ALBUQUERQUE – The director of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish will hold a listening session to hear public comments on proposed changes to the furbearer rule Nov. 27.

Proposed changes include mandatory trapper education, increasing set-back requirements, allowance for closure of areas to trapping, signage and further clarifying the definition of a trail.

The listening session will be conducted 6:30 to 8:30 pm Nov. 27 at the department’s Northwest Regional Office, 7816 Alamo Road NW in Albuquerque.

Comments can be provided by mail: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Attn: Furbearer Rule Development, P.O. Box 25112, Santa Fe, NM 87504; by email,  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or in person at the meeting.