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New Mexico has some new proposals for consideration: Modify the definition of a muzzle-loader to include those muzzle-loading firearms that do not have a scope (for all big game species). NMDGF is accepting comments to this proposal and other proposed regulations...

Congrats goes out to our very own "ElkSniper". He was selected as one of the five winners from the Monster Muleys " 2011 Hunt Adventure Challenge". Here is Founder's post to announce the winners: http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/DCForumID52/60.html You can see his entry/posts at the link...

I drew a limited entry spring turkey tag for Lake Dorothy. Any information regarding hunting turkeys there would be appreciated. My two young sons and I are very much looking forward to this hunt. Thanks

LAST EDITED ON Jan-04-11 AT 10:40PM (MST)[p]Our last big-game hunt of the year is a special one. It involves a special young man on his quest for his first elk. Back in September, Santiago was able to secure a ?youth encouragement hunt? for elk. This hunt would not happen until December 26...

LAST EDITED ON Jan-04-11 AT 10:37PM (MST)[p]It's only fitting that one of the last hunts of year be so rewarding in so many ways. This includes taking my uncle Ramon ?Tio Ray? on his ?Once in a Lifetime? Mobility Impaired Oryx hunt this past December 2010. The boys and I had a great time. It...

Wow! The Cortez family has drawn two Oryx tags in two years. Last year Kiko Jr. drew and took a nice cow in January 2010. This year Gail drew for the November 2010 on the Stallion Range Center of the WSMR. I almost forgot to mention my uncle Ramon drew his MI Oryx hunt that is scheduled for this...

After months of anticipation, the Cortez family finally got out for a family elk hunt. Earlier in June, Kiko Jr. (Elksniper) and Gail (mom/wife) had drawn out for the same hunt on different separate applications. Gail drew her first choice and Kiko Jr. drew his third choice. Two tags on this...

I am fairly new to the world of reloading. Recently I had to pull bullets from 20 loads I had worked up. They were a little hot and I decided to do a redo. I used a RCBS Power Pull Bullet Puller (the hammer type). I recovered the powder and bullet to use on future loads. The question I have is...

It was Santiago's turn last weekend. It would be his first big-game hunt. Hopefully the result of his first hunt is just the beginning of many more successful hunts down the road. About a month ago, another member of "Team Ranchitos" and neighbor, Roberto asked Santiago if he would like a youth...

For us another Unit 52 muzzleloader antelope season has come and gone. This time, Elksniper (Kiko Jr.) has redeemed himself big time by taking a very nice buck opening morning. This is his first buck antelope. You see he is 0 for 2 on past hunts in this unit. I recall the first year he hunted...

Even though it was pouring rain this last Saturday, we got up very early and went turkey hunting. We are glad we did. On the way to one of spots it rained non-stop and we wondered what the heck we were doing going out on a day like this. Oh well, we were up and going to try it out. Upon...

I have a WeatherbyMark V in .300 WBY Mag. What is the standard rate of twist on those barrels? I am wanting to try out some Barnes 180 gr. TTSX bullets. Barnes recommends having a barrel greater than 1:10. Anybody try these bullets in Mark V's?

LAST EDITED ON Jan-18-10 AT 11:58PM (MST)[p]Greetings, Last March 09, Francisco Jr. got the news that he had drawn his Once in a Lifetime license to hunt Oryx on the Stallion Range Center of the White Sands Missile Range in January of 2010. With almost a year to wait for this, we knew that he...

I have read that dry firing a rifle is a good way to practice trigger pull without going out to the range and firing live ammo. I would like to get my son some "dry fire" practice in between some live fire a the range for his upcoming NM Oryx hunt. Most recommend snap caps to prevent damage to...

Would anyone know of a pet load for the .300 SAUM using 165 gr. Nosler Partitions. I am mostly interested in the best C.O.L. (cartridge overall length) for this load as the Nosler reloading manual does not list any tested C.O.L. in thier load data. I am trying to come up with some loads for a...

I will be loading some .300 SAUM. Thus far, I have decided to try some 165 gr. Nosler Accubonds. I also have some H414 powder that I would like to burn. Any good load recipes for these ingredients? I also welcome any other recommended load recipes for the .300 SAUM. Thanks...

Went out this last weekend to Colorado for Kiko Jr's hunt in Colorado. We thought were in store for a very frigid hunt. Instead by the afternoons, were could have hunted in T-shirts. The little snow that fell on Thursday turned into some pretty good mud. On Saturday morning even though he had...

Went out with my Brian(bro-inlaw) this weekend on his unit 52 muzzleloader elk hunt. We started out hunting in the high country near the Cruces Basin Saturday morning. It was real slow up there. No bulls were talking, just one spike that was following us everywhere we went. There was a ton of...

We went out this last weekend on our ritual Unit 52 muzzleloader antelope hunt. Luck was on our side on opening morning. Despite an army of other hunters, I was able to harvest this buck. We are very proud of him. The many hours of pre-hunt preparation paid off. Thanks goes out to all that were...

My 13 yr old son is a non-resident. He has accumulated 2 preference points for deer. I'm planning to put him in for second season deer in unit 80/81 (D-M-080-O3-R). I am not sure how the CO draw works. I know that he could draw another preference point by using the perference point hunt code for...

Thus far, I was out hunting offrange Oryx on opening weekend earlier this month. We did see 4 of them offrange just north of Stallion. They were about 200 yards from the boundary. Once they saw me at about 1000 yards, they ran to the Stallion fence and under they went. Once they were about 100...

I finally got a chance to post the pics and details about my son Little Kiko's Youth only antlerless elk hunt from a week and half ago. On November 9th, Kiko Jr got his first elk on the second day of a youth only hunt. After getting into several very spooked elk the day before he was finally...

I have messing with my T/C Renegade .54 cal with 777. Some shots go off fine. However, with some I get some pretty good hang fires. This is driving me nuts. I am normally using #11 caps with at a hot nipple for T/C. I even tried a musket nipple with musket caps. Still had some hangers. Since it...

I always dreamed of being a dad and having the opportunity to hunt with my kids. Well I am happy to report that I am living my dream to the fullest. Here are some pics of this last weekends antelope hunt. I did get a buck antelope. He's not the smallest or largest buck I have ever taken. He was...

Was wandering if any has tried these bullets out of a traditional muzzleloader. Considering in buying a Lyman Deer Stalker that has a 1:48 rate of twist. Not sure if these bullets will work with this set up. Might get a Green Mountain drop in barrel for my TC Renegade in .50 cal with a 1:28 twist.

Have any of you tried Blackhorn 209. Supposed to be pretty good stuff according to some of the reading. Here are a couple of links for some interesting reading. http://blackhorn209.com/ http://www.chuckhawks.com/blackpowder_breakthrough.htm I am planning to give it shot or two. If it is...

I got lucky on Friday April 25th. I harvested a nice Merriam?s gobbler in Northern New Mexico. My favorite hunting buddies, Francisco Jr. and Santiago did not join me this morning. Even though they did not have school on this day, they decided to sleep in. I almost did the same after a long...

I just bought a Caldwell Lead Sled (Original Design)shooting rest. Been wanting one for quite some time. It will come in handy while patterning my turkey guns and my magnum hunting rifles. It is recommended that bags of shot(per 25 lbs.) be used for the weight. Up to 100 lbs. of weight may...

I just bought a Caldwell Lead Sled (Original Design)shooting rest. Been wanting one for quite some time. It will come in handy while patterning my turkey guns and my magnum hunting rifles. It is recommended that bags of shot(per 25 lbs.) be used for the weight. Up to 100 lbs. of weight may...

LAST EDITED ON Nov-04-07 AT 00:33AM (MST)[p]I had a great hunt last weekend with the boys and the neighbors Roberto and Jose (Team Ranchitos). Little Kiko was able to get his first buck. I am very proud of him. Santiago, his younger brother is too. I can't count how many times he patted...

I had a great hunt last weekend with the boys and the neighbors Roberto and Jose (Team Ranchitos). Little Kiko was able to get his first buck. I am very proud of him. Santiago, his younger brother is too. I can't count how many times he patted Little Kiko in the back and told him "You got...

A friend of mine has some NM Unit 50 elk land owner authorizations. I believe he has two unit wide archery ES elk September 1-22 and three unit wide rifle bull tags for the same unit. For the rifle you have a choice of two different hunt code dates: Oct. 13-17 or Oct. 20-24. He asked me to...

Getting close to muzzleloader antelope in NM. Been getting tons of rain. Does anyone remember a product? It was plastic rifle case sold by many of the retailers. Looks like a rifle case...instead of cordura or canvas, it is made of thick clear plastic. I've searched all over the net and...

Getting close to muzzleloader antelope in NM. Been getting tons of rain. Does anyone remember a product? It was plastic rifle case sold by many of the retailers. Looks like a rifle case...instead of cordura or canvas, it is made of thick clear plastic. I've searched all over the net and...

Excuse me for posting this a week late. I have not been around my computer. Last week(7/5/07) in the evening, a guy that was scouting for deer in NM GMU 52 near the Cruces Basin Wilderness on FR 87 was truckjacked at gunpoint. The guy scouting was driving down FR 87 when he encountered an...

After some serious hunting this spring turkey season, my son Francisco Jr. finally bagged his gobbler last weekend on NM's Youth Only hunt (May 12-13). His younger brother Santiago was with us again on this hunt. As previously mentioned on a separate post, he is truly hooked on turkey...

Here is a gobbler that I harvested this weekend with my boys. First time my youngest son (with glasses) gets out on turkey hunt with us. I think he is hooked. I called it in for Jr. However, the gobbler hung up out of his effective range. The gobbler did not find what he was looking for so...

I will be hunting with a friend for Oryx at the Stallion Range Feb.17-18. Are there any meat processors in the Socorro NM area? I hunted with a friend last year at Rhodes Canyon. We took her Oryx to a processor near Alamagordo. She then picked up the meat at Sportman's in ABQ, two week...

I will be hunting with a friend for Oryx at the Stallion Range Feb.17-18. Are there any meat processors in the Socorro NM area? I hunted with a friend last year at Rhodes Canyon. We took her Oryx to a processor near Alamagordo. She then picked up the meat at Sportman's in ABQ, two week...

LAST EDITED ON Oct-24-06 AT 09:50PM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Oct-24-06 AT 09:39 PM (MST) My sister-in-law (Glenda) and future brother-in-law (Brian) drew the October 14th (second rifle) bull tags on the Valle Vidal. On opening morning Glenda harvested a nice bull. This is her first big game...