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Your numbers are skewed. First, tons of residents use the outfitter draw. Even know lots of guides who use their outfitter’s application number in the outfitter draw . Second, all 10,000 LO tags go to NR… that’s false. Yet again I know tons of residents who buy LO tags. I’m a resident and I’ve...

Not trying to argue. Just don’t understand how it’s bad management. Our elk hunting is as good as it’s ever been.

I apply all over the country and New Mexico has one of the best draw systems in the west. I have buddies that draw elk tags often. As a lifelong resident I think the NR tags, Eplus and Ranch only tags are beneficial and bring in tons of money to this state. They are such small portions of tags...

I’ve had the NL 10x42s, SLC 10s and 15s, EL 10x42s and 12x50 HD. I looked through my buddies NL 12x42s and couldn’t handhold them steady at all. I am currently running the EL Range TA 10x42s. The image quality is as good as anything I have had even the 12s. For disclaimer I used all these optics...

Sharing my post unit 12 Elk late rifle hunt results. Spent two weeks scouting across Sept and early Oct. Did see a few nice bulls on these scouting trips. However hunted all 5 days and hiked on average 5-8 miles a day. 3 different public land locations. Stayed out all day long. Saw tons of cow...

Bump Price lowered $1300.00

195 bergers rl33 or retumbo.

Thanks for the offer but I’ll have to pass. $1300 is pretty dang cheap as is.

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Selling two separate optics 1st - Vortex Razor UHD 12x50 w/ optic armor & outdoorsmans stud. In excellent condition less than 2 years old and well taken care of. No scratches on glass. No issues with them at all. Asking $1300.00 obo 2nd - Zeiss v4 6-24x50 Zmoai -T20 reticle 65 w/ locking...

Also you forget that most of these tags are already spoken for by Outfitters. They only want money and bartering is out of the question in most cases

You’re very optimistic which is good. Use what you have but I don’t think you’re going to get far with “labor” when a rancher knows he can make 20k on one elk tag. Personally I’ve bought three unit wide bull tags in NM. $5000-$8500. I am a resident. It’s a lot more money than you think and they...

You’re ? right. No way to compete with people from Texas. The Texas economy is ranked 9th in the world. New Mexico is 45th in the United States.

Since it’s a hot topic: Wade Lemon Mexico all inclusive Coues, Mule Deer, Desert Bighorn And haters go…. ?

NM Elk quality isn’t the same and is about 1/2 as good as it was even 5 years ago. I spend 100 days scouting all these units every year. People are legitimately paying 3x the money for 300-330” type bulls with very minimal chance at 350+. Paying for it at all is what is foolish unless you have a...

I’ve scouted and hunted it for deer, antelope, and elk. I’ve seen a few nice bucks. Not many deer though.

It’s an interesting market if you think about it. Less and less quality bulls available but the price continues to climb. My thinking is people don’t have any idea what a big bull elk is or a unit wide tag is their only opportunity to hunt any bull elk. Me personally if I’m paying 15k I better...

In 2020 my buddy bought one for 13 Muzzy bull and it was $7000.00. So definitely have gone up.

I live close and scout Unit 34 every year for the last 15 years. I even bought a unit wide tag few years ago. It does have a lot of elk but the quality is way down. The combination of outfitters and lots of unit wide tags has ruined the quality. I don’t even apply for that unit anymore. IMO if...

37 doesn’t issue unit wide tags

Nice

You mistake your passion for the animals as knowledge. Just because you think something needs to be done and you have an opinion doesn’t mean you actual know anything. These private land owners obviously know what they are doing to some extent because they grew the herd in the first place by...

So you’re saying let’s prepare for the hard winters by decimating elk herds year in and year out because we might have one bad winter once in awhile. You’re over thinking it. It’s private land they can manage how they see fit. This isn’t an end of the world situation.. the elk and deer herds...

I’m looking too!

Haha yeah right… non residents draw just as easy as residents. Especially in the guide pool.

Thats the exact same mentality of all the people from back east and west coast. Retire in NM where it’s affordable. They don’t leave that liberal mentality behind though. NM is the next California.

You aren’t the only one for sure. New Mexico just keeps getting worse. The politics and crime are outrageous. Might as well be “Mexico”. I think I’ll draw the line when the hunting goes down hill with everything else. As for now I’m working every day with the intent to move north to a better...

Update: hunts are still available. Two hunters did book and kill two nice rams this past weekend. One was 33”+

No it isn’t.

338 ultra mag Stiller predator long action Proof Sendero 26” Gunwerks Magnus stock Timney trigger Side port brake Rifle was built by Bad to the Bone Has about 400 firings over 4 years and is very accurate. Load worked up with 250 bergers. Barrel is cleaned with good bore cleaner often...

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Walked a few miles the last two weekends and only found 1 elk shed. It was a raghorn.

Here is one on my trail camera. 18pnts

You know it all! Got it down to a science! Definitely not speculating at all ?

They scream gun violence is out of hand. Albq. and Las Cruces the violence in general is out of hand. However this state doesn’t do anything about the drugs and poverty. Which if you live in this state you can blatantly see are the real problems. It just seems so “narrative” for a liberal state...

Nope… why you lie you have no friends

Watched these bills closely.. some of them had me worried. Safe for another year atleast ? With how liberal NM is I’m afraid the inevitable is going to happen one day ?‍♂️

Nope… use to be the goal. For CO deer I just draw a tag every other year. Sheep and Goat I’m still a long ways away from drawing a tag.

Obviously by the way you view things you would be a terrible attorney… better stick to something else ?