Name & fee change coming to NM

[hank4elk]

On NM local news last night, NMG&F will be changing it's name ,fees and how commisioners are selected. NM Wildlife Dept?

 

[David58]

What I saw, too. ALL wildlife will be under the purview of the new department. My level of trust in things bureaucratic in New Mexico, I don't have much confidence that this will be an improvement.

David
NM

 

[David58]

Lawmakers again aim to reform New Mexico Department of Game and Fish • Source New Mexico

Lawmakers are again mulling reforms to the New Mexico’s wildlife management and conservation agency during the 60-day legislative session.

sourcenm.com

 

[kiwi hunter]

Same wolf just different clothing

 

[hank4elk]

I get concerned when the Legislature gets into the budget mix, and G&F names turn into Wildlife Depts.
States where this has been done have tuned into anti hunt fish depts. Or run by the Legislature/budget.
CA, MT ,CO.
Granted the NM commish has been in the Guv pocket. The budget is my worry.

 

[Valley1320]

Name change is dumb

 

[TheTone]

Any mention of the financial cost for the rename? That’s a lot of uniforms, badges, logos, buildings, etc that will need a rebrand. Betting all the money from that would come from license dollars that could be far better spent

 

[Ben Lamb]

It seems to match a lot of other commissions in terms of staggering them & not giving an incoming governor carte Blanche to restructure a commission & helps transfer institutional knowledge to new commissioners from old.

$3.3 million for habitat and non-game is small potatoes but it's needed. Especially if there is no revenue increase & 29 becomes a desperate revenue situation.

A healthy skepticism is always warranted but this doesn't seem too bad on its face. Certainly wouldn't result in a change to benefit the anti's and NM is just "enchanted" enough to withstand that draw to the left.