New Mexico Game Management Unit 51B (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 (36.441, -106.606) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.
| Day | Shooting light starts (MST) | Ends | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:59 AM | 5:39 PM | 6:28 AM | 5:09 PM | |
| 6:00 AM | 5:38 PM | 6:29 AM | 5:08 PM | |
| 6:01 AM | 5:37 PM | 6:30 AM | 5:07 PM | |
| 6:02 AM | 5:36 PM | 6:31 AM | 5:06 PM | |
| 6:03 AM | 5:35 PM | 6:32 AM | 5:05 PM | |
| 6:04 AM | 5:34 PM | 6:33 AM | 5:04 PM | |
| 6:05 AM | 5:33 PM | 6:34 AM | 5:03 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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Alire, 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
Navajo Peak, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Las Nutrias, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
El Vado, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Echo Amphitheater, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Laguna Peak, 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
Ghost Ranch, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain