So if you could just have one tag this year...

iccyman001 · Mar 21, 2018

If you could realistically draw one of your tags this year, what would it be?
Mine would be any of my archery elk tags.

How about you?

Good luck to everyone this year.

BUGLEnmIN · Mar 21, 2018

Icy, I applied for every species except stink pig, I've been drooling over an ibex tag forever ! Bighorn as well! In the end it's ELK ,ALWAYS WILL BE TOO! Singing bulls in September never get played out.

iccyman001 · Mar 21, 2018

>Icy, I applied for every species
>except stink pig, I've been
>drooling over an ibex tag
>forever ! Bighorn as well!
>In the end it's ELK
>,ALWAYS WILL BE TOO! Singing
>bulls in September never get
>played out.

I hear that! It's so tough to beat an elk hunt.
You've put in your time for sure though, I would say you're due for that Ibex tag!!!!
Good luck this year.

5yearcoueshunter · Mar 21, 2018

After finally getting a taste for Ibex hunting on the depredation tag this year, I'm hooked! I want that Billy tag. haha

If no Ibex, I would like my Dad to get a good Elk tag. He's never gotten a real nice bull, just hasn't been lucky in the draw. Hoping this is his year.

Travis

JRABQ · Mar 21, 2018

"realistically draw"???

Sure, why not a Desert BHS. Or I'll settle for a VC elk tag, to be more realistic.

iccyman001 · Mar 21, 2018

LAST EDITED ON Mar-21-18 AT 06:39PM (MST)[p]>"realistically draw"???
>
>Sure, why not a Desert BHS.
>Or I'll settle for a
>VC elk tag, to be
>more realistic.

I've got bighorn, Ibex OIL, and Oryx on my apps... those are pipe dreams.
My other applications are more well balanced and give me the most realistic chance of drawing. So that's where I was going with this.

NMPaul · Mar 21, 2018

Ibex rifle is still best tag in NM.
Like to get a shot at them before they are all shot out.

mozey · Mar 21, 2018

Desert down, rocky mountain to go--but if NM wants to give me an ibex instead, I won't complain.

264mag · Mar 21, 2018

Ibex but I would be happy with a VC archery tag.

BUGLEnmIN · Mar 21, 2018

Icy I don't even apply for the OIL just the 3 easiest hunts to draw and still strike out ????

NMPaul · Mar 21, 2018

Desert bighorn strong 2nd

TX_Diver · Mar 22, 2018

Tuesday I applied for elk, deer, antelope, oryx, and bighorn sheep.

Yesterday I couldn't help it and logged back on to apply for Ibex and Barbary as well...

I'd really like a sheep tag but would be pretty stoked to draw one of the archery elk tags for the gila.

We'll see what happens in a month!

bticked · Mar 22, 2018

Ibex for me. This will be my 19th year applying and a lot of that time for the muzzy hunt!

Ryan

Phantom Hunter · Mar 22, 2018

Just hoping for an elk tag. Been four years since I drew?

RioHuntNutt · Mar 22, 2018

6B muzzy tag...

Stin14 · Mar 22, 2018

LAST EDITED ON Mar-22-18 AT 09:13AM (MST)[p]2nd archery Elk in my first or second unit choice.

I've had off-range oryx, antelope and many different muley hunts, nothing compares to hunting elk in mid September with a bow.

swampokie · Mar 22, 2018

Been trying for southern nm elk tag for 11 years (36). Maybe this is the year. If not I would be plenty happy with a deer tag

iccyman001 · Mar 22, 2018

LAST EDITED ON Mar-22-18 AT 01:00PM (MST)[p]>Icy I don't even apply for
>the OIL just the 3
>easiest hunts to draw and
>still strike out ????

Oh wow!!!! You should have at least draw some of those tags a few times by now. I hope this year is your year!

DoeNob · Mar 22, 2018

LAST EDITED ON Mar-22-18 AT 10:43AM (MST)[p]I put in for

BHS
Oryx
Rifle Ibex
Rifle Antelope

And will draw none of those unless lightning strikes.

I did put in with a guide for a sandhills deer hunt and have a 40% chance of getting a green square on that one. Not cheap but I have been wanting to learn the unit for a long time.

That said NM has been more than good to me. Since 2010 I have drawn a 16D 2nd rifle elk, two 16E rile elk and the 36 archery deer tag.

JRABQ · Mar 22, 2018

>I've got bighorn, Ibex OIL, and
>Oryx on my apps... those
>are pipe dreams.
>My other applications are more well
>balanced and give me the
>most realistic chance of drawing.
>So that's where I was
>going with this.

OK, I will realistically draw my 3rd choice elk because it's essentially 100%, but I sure hope I don't. I'm hoping to at least draw my 2nd choice instead, at ~20%.

But I'm also hoping for a pipe dream!

iccyman001 · Mar 22, 2018

>6B muzzy tag...

Did you get my PM about turkeys?

RioHuntNutt · Mar 22, 2018

iccy, I did and am glad to hear it.She is very passionate about them andthe biologist before her was amazing and left her in very good terms and she picked up and has grown that program....She is A+ in my books...

iccyman001 · Mar 22, 2018

>iccy, I did and am glad
>to hear it.She is very
>passionate about them andthe biologist
>before her was amazing and
>left her in very good
>terms and she picked up
>and has grown that program....She
>is A+ in my books...
>

That's great to hear!
She was very pleasant in our chats and this just gets me so excited for the turkey future.

I'm going to kill one this fall because I am going to draw that elk tag!!!

GoBigorGohome · Mar 22, 2018

6A/C deer rifle!!
Hope I see green!!

BradA · Mar 22, 2018

Ibex for me as well !
But I will take a rocky mbh

Bowdeadly · Mar 22, 2018

I have 12 apps in for me and wife, if we draw at least 2 tags I would be pumped.

BUGLEnmIN · Mar 22, 2018

Geno,
I better not hear you applied in my hood !! ??

Bowdeadly · Mar 22, 2018

Oh I did , and I will be contacting you to show me the honey hole. Lol
What the hell you doing up at 3 A.M.?

BUGLEnmIN · Mar 23, 2018

Actually it was 4. Hour behind on here . I had to be at work at 5! Idk buddy ,I'll be pretty upset if you snag my tag? haha message me what elk hunts you applied for.

NMBOWHNTR27 · Mar 23, 2018

LAST EDITED ON Mar-23-18 AT 10:57AM (MST)[p]>If you could realistically draw one
>of your tags this year,
>what would it be?
>Mine would be any of my
>archery elk tags.
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>How about you?
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>Good luck to everyone this year.

Any species of Bighorn Sheep of course!! But Elk is always my number 1!!
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hntbambi · Mar 23, 2018

If I get VC ML tag, I don't mind not drawing any of the rest of the tags.

hank4elk · Mar 23, 2018

Still hoping to hunt the Gila /Aldo Wilderness just once for elk. Or any true Gila tag...any local deer would be fine by metoo.

Servehim · Mar 24, 2018

Elk in September....doesn't get ant better. Bow hunting Gila Monsters is the ultimate thrill. I've already been blessed with my OIL Ibex, Oryx and RMBH. To pull a Desert BH would be amazing , guess that would trump a Gila Elk tag.....but just barely lol.