SANTA FE (AP) – The New Mexico Game and Fish Department is considering easing up on limits to hunting and trapping certain animals, a plan that is riling conservationists. The Santa Fe New Mexican ...

State wildlife managers are considering increased hunting limits for black bears and cougars in New Mexico, citing research that indicates their populations are growing in some areas of New Mexico.

New Mexico should not join in the attacks on wildlife happening across the West as more and more hunters are being allowed to capture and kill iconic animals such as black bears and cougars. Yet ...

The New Mexico Game Commission will consider in October increasing hunting limits for black bears in several areas of the state. Stewart Liley, the state Game and Fish Department’s head of wildlife ...