New Mexico Game Management Unit 17 (GMU 17: Beginning at the junction of NM 52 and US 60 east of Datil and running e)

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Simplified for the web from New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (now NM Department of Wildlife)'s public layer (source and terms). Units change with each season's regulations, and the legal boundary description in the regulations is what counts.

Legal shooting light this week

New Mexico's general big-game hours: 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset, worked out for the middle of the unit (33.681, -107.294) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.

Legal shooting light, sunrise and sunset for the next seven days
Day	Shooting light starts (MST)	Ends	Sunrise	Sunset
Sun, Nov 1	5:57 AM	5:46 PM	6:26 AM	5:16 PM
Mon, Nov 2	5:58 AM	5:45 PM	6:27 AM	5:15 PM
Tue, Nov 3	5:59 AM	5:44 PM	6:28 AM	5:14 PM
Wed, Nov 4	6:00 AM	5:43 PM	6:29 AM	5:13 PM
Thu, Nov 5	6:01 AM	5:42 PM	6:30 AM	5:12 PM
Fri, Nov 6	6:02 AM	5:41 PM	6:31 AM	5:11 PM
Sat, Nov 7	6:03 AM	5:40 PM	6:32 AM	5:10 PM

Turkey, waterfowl, some public lands and opening days have their own hours. Always check the New Mexico regulations for your species (where this rule comes from).

Maps that cover this unit

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San Juan Peak, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

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New Mexico Game Management Unit 17 (GMU 17: Beginning at the junction of NM 52 and US 60 east of Datil and running e)

Unit boundary

Legal shooting light this week

Maps that cover this unit

San Juan Peak, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Hickman Ranch, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Steel Hill, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Black Hill, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Blue Mountain, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Tenmile Hill, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Puertecito Gap, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Vicks Peak, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Grassy Lookout, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Fort Craig, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Paraje Well, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Cienega Ranch, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Welty Hill, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Montoya Butte, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Sierra Fijardo, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Romero Canyon, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Bay Buck Peaks, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Alameda Spring, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Monticello, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

South Baldy, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Mount Withington, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

East Side Black Range Silver City Wilderness Front Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Gila National Forest

Lava, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Molino Peak, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)