New Mexico Elk Guides

[MrKrabs]

I am planning on beginning a yearly ritual of applying for a New Mexico Bull tag and being disappointed when I'm not drawn . I really don't have the money or a wife with enough tolerance for me to lay down $8-10k for a private land hunt, but I can swing a guided "once in a lifetime" hunt on public land.

So anyway I've started researching guides and would like some feedback from any of you on which guides I might want to look at. I'm also interested in any feedback on the areas I might want to focus on. I know Gila is very popular and has alot of big bulls for example, but the chances of drawing a tag are probably not good.

I'll also be buying lottery chances for Valles Caldera just because I like to give all the money I can to any government entity.

Thanks

Ben

 

[muleymaddness]

So do you want a guide in an area that produces big bulls that are tough to draw, or a unit where you could draw it more frequently and go a few times in the next 5-10 years? The Gila and Caldera might take anywhere from 1-10+ years to draw.

 

[MrKrabs]

>So do you want a guide
>in an area that produces
>big bulls that are tough
>to draw, or a unit
>where you could draw it
>more frequently and go a
>few times in the next
>5-10 years? The Gila
>and Caldera might take anywhere
>from 1-10+ years to draw.
>

Good point I should have clarified that. I want an area that produces big bulls that are tough to draw.

I have a friend that owns a house in CO very close to vast amounts of public land. It's also in an easy to draw area so I'll be hunting there the years I don't draw a NM tag.

Thanks for the help.

 

[balz]

Sent you a pm

 

[BIGBULL48]

I'm sorry to inform you that the deadline for public draw applications and the lottery for V.C. have both past. If you wanted to hunt N.M. this hunt year (08-09) you will be buying a landowner tag.
Maybe you're planning ahead for next fall (09-10)?

 

[MrKrabs]

Yes I'm planning for 2009 already. Since I plan on using a guide I wanted to spend as much time as possible researching.

 

[WapitiBob]

A LO voucher and tag will run you 4K for a DIY hunt.
A guide/camp will run you 3500 without the voucher or tag.

If you really want to hunt I would go the LO route. No guarantees you will ever draw a tag.

 

[MrKrabs]

>A LO voucher and tag will
>run you 4K for a
>DIY hunt.
>A guide/camp will run you 3500
>without the voucher or tag.
>
>
>If you really want to hunt
>I would go the LO
>route. No guarantees you will
>ever draw a tag.

Can you give me any information on how to go about finding LO's to buy LO tags from? I did a quick search on google and find places like Pearson Ranch, but I'm not sure how to find the best place from a reputable landowner. In other words I don't want to spend 4k to find out the LO has 3 cow elk and 45 hunters.

 

[muleymaddness]

Their will be some for sale on the Huntin Fool website through their service as well as on this site there are usually a few posted for sale. I would highly advise to stay away from Dan who posts tags for sale on this site. There are past threads about this guy and I have some personal experience with him as well. You can also do a search and look up the Albuquerque local news. In there, you'll find a classifieds section and there will be locals selling them - that's where I found mine last year. You won't find many, if any, right now. Landowners don't know right now what tags and how many their going to have. Right after the draw - I'd be hot and heavy looking for a tag if you want to go to NM. The longer you wait, the more they cost.

 

[WapitiBob]

LAST EDITED ON May-09-08 AT 11:34AM (MST)[p]LO tags are either ranch only or unit wide. You want a unit wide tag so you can hunt anywhere in a chosen unit.
Go back to the main conferences page and in the upper right will be a "featured outfitter" box. I buy my NM LO tag from Dan Herrera at Trophy Chasers.
The SCR tags have been allocated for this year and you can call the landowner now to reserve a tag.

NM papers to look at:
http://classifieds.abqjournal.com/
http://classifieds.abqtrib.com/

 

[JFWRC]

MrKrabs-I'd be happy to chat with you about NM-Please go to my website and click on the Contact Form and I will give you a ring at your convenience. Jim www.newmexicobiggamehunting.com
PS-I am an advertiser on this site.

 

[huntsonora]

I have a friend that has a giant ranch in a great area. His tags are ranch only but for a ranch that size its perfect because you dont have any competition. I know he has a couple tags available. PM me and I will give you his contact info.

His ranch is in a county that has produced some of the biggest bulls in the state of NM

DL

 

[MrKrabs]

Thanks for the info everyone.

Huntsonora PM sent.

 

[WapitiBob]

Krabs, Jim (JFWRC) has several options that were not discussed in the replys. I use him every year and recommend him highly.
Do give him a call.

 

[MrKrabs]

>Krabs, Jim (JFWRC) has several options
>that were not discussed in
>the replys. I use him
>every year and recommend him
>highly.
>Do give him a call.

Thanks alot I plan on doing that.

 

[rockn9858]

PM sent

 

[Don_K]

I have been using Jim (JFWRC)and have been very happy.

You cant go wrong going through him.


Don

 

[CAelknuts]

Another that you might consider would be Tom Klumker. He lives in Glenwood, New Mexico and outfits/guides in 16B, the Gila Wilderness. They take a lot of very nice bulls, and Tom is a down to earth, straight forward man. His outfitting business is San Franciso River Outfitters and website is http://www.huntinginnewmexico.com/

While I haven't hunted through Jim at JFWRC, I've heard good things about him as well.

 

[Jdan9]

Worst hunt I was ever on was with Mr Klumker about 6 years ago in 16B, I'd be careful.
jd

 

[CAelknuts]

I won't say that I had the best hunt I've ever had with Klumker, but I did kill the biggest bull of my life with him. It scored 386, so I was pretty pleased with Klumkers operation. There was nothing wrong with the hunt I did with him. I'm sorry that your hunt didn't work out. I've been on some bad ones myself.