New Mexico Game Management Unit 51A (GMU 51: Beginning at the intersection of US 64 and the eastern boundary of the T)
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 (36.472, -106.208) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.
| Day | Shooting light starts (MST) | Ends | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:57 AM | 5:37 PM | 6:26 AM | 5:07 PM | |
| 5:58 AM | 5:36 PM | 6:27 AM | 5:06 PM | |
| 5:59 AM | 5:35 PM | 6:28 AM | 5:05 PM | |
| 6:00 AM | 5:34 PM | 6:29 AM | 5:04 PM | |
| 6:01 AM | 5:33 PM | 6:30 AM | 5:03 PM | |
| 6:02 AM | 5:32 PM | 6:31 AM | 5:02 PM | |
| 6:03 AM | 5:31 PM | 6:32 AM | 5:01 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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Valle Grande Peak, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Northwest Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Santa Fe National Forest (2026)
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Santa Fe National Forest
Public domain
Canon Plaza, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Mogote Peak, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Canjilon Mountain, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
La Madera, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Las Tablas, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
El Rito, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Canjilon SE, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Ojo Caliente, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Canjilon, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Cebolla, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Burned Mountain, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
East Gavilan Canyon, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Ghost Ranch, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Mule Canyon, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Servilleta Plaza, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Petaca Peak, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Taos Junction, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Penasco Amarillo, 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
Medanales, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Abiquiu, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Tres Piedras, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain