Sometimes, the math does not seem to add up. But that’s just fine, especially if the overall equation results in greatly improved public access for hunting.
Case in point was an access dilemma in west-central New Mexico where the state holds 52,000 acres of state trust lands in Catron County. The thing is, there was no way to get to it.
So, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation took action.
In 2016, RMEF joined forces with the New Mexico State Land Office and the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish to provide funding for a two-mile, right-of-way road easement through private land to reach that expansive publicly owned acreage.
The result was hunters then, to this day and going forward can better make their way to the Luera Mountains and its prime habitat for elk, mule deer, mountain lions, wild turkeys, black bears and other wildlife.
RMEF has an active history in the immediate region, having conserved more than 99,000 acres of wildlife habitat there and opening or improving public access to nearly 93,000 acres.
Since 1984 RMEF has opened or improved public access to more than 1.6 million acres.
To view the sites and boundaries of RMEF land conservation and access projects, turn on the RMEF layer and use the code RMEF when you sign up for your onX subscription to receive a 20% discount.