﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Tue, 05 May 2026 12:10:22 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Joel Gay</title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org:443/issues/details/rss/author/3308/joel-gay</link><atom:link href="https://www.backcountryhunters.org:443/issues/details/rss/author/3308/joel-gay" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Gay]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Location is Everything for EPLUS]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/location-is-everything-for-eplus</link><description><![CDATA[     
  Fifth in a series  
 Many private landowners in New Mexico with elk on their property are eligible to participate in EPLUS. Not all of them qualify – they first have to exhibit verifiable ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/location-is-everything-for-eplus</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4022]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Gay]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[EPLUS Outside the Primary Zone]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/eplus-outside-the-primary-zone</link><description><![CDATA[     
  Fourth in a series  
 To understand how a small number of landowners controls a third of the elk hunts in New Mexico, you have to start on the ground – where the elk are most concentrated ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/eplus-outside-the-primary-zone</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4259]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Gay]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Primary Zone is the heart of EPLUS action]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/primary-zone-is-the-heart-of-eplus-action</link><description><![CDATA[     
  Third in a series  
 Almost every state in the West has a private land hunting program for elk – Arizona being the exception – but it’s hard to imagine any program more complicated than ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/primary-zone-is-the-heart-of-eplus-action</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4299]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Gay]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[EPLUS Could Be Up For Change in 2022]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/eplus-could-be-up-for-change-in-2022</link><description><![CDATA[     
  (Second in a series)  
 Most western states have a “private land” program for elk hunting, but New Mexico’s EPLUS – the Elk Private Land Use System – is arguably the most liberal landowner ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/eplus-could-be-up-for-change-in-2022</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4333]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Gay]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[New Mexico Elk Tags – There Must Be A Better Way]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/new-mexico-elk-tags-there-must-be-a-better-way</link><description><![CDATA[   
  First in a series  
 Elk, bighorn sheep, antelope and other big game species were drastically reduced or wiped out entirely by the time New Mexico became a state in 1912, due to a combination ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/new-mexico-elk-tags-there-must-be-a-better-way</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4362]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Gay]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[NM Game Commission Rejects 5 Non-Navigable Stream Certifications]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/nm-game-commission-rejects-5-non-navigable-stream-certifications</link><description><![CDATA[ The State Game Commission stood up for everyday New Mexico anglers, boaters and others today and rejected attempts to shut down public access to five stretches of New Mexico streams. 
 Meeting ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/nm-game-commission-rejects-5-non-navigable-stream-certifications</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4389]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Gay]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[NM Game Commission Awaits New Appointees]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/nm-game-commission-awaits-new-appointees</link><description><![CDATA[ State Game Commission member Gail Cramer, of Mayhill, unexpectedly resigned this week. It comes just months after the sudden death of Commissioner David Soules, of Las Cruces, which means Gov. ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/nm-game-commission-awaits-new-appointees</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4433]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Gay]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[6/18/21 NMDGF Game Commission Recap]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/61821-nmdgf-game-commission-recap</link><description><![CDATA[ In a move that surprised both sides in the acrimonious debate over stream access, State Game Commission Chairwoman Sharon Salazar Hickey has delayed the decision on closing portions of five streams ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/61821-nmdgf-game-commission-recap</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4464]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Gay]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[3/14 Hearing Update! NM Trapping Ban Likely to Pass]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/314-hearing-update-nm-trapping-ban-likely-to-pass</link><description><![CDATA[ 
   
 
 
 
 Over the objections of thousands of individuals and organizations, including NMBHA, the proposed statewide ban on public lands trapping took a crucial step toward becoming law Sunday ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/314-hearing-update-nm-trapping-ban-likely-to-pass</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4600]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Gay]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Join NM BHA in Opposing the Public Land Trapping Ban]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/join-nm-bha-in-opposing-the-public-land-trapping-ban</link><description><![CDATA[ An all-out ban on public lands trapping throughout New Mexico known as the “Wildlife Conservation & Public Safety Act”   inched closer Friday night when the Senate Judiciary Committee voted in ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/join-nm-bha-in-opposing-the-public-land-trapping-ban</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4609]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>