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Handicapped fishing licenses
Handicapped fishing licenses are available to New Mexico residents with a permanent disability in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Applicants must have one or more disabilities that substantially limit major life activities.
These fishing licenses require a Habitat Stamp, if applicable, and Habitat Management & Access Validation.
Disabled veterans game-hunting and fishing licenses
Residents who are disabled veterans of the armed services, but do not meet the 100 percent-disabled qualification, are eligible for a $10 game-hunting and fishing license.
Disabled veteran game-hunting and fishing licenses are available online at
onlinesales.wildlife.state.nm.us, at local vendors and NMDGF offices and by telephone.
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From left, Aidric Dominguez, Eric Frey, Lauren Patten and Kirk Patten scout for prey southwest of San Antonio Mountains. Scouting is one of the keys to a successful hunt. (Courtesy of James Dominguez and New Mexico Department of Game Fish)
Although a couple of the big-game permit draws have already passed for 2021, there are still plenty of opportunities for prospective hunters to apply for hunts ranging from oryx to ibex, and ranging from the Colorado border to the Mexican border.
The lottery system not only fairly ensures that everybody gets a chance at a quality hunt, but it also helps maintain wildlife populations at optimum levels while also funding the state Department of Game & Fish, said spokeswoman Tristanna Bickford.