- A. “Antlerless deer” or “A” shall mean a deer without antlers.
- B. “Deer” as used herein, shall mean any wild cervid of the genus Odocoileus.
- C. “Deer enhancement program” as used herein, shall mean the department activity that allows the issuance of not more than two authorizations for the taking of one fork-antlered deer per license, with the purpose of raising funds for programs and projects to benefit deer.
- D. “Department” shall mean the New Mexico department of game and fish.
- E. “Director” shall mean the director of the New Mexico department of game and fish.
- F. “Either sex” or “ES” shall mean any one deer.
- G. “Either sex white-tailed deer” or “ESWTD” shall mean any one white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).
- H. “Fork-antlered deer” or “FAD” shall mean a deer possessing antlers, one of which shall have a definite fork showing two or more distinct points. A burr at the base does not constitute a point or fork.
- I. “Fork-antlered mule deer” or “FAMD” shall mean a mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) possessing antlers, one of which shall have a definite fork showing two or more distinct points. A burr at the base does not constitute a point or fork.
- J. “Fork-antlered white-tailed deer” or “FAWTD” shall mean a white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) possessing antlers, one of which shall have a definite fork showing two or more distinct points. A burr at the base does not constitute a point or fork.
- K. “Game management unit”, “GMU”, “hunt area” or “management area” shall mean those areas as described in 19.30.4 NMAC Boundary Descriptions for Game Management Units.
- L. “High demand hunt” shall mean a special draw hunt where the total number of non-resident applicants for a deer hunt exceeds twenty-two percent of the total applicants based on data for the two immediately preceding years.
- M. “Quality hunt” shall mean a hunt designed to provide a hunter with an opportunity to achieve one or more of the following: an enhanced experience based on timing and length of hunt season; lower hunter density; or an increased opportunity for success.
- N. “Wildlife management areas” or “WMAs” shall mean those areas as described in 19.34.5 NMAC Wildlife Management Areas.
[19.31.13.7 NMAC - Rp, 19.31.13.7 NMAC, 4/1/2023]