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I struck out, but know a dude from AZ who I won't rat out (hint: first name starts with GREG) that hit the jackpot!

I struck out on elk, oryx, ibex.....the big "0-fer". I'm used to it though.

One of our members here drew a desert sheep tag in the Fra Cristobal range.

I drew a 16B/22 2nd Archery Bull tag and a 50/52 Muzzy Antelope tag... having some good luck this year!

16A rifle here boys .

I did not draw.
Again.

I'm in. Bull elk, unit 15 muzzleloader.

Some good bulls still to be had! Centerfire Bog is my congratulations and $.02.....

Thanks, hunting1! I haven't been down to 15 since I took a nice cow in 2013 so I'm looking forward to a chance at a bull.

You SUCK in a major way.......

I drew a Unit 2 (outfitter) rifle tag, anyone have any experience hunting that unit?

First or second hunt?

2A or 2B?

2nd...

Ok.

Any particular reason you were curious?

Just wondering.

Loser!!

Me too.

You've still got time to put in for WY antelope, if you just want to kill something besides your weiner this year.

5/31?

Ya, May 31st is the deadline.

Congrats. I had the tag in 2013. Shoot me a PM if you want my notes.

My dad is in for Rifle elk and thats it so far.

Im really hoping he will draw Ibex, he's 66 now and its a dream of his.

SockPuppet--I'm not sure, it says ELK-1-103, outfitter said "you drew a Unit 2 tag, good area".

I guess they combine all of the unit 2 areas for elk. My daughter will be doing her first deer hunt that same week in 2B. Here is the map: NM Units

If you're using an outfitter I'm sure he'll do his homework prior to your hunt. I haven't historically seen a lot of elk in 2A (especially that early in the year), so in my opinion 2B and 2C would be the better units. The weather will also have an impact as it can often still be fairly warm in late October.

Chased a big bull 4 years ago in the Laguna Seca mesa area and had groups coming in on water nightly. Watch for snakes, had a little guy strike my boot and a big one slither through camp.
Saw more animals south of 64 in the forest and managed to call some bulls over the fence from the Jicarilla. But be mindful of the border.

We will be hunting the late season in 2b this year for deer. My partner drew and Elk tag in unit 2 his third choice. He will be doing scouting for us at that time

SockPuppet--thanks, I'm not familiar with New Mexico at all. I was trying to book a 10/1 rifle bugle hunt and found one on a 12,000 acre ranch, the only thing is you had to stay at a hotel an hour away, I wanted to stay at a cabin on the ranch. While looking around for another hunt someone booked the last bugle hunt (only 2 hunters on the ranch) so I called a couple of outfitters and this what I ended up with. I'm happy and looking forward to hunting New Mexico.

I'm a little worried about what sidepass said, I don't like snakes!

Didn't mean to scare you, hunted the area several times and never thought about or seen one. 2 snakes in one day got my attention, climbed to the top of pottery mt and looked down as that little guy got my boot. Then that 5 footer slithered through camp and made me very aware,Bought some snake gaiters for the area but drew a late hunt and don't think I'll need them this year.

Sounds like you had a run of bad rattler luck. I've spent a lot of time in the Carson and seen only a few rattlers. Like most, they tend to not want anything to do with you. The small ones and large (6'+) seem to be the exception but I doubt you'll see any of them. The larger ones, in my experience, tend to make plenty of noise if you get too close.

2b, South side, hunt the area South of the 96 mm.
Quite a few elk there.
20 years in the oil field, I know places !
I can't draw a tag....

Listen to Splatt, He knows this area better than anyone

Thanks Splatt!

And the big bucks late season? Hopefully a light snow, no rain as we barely got out a couple years back.

Hey Splatt--I'll be staying in Lindrith, are you familiar with the area?

Thats a LONG ass drive every day

Like Jon said, that's a real long drive .
If you cut across the jicarilla, and come out on 537, about the 24mm, you can cut in, and start at the southern most part of 2b, in the Carson NF.
Lots of critters behind all the locked gates.

Hunted deer there a couple of times. Saw only a few deer, but beau-coup elk every day. Tried for almost ten years to draw a tag but finally gave up and went back to applying in the Gila for my first choice.

That's the road from Ojito across the Schultz ranch and it hits 537 at MM22, not 24. Unless you take J20 across the Jicarilla where it hits 537 at MM14.

You all suck , sour grapes , Good luck to all of you send pics!

Right.
Mm14 , down to mm24, to enter the Carson.
Schmitz ranch iirc. Do the dog leg jog at ojito, but that's a long drive from Lindrith to that turn off to cut across.
Right across from the post office, in Lindrith, will cut across to the 14mm.

drew unit 52 second rifle bull tag. gonna head down this summer and scout as much as work will allow. i'm a huntin guide in colorado and time is limited. not too concerned with killin a trophy; just wanna see some new country and chase different elk. any help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks,
"boots"