadline is June 20th.

(See information on it in the original post above.)

By the way, the auction hunter has chosen to hunt a Desert Bighorn. As a result, one of the three Rocky Mountain Bighorn hunts will be available to the raffle winner.

The 2008 New Mexico draw results are not available. You can get your results on-line at: https://wildlife.state.nm.us/ols/search

The Drawing Was This Morning and a non-resident drew again, congrats to the winner.
nmbighorn