Special tags....

iccyman001 · Mar 16, 2017

I was going to wait until the application time closed to post this, but I'm impatient...
Did anyone actually apply for the special elk or deer tag? (Governors tag equivalent)

I'm very interested to see if it draws in a bunch of applicants and we see a minor increase for draw odds in other highly sought after areas.

I'll be honest, I applied for the special deer tag this year.
I was fortunate enough to get permission to hunt a 45K ranch as a back up this year, so I shot for the moon with my tags! I figured I either draw an amazing unit or I don't draw and I am still lucky enough to go hunt this ranch.

How about you guys? Anyone apply?
If you were fortunate enough to draw the tag, what would you be holding out on to shoot?

scottr · Mar 16, 2017

With my incredibly poor luck drawing any tags I stayed with my usual second rifle in semi-decent units.

tomvern85 · Mar 17, 2017

I did not apply for either hunt. Just hoping it draws enough other people to improve my odds of what I did put in for. But I don't know how many archery hunters would put in for these tags. I guess we will see how it affected the odds when the new odds reports come out later this year

iccyman001 · Mar 17, 2017

>I did not apply for either
>hunt. Just hoping it draws
>enough other people to improve
>my odds of what I
>did put in for. But
>I don't know how many
>archery hunters would put in
>for these tags. I guess
>we will see how it
>affected the odds when the
>new odds reports come out
>later this year

I usually put only archery hunts, so you can count me out!
I just like the idea that I can chase some mule deer in some unique times with a bow!

We shall see!

>With my incredibly poor luck drawing
>any tags I stayed with
>my usual second rifle in
>semi-decent units.

Well I hope you draw what you want!
Good luck

tomvern85 · Mar 17, 2017

Ya I hear you on the deer one. It crossed my mind but I didn't do it. Would be cool to chase some mule deer in some units in January where it's not regularly available.

nmhunter01 · Mar 17, 2017

I put in for deer.

iccyman001 · Mar 17, 2017

>I put in for deer.

Good luck!
I think it would be neat to see someone on here get it.

>Ya I hear you on the
>deer one. It crossed my
>mind but I didn't do
>it. Would be cool to
>chase some mule deer in
>some units in January where
>it's not regularly available.

I think that would be awesome.
If I were ever to be so lucky to draw that tag, I'd probably take Dec 15 through Jan 15th off and hunt certain areas.

toklat · Mar 17, 2017

2C on hit list for sure Thanksgiving on through end of hunt!

muleywhisperer · Mar 17, 2017

I have 5 in my group that put in for both the deer and the elk premier hunts. Of course it did not hurt that they all have guaranteed tags for both elk and deer regardless of the draw results so it did not seem like that much of a sacrifice!

mozey · Mar 19, 2017

I finally got to a place where I can do a moose hunt this year, and selected a northern BC hunt for this October with an old college buddy (been almost 30 years since I last got to hunt with him). Part of the negotiations with my wife was that I would forgo hunting NM this year unless I draw a OIL type tag, so those are the only ones I've applied for, including both the Governor's elk & deer; oryx, ibex, and BHS too.

I expect to see nothing but red this year...but I'm ok with that. I'm looking forward to seeing how all the rest of you do, and wish you all luck.

live4muleys · Mar 20, 2017

Yes for deer. No for Elk.

iccyman001 · Mar 20, 2017

Well good luck!
I'd love to see someone from the site draw something like that!

live4muleys · Mar 22, 2017

It is going to be a long month.

tomvern85 · Mar 22, 2017

>It is going to be a
>long month.

+1

Ltsheets · Mar 22, 2017

I hear ya mozey. I'm in a similar situation with my safari this summer. Maybe one of us still draws a tag so good you just have to hunt it regardless!

>I finally got to a place
>where I can do a
>moose hunt this year, and
>selected a northern BC hunt
>for this October with an
>old college buddy (been almost
>30 years since I last
>got to hunt with him).
> Part of the negotiations
>with my wife was that
>I would forgo hunting NM
>this year unless I draw
>a OIL type tag, so
>those are the only ones
>I've applied for, including both
>the Governor's elk & deer;
>oryx, ibex, and BHS too.
>
>
>I expect to see nothing but
>red this year...but I'm ok
>with that. I'm looking
>forward to seeing how all
>the rest of you do,
>and wish you all luck.
>

TerynItUp · Mar 22, 2017

Let's just say that if my wife draws a tag, it's gonna be a damn good one. If I see green for her I will be on cloud nine, first rifle elk in 16D as a third choice ain't too shabby of an app! ?

Hunt Hard. Shoot Straight. Kill Clean. Apologize to No One.

iccyman001 · Mar 22, 2017

>Let's just say that if my
>wife draws a tag, it's
>gonna be a damn good
>one. If I see green
>for her I will be
>on cloud nine, first rifle
>elk in 16D as a
>third choice ain't too shabby
>of an app! ?
>
>Hunt Hard. Shoot Straight. Kill Clean.
>Apologize to No One.

haha not bad at all!

joesikora · Mar 22, 2017

I just put in for the elk one today

Joe

"Sometimes you do things wrong for so long you
think their right" - 2001
"I can't argue with honesty" - 2005
-Joe E Sikora

iccyman001 · Mar 22, 2017

>I just put in for the
>elk one today
>
>Joe
>
>"Sometimes you do things wrong for
>so long you
>think their right" - 2001
>"I can't argue with honesty" -
>2005
>-Joe E Sikora

Good luck!

joesikora · Mar 23, 2017

Thanks iccyman001, Good luck to you as well!
Is this the first year for these tags?
Does NM have this tag for deer, sheep, etc,?

Thanks for all the info and Good Luck to all on this draw
It would be very cool if a MM NM forum brother won!

Your amigo
Joe

"Sometimes you do things wrong for so long you
think their right" - 2001
"I can't argue with honesty" - 2005
-Joe E Sikora

iccyman001 · Mar 23, 2017

LAST EDITED ON Mar-23-17 AT 06:35AM (MST)[p]>Thanks iccyman001, Good luck to you
>as well!
>Is this the first year for
>these tags?
>Does NM have this tag for
>deer, sheep, etc,?
>
>Thanks for all the info and
>Good Luck to all on
>this draw
>It would be very cool if
>a MM NM forum brother
>won!
>
>Your amigo
>Joe
>
>
>
>
>"Sometimes you do things wrong for
>so long you
>think their right" - 2001
>"I can't argue with honesty" -
>2005
>-Joe E Sikora

This is the first year they have run this. (Unless they use to do it back in the day and then it was turned off)
It's for both elk and deer.
I think it's a really cool option and I wouldn't be surprised if it cut down a bit on application numbers for other units, specifically "sought after" units.

It doesn't sound like much, but even if 500 people put this as their first, that's 500 applications taken away from the other units as a first.

I also hope a MM'r draws one of the tags, if not both!