New Mexico Statutes 17-2-3. Protected wildlife species and game fish defined
A. The following mammals are game mammals: (1) all of the family Tayassuidae (javelina); (2) within the family Bovidae:
(a) all of the genus Bison (American bison) except where raised in captivity for domestic or commercial meat production;
(b) all of the genus Capra (ibex) except for the domestic species of goats;
sheep;
(c) all of the genus Ovis (bighorn sheep) except for the domestic species of (d) all of the genus Ammotragus (aoudad);
(e) all of the genus Tragelaphus (kudu); and
(f) all of the genus Oryx (oryx);
(3) all of the family Antilocapridae (American pronghorn); (4) all of the family Cervidae (elk and deer);
(5) all of the family Ochotonidae (pikas); (6) all of the genus Sciurus (squirrels);
(7) all of the genus Tamiasciurus (red squirrels);
(8) all of the genus Marmota (marmots) of the family Sciuridae; (9) all of the family Ursidae (bear); and
(10) all of the species concolor (cougar) of the genus Felis and family Felidae. B. The following birds are game birds:
(1) all of the family Anatidae (waterfowl);
(2) all of the family Tetraonidae (grouse and ptarmigans);
(3) all of the family Phasianidae (quail, partridges and pheasants);
(4) all of the family Meleagridae (wild turkeys) except for the domestic strains of turkeys;
(5) all of the family Perdicidae (francolins); (6) all of the family Gruidae (cranes);
(7) all of the family Rallidae (rails, coots and gallinules);
(8) all of the family Charadriidae (plovers, turnstones and surfbirds);
(9) all of the family Scolopacidae (shorebirds, snipe, sandpipers and curlews); (10) all of the family Recurvirostridae (avocets and stilts);
(11) all of the family Phalaropodidae (phalaropes); and
(12) all of the family Columbidae (wild pigeons and doves) except for the domestic strains of pigeons.
C. The following fish are game fish:
(1) all of the family Salmonidae (trout); (2) all of the family Esocidae (pike);
(3) all of the family Ictaluridae (catfish);
(4) all introduced species of the family Serranidae (sea bass and white bass); (5) all of the family Centrarchidae (sunfish, crappie and bass);
(6) all of the family Percidae (walleye pike and perch);
(7) all introduced species of the family Pomadasyidae (sargo);
(8) all introduced species of the family Sciaenidae (corvina, bairdiella and redfish);
(9) all of the genus Oreochromis (tilapia); and
(10) all of the family Moronidae (striped bass, hybrid striped bass, white bass and others).