Elk tag in NM

[Contender358]

Hello fellas. Ive been on MM before, just forgot my old screen name. Question for you. What would the going rate be for a landowner tag with a decent chance at shooting a bull? I'm new to elk hunting and any decent bull (5x5) would be just fine with me. When you buy a landowner tag does the price include property to hunt on? I know there are unit wide tags and private land tags as well. If I don't go bison hunting this year i'll be looking at giving elk a try. Any info would be helpful. Thanks guys.

 

[jodog]

It all depends on the unit the 16's in the gila will be $3500 to $4500 plus a nm lic. non res is $500+ to $766 some units will be less. I bought a unit 6a for $800 in 06 they wanted $1500 but they were running out of time. If you buy a ranch only tag you can only hunt the ranch the tag was issued to, if you buy a unit wide tag you can hunt the ranch that sold you the tag and any public land in that unit.

 

[nmwapiti]

^ what he said. EXCEPT, on unit wide tags you can hunt ANY ranch in the unit that is signed up as unit wide LO tags. It's called the E Plus system. It's the dirty little secret NONE of the LO'S want us public land hunters to know about!!!!

 

[Zim]

>^ what he said. EXCEPT, on
>unit wide tags you can
>hunt ANY ranch in the
>unit that is signed up
>as unit wide LO tags.
>It's called the E Plus
>system. It's the dirty
>little secret NONE of the
>LO'S want us public land
>hunters to know about!!!!

Haha. Never knew that......Not that it matters, I'm not payin for any LO tag any time soon.

Anybody still have a link to that animated cartoon on "How it works in New Mexico"?

 

[jodog]

I should have worded that better...with a unit wide tag you can hunt public land and any ranch in that unit that has unit wide tags. When I had the 6a tag the ranch owner was crying all week about having to let other tag holders on his land.