Recent content by whitlow33

I picked up an archery unit 40 deer tag. Never hunted it before so I will need to do some scouting. There seems to be a lot of private land so I guess I'll be looking for permission to hunt on a ranch as well.

Hey Paul, When was the orientation for your hunt now that the hunts start on Friday? My wife drew cow tag and other than the authorization I haven't received anything. I've called and been tossed from person to person without getting any details. Thanks

Richard Baca with Antler Addiction Outfitters is top notch as well.

You aren't allowed to camp on the Caldera. There are nearby campgrounds between the Caldera and Jemez Springs to camp. You can scout on the Friday before your hunt starts. You have a meeting with all the hunters to go over the rules then they let you lose to do some scouting.

I agree NMPaul plus there are a lot of guys that would love the opportunity to kill a bull that scores 300-330". It was a great experience for me plus I killed a bull of a lifetime for myself.

LAST EDITED ON Apr-29-15 AT 07:09AM (MST)[p]No luck here either. I agree NMPaul, redraw! My wife drew a Caldera cow tag which will be her first hunt ever. I'm excited for her.

AYE!!!! It looks like I got skunked for the 1st time in 7 years.

Ha, you just gave everyone that thinks they drew a heart attack. If it were true G&F would never live it down. You guys would be calling for a lynch mob.

LAST EDITED ON Apr-28-15 AT 09:03PM (MST)[p]Good luck to all and I'll be dreaming of seeing all green tomorrow.

The problem with the Caldera is having the discipline to hold out for a larger elk. On my hunt I felt I did a good job of holding out. I passed just over 30 bulls on my hunt over the first 3.5 days. Most were small with 2 of the scoring in the low 300's. I saw one that scored around 340" but he...

Yeah, this is cracking me up. I agree with some folks above. They are going to make this as painful as possible and wait until tomorrow at 10am. We can thank all the folks calling in to ask if the back door was accurate instead of just taking it for what it was. A hint of what may happen.

I drew 2 years ago and never got an email. I found it on the winners list on their web page.

That link was from 2004. I don't believe they do that anymore. I've elk hunted the VC and saw turkeys but haven't been lucky enough to draw out for a turkey hunt yet.

I hunted elk on a private ranch in 5A this past year. The ranch bordered the Jicarilla and it was a brutal hunt. The elk were on the wrong side of the fence every morning. They were coming over for water around 12-1 in the night and going back over. The rancher ended up pulling the rest of...

David Kramer is still in business and has done several items for me. He is a cool guy and does great work. He is also the cheapest I've seen in Albuquerque/Rio Rancho.