N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.6.12 - FALCONRY SEASONS

2024-2025 season, all dates are 2024 unless otherwise specified. Bag limits are three singly or in the aggregate and nine in possession unless otherwise specified.

CENTRAL FLYWAY
species	open areas	season dates
mourning and white-winged dove	north	Sept. 1 - Dec. 4 and Dec. 21 - Jan. 1, 2025
	south	Sept. 1 - Nov. 5 and Nov. 22 - Jan. 1, 2025
band-tailed pigeon	southwest BPHA	Oct. 1 - 14
	statewide except southwest BPHA	Sept. 1 - 14
sora and Virginia rail	all	Sept. 14 - Dec. 28
snipe	all	Oct. 12 - Jan. 26, 2025
gallinule	all	Sept. 14 - Dec. 28
ducks and coots	north	Sept. 14 - 22 and Oct. 12 - Jan 15, 2025
	south	Sept. 14 - 22 and Oct. 28 - Jan 31, 2025
goose (light and dark)	all	Oct. 17 - Jan. 31, 2025
goose (dark)	MRGV	Dec. 19 - Jan. 31, 2025
sandhill crane	regular (eastern)	Oct. 12 - Jan. 23, 2025; 3 (6 in possession)
	Estancia valley	Nov. 2 - Dec. 31; 3 (6 in possession)
PACIFIC FLYWAY
species	open areas	season dates
mourning and white-winged dove	north	Sept. 1 - Dec. 4 and Dec. 21 - Jan. 1, 2025
	south	Sept. 1 - Nov. 5 and Nov. 22 - Jan. 1, 2025
band-tailed pigeon	southwest BPHA	Oct. 1 - 14
	statewide except southwest BPHA	Sept. 1 - 14
ducks	all	Oct. 19 - Jan. 31, 2025
scaup	all	Oct. 19 - Jan. 12, 2025
goose (all)	north	Sept. 21 - Oct. 6 and Nov. 2 - Jan. 31, 2025
	south	Oct. 17 - Jan. 31, 2025
snipe	all	Oct. 17 - Jan. 31, 2025
coots and gallinule	all	Oct. 19 - Jan. 31, 2025
sora and Virginia rail	all	Sept. 14 - Nov. 22

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N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.6.12

19.31.6.12 NMAC - Rp/E, 19.31.6.14 NMAC, 8-29-13, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 17, September 15, 2015, eff. 9/1/2015, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 12, June 30, 2016, eff. 9/1/2016, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 15, August 15, 2017, eff. 8/15/2017, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 14, July 24, 2018, eff. 9/1/2018, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXX, Issue 17, September 10, 2019, eff. 9/10/2019, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXI, Issue 16, August 25, 2020, eff. 9/1/2020, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 16, August 24, 2021, eff. 9/1/2021, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 15, August 9, 2022, eff. 9/1/2022, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 15, August 15, 2023, eff. 9/1/2023, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 16, August 27, 2024, eff. 9/1/2024