archery elk unit 23

nmelkhunter14 · Jun 18, 2014

I have drawn a unit 23 archery elk tag anybody know anthing about this unit where to start? any info is greatly appreciated and welcomed! Thank you in advance

rockn9858 · Jun 20, 2014

Have you ever scouted it or been in the unit

nmelkhunter14 · Jun 24, 2014

no I have plans to within a couple of weeks and have hunted the unit across from it 16A and drive through 23 a couple of time but no real scouting yet but have plans to soon any help would be helplful!

rockn9858 · Jun 24, 2014

most will hunt the north end legget area most elk are in the north areas. do some virtual map scouting and hit me up with a PM, I'll help where I can. I have the 3rd archery hunt.

nmelkhunter14 · Jun 24, 2014

thanks for the help have you hunted this unit before? is it any good?

rockn9858 · Jun 24, 2014

yes but it is tough to hunt and can be tough to get away from other hunters. depending on the cycle of hunters. i notice that some years the groups of hunters are concentrated in some spots more than others. here is a bull from 23.

nmelkhunter14 · Jun 24, 2014

wow!!!!!!!!!!!nice bull!!!!!!!!!!!! understand about other hunters but part of the game thanks i will share with you what i learn after a scouting trip Thanks again!!

nmelkhunter14 · Jun 24, 2014

i forgot to mention i have the first hunt anywhere i should start to scout!

rockn9858 · Jun 24, 2014

pm sent

nmelkhunter14 · Jun 25, 2014

thanks for the infor greatly appreciate!!!! send pick if you can thank you for all your help!!!!!!!!!!

nmelkhunter14 · Jul 21, 2014

hey headeded out to scout this unit this weekend for 3 days just wondering if you got to go on the 4 weekend and what you saw?

rockn9858 · Jul 21, 2014

Only been down once saw tons of elk. range is looking great.
it was raining when I was there. elk moving early.

nmelkhunter14 · Jul 23, 2014

thanks will let you know what we see! thanks again for the help and info.

RealHunter · Jun 17, 2020

Anyone with a unit 23 NM elk tag. Here’s your lucky day wanna see monster bulls in a unit everyone calls a hard hunt. Want to see them off the highway? Instructions, waypoint, and areas of interest below. Most honest piece of honey hole elk country you’ll read today.

The bull pictured, no joke was killed right by the highway. Everyday countless people drive by and think nothing of it. Right off highway 180w and the mangas road is where you’ll find these beasts. They spend a lot of time in both 24 and 23 bouncing in and out of private. Look on any imaging system and you see the depressions east of agua alto water tank and there erosion dams the elk go all about these low desert ridges from the Tyrone mine to blacksmith canyon. You’ll find them repeatedly in up the deep draw near Fleming canyon. The 24 side is hard to hunt them unless their in one of the checkerboard areas of public but the 23 side is easy. Park off the highway where the little piece of Forrest touches 180 or go around and walk in from the saddle rock side. Big bulls dominate this area.

Here’s an onx way point to get you in the right area.

32.77611, -108.48253

BUGLEnmIN · Jun 17, 2020

That's the million dollar bull? Someone a little ticked with a certain outfitter? I know how that goes.

JACOB2006 · Jun 17, 2020

Nice, I like your tactic!

RealHunter · Jun 18, 2020

BUGLEnmIN said:
That's the million dollar bull? Someone a little ticked with a certain outfitter? I know how that goes.

Yes that’s the big guy taken last year on private side in the 24 side. Paid big money to kill it. There’s a number of big bulls in the area still. They even go farther south than the mine but get harder and harder to find.

Like I said in the post I’d rather see an average joe take a monster than the highest bidder. Hope this gets out and we see a DIY take a Toad out of here.

tallpine13 · Jun 22, 2020

That other 400” got poached out of 23 a few years ago to.... maybe everybody will read this post and stop putting in for 16A and D.... no big bulls left in those units anyway they get shot out to early