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I drew a bull moose tag! First time putting in! I can hardly contain myself. "The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there." -Vince Lombardi

>He must have found quite the >place to winter ? Deer >feed pellets ??? Lol. Maybe. Whatever he was eating, he didn't share it with his buddies. "The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there." -Vince Lombardi

LAST EDITED ON May-16-17 AT 01:44PM (MST)[p]If you've been teaching your kids proper weapons safety, hunting and shooting ethics for a while, and your kids are proficient with weapons I think the online course would be the better route. I know for myself, when I was a kid, hunter's ed wasn't...

I think the only plausible explanation is steroids. ;-) I watched him for about an hour. The velvet looked too clean and healthy for me to think it's carried over from last year. He has the growth of what I imagine most bulls have around mid to late July. It was quite a shock to see him like...

Despite the bad winter, one of the bulls I saw this weekend seemed to be doing pretty well in the antler growth department. Has anyone ever seen a bull this far along so early? I know I haven't. "The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there." -Vince Lombardi

>Can you recommend some maps that >show the public land? I >live 600 miles from the >unit, so hard to go >scout but I plan on >checking it out sometime before >the hunt...if I draw a >tag...thanks for any info This is a good start...

This is one of the coolest elk mounts I've ever seen. I can't imagine how awesome it looks in person. I might be a little biased since big 5 points are my favorite. :7 "The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there." -Vince Lombardi

I had super high hopes I would be that one guy to draw a unit 1 tag with zero points as a non-resident... ;-) Guess I was wrong. lol. Congrats to those who got hit, and my your nights be filled with restless sleep and dreams of bugling bulls! "The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there."...

>My friend shot a beautiful buck >out there last year. >Plan and simple, get out and >find the deer because they >are there. > >You'll see road hunters and people >scattered all around. >Just walk further and hunt harder >than them, you'll get into >them! > > >Good luck! Don't listen...

Thank you so much for having such an awesome way share our stories. I thoroughly enjoyed reading everyone's stories, and looking at all of the photos. It's inspiring to read about everyone's seasons, and a joy to share in other's successes. I'm honored my HAC was selected as a finalist. 2016 was...

Leaving New Mexico was harder than I expected it would be. I learned a ton about hunting out west and was able to hone my skills as a backcountry hunter. I killed my first elk, first elk with a bow, a great bull, first mule deer, and a barbary sheep. I also was able to spend some time hunting...

I almost forgot!!! I was able to sneak in a trip to Oklahoma for the opening weekend of muzzleloader season. The buddy I helped on the antelope hunt invited me along, and we set out to get some more meat for the freezer. Any deer was fair game. To maximize my time home with my family, I again...

Oh yeah... this was also my first mule deer ever. I can't be more happy. :D "The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there." -Vince Lombardi

The story of my hunt will be posted on my HAC thread, but I'm too excited to wait for it to be published. Here's a short video I put together to commemorate the hunt. "The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there." -Vince Lombardi

All I could see was a deep fork on its right side. I knew immediately he was a buck I'd be happy to take. ?He?s a shooter,? I said to my buddy who was a few steps behind me. ?OK,? he replied. I laid prone, looked back at my buddy quickly, and settled the crosshair on his neck. I closed my eyes...

October passed by faster than expected, and my move date was quickly approaching. The season dates for the deer hunt were 5-9 November, and my projected departure date was 11 November?. I was cutting it close. Thankfully my wife is amazing and we had been packing the house up for several weeks...

With my time in NM quickly getting shorter, I decided to get out and call coyotes one last time. The conditions were not favorable; 90 degree heat and 20+mph winds mid-day. We made the best of it as usual and had a blast. The hunt was also a scouting trip for my buddy who had a rifle deer tag...

One of my best friends and coworkers drew a ranch tag in SE NM this year. The ranch he drew was 94,000 acres and he had to "share" it with 3 other hunters. We didn't see any sign of those other hunters. As a bonus, we both had deer tags for the same unit, so It doubled as a scouting trip...

I made short work of the hunt. I hunted for about 8 hrs and was done. I walked up the mountain, spotted a ton of elk, saw a group of elk with 2 great bulls and 8-9 cows that were in a huntable spot. The wind switched about 120 degrees forcing me to extend my stalk by around 3/4 mile. When I...

The rest of the hunt was relatively uneventful. It never seemed like we were on the same page as the elk. We had several encounters, but weren't able to get another elk on the ground. But anytime you get the chance to walk around and chase elk in the Gila its a good time. I found a pretty...

First season archery dates are 1-14 September and I was able to take leave for all of them plus a few days on each end to set up and in case I got something WAY in the backcountry. I left for the elk mountains after a short work day on 30 Aug, and would have made it to camp before sunset...

And just like that my entire season took an unexpected turn. Most people would be ecstatic to hear they're going to hunt elk in 16d, but for me, the news was more bitter than sweet. One of my best friends (who I was planning on helping) wasn?t able to use the tag. I had already been blessed with...

The summer months were very busy for me, and I wasn't able to log many days in the field for my personal enjoyment. Its not so bad though when your job forces you to be outside. I'm very thankful I'm able to scratch the itch while I'm at work. I was able to practice field judging and stalking...

27 April the wait was over... Turns out my fall hunting schedule was suddenly a lot more open. I was fortunate to draw a mule deer tag for a unit near where I lived. That was the extent of my luck. I'm not one to sulk, so I began planning for all of the OTC hunts available in the state, and...

I was spoiled in as a young kid growing up in WI. There weren't any surprises when it came to hunting season. I never had to have a contingency plan for each and every game species I wanted to hunt. It was very convenient knowing it either was, or wasn't, hunting season. Granted turkey tags were...

After getting back into the groove of working a normalish schedule and not having any work trips scheduled for a while, I was able to convince the wife to let me get out after some coyotes. Now I've hunted coyotes all my life, but never out west with an abundant amount of land..... and coyotes...

Like I said, work was busy for me in 2016.... Fortunately I'm blessed with an amazingly unique job which allows me to do things most people have to pay to do. My first "work" trip of the year I spent in the mountains of northern New Mexico learning and teaching winter and mountain survival...

On the Llano Estacado there aren't many bushes... But the sunsets are nice. "The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there." -VInce Lombardi

2016 will be one of the most memorable years of my life. I have been blessed with abundant opportunity and also success. Between traveling away from my family often for work, having a more than full time job when I am actually home, a new baby, the wonders of having a two year old, hunting, and...