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Survey at Eagle Nest Lake – NM Wildlife Monthly Update – December 2020

Survey at Eagle Nest Lake – NM Wildlife Monthly Update – December 2020

ISSUE NUMBER TWENTY-ONE • December 2020

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Biologists tag rainbow trout at Eagle Nest Lake

Northern pike almost exclusively consume fish, and Eagle Nest Lake offers a plentiful menu including yellow perch, white sucker and fathead minnow. When given a choice, however, these fish may go after the fish most popular with anglers—rainbow trout. Read about surveys at Eagle Nest.

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Share with Wildlife selects 2021 funding recipients

The Share with Wildlife program funds projects up to $50,000 in four categories: habitat enhancement, biological and ecological research studies, wildlife rehabilitation and wildlife education. Learn about the 11 projects selected for funding in 2021. 

Twinkies

New Mexico Elk Twinkies

What’s poppin’?

The holiday season is right around the corner, and in typical fashion, I am already thinking about the food. The appetizers are always a hit with my family, and this one is sure to add a little pop to your table.

Find the recipe here.

Watch the video here.

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Homemade Fowl Noodle Soup

With fall upon us, soup is a popular meal to warm up on a chilly night. The wild bird meat used for this recipe is very interchangeable, and there is no hard and fast rule on what game bird should be used. View the recipe here.

Bass Challenge

Hunters and anglers use fresh air to survive 2020

Wow, what a challenging year 2020 has been! Some COVID restrictions have put some severe kinks in hunting and fishing plans.

However, hunters and anglers in New Mexico have been resilient in taking social distancing to the field. The Department looks forward to sharing in your hunting and fishing successes from 2020. If you have spent time in the field this fall, you are sure to have made many memories. Please share your memories and pictures with us! Learn how to share your memory here.

DECEMBER 2020

In this month’s issue:
  • Biologists tag rainbow trout at Eagle Nest Lake
  • Share with Wildlife selects 2021 funding recipients
  • New Mexico Twinkies
  • Homemade Fowl Noodle Soup
  • Hunters and anglers survive 2020

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