Joel Gay with NM BHA and Jesse Deubel and Ray Trejo with the New Mexico Wildlife Federation

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and Blasts · Oct 13, 2021 · 1h 40m

Everybody knows that wildlife in the United States is owned by all of us. Elk, deer and other species are held in the public trust, period. But what happens when publicly owned big game is commercialized – and when hunting opportunity for public wildlife is sold to the highest bidder? What happens when so-called "private land" licenses can be used on public land? Some Western states are grappling with those questions now, but New Mexico public land elk hunters have been living under these conditions for years. Hal takes a deep dive into the byzantine regulations of elk hunting in New Mexico…