New Mexico Wildlife Management Areas are protected areas in the US state of New Mexico managed by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF). The state is divided into four wildlife management zones (WMZ).
List of New Mexico Wildlife Management Areas The state is divided into four wildlife management zones (WMZ).
Northwest Area Bernardo Wildlife Management Area: . Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area: purchased in 1953. Edward Sargent Wildlife Management Area: purchased in 1975. Hammond Tract Wildlife Management Area: of excess (surplus) Bureau of Reclamation transferred June 11, 1987. Jackson Lake Wildlife Management Area: along the La Plata River and includes Jackson Lake. La Joya Wildlife Area: purchased in parcels until 1940. Marquez/LBar WildlifeManagement Area: estimated with the addition of the of LBar property purchased in 2021 by the Trust for Public Land, with funding from Walmart's Acres for America program. Navajo Dam Wildlife Area (Navajo WMA): surrounding Navajo Lake. Pine River Wildlife Management Area: . Retherford Wildlife Management Area: Rio Chama Wildlife Management Area: purchased from 1953. Rio Chama Fishing Easement: San Juan Fishing Easement W.A. Humphries Wildlife Management Area: purchased beginning in 1966. Water Canyon Wildlife Management Area: .
Northeast Area Charette Lakes Wildlife Management Area: . Colin Neblett Wildlife Area: . Elliott Barker Wildlife Management Area: . McAllister Lake Wildlife Management Area: . Bert Clancy WMA / Pecos River Complex: spread out into the Bert Clancy, Mora, Tererro, and Jamie Koch areas along the Pecos River. Rio de los Pinos Wildlife Management Area: located along the Rio de los Pinos River. Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: purchased in 1940. Urraca Wildlife Management Area: purchased in 1940. Wagon Mound Lake Wildlife Management Area: including Salt Lake. Tucumcari Lake Wildlife Management Area: . Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: . Located due east of Eagle Nest Lake State Park and Eagle Nest Lake.
Southwest Area Bear Canyon Lake Wildlife Management Area: purchased in 1949. Bill Evans Wildlife Management Area: including the Bill Evans Lake purchased in 1972. Glenwood Allred Wildlife Management Area: . Heart Bar Wildlife Management Area: purchased in 1951 Lake Roberts Wildlife Management Area: . Mimbres River Tract: purchased in 1985 for habitat protection of the Chihuahua chub. Red Rock Wildlife Management Area: purchased in 1960. Socorro-Escondida Wildlife Management Area: . Double E Ranch Wildlife Management Area: . River Ranch Wildlife Management Area: . San Simon Cienega Wildlife Management Area: Approximately in the WMA of the total of habitat in New Mexico and Arizona. Purchased in 1966 as habitat for the Mexican duck (Anas diazi).
Southeast Area Sandhills Prairie Conservation Area: . Prairie Chicken Wildlife Management Areas: purchased in 1940 for habitat of the Lesser prairie chicken. W.S. Huey Wildlife Management Area: as habitat loss mitigation as a result of the Brantley Dam.
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