Recent content by efnm

You know things are bad in NM when the ABQ Journal endorses Ronchetti this weekend... Super happy to see that but doubt it will be enough to push him over the edge.

I stopped hearing that about 8 years ago. Maybe %-wise it is flat (maybe), but popular culture has really embraced hunting. Meat Eater, Joe Rogan, survival shows, etc. talk about it and it's very accepted. No surprise more people are applying (and I'm getting fewer tags).

Keep it up and observe the experience!

Drew last choice deer in a unit I like to backpack into and F-IM ibex, so I am super happy about getting some hike-a-hunts on this year. Kids didn't draw and I'm not sure their schedules will work for youth encouragement hunts this year. That sucks :(

I ended up shooting low on the rear leg. I thought I had a good set up but the shot was so steep up and out of the canyon that it obviously wasn't. I also scoped myself but the distance was only 175 and I've made that shot many times. Barnes TEZ 250 grain. The last two shots were perfect and I...

We need some more bull photos up so I figured why not share my story? A friend and I had a tag in 17 and found a good spot for bulls on the edge of a wilderness area. We knew we were in for a tough hunt but didn't appreciate it enough until the boots were on the ground and we hiked 25 or so...

Wonderful to see and congrats to him! What's the 10-2 theory, that you can really nail them during bedding time if you are patient enough to give them space?

Yeah, unit 17 is being treated nicely. I really hope it continues to stay moist through August and the grass grows tall.

That's over in SW San Mateos

Absolutely - if you are in Magdalena then intel should be easy to get and you can probably see bulls from your house. Start finding the water tanks that have water and then learn the areas around them. 95% of the hunters you will be competing with won't want to climb more than 500' of elevation...

Up high in the canyons and/or by water. That's where I'll be on the same hunt.

DER-3-256 was 65% the prior year, so that's fairly close. DER-2-255 was 61%. Both are unit 24 but those figures are for residents.

It helps to go straight to the login: https://onlinesales.wildlife.state.nm.us/