CHANGES ARE COMING IN THE HUNTING OF CERTAIN GAME IN NEW MEXICO. DESPITE STRONG OPPOSITION FROM WILDLIFE GROUPS, THE STATE GAME COMMISSION HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED INCREASED LIMITS ON THE HUNTING OF BEARS AND COUGARS IN NEW MEXICO. THE COMMISSION’S MOVE INCREASES THE NUMBER OF BEARS THAT CAN BE KILLED ANNUALLY BY 25 PERCENT.
ALSO, PERMITS WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED TO TRAP COUGARS ON PRIVATE LAND. AND, FOR THE FIRST TIME, COUGAR TRAPPING WILL ALSO BE ALLOWED ON STATE LAND.
