﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Mon, 04 May 2026 02:08:56 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/media/rss/author/672/joel-gay</link><atom:link href="https://www.backcountryhunters.org:443/media/rss/author/672/joel-gay" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Gay]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[4/19/24 NM State Game Commission Recap]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/41924-nm-state-game-commission-recap</link><description><![CDATA[ The State Game Commission is finally up to full membership, though with half the commissioners either brand new or relatively new to the job, their April meeting in Silver City was more about ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/41924-nm-state-game-commission-recap</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2870]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Gay]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[4/11/22 NMDGF Game Commission Recap]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/41122-nmdgf-game-commission-recap</link><description><![CDATA[ New Mexico elk hunters could see big changes including unlimited OTC private land hunts in GMU 34 and a prohibition on muzzleloader sights, while turkey hunters could get a longer season plus a ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/41122-nmdgf-game-commission-recap</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4008]]></dc:identifier></item><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[3/4/22 NMDGF Game Commission Recap]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/3422-nmdgf-game-commission-recap</link><description><![CDATA[   
 If you hunt in New Mexico and want to see changes in elk, deer and other big game regulations – season dates, bag limits or anything else -- now is the time to tune in. 
 The State Game ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/3422-nmdgf-game-commission-recap</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4066]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Gay]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Governor Removes Another Qualified Commissioner]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/governor-removes-another-qualified-commissioner</link><description><![CDATA[ Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham this week removed State Game Commissioner Jeremy Vesbach, apparently because he has repeatedly stood up for New Mexico resident hunters and anglers. She notified him ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/governor-removes-another-qualified-commissioner</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4180]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Gay]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Paying It Forward]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/paying-it-forward</link><description><![CDATA[     

   

  BY JOEL GAY  

 It’s not easy for resident hunters to draw an elk tag in New Mexico, even for kids. As in many states, demand for tags far outstrips supply. But that’s only part ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/paying-it-forward</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4190]]></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[10/22/21 NMDGF Game Commission Recap]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/102221-nmdgf-game-commission-recap</link><description><![CDATA[ Big changes and a vast improvement in the Open Gate program could be in store in the near future, according to a report delivered to the State Game Commission last week in Las Cruces. NMDGF Wildlife ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/102221-nmdgf-game-commission-recap</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4273]]></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></channel></rss>