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Story here: http://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-articles/28945-big-horn-sheep-in-silver-city-what-gives On Friday, April 29, at about 3:40 p.m., shots were reported from around Bremen and Cooper streets. A Silver City Police officer advised that it was New Mexico Game and Fish personnel...

Find 'em here: http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/hunting/harvest-reporting-information/ 11% success for the deer hunt I had last year. Guess I was luckier than I realized!

Posting up the rainfall totals from April 1- June 30, 2015. To check out the preceeding winter/spring precip check here: http://www.monstermuleys.info/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.pl?az=show_thread&om=6229&forum=DCForumID34&omm=0 Colored circles are 10 mile radius around each RAWS weather station...

Up to 3100 acres. The pics don't look too bad though: http://www.kpho.com/story/29224314/guadalupe-fire-burns-east-of-douglas http://nmfireinfo.com/2015/06/03/guadalupe-fire-update-6315-600pm/

Hey all, I thought I'd continue the rainfall totals for the Gila like previous years. Here is the winter precip (October 2014- March 2015). Colored circles are 10 mile radius around each RAWS station. Towns are in italics, station names and rainfall totals in regular print. Unit boundaries in...

I'm looking for a place to take a deer head for cleaning with beetles. Prefer the SW corner of the state. Any suggestions? Boiling down a head in the backyard is NOT an option this year. thanks

Came across these maps this morning and thought others might be interested: http://nmclimatecenter.blogspot.com/2014/10/monsoon-season-2014-in-new-mexico.html The southern mountains are sure looking good!!

Looks like the BLM and Game and Fish have partnered to produce an application for smartphones to display landownership and unit boundaries: http://www.nm.blm.gov/huntingUnitMaps/fullSite/fullSite.html I haven't worked through it all yet, but will and report back.

Posting up the rainfall totals from April 1- July 20, 2014. Colored circles are 10 mile radius around each RAWS weather station. Towns are in italics, station names and rainfall totals in regular print. Data was pulled from here: http://www.raws.dri.edu/wraws/nmF.html With 10 days left in...

LAST EDITED ON Jun-11-14 AT 11:27AM (MST)[p]http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/recreation/hunting/ Some of those deer numbers are truly depressing. Here's data from the 1st rifle hunt in a unit I track: 2011-- 19.8% 2012-- 14.3% 2013--9% Satisfaction ratings down, tag numbers the same...

I guess this a general question and it kind of relates to the recent developments in the Organ Mountains. Do you find that wilderness (or roadless) areas are more productive for deer hunting or is it the opposite? I drew a southern NM deer hunt that has a mix of private ranch land...

Head's up to the turkey hunters-- the Gila National Forest is beginning fire restrictions: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/gila/news-events/?cid=STELPRD3797336 Essentially no campfires unless they are in improved camping sites.

LAST EDITED ON Apr-12-14 AT 10:38AM (MST)[p]I have been picking up a few good books to read while passing the time. Here's one about old-time hunting in the Gila that I thought others might like: ][/URL] It's a memoir of sorts by an old time rancher in Catron Country. He lost his left arm...

Pretty quiet until the regs come out, so I wanted to take an informal survey on which hunting, sportsman or species-specific groups get your support and why. There seems to be a huge range from local to national and those which focus on habitat or policy or advocacy. I have in the past...

Hey all, Looking for a meat processor near Tres Piedras (Antonito, Espanola, etc.). Anyone got a recommendation? I usually cut my own, but am in the process of moving houses and don't need the extra work right now. thanks.

No deer yet, but most others: http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/recreation/hunting/index.htm

I am hoping this is a misprint.. Unit: 52 Unit Ranch: Number 52-40374 Ranch Name: Los Pinos Name: Anthony Rodriquez Address: 19512 HWY 314 BELEN, NM 87002 Phone: (505) 861-6888 ELK OCCUPIED ACREAGE: 0 Ranch Status: UW Lucky Bag Limit: Mature Bull pg. 44...

Hi all, Updating the precip from around the Gila area. Rainfall totals from Apr 1 to May 31. Colored circles are 10 mile radius around each RAWS station. Towns are in italics, station names and rainfall totals in regular print. Again, data from here...

Forest fire just started in the Pecos canyon near Tres Lagunas. Hope everyone in the canyon gets out safe and they get on top of the fire soon.

LAST EDITED ON May-20-13 AT 10:35AM (MST)[p]Thought I'd post these in case they help someone plan their hunt. Two maps of the fire severity from the Whitewater Baldy Fire in the Gila last year. First is the general area, the second is a detail with USFS trail numbers so you can orient yourself...

Hey all, I thought I'd continue the rainfall totals for the Gila like last year. Here is the winter precip (October 2012- March 2013). Colored circles are 10 mile radius around each RAWS station. Towns are in italics, station names and rainfall totals in regular print. Unit boundaries in...

Am I missing it somewhere? Has Game and Fish not posted it? Most of the other reportable species are there, just not deer.

First hunts are done in the Hatchets and Fra Cristobal mountains. Anyone got any news to report? I know none of us probably drew, but was wondering if the hunters grapevine is producing any news.

Hi all, How many have gone to the trouble to get the unit-wide ranch properties locations? Was it worth it? Are the maps they give you helpful? I've got a unit 50 elk hunt and am trying to decide if it is worth the time and expense to track down where all those properties are. For GMU 50...

Rainfall totals from July 1 - July 11. Colored circles are 10 mile radius around each RAWS station. Towns are in italics, station names and rainfall totals in regular print. Unit boundaries in grey. Again, data from here: http://weather.nmsu.edu/climate/ws/network/raws/html/

Down day at work so I compiled the RAWS weather station data from around the Gila for the month of July to date: data from here: http://weather.nmsu.edu/climate/ws/network/raws/html/ Magdalena is the winner!!

Looks like they finally issued a decision and maps for roads within the Santa Fe: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/santafe/landmanagement/projects/?cid=fsbdev7_021065

The discussion about turkeys using burned over areas got me to do some digging and I found some maps that might be useful for folks this spring or in the fall. This link has all the major fires from last year (and previous years too)...

Do you see that many broken horn animals on Stallion or Rhodes? Since those tags aren't once in a lifetime, it seems like a nice way to get some experience hunting Oryx while waiting for the OIL lottery to hit. How many broken horns to y'all see when hunting on range? thanks,

I've been crunching the rifle deer odds because I'd like to draw a unit close to me so I can get more scouting in this year than last. The closest unit to me is 6A/C. It falls in the top 10 WORST odds. 3.3% odds? Really? Why is it so popular? I'll admit I'm a rookie to both deer...