I have spots open for this years Black Bear season. Season starts August 16-31 which is a great time to get out of the heat and enjoy the cool mountains of New Mexico. We also have a fall season that starts Sept. 23- Nov. 15. We have a full service bear camp equipped with everything needed to make your hunt comfortable and successful. The hunting will be done behind our pack of well trained hounds. Mules and horses will be available for hunting wilderness areas. Most of our hunts will be conducted in the Ruidoso,NM area. If quotas are filled in that area we will hunt in the Pecos, Grants, or Gila areas. We have hunted all of these areas in the past and have had good luck in all of them. Myself and my guides are expert houndsman and have tons of experience hunting Bear and Mountain Lion in the mountains of New Mexico.

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5-day bear hunts include meals, lodging, full guide services, and trophy preparation. Transportation to and from the hunt not included. Limit of 2 hunters per 5 day hunt.

Hunt cost $2500.

Non-resident Black Bear License is $260,
Game Hunting License $65
Habitat Stamp $5
Habitat Management& Access validation $4
Vendor Fee $1
For a total of: $335

References available. Thanks for looking.

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Joe Troyer
Lil Joe's Big Game Hunting

(575) 707 3727
3056 N. Chaparral
Socorro, NM 87801

liljoesbiggamehunts.com

What are your success rates?

About 70%-80% kill, with 95% of our clients seeing treed Bears.

Seems like a real reasonable place to start researching if you were interested in a guided hunt. Nice looking bears there. You guys work hard for your $2500!

Yes sir, its a hunt of a lifetime. With an affordable price.



Our outfit concentrates on Bear and Mountain Lion. So if you are going to hunt these animals might as well do it with someone that does it for a living!
Thanks,
Joe Troyer
Lil Joe's Big Game Hunting

(575) 707 3727
3056 N. Chaparral
Socorro, NM 87801

liljoesbiggamehunts.com

pretty bears , hound hunting is about as much fun as anyone can stand.

Here is a write up on our outfit that "Bobcat" wrote. When he and some other members came out to hunt with us. Thanks guys it was a fun hunt!

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/6819780/1

Tagging this for later. I'd love to do this. What are your typical shot ranges at? What color shade would you call this?

Eric

Nice bears.

Thanks for the comments.
@EricM, We'd love to have you. Average shot is 20yards. It makes for a great bow hunt or pistol hunt. If you pm me your email I will send you our "What To Expect" letter. We get lots of color phase bears. Really straight blacks are the rare ones around here. We get a lot of chocolate and quite a few blonde chocolates like the one in the pic.

Tag

FWIW,

I, and three other guys hunted with Joe in 2012. Four guys, four bears.
I had a ball.

Here is the report I published at Accurate Reloading on a thread started by Bob Connell, proprietor of the Texas Predator Posse and the organizer of that hunt.

http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3411043/m/7971028871?r=7351048871#7351048871

My son hunted with Joe last year. Here is his bear.



He also was able to add a "meat hunt" on a cow elk.



I had two freezers full of bear and elk I'm still eating on.

I don't know how ya'll gauge success on a hunt. If I get to hang with some good guys, hunt for several days and see some new and beautiful country, like the guides, eat good food, I consider that a worthy investment, whether I take an animal or not.

Best,

GWB

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Looks like a nice hunt. Tag

Tag for later. Nice hunts.

Tag. . . looks like fun. Tell us more about the cow elk hunt add-on that geedubya mentions above.

Agree...would like to know more about that too. Elk in the freezer is a good thing.

The cow elk hunts are no longer available. The hunt was on a high fence ranch that has recently decided to clean the herd and lower the fences. Most cow elk hunts in N.M. are later in the year after bear season is closed. Sorry about that. If I do find another good combination I will keep you guys posted.

nay relation to Ron Troyer ?

Yes, Ron is my dad.

Do you have any big bears there. I'm not really I interested in those runts you posted up.

If I ever get to do a bear hunt, you will be top of the list.
Great looking bears.
What are you running?

We run a little of everything! Well at least they are all different colors.

Dugaboy, It's pretty funny how often I hear that question. PM me and I will tell him hello for you.

Joe your dad's a fine man and one hell of a shot. His run at Perry was something else. I reconnected with him at last years Springerville gun show.

When you see him next tell him Frank Wells says hello !

Don't let the draw get you down. You can still come hunt NM! Bear license are over the counter. Come hunt with us, its a hunt you will never forget.

Spots still available. Contact me for booking and details for discounted group hunts.

Tag

What is the cost to hunt mtn lions?? I lived in AK I got my fill of bear hunting I like to get a mtn lion.

Joe,
I'd like a copy of the "What to expect"letter please.
[email protected]
Thanks,
Mike

@79s, $3,700 for lion.

Spots still available!

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Yeah - I am waiting on Mt Lion info also!

Ken, I haven't forgot about you just have not made the changes in our "What to Expect" letter yet.

Still a few dates open so hurry and book your hunt of a lifetime!

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