From a press release
7/2/09
The State Game Commission will meet Thursday (7/2) at Heron Lake State Park to consider eliminating the deer hunting permit and changing the date of the annual application deadline and drawing for deer hunting licenses.
The Commission will also set season dates and bag limits for the 2009-10 small game and waterfowl seasons.
The public is welcome to attend the meeting, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the visitor center of Heron Lake State Park, approximately 13 miles south of Chama on State Road 95.
The full agenda, detailed briefings and other information are available on the state Game and Fish Department’s web site at www.wildlife.state.nm.us or by calling 476-8008.
The Commission will consider moving the application deadline for deer licenses from April to February to give hunters who are successful in the draw the opportunity to buy discounted licenses including junior, senior and combination licenses.
These are available after March 31 annually.
In addition, the Commission will consider a proposal to simplify the deer licensing process by eliminating the deer hunting permit.
Successful applicants would be issued a deer license, similar to the way elk, antelope and other big-game licenses currently are issued.
If approved, the hunting license drawings would be:
• February: deer, oryx, bear permits on Wildlife Management Areas, population-management hunts, special turkey.
• April: Elk, antelope, ibex, Barbary sheep, javelina, bighorn sheep.
Exact dates for drawing application deadlines would be established at a future meeting.
The Commission is composed of seven members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate. Current members are Chairman Jim McClintic, of Albuquerque; Vice-chairwoman Sandy Buffett, of Santa Fe; M.H. “Dutch” Salmon, of Silver City; Rio Arriba County Commissioner Alfredo Montoya, of Alcalde; Leo Sims, of Hobbs; Tom Arvas, of Albuquerque; and Kent Salazar, of Albuquerque.
From a press release
The 2009 Rio Arriba County 4-H Cloverbud Day Camp will be held July 20-24 from 8:30 a.m. to noon each day at the Rural Events Center, in Abiquiú.
The Camp is open to 4-H members and non-members ages 5 through 8. Children will learn about 4-H, nutrition, team work and cooperation.
To register, fill out a registration form, medical release and photo release and return them with a $25 fee to: Rio Arriba County Extension Service, HCR 77 Box 9, Abiquiú, NM, 87510 along with the $25.00 fee by Wednesday (7/1).
Participants must provide their own transportation.
For more information, contact Linda Francisco at 685-4523.