I may not be understanding you, but I don't even have a tag this year. Living vicariously.
But if I am correct about the end of your post, I can expect some pics of your successful hunt. Looking forward to living vicariously through you.
You can scout the unit May-September. Check their website in case there happens to be a closure due to road conditions/fire, etc. They give out a number of back country passes each day. First come first served. This give you vehicle access to a limited number of roads. But you can hike into...
I saw an earlier comment about camping at Banco Bonito on the Caldera. Currently, the Caldera is NOT allowing camping at Banco Bonito. If the National Forest closes the Jemez Falls Campground before your hunt, there is another camping spot close by on National Forest that is not too far from...
All established campgrounds are currently closed. I would guess they will be closed by Memorial Day as well. (Honestly, Memorial Day Weekend in an established campground is my definition of hell) But if you have a vehicle with some ground clearance, we can probably come up with some spots you...
Same with the hunt on the Valles Caldera. I can't access the Caldera through any of the normal access points. But I can jump the fence anywhere to get onto the Caldera. The problem is the forest service roads have not opened yet. So that limits me to the southwest portion of the Caldera...