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NM defines a muzzleloader as: "Sporting arm in which the charge and projectile(s) is loaded through the muzzle. Only blackpowder or equivalent blackpowder substitute may be used. Use of smokeless powder is prohibited. Only open or "iron" sights may be used on muzzleloader, bow or crossbow...

Congratulations and great job on sticking with it to the very end! My son drew a off range youth tag back in February of this year and we literally lucked out on the second day finding a herd that was in a position for an awesome stalk. We had prepared for long range shooting and we were able...

The reports that I have been getting from friends who have hunted elk recently is that animals are spread out all over the place due to the massive amounts of available feed and water. I will be hunting 16 the weekend prior to your son's hunt and will try to send you a report once I get back...

Not the best photos, but the trail cam photo is of the same buck, 1 year earlier.

Congratulations to your son. My son had that hunt a few years ago and our experience was very similar to yours. It is really neat to see and hear that many birds in an area, but because there are that many birds they have absolutely no reason to come to a call. For anyone who goes into it...

Good luck to your son! My son drew that hunt a few years ago and was successful on the first day.

I had considered putting my son in for that hunt this year until I called and spoke with the manager of the Huey as well as a G&F officer out of the Roswell office. Both of them gave the exact same story........there are not many birds on the Huey at all. The Roswell officer told me he cannot...

I guarantee you that is indeed the fire. I was scouting in 23 for my upcoming muzzleloader elk hunt and watched the same glow/hot spots. Heavy smoke filled canyons making it difficult to glass. It is burning in the Blue Wilderness. My son also had an AZ youth deer tag so I saw if from the...

LAST EDITED ON Nov-05-19 AT 09:37AM (MST)[p]I assume you are referring to Bear Canyon Lake in the Mimbres valley? The only commercial lodging I know of is the motel at Lake Roberts. I did a quick search on Air BnB and found a small cabin for rent that will hold up to 4 people. It appears to...

Third time is a charm it sounds like. Both of my kids got all red for all of the hunts I put them in for. We will be going after some of the Youth Incentive Elk tags when they become available and hoping we can find a land owner who may allow us access for a deer tag. Would also be interested...

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If you are looking to buy a new gun look into Bad to the Bone Muzzleloaders in Las Cruces. Those guys are doing some awesome work. Don't believe they have a website, but they are on Facebook. As far as bullets go, I agree with Muley. My T/C Encore Pro Hunter likes the 250 gr Barnes TMZ. The...

I believe that on average 85% of tags go to residents, 5% go to DIY Non-Resident and 10% go to anyone who is applying through an outfitter. I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong. Assuming that is correct, and assuming you did not apply through an outfitter you were in the running for...

I thought that the left over tag spreadsheet looked small this year, but unless I am reading this report wrong it appears that NM Game and Fish left out a lot of available tags. For example: DER 2-222 - Archery Coues Whitetail in 23 outside of the Burros. This hunt ALWAYS has had left over...

Great post idea and thread Paul! My offer still stands to help you with your upcoming hunt if wanted/needed. One question I have is what GPS/Land status software do you recommend? Also, I know a few guys who use some apps on their phones that work in similar fashion. Anyone have suggestions...

The fire that was referred to above was conducted earlier this summer. Jeff

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LAST EDITED ON Jan-15-16 AT 09:21AM (MST)[p]http://www.monstermuleys.info/photos/user_photos3/46962015springturkey.jpg Started off the year with a Gila gobbler. Was the first Spring hunt that my oldest son tagged along. Had a good day fishing back in May. Did some shooting to prepare...

It says that the Mill/Industrial park would be built north of Deming, but all the material is in/on the Floridas. As much as I am for mining, it does suck that this one, large, distinct, isolated area is a potential site. Here in Silver City we have 2 copper mines, but they are surrounded by...

You should have plenty of time to do some scouting seeing as the Burro Archery hunt does not start until January 1st, 2016. The above suggestions are spot on. If you are wanting to do mostly spot and stalk then you need to be hunting in areas where glassing is possible and spend a lot of time...

All the comments so far are about elk, which I agree with all, however this issue is even uglier when looking at deer tags. At least with "private" elk tags they know how many have (or can) be given out. "Private Land" deer tags are a free for all with unlimited numbers and very little...

Major Wildlife Studios in Mesilla (Las Cruces) jeff

I believe there are a couple of sets of cabins north of Apache Creek. One of them is the Apache Creek Deaf and Youth Ranch. Here is their website: http://www.apachecreek.us/index.html There is also some other cabins up in that area but I don't know how to get a hold of them. You might try...

Looks like it would be in the $120,000 - $150,000 range. http://www.landwatch.com/New_Mexico_land_for_sale/Quemado Jeff

Yes the local "municipal" population of mule deer is high, but that does not encompass unit 23 much at all. Mule deer numbers in 23 are marginal at best. There are good bucks to be found but excessive pressure usually keeps them well off the main roadways. Good things about 23 are that it is...

Have you checked out craigslist? I usually go into the "farm & ranch" section and search. I found a good 10 year old mule in Phoenix last year on there. There is a couple of good looking ones on there right now in the Albuquerque page but they are above your price range. Might be worth...

Yup, 1 to go. I don't get real serious about filling that second tag. Numbers seem to be decent this year, but unless I am just really getting into a lot of birds I usually feel 1 is enough. Gonna go out this weekend but it is going to be more of a shed hunting and deer scouting trip while...

That is a good question Coues. I have wondered the same thing myself, yet have no clue to what it may be. You make it down here to hunt turkeys this year? jeff

Rough year for us. All red for my wife and daughter. I got 1 green (deer) and all the rest red. Looks like I will be exploring other hunting opportunities this year. jeff

Apparently 65,000+ people trying to check their accounts all at once is too much for the website to handle! jeff

Had a good opening morning down here in the Gila. Was a very slow quite start, didn't hear our first gobble until almost 11:00am. Once those hens left the gobblers for the day however, their attitudes changed and it was on! Jeff

Good job brotha! jeff

Congrats man! You need to cash in on one of those elk tags someday and get one bigger than your wife's! Ha Ha.....j/k Jeff

J, from the article I read they said they were dumping them in the bootheel and at Alma. I think those are the same areas that they took the last round up a couple of years ago? Isn't it ironic that 10+ years ago they transplanted some deer from the bootheel into the Burros when they closed...

Its not the first time. They trapped and moved a bunch of deer back in 2012. I have never seen an official report come out of what happened to those deer, but people I know who work for G&F estimated that something like 80% of those deer didn't survive 1 year once moved. Generations of deer...

I will echo what Rabid said. I hunted for over a week in the Burros for deer in early January and did not see one Javelina. I now have the archery Javelina tag that goes through the end of the month and have still yet to see one. A friend of mine went down south of I-10 last weekend and saw a...

Guess I will throw in my $0.02, just in the off chance that someone from G&F may actually check in on these conversations from time to time and take into consideration comments and thoughts of those of us who are actually out there experiencing the bounty that is provided to us by the G&F's...