Any general comments??
Thanks,
Nonresident Eligibility Nonresidents are ineligible for hunts held solely on State Game Commission-owned Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and draw antlerless elk hunts.
You can probably get into some birds on the bordering units, but good luck anywhere close proximity to chama. Worth going into the WMA if you're serious about it. (HDE is correct uniut 4 is OTC)
May be camping and fishing on the Los Pinos River mid Sept, so I'll be in the area. Thought I'd look around a bit. Any advice on looking? Or where to hike in to look?
Thanks all....
I suggest pulling info from the website about the WMA's and call the local warden in the area, I beleive it is Ben Otero.
OTC License Hunts—Continued. Areas Open for Fall OTC License Hunts Sept. 1–30 (bow only) and Nov. 1–30 (legal sporting arms) STATEWIDE: Except the closed areas listed below. CLOSED: Unit 2A (areas east of NM Hwy. 550 and north of NM Hwy. 173); Unit 2B (areas in the Carson National Forest); Unit 2C (areas in the Carson National Forest); Units 6B, 8, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 38, 43, 49, 50, 53; Bernardo WMA, Bill Evans WMA, Double E WMA, Edward Sargent WMA, Jackson Lake WMA, La Joya WMA, Lake Roberts WMA, Marquez WMA, Prairie Chicken WMAs, Red Rock WMA, Rio Chama WMA, River Ranch WMA, Sugarite Canyon State Park, Valle Vidal, W.A. Humphries WMA and W.S. Huey WMA.
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Big-game and Turkey Hunting on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) All WMAs are closed, unless specifically open. If designated open: • WMAs open for big-game and turkey hunting are listed in this booklet for each big-game species by GMU. All other WMAs are closed to big-game and turkey hunting. • Only New Mexico residents may apply for big-game hunts held exclusively on WMAs. Nonresidents may only apply for hunts open concurrently on both a WMA and other public lands. • Legal big-game and turkey shooting hours are listed on page 40. • Scouting is allowed by each properly-licensed, big-game hunter with up to three guests during a seven-day period prior to the published start date of his/her hunt.
Reading this Humphries and Sargent WMA's are in the closed areas for fall turkey. Call G&F to verify.
Over-the-Counter (OTC) License Hunts Resident and nonresident spring or fall Over-the-Counter Turkey Licenses are available online: www.wildlife.state.nm.us, by telephone: 1-888-248-6866 and at NMDGF offices and license vendors. Hunters may purchase both spring and fall licenses. Areas Open for Spring OTC License Hunts: April 15–May 10 STATEWIDE: Except the closed areas listed below. CLOSED: Unit 2A (areas east of NM Hwy. 550 and north of NM Hwy. 173); Unit 2B (areas in the Carson National Forest), Unit 2C (areas in the Carson National Forest); Units 6B, 8, 19, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31; Bernardo WMA, Bill Evans WMA, Double E WMA, Jackson Lake WMA, La Joya WMA, Lake Roberts WMA, Marquez WMA, Prairie Chicken WMAs, Red Rock WMA, River Ranch WMA, Valle Vidal, W.S. Huey WMA.
So yes open in the spring.