Recent content by coryb

There is no adult turkey hunt on the refuge. Find a kid and put them in next year, it’s full of birds and really a one of a kind turkey hunt in NM.

I would steer clear of the major trailheads in the red river area. I have a cabin at one of the trail heads and each year I hear from people that walked for days with no sign or sightings. I’ve only ever seen elk up near Wheeler once and that was 15 years ago. The upper red valley and a lot of...

.257 wby is unbeatable for a fast, flat deer rifle with low recoil. 110 accubond has more than enough energy for elk at ranges under 300 and I’ve carried mine on more elk hunts than my old .308. After 10 years of the .257 wby being my go to I decided I wanted a little more knockdown in case I...

Definitely easier waiting for the results as a NR. Expecting a sea of red for me, but hoping for some green for my son. Hope it’s a great year for many in NM. Snow pack seems solid and horns will be growin!!

Happy Easter! Thank God for Jesus and our chance to be saved by grace through faith in Him!

Miss you too, Jim! I can’t explain how good Florida is. It feels like a different country!! I love much about NM and plan to hunt there every few years if God allows. I can fish here any day I want year round. The law enforcement here is a huge difference. Criminals are arrested and KEPT in...

First time putting in as a NR. I waited until yesterday (Tuesday) morning and the system was working as normal. Previously, as a resident I would put in as soon as the draw opened. Now, shelling out the money for me and my son took some strategy to minimize unnecessary cost. Hunted the Jornada...

Hoping to! You see any?

Praying for him to heal and for God to reach and use him throughout this.

E-plus is not perfect! It also has people taking advantage of it! BUT…. Eliminating it will likely be worse for elk and most hunters. Look at what happened to antelope. It was drastically better when hunters were assigned to ranches but everybody screamed that A-plus was terrible and so we...

Wait a minute…. What happened to all of your “equal” talk? As a member of the public I’m just as entitled to my perspective on the Gila NATIONAL forest as you are. Is this about YOU or the “public land hunter”. Additionally, I happen to have spent about 200 days with my boots on the ground in...

The Gila elk decline is a result of wolves, not eplus!!!

Beautiful buck! Sounds like a terrible couple of days at camp. That’s unfortunate that it happened like that.

The “outfitter welfare” people are referencing is the state requirement that 10% of the tags available in the public draw are allotted for hunters who have contracted with a NM based outfitter. This has effectively created a client base for outfitters that otherwise likely wouldn’t be hiring...

Any recommendations on the best outfitter to apply with for low cost basic package. I just want to meet the minimum requirements to legally put in with an outfitter and up my odds on some of the draw. The bottom line is the bottom line!!