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FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTES TO THIS SITE. IT IS A GREAT SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF WHO LIVE OUT OF STATE AND HAVE LITTLE TIME TO SCOUT AND BECOME FAMILIAR WITH DIFFERENT AREAS. I HAVE FOUND THIS SITE TO BE ADDICTING TO SAY THE LEAST. NOW ON TO MY UNIT 34 NEW MEXICO MUZZLE LOADER ELK HUNT. (MY FIRST SOLO ELK HUNT)
THURSDAY 9/30
SCOUTED THAT EVENING ONLY TO FIND A LONE BULL ON TOP OF A RIDGE IN THE TIMBER. SAT THERE UNTIL DARK AND HEARD 5-6 DIFFERENT BUGGLES ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SAME RIDGE. AFTER THIS NIGHT I NEVER HEARD ANOTHER BUGGLE THE WHOLE TRIP!!!
FRIDAY 10/1
SCOUTED SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS. SIGN ALL OVER THE PLACE. BUT NO ELK. ROADS WERE HORRIBLE. IT HAD RAINED A LOT THE WEEK BEFORE.
SATURDAY 10/2
FIRST MORNING OF THE HUNT. FOG HAD ROLLED IN OVERNIGHT SO I COULDN'T GET GOING UNTIL ABOUT 7:30. AFTER THE FIRST HOUR OF COW CALLING I CALLED IN A LONE 6X7 TO 35 YARDS. HE CAME IN SILENT ONLY TO TURN AWAY AND WALK STRAIGHT DOWN THE HILL WITHOUT OFFERING A SHOT.
SUNDAY 10/3
WHILE HUNTING ANOTHER AREA I FOUND A MASSIVE 6X6 340 - 350 CLASS BULL. HE HAD FOUR COWS WITH HIM. DRINKING FROM THE CREEK AND GRAZING. THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS HE WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF A BARBED WIRE FENCE. I RANGED HIM AT 177 YARDS WITH ZERO WIND. I LOOKED MY MAPS OVER AND EVERYTHING SHOWED THIS GROUND TO NATIONAL FOREST. HOWEVER BEING AN OUT OF STATER I REALLY WASN'T WANTING TO GET IN TROUBLE. I HAVE TWO MORE TAGS IN NEW MEXICO THIS YEAR (UNIT 27 DEER AND ORYX) AND DIDN'T WANT TO RUN THE RISK OF LOOSING THEM ALONG WITH ANY OTHER FINES. SO I SAT THERE IN AWE OF SUCH A GREAT ANIMAL. I COULDN'T EVEN REMEMBER TO GET THE CAMERA OUT AND TAKE A PICTURE. ALL I COULD DO IS SIT THERE AND WATCH. THAT NIGHT I WENT A SPOKE WITH THE LOCAL SHERRIF AND HE SAID IT WAS JUST A CATCH PEN FOR CATTLE AND THAT I COULD HUNT THERE. THE FOREST SERVICE OFFICE WAS CLOSED.
MONDAY - WEDNESDAY 10/4 - 10/6
HUNTED FOR THE HUGE 6X6 ALL DAY EVERYDAY BUT WITH NO GOOD FORTUNE.
COMMENTS:
HUGE AREA
TOO MANY FOUR WHEELERS
MOST ANIMALS I SAW WERE AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY
A LOT OF HUNTING PRESSURE
THANKS FOR READING,
JASON
THURSDAY 9/30
SCOUTED THAT EVENING ONLY TO FIND A LONE BULL ON TOP OF A RIDGE IN THE TIMBER. SAT THERE UNTIL DARK AND HEARD 5-6 DIFFERENT BUGGLES ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SAME RIDGE. AFTER THIS NIGHT I NEVER HEARD ANOTHER BUGGLE THE WHOLE TRIP!!!
FRIDAY 10/1
SCOUTED SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS. SIGN ALL OVER THE PLACE. BUT NO ELK. ROADS WERE HORRIBLE. IT HAD RAINED A LOT THE WEEK BEFORE.
SATURDAY 10/2
FIRST MORNING OF THE HUNT. FOG HAD ROLLED IN OVERNIGHT SO I COULDN'T GET GOING UNTIL ABOUT 7:30. AFTER THE FIRST HOUR OF COW CALLING I CALLED IN A LONE 6X7 TO 35 YARDS. HE CAME IN SILENT ONLY TO TURN AWAY AND WALK STRAIGHT DOWN THE HILL WITHOUT OFFERING A SHOT.
SUNDAY 10/3
WHILE HUNTING ANOTHER AREA I FOUND A MASSIVE 6X6 340 - 350 CLASS BULL. HE HAD FOUR COWS WITH HIM. DRINKING FROM THE CREEK AND GRAZING. THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS HE WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF A BARBED WIRE FENCE. I RANGED HIM AT 177 YARDS WITH ZERO WIND. I LOOKED MY MAPS OVER AND EVERYTHING SHOWED THIS GROUND TO NATIONAL FOREST. HOWEVER BEING AN OUT OF STATER I REALLY WASN'T WANTING TO GET IN TROUBLE. I HAVE TWO MORE TAGS IN NEW MEXICO THIS YEAR (UNIT 27 DEER AND ORYX) AND DIDN'T WANT TO RUN THE RISK OF LOOSING THEM ALONG WITH ANY OTHER FINES. SO I SAT THERE IN AWE OF SUCH A GREAT ANIMAL. I COULDN'T EVEN REMEMBER TO GET THE CAMERA OUT AND TAKE A PICTURE. ALL I COULD DO IS SIT THERE AND WATCH. THAT NIGHT I WENT A SPOKE WITH THE LOCAL SHERRIF AND HE SAID IT WAS JUST A CATCH PEN FOR CATTLE AND THAT I COULD HUNT THERE. THE FOREST SERVICE OFFICE WAS CLOSED.
MONDAY - WEDNESDAY 10/4 - 10/6
HUNTED FOR THE HUGE 6X6 ALL DAY EVERYDAY BUT WITH NO GOOD FORTUNE.
COMMENTS:
HUGE AREA
TOO MANY FOUR WHEELERS
MOST ANIMALS I SAW WERE AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY
A LOT OF HUNTING PRESSURE
THANKS FOR READING,
JASON