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Originally Posted By: DesertRamOkay, I'll try.
You can hunt predators at night in New Mexico on private land with the landowner's permission. I believe you must be designated an "agent" of the landowner. You can also hunt on leased state trust land in the presence of the leaseholder. I understand that you can use artificial light and shoot from the vehicle, assuming you violate no other firearms safety laws. I have never done any of this in NM, so I can't say for 100% sure that I'm correct, but based on input from Tony and the Game Warden during the PM Hunt a couple months ago, I believe this to be accurate.
So, I'd like to add to the convoluted, legal mess that is New Mexico. My Local Game Warden said private land, if you have permission, do what you want, lights the truck the whole she'bang. Then I'm perusing the state website and I come across an application for artificial light use to hunt ($15) and is valid for 14 consecutive days. You must also specify what you are hunting and where.
I'm thinking, weird about the application since there is no statutary code on this and I called Sante Fe for clarification. No one can point to a reference as to where they can make me apply or charge me to use artificial light. The Game Warden had no idea what I was talking about.
You can hunt predators at night in New Mexico on private land with the landowner's permission. I believe you must be designated an "agent" of the landowner. You can also hunt on leased state trust land in the presence of the leaseholder. I understand that you can use artificial light and shoot from the vehicle, assuming you violate no other firearms safety laws. I have never done any of this in NM, so I can't say for 100% sure that I'm correct, but based on input from Tony and the Game Warden during the PM Hunt a couple months ago, I believe this to be accurate.
So, I'd like to add to the convoluted, legal mess that is New Mexico. My Local Game Warden said private land, if you have permission, do what you want, lights the truck the whole she'bang. Then I'm perusing the state website and I come across an application for artificial light use to hunt ($15) and is valid for 14 consecutive days. You must also specify what you are hunting and where.
I'm thinking, weird about the application since there is no statutary code on this and I called Sante Fe for clarification. No one can point to a reference as to where they can make me apply or charge me to use artificial light. The Game Warden had no idea what I was talking about.