New Mexico Game Management Unit 8 (GMU 8: Beginning at the intersection of I-40 and I-25 at Albuquerque and running)
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 (35.307, -106.280) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.
| Day | Shooting light starts (MST) | Ends | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:56 AM | 5:39 PM | 6:25 AM | 5:09 PM | |
| 5:57 AM | 5:38 PM | 6:26 AM | 5:08 PM | |
| 5:58 AM | 5:37 PM | 6:27 AM | 5:07 PM | |
| 5:59 AM | 5:36 PM | 6:28 AM | 5:06 PM | |
| 6:00 AM | 5:35 PM | 6:29 AM | 5:05 PM | |
| 6:01 AM | 5:35 PM | 6:30 AM | 5:05 PM | |
| 6:02 AM | 5:34 PM | 6:31 AM | 5:04 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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Hagan, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Golden, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Sandia — Back Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands
Public domain
Sandia Park, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
San Pedro, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
San Felipe Pueblo NE, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Madrid, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Placitas, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Sandia Crest, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
San Felipe Pueblo, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Captain Davis Mountain, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
King Draw, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Picture Rock, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Bernalillo, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Sedillo, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Edgewood, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Alameda, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Santa Ana Pueblo, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Tetilla Peak, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Tijeras, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Santo Domingo Pueblo SW, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain
Southwest Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Santa Fe National Forest (2026)
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Santa Fe National Forest
Public domain
Moriarty North, NM — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico
Public domain