New Mexico Game Management Unit 46 (GMU 46: Beginning at the junction of I-25 and NM Beginning at the junction of I)
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 the public layer of New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (now NM Department of Wildlife) (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 (35.866, -105.094) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.
| Day | Shooting light starts (MST) | Ends | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:52 AM | 5:34 PM | 6:21 AM | 5:04 PM | |
| 5:53 AM | 5:33 PM | 6:22 AM | 5:03 PM | |
| 5:54 AM | 5:32 PM | 6:23 AM | 5:02 PM | |
| 5:55 AM | 5:31 PM | 6:24 AM | 5:01 PM | |
| 5:56 AM | 5:30 PM | 6:25 AM | 5:00 PM | |
| 5:57 AM | 5:29 PM | 6:26 AM | 4:59 PM | |
| 5:58 AM | 5:28 PM | 6:27 AM | 4:58 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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Loma Parda, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Fort Union, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Lake Isabel, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Rainsville, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
East Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Santa Fe National Forest (2026)
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Santa Fe National Forest
Public domain
Watrous, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Maxson Crater, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Onava, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Las Vegas NW, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Sapello, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Mora, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Ojo Feliz, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Lucero, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Goetsch Lake, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Carson National Forest
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Carson National Forest
Public domain
Cerro Negro, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Montezuma, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Cherry Valley Lake, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Optimo, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Comanche Peak, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Canon Pedroso, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
La Chata Crater, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Rociada, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Gascon, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain