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NM_Muley_Hunter
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I know similar questions have probably been asked here, but I did a search and could not find any answers - so please bear with me.
Let me give you a little background info. My brother, a friend and I have been hunting muleys for 6 years now in Unit 34 of New Mexico. We have never hunted muleys anywhere else or applied for any tags. Any of you familiar with Unit 34 will know that it is not the best hunting location. There are tons of hunters, and almost no place that you can go to get more than a mile from the roads. After several years of fumbling about, we are finally learning how to hunt these deer. Now that we have a little experience, we would like to begin applying, at least for preference points, in other states, or considering areas where decent OTC tags are available.
We have no limitation as far as where we are willing to go, but I guess Arizona or Colorado (or even a different area of New Mexico) would be best because they are closest. We would probably prefer either a drop camp or a do it yourself hunt. We don't mind hiking far or climbing high. As far as trophy quality, we would like to find some place with a high likelihood that we could each have an opportunity at something between 20 and 25 inches, and the potential for each of us to leave with a 25 inch or greater buck (potential, not guarantee). In 7 years of hunting and scouting unit 34, I have only ever seen 4 bucks that I thought would go over 25 inches. Something with a little better odds would be nice.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Let me give you a little background info. My brother, a friend and I have been hunting muleys for 6 years now in Unit 34 of New Mexico. We have never hunted muleys anywhere else or applied for any tags. Any of you familiar with Unit 34 will know that it is not the best hunting location. There are tons of hunters, and almost no place that you can go to get more than a mile from the roads. After several years of fumbling about, we are finally learning how to hunt these deer. Now that we have a little experience, we would like to begin applying, at least for preference points, in other states, or considering areas where decent OTC tags are available.
We have no limitation as far as where we are willing to go, but I guess Arizona or Colorado (or even a different area of New Mexico) would be best because they are closest. We would probably prefer either a drop camp or a do it yourself hunt. We don't mind hiking far or climbing high. As far as trophy quality, we would like to find some place with a high likelihood that we could each have an opportunity at something between 20 and 25 inches, and the potential for each of us to leave with a 25 inch or greater buck (potential, not guarantee). In 7 years of hunting and scouting unit 34, I have only ever seen 4 bucks that I thought would go over 25 inches. Something with a little better odds would be nice.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.