Viewers will have another chance this month to watch “New Mexico Wildlife” the Department of Game and Fish television show that runs statewide at 6:30 a.m. on KASA Fox Channel 2 every Saturday. KENW, Eastern New Mexico University’s PBS station, will show episodes at 6:30 p.m. every Sunday.
This month, viewers will have see river otters and native trout return to the Rio Grande. November episodes also include game wardens capturing a bear in Los Ranchos, monster tiger muskies in Bluewater Lake, Mexican wolves released in the Gila Wilderness, and much more.
In November, the program will rebroadcast the following episodes on KASA Fox:
Today:
A trophy buck hangs in the family room after a successful father-daughter hunting trip. A black bear in Los Ranchos is captured by game wardens. Dan Brooks, the Cast Iron Ranger, cooks up some enticing teriyaki venison on the camp stove. Check out the Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque.
Saturday, Nov. 14:
Witness river otters, once extinct in the state, being released on Taos Pueblo as part of multi-agency effort to reintroduce otters to their native areas. Catch a spring trout fishing trip on the Pecos River in Northern New Mexico during a snowstorm. Watch the Cast Iron Ranger and Bobby Griego cook up some tasty red chile venison. Learn about the Southwest Birding Trail.
Saturday, Nov. 21:
Check out the monster tiger muskies at Bluewater Lake. Learn to identify the state’s four species of quail. Cook up some easy-to-make “Make-Do Green Chile Stew” with the Cast Iron Ranger. Tour the Guadalupe Scenic Byway in southeastern New Mexico.
Saturday, Nov. 28:
Catch fall fly-fishing on the Rio Grande and winter bass fishing at Ute Lake. See how mules are used to pack Mexican wolves into the Gila Wilderness. Find out how to make sourdough biscuits in a Dutch oven with the Cast Iron Ranger.