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NEW MEXICO ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN SHEEP PERMIT

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A 5% buyer’s premium will be added to the final bid price of this special permit/tag (unless prohibi... Show more..

A 5% buyer’s premium will be added to the final bid price of this special permit/tag (unless prohibited by statute.) Proceeds will be dedicated to WSF Conservation Initiatives. If the winner of this item refuses to pay the premiums required, the item shall be offered to the next highest bidder for the price he/she bid.

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NEW MEXICO ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN SHEEP PERMIT
New Mexico Department of Game & Fish Wildlife Management Division
Eric Rominger
P: 505.476.8045
C: 505.690.3207
Caitlin Ruhl
P: 505.476.8063
C: 505.414.5029

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) will auction just one Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep permit. As authorized by state law, the Bighorn Sheep Enhancement Program will receive 90% of the proceeds for projects to benefit bighorn sheep with 10% of the proceeds retained by the Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF). Anyone, including previous special permit holders, may submit a bid to obtain the 2021 Rocky Mountain bighorn permit unless their hunting privileges have been revoked. The permit may be transferred by the successful bidder to an individual qualified to hunt.

The rule in New Mexico pertaining to this permit was changed to allow for additional opportunity. The auction winner will have the first choice of any open unit (Auction Hunter exclusive unit). The raffle hunter will then declare to hunt in a second open unit (Raffle Hunter exclusive unit). The remaining open units may be hunted by EITHER the Auction Hunter or the Raffle Hunter! Currently there are 6 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunt units open for the 2021 season. The New Mexico Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep herds are in both high and low-elevation habitats. Both the rifle and archery state record rams were harvested in 2017, scoring 197 6/8 and 192 6/8 B& C respectively.

The successful auction bidder must select by June 30, 2021 one hunt from any unit open for Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunting in New Mexico, including: Pecos Wilderness (Unit 45), Latir Wilderness (Unit 53 north of NM 38), Wheeler Peak Wilderness (Unit 53 south of NM 38), Rio Grande Gorge (Units 49, 50, 53), San Francisco River/Turkey Creek (Units 16B, 22, 23, 24), or the Culebres Mountains (100% private in Unit 55). Some restrictions apply on the private land hunt in the Culebres Mountains. Hunt dates run from August 1 through December 31, 2021 except in Wheeler Peak where the hunt dates are August 1-15 and September 1 through December 31, 2021. The raffle hunter must choose their exclusive unit by July 20, 2021. For specifics on these hunts contact NMDGF bighorn sheep biologists Eric Rominger (505) 690.3207 or Caitlin Ruhl (505) 414.5029.
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