New Mexico sportsmen need to call their representatives today to halt the progress of Senate Bill 253! This legislation would outlaw any organized competition where the objective is to kill coyotes.
The bill has already passed the State Senate and is now pending in the House Agriculture, Water and Wildlife Committee. It is imperative that New Mexico sportsmen act now to ensure its defeat.
If passed, this legislation poses a significant threat to the state’s ability to control a rapidly growing coyote population. Organizers and participants of coyote contests do nothing wrong in setting up these events and harvesting these animals, and the contests do not threaten the overall population of coyotes in the state. In fact, the population is still so large in New Mexico that no bag limit exists on coyotes.
“It is absolutely critical that New Mexico sportsmen stand up and voice their opposition to this misguided, and wholly unnecessary, proposal today,” said Adam Wright, USSA associate director of state services. “The proponents of this legislation are simply using the same emotional arguments they use to oppose other forms of hunting, trapping and wildlife management.”
Senate Bill 253 is currently pending in the House Agriculture, Water and Wildlife Committee. The bill is scheduled for a hearing on Friday, Feb. 27, at 8 a.m.
All sportsmen are encouraged to attend the hearing at:
New Mexico State Capitol Building
Room 307
491 Old Santa Fe Trl
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Please call the members of the committee today and express your opposition to this unneeded intrusion against sportsmen.
House Agriculture, Water and Wildlife Committee
Representative Candy Ezzell (R) Chair
Office Phone: (505) 986-4420
Email: [email protected]
Representative Andy Nunez (R) Vice Chair
Office Phone: (505) 986-4210
Email: [email protected]
Representative Paul Bandy (R) Member
Office Phone: (505) 986-4211
Email: [email protected]
Representative Randal Crowder (R) Member
Office Phone: (505) 986-4210
Email: [email protected]
Representative George Dodge, Jr. (D) Member
Office Phone: (505) 986-4227
Email: [email protected]
Representative Bealquin Bill Gomez (D) Member
Office Phone: (505) 986-4221
Email: [email protected]
Representative Roberto Gonzales (D) Member
Office Phone: (505) 986-4438
Email: [email protected]
Representative Dona Irwin (D) Member
Office Phone: (505) 986-4215
Email: [email protected]
Representative Bill McCamley (D) Member
Office Phone: (505) 986-4436
Email: [email protected]
Representative Bob Wooley (R) Member
Office Phone: (505) 986-4454
Email: [email protected]