New Mexico Game Management Unit 20 (GMU 20: Beginning at the junction of US 70 and I-25 at Las Cruces and running no)
Game Management Units (all big game) · New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (now NM Department of Wildlife)
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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 (33.134, -106.950) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.
| Day | Shooting light starts (MST) | Ends | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:55 AM | 5:45 PM | 6:24 AM | 5:15 PM | |
| 5:56 AM | 5:44 PM | 6:25 AM | 5:14 PM | |
| 5:57 AM | 5:43 PM | 6:26 AM | 5:13 PM | |
| 5:58 AM | 5:42 PM | 6:27 AM | 5:12 PM | |
| 5:59 AM | 5:42 PM | 6:28 AM | 5:12 PM | |
| 6:00 AM | 5:41 PM | 6:29 AM | 5:11 PM | |
| 6:01 AM | 5:40 PM | 6:30 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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Shannon Canyon NW, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Polecat Tank, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Engle, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Cutter, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Shannon Canyon, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Dugout Canyon, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Fairview Well, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Crocker, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Fence Canyon, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Prisor Hill, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Upham, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Elephant Butte, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Prisor Well, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Palomas Gap, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Hardscrabble Mountains, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Sulphur Pass, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Black Bluffs, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Apache Gap, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Big Gyp Mountain, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Public domain
Hembrillo Basin, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Tucson Spring, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Lava, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Fuller Ranch, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Cuchillo, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain