About
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish brings nearly $1 billion a year to the state's economy, often to rural areas where funds are needed most. Receiving no money from the state's General Fund, we are funded by our customers ; the hunters, trappers and anglers who enable us to conserve wildlife and provide recreational opportunities that benefit everyone.
License sales annually provide approximately $20 million, our primary funding source. This is supplemented by the federal Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program which provides an additional $12 million by matching on a three-to-one basis the dollars we invest in conservation. With these funds from hunting, trapping and fishing we provide services that extend far beyond license sales or simply patrolling for poachers.
