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A few years ago I drew a coveted elk tag in NM never been to the unit so I contacted a guide and hired him. He showed up with horses and all the gear. We set camp and around 5 am we rode out. That guy taught me more about archery elk hunting than I knew existed. He knew the country, he knew the...

That Blue 2 fire must have really lit up last night because they have a bunch of jets and helicopters flying over it this morning.

I’ll trade you a used 4x4 and a saddle for that mule !!👍

I know they are shutting down some trails in 36. The wind is picking up and I heard the Bonita lake road might close. Not sure about the lake road. They just keep saying the fire is in the burn scar area in the wilderness. It sure is putting out a lot of smoke!

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If you love to hunt elk I don’t see how anyone could argue against the program. I really think it comes down to jealousy. Like I’ve said before I have been applying for elk in AZ (no eplus, point system) every year for 19 years and never have drawn a tag. In NM I’ve been lucky quite a few times...

More cool fresh NM water for cattle and wildlife. Finished water project last year. Had to doze a road to get the water drilling rig in, that added to the cost but if you’re going to have cattle you’re going to have to have the water. Open to all licensed elk hunters this year.

The elk benefit from what these landowners do and it’s all open to the elk hunter! Miles of New wildlife friendly fences and good clean water to drink

They won’t be raising cattle for long with one water source….a rancher that has to haul water all week is going to eventually drill a well or two…..benefit to all wildlife and his cattle. I talked to a good friend today about putting in a new well and a few downstream water lines on his...

on 1200 acres in dryhot southern NM and only having one water source will not make it.what if the source dries up, the pump goes out and no one is there all week, the well goes dry the cattle would have to walk too far. Not good and I don’t know any cattle men that would only have one tank on...

These two labs love a good cat hunt show with hounds in it.

Pay the rent with them…. Anyone who thinks one drinker on 1200 acres in NM is enough for a herd of cattle I know doesn’t know cattle!

Most people want fat cattle that don’t have to walk miles for water every day. One water source on 1200 acres isn’t good ! This rancher spent a lot of money putting in a 11/4 inch poly pipe water line to a new tank almost a mile underground so it wouldn’t freeze up in the winter and the cattle...

Cattle will be hurting if they only have access to only one water tank on 1200 acres. Especially when the temps hit 100 and it hasn’t rained in 6 months. Most drinkers are put in for livestock that elk, deer, antelope, bear and every other type of wildlife use here in the dry south west.