Areas the Habitat Stamp is Required/Not-Required
Habitat Stamp Cost: $10
A Habitat Stamp is required, in addition to the proper license, to fish, hunt, or trap on US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and US Forest Service (USFS) lands and waters in New Mexico. Please see the Current Year Hunting Rules and Information Booklet for complete definitions about Habitat Stamp Possession Rules.
Areas the Habitat Stamp is Required
The stamp is required on the following federal lands:
- Carson National Forest
- Cibola National Forest
- Coronado National Forest
- Gila National Forest
- Lincoln National Forest
- Santa Fe National Forest
- Kiowa National Grasslands
- All BLM properties (except those in Game Unit 28)
Areas the Habitat Stamp is Not Required
The stamp is not required on the following lands:
- County lakes, streams and properties
- Indian pueblos and reservations
- Municipal lakes, streams and properties
- NM Department of Game and Fish big game and waterfowl areas; and department fishing areas not located on USFS lands
- NM State School Trust lands
- Private lands
- US Army Corps of Engineer lakes and properties
- US Bureau of Reclamation lakes and properties
- US Fish and Wildlife Service refuges
- US military installations
The following lists point out some specific public areas where the stamp is not required.
Northwest New Mexico
- Abiquiu Lake
- Bluewater Lake
- Cochiti Lake
- Drains and ditches in Albuquerque area
- El Vado Lake
- Fenton Lake
- Heron Lake
- all other fishing and hunting areas in GMU 4
- Jackson Lake
- Jemez Canyon Dam
- Lake Farmington
- Los Alamos Reservoir
- Manzano Lake
- Morgan Lake
- Navajo Lake
- Ramah Lake
- Tingley Beach
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Northeast New Mexico
- Charette Lakes
- Cimarron River
- Clayton Lake
- Coyote Creek
- Conchas Lake
- Dry Cimarron
- Eagle Nest Lake
- Gallinas Ice Pond
- Lake Alice
- Lake Maloya
- Maxwell Lake No. 13
- McAllister Lake
- Monastery Lake
- Mora Campground on Pecos River
- Morphy Lake
- Pecos River (the parts within the Bert Clancy Fishing Area)
- Rio Costilla downstream of Valle Vidal
- Springer Lake
- Storrie Lake
- Tucumcari (or Ladd Gordon) Lake
- Ute Lake
- Villanueva State Park
- White’s Peak
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Southwest New Mexico
- Bear Canyon Lake
- Bill Evans Lake
- Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
- Burn Lake
- Caballo Lake
- Elephant Butte Lake
- Escondida Lake
- Glenwood Pond
- Leasburg Dam
- Mesilla Dam
- Percha Dam
- Rio Grande Pond
- Sevillita National Wildlife Refuge
- White Sands Missile Range
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Southeast New Mexico
- Alto Lake
- Avalon Lake
- Bataan
- Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Black Lake
- Bonito Lake
- Bottomless Lakes
- Brantley Lake
- Carlsbad Municipal Lake
- Cottonwood Creek
- Eunice Lake
- Felix River
- Green Meadow Lake
- Grindstone Lake
- Jal Lake
- Lake Van
- Maddox Lake
- Penasco River
- Power Dam Lake
- Rio Ruidoso
- Santa Rosa Lake
- Sumner Lake
- Willow Lake
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