The New Mexico Game and Fish Department has posted rules and information about applying for hunting licenses on the agency's redesigned website.
The department says it will begin accepting online applications for 2015-16 big game and turkey licenses next week.
Deadlines for special permit bear and turkey hunts will be Feb. 4 and March 18 for deer, elk, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, Barbary sheep, ibex, oryx and javelin licenses.
Department spokesman Lance Cherry says hunters should find the new website more user-friendly. It was created to better interface with smartphones and tablets.
The website was also reorganized to allow for easier access to online license sales and applications, hunting and fishing information, off-highway vehicle programs and other publications.
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