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Swaro always a good buy. Maven is an excellent choice for the $

You are part right. From a politician point of view E+ creates money into NM economy, Nm residents, creates an income to be taxed on, and it’s at no cost to the government. It’s a total win for the government and is why I don't think it will ever go away. It’s too much a cash cow now. This...

Well not to burst your bubble but 16C ain’t what it once was. Probably has decreased the most of the 16 units. Be prepared for a hard hunt. Hope for rains that will pull some elk back in that area.

Guaranteed there is property under 10 acres qualifying. Remember the list that gets posted on line are just those that received tags that year, it’s not all that qualified. I agree little SCR are an issue but like a stated before some can provide benefits if they are irrigated bottom lands...

Our deer don’t migrate except in very north part of state. Rut can be from mid Nov until mid January depending on where in the state you are. Big changes from north to south. For deer private is private. Yes motorized vehicle legal on forest roads and blm but not off road in majority of...

It’s easy to say 5/10/20 acres shouldn’t qualify but when you have 15 acres of irrigated bottom land the elk hammers it in the spring. Hunters don’t see it cuz they aren’t around all year. When you have 30-50 head of elk on a pasture for a month it’s providing an big benefit to elk or they...

There is no way you can adjust E+ to make it equitable to all LO. It’s not perfect but no system Is going to be. most units there is more ranch sign ups that LO tags available. Most of it is acre driven meaning more land more opportunity for tags. You can slice pie a hundred different way...

Just spent a week riding around the wilderness. Never seen the country look so good at this time of year. Bulls are going to grow antlers to their full potential. Congrats to those that have a tag

It has definitely fallin off. Not near as many elk in the wilderness as 10 years ago, from wolves and mainly drought. The wilderness can be finicky as elk will move a lot based on conditions. Still a great hunt and should be great antler growth this year

7PRC if you're not a reloader. it's a perfect all-around cartridge for all species, not big recoil but you will want a muzzle break for wife and kids though. 257 WB is a barrel burner, likely can shoot out a barrel in 600-1000 rds. But its a fun gun and if you don't care about the cost of...

I say no gov tags. Not that I’m against them but they just give hunting in general a black eye. Not much sport for n them when you have an army of guides and dam sure ain’t hunting for the meat. I think game department should just have special draw hunts for each states residents only for the...

Do you know why the Adobe went UW? There's not enough elk on the ranch to consistently hunt the # of tags they had been hunting. The tags were worth more to outfitter and ranch to go UW. Shows how low the elk #'s are in 16C compared to 10 years ago.

It absolutely does. Selling state owned wildlife to the highest private bidder is exactly why the north American model was evented, to keep it from becoming "all the Kings deer" like it is in Europe. NAM is really just a buzz phrase as none of the wildlife agencies really follow it, they just...

He doesn’t look 11. Who aged him? Judg g just by looks if he were a nm bull I would call him 5 ish but no way to tell BT body size. Just like some people are bigger bodied than others regardless of age so are elk

It’s not, 50% of applications come in the that 4 days or so. Everyone puts off spending money until they absolutely have to. More residents than non residents

Don’t matter what bullet you shoot cuz there is next to nothing to shoot at on that mountain

Thats a beautiful cat, Congrats

What road are you referring to?

The first of many no doubt. Sent in my support against the bill

Lots of good saddles out there and depends on what riding you’re going to do. I will assume hunting and mountain riding since this is hunting forum. I would Avoid roping type saddles with low cantles. Look for straight back 4-5 in. Association style trees are a happy medium. Look at...

The account should be under your name and CIN#. They will reset the password for you, and you should be good to go. they have been easy to deal with. Hint if you call one of the branch offices you usually get better help than the call center.

Yes, bears aren't out in the spring season depending on winter. If they are out, they can be hard to find.

Mils is easier and faster to use since all metrics in 10’s. But with today’s digital systems and range finders with built in drops it kind negates the advantage on being able to do the math quickly in your head. If you were starting from scratch and buying scopes it would be wise to go with...

This is/or just like NM Wildlife Federation. They are mad because someone else gets something they don't, not only that, but they want it for free too. Typical democrat/woke views. Anyone can buy a NM LO elk authorization; it doesn't favor nonresidents; it only favors those that are willing to...

They are a game changer IMO. If you glass a lot a long distance, they are awesome. You can glass all day with little eye strain. they take a little bit to get used to. They still have same problem as any spotter with heat waves and they don't replace 12-15X bino's. They are more a specialty...

7PRC will be more shooter friendly, less powder, lighter bullet. Both will do exactly the same thing for hunting purposes.

It’s cuz the game department is run by the same democrat liberals running this state. They don’t give a chit about the hunters, all they care is to appease there liberal Federation and environmental groups.

Should be an easy hunt, drive and glass shouldn’t have a problem finding a cow. Enjoy

Never researched them but like safari club I think they do a lot for hunting in the bigger national arena. I don’t know them to do anything in NM political. They first came around this state when NM game and fish needed an organization to broker their gov type tags. Is there even a local...

Above average, lots of big bulls killed where everyone was saying there was over harvest on mature bulls. Drought was biggest reason. Truth is in NM elk antler growth is driven by winter- spring moisture. We had the best last winter spring that I’ve seen in a long time.

Because they don't get paid enough for all the chit they have to put up with. it amazes we that anyone would do those jobs now a days

Stay away from the cabelas brand tent. They are ok but you can do better for the money. Good canvas, Kodiak tent that you can put a stove in and stand up and move around are the way to go

They are near done, all mature bulls have moved off cows a week or more ago, smaller bulls still bugling with cows but that is slowing off too. This was south of there so could be completely done there

Told y’all antlers would be better than average. Remember winter spring moisturize is the key for big elk rack in NM Congrats to all the successful!!

Every kid is different, mine started at 8 and killed his first deer. Looking back now I say it was too young for him. A age needs to be picked and IMO should be 9-10

Yeah if we put all the private lands we’re put into the draw our public land elk hunting would be like Colorado. Quality would be gone and you would be fighting over rag horns cuz private isn’t going to open their gates to let you in without out $. Plus with our depredation laws in this state...

No doubt E plus has turned into an economic monster, that’s why it’s here to stay. May get tweaked but don’t see it leaving. E plus is the best employer in Catron county and other small counties that don’t have any economic drives. Residents have the same opportunity to buy LO tags as non...

Everyone complains about E plus but when you look at the shape of our elk herds seems like the program works. Plenty of elk to hunt, access through lands that you wouldn’t normally have and locals get to make some money from the habitat they provide for elk. It’s a win win. It’s not perfect...

So when they say 200-300 they ( the feds) are talking about documented wolves, the ones with collars. No telling how many un collared are running around. Dam sure more than they used to be and they are fixing to explode, they will be everywhere unless the good people do what need to be done

Peak rut is generally last week of sept and first week of October pretty much everywhere in NM, you should have a fun time.