2024-2025 season, all dates are 2024 unless otherwise specified. Possession limits are three times the daily bag limit unless otherwise specified.
species | open areas | season dates | daily bag limit | ||||
mourning and white-winged dove | north zone | Sept. 1 - Nov. 29 | 15 (singly or in aggregate) | ||||
south zone | Sept. 1 - Oct. 28 and Dec. 1 - Jan. 1, 2025 | ||||||
band-tailed pigeon | southwest BPHA | Oct. 1 - 14 | 2 | ||||
statewide except southwest BPHA | Sept. 1 - 14 | ||||||
regular season sandhill crane (free permit required) | eastern | Oct. 26 - Jan. 23, 2025 | 3 (6 in possession) | ||||
CENTRAL FLYWAY: possession limits are three times the daily bag limit unless otherwise specified. | |||||||
species | season dates | daily bag limit | |||||
September teal: blue-winged teal, green-winged teal and cinnamon teal | Sept. 14 - 22 | 6 (singly or in the aggregate) | |||||
ducks | north zone: Oct. 12 - Jan. 15, 2025 | 6 (singly or in the aggregate) that consists of no more than 5 mallard of which only 2 may be female mallard, (Mexican ducks are included towards the mallard bag limit), 3 wood duck, 1 scaup, 2 redhead, 2 hooded merganser, 1 pintail and 2 canvasback | |||||
south zone: Oct. 28 - Jan. 31, 2025 | |||||||
youth waterfowl days | north zone: Oct. 5 - 6 | Ducks: 6 (singly or in the aggregate) that consists of no more than 5 mallard of which only 2 may be female mallard, (Mexican ducks are included towards the mallard bag limit), 3 wood duck, 1 scaup, 2 redhead, 2 hooded merganser, 1 pintail and 2 canvasback Coots: 15 | |||||
south zone: Oct. 26 - Oct. 27 | |||||||
American coot | north zone: Oct. 12 - Jan. 15, 2025 | 15 | |||||
south zone: Oct. 28 - Jan. 31, 2025 | |||||||
gallinule | Sept. 14 - Nov. 22 | 1 | |||||
snipe | Oct. 12 - Jan. 26, 2025 | 8 | |||||
Virginia rail & sora | Sept. 14 - Nov. 22 | 10 (singly or in the aggregate; 20 in possession) | |||||
dark goose: regular season closed in Sierra, Socorro and Valencia counties | Oct. 17 - Jan. 31, 2025 | 5 | |||||
dark goose: special MRGV season | Dec. 19 - Jan. 31, 2025 | 2 (2 per season) | |||||
light goose | Oct. 17 - Jan. 31, 2025 | 50 (no possession limit) | |||||
light goose conservation order | Feb. 1 - Mar. 10, 2025 | no bag or possession limit | |||||
PACIFIC FLYWAY: possession limits are three times the daily bag limit unless otherwise specified. | |||||||
Species | season dates | daily bag limit | |||||
youth waterfowl days | Oct. 12 - 13 | Ducks: 7 (singly or in the aggregate) that consists of no more than 2 female mallard, 2 redhead, 1 pintail and 2 canvasback; Coots and gallinules: 25 (singly or in the aggregate) | |||||
Ducks | Oct. 19 - Jan. 31, 2025 | 7 (singly or in the aggregate); that consists of no more than 2 female mallard, 2 redhead, 1 pintail and 2 canvasback | |||||
Scaup | Oct. 19 - Jan. 12, 2025 | 2 (as part of the aggregate duck bag) | |||||
American coot and gallinule | Oct. 19 - Jan. 31, 2025 | 25 (singly or in the aggregate) | |||||
Snipe | Oct. 17 - Jan. 31, 2025 | 8 | |||||
Virginia rail & sora | Sept. 14 - Nov. 22 | 25 (singly or in the aggregate) | |||||
Goose | north zone: Sept. 21 - Oct. 6 and Nov. 2 - Jan. 31, 2025 | 5 Canada geese, 10 white-fronted geese and 20 light geese | |||||
south zone: Oct. 17 - Jan. 31, 2025 |
N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.6.11