Game Management Unit 5B (36.3478, -106.7516)
© OpenStreetMap contributorsRio Arriba County · North Central New Mexico
Game Management Unit 5B
Photography: check before you shoot
Heavily forested, mountainous Rio Arriba unit (~6,000-9,000 ft) with spruce-fir-aspen high country, ponderosa and oak brush mid-slopes, steep canyons, hogbacks, and the Rio Chama Wilderness.
Huntable species
Mule DeerElkBlack BearCougar
Seasons
A heavily forested, mostly public Rio Arriba unit hunted primarily for elk with fewer mule deer; black bear (NMDGF Bear Zone 1) and cougar are huntable. Confirm seasons and draw with NMDGF.
Public access
About 82% public land, primarily Santa Fe National Forest (includes the Rio Chama Wilderness); remainder private and bordering the Jicarilla reservation.
Data from New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. Conditions change — verify with the managing agency before you go.