The New Mexico senate yesterday passed a bill, 33-1, that would allow the Department of Game and Fish to auction off two hunting packages each year. The high bidders would receive permits to bag a deer, an elk, an oryx, an ibex and a pronghorn antelope.
G&F hopes the auction will generate $250,000 each year. The money will be used to match federal grants for habitat improvement and conservation.
Tom Remington
