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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/

Thank you God, I finally get to hunt bull after 9 years of trying to draw. Drew deer, too. And my oldest son drew deer and antelope. 3/4 of these tags are in my backyard, too! Feeling fortunate!

Eagle Rock must be swamped as they have never answered their phone or called me back. I'm sure they're good but that I did get in touch with Old Fashioned Meats in Arrey (just south of T or C). Chuy took a lot of time to answer my questions and I am looking forward to getting some green chile...

Does your cousin need more friends? LOL

Thanks for that comment - I called them and left a message regarding bringing in TX meat and doing brats. I'll update with what they say.

Does Eagle rock do summer sausage and brats like GV? I may have a bunch of whitetail to process next month. (Can we bring TX meat back for processing?)

Congrats and I bet that was a hell of a relief to punch a tag this year! Way to tell an honest story, too. What do you shoot?

Congrats to your dad and his principles ( and stubbornness). Someone should write a song about this hunt and your dad!

Did your son shoot the bull off of the Bog Pod setup? I'm curious about something similar for my boy.

Three generations! - that is awesome to see and congrats to your son.

Well done on a tough as hell hunt! Pay it forward to the next guy/gal willing to put in the effort.

Damn, it pains me to hear all this since we know how special these tags are. I'm on board with restricting quads in some way that gets people out hiking and hunting instead of driving around everywhere. By all means use them instead of a truck but not on a closed two-track. Use your legs if you...

I was in 36 wilderness on Saturday and they were bugling quite a bit. That said, I watched 3-5 bulls just grazing quietly and noticed the cows are still pretty broken up. Of course I was just looking for bucks, but I sure wish I had an elk tag for there. Good luck!

Find a water source in foothills and hunt the deep canyon above it!

Cool, I will be scouting for deer and hiking for fun in the west side of the unit. I'll keep an eye and ear out for you if you're interested.

Right, I gather it is burning the old scar that wiped out some of my favorite trails from Willow Creek.

Just came back from deep in the Gila wilderness and it was dry as hell. A short storm started a new fire just 15 miles from us. We need rain!

I'm a Socorro native (town on east edge of unit). Be prepared to to hunt up the mountain on loose scree or anklebreaker rocks, especially if you are hunting the Magdalenas. It is steep and nasty and will be tough for you to prepare while in FL. The San Mateos are typically easier but have their...

Deer in 36 for me and deer in 17 for son's first draw hunt. Feeling very thankful and looking for cow tags.

Sweet - I get to hunt deer in 36 again and my boy drew youth deer in 17. Thanks for the discovery, guys!

Year eight of trying - will I finally draw a bull? Probably not, but I can't wait!

Haha, you were closer than I thought then. I was thinking further away and using a spotting scope

Beautiful, what's your digiscoping setup?

What a beast and it's so awesome to get help like that. Good for you for giving him the shoutout.

What a stud - both of them. Tell him congrats!

>I don't know of any streams > Yeah, best bet for that would be below the Snow Lake dam.