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Outdoors

  • BoatU.S. releases the Top 10 boat names

    ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Boat names can reveal much about the personality, passion and experiences of a boat owner. And this year’s BoatU.S. list of the Top Ten Most Popular Boat Names is particularly revealing. Based on this year’s survey by BoatU.S. – the nation’s leading advocate for recreational boaters – the following are the ... more »

  • Commission to consider changing deer license draw dates

    SANTA FE — The State Game Commission will meet July 2 at Heron Lake State Park to consider changing the date of the annual application deadline and drawing for deer hunting licenses, and to set season dates and bag limits for 2009-10 small game and waterfowl seasons. The meeting will be from 9 a.m. ... more »

  • Brantley Lake to host Kids’ Fishing Clinic Saturday

    BRANTLEY LAKE — Brantley Lake State Park is hosting its 14th Annual Kids’ Fishing Clinic from 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the park’s east-side Day Use area group shelter. The clinic is open to all children but is geared toward children ages 5-15. Topics will include fish ID, fish biology, ... more »

  • New Mexicans urged to avoid encounters with mountain lions

    SANTA FE — The appearance of a mountain lion in an Eldorado residential area on Tuesday is a reminder that cougar sightings are not uncommon in developments bordering habitat that supports the wild predators. Although human-cougar encounters are relatively rare, the Department of Game and Fish advises residents – especially those in outlying areas ... more »

  • First baboon

    Submitted Photo ARTESIA — Edwin Garrett, 52, displays his first baboon, which he took while hunting in January on the Mayo Oldiri concession in Cameroon, Africa. Garrett shot the animal with a .338 Ultra Mag at a distance of 250 yards.

  • Wildlife News

    SANTA FE — Ft. Sumner man pleads guilty to poaching near-record whitetail FORT SUMNER – A Fort Sumner man was sentenced to 57 days in jail and ordered to pay $2,225 in fines and court costs after he pleaded guilty to five wildlife-related charges, including the poaching of a near state-record white-tailed deer. Loy Minton, ... more »