Input sought on proposed trapping rule changes

Input sought on proposed trapping rule changes

Albuquerque Journal
By Theresa Davis

Wildlife traps and snares on public lands in New Mexico continue to spark debate, and the public will have the chance to comment on proposed changes to the state’s trapping and furbearer rule this month. The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish will host four public meetings about the new rule, which could take effect in 2020...“Wildlife management has no room for politics, and clearly some of the state’s current politicians have their sights set on ending trapping,” Luke Houghton, associate director of state services for Sportsmen’s Alliance, said in a statement in September after the rule changes were proposed. The proposals are available online at wildlife.state.nm.us. Comments can be mailed to New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Attn: Furbearer Rule Development, P.O. Box 25112, Santa Fe, NM, 87504; emailed to dgf-furbearer-rules@state.nm.us; or submitted in person at one of the public meetings.

Trapping rule public meetings
Roswell: Oct. 23 at the Department of Game and Fish office, 1615 West College Blvd.
Las Cruces: Oct. 24 at the Department of Game and Fish office, 2715 Northrise Drive
Albuquerque: Oct. 30 at the Department of Game and Fish office, 7816 Alamo Road NW
All meetings from 6 to 7:30 p.m.