New Mexico Game Management Unit 48 (GMU 48: Beginning at the intersection of I-25 and NM 120 at Wagon Mound, then no)
Game Management Units (all big game) · New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
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Simplified for the web from the public layer of New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (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 (36.181, -104.961) 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 | 5:33 PM | 6:21 AM | 5:03 PM | |
| 5:53 AM | 5:32 PM | 6:22 AM | 5:02 PM | |
| 5:54 AM | 5:31 PM | 6:23 AM | 5:01 PM | |
| 5:55 AM | 5:30 PM | 6:24 AM | 5:00 PM | |
| 5:56 AM | 5:29 PM | 6:25 AM | 4:59 PM | |
| 5:57 AM | 5:28 PM | 6:26 AM | 4:58 PM | |
| 5:58 AM | 5:27 PM | 6:27 AM | 4:57 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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Mora Ranch, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Ocate, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Cerro Negro, 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
Rayado, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Charette Lake, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
White Peak, 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
Miami, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Guadalupita, 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
Agua Fria Peak, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Colmor, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Wagon Mound, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Pinon Hills, 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
Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Carson National Forest
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Carson National Forest
Public domain
Chacon, 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
Osha Mountain, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain