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New Mexico elk draw ? #19295738 03/13/24 Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,931 Texas L Lslite OP Campfire Regular OP Lslite Campfire Regular L Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,931 Texas Can't find anything on the website, any guesses on when the results for the elk draw results are released ? " It ain't dead.As long as there's one cowboy taking care of one cow,it ain't dead ! " Monte Walsh

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19295986 03/13/24 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,414 Querencia, New Mexico Territor... Border Doc Campfire Regular Border Doc Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,414 Querencia, New Mexico Territor... See <www.wildlife.state.nm.us> for info. Application deadline 20 March, results available 24 April. “You must endeavour to enjoy the pleasure of doing good. That is all that makes life valuable.” Robert E. Lee, in a letter to his invalid wife.

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19296756 03/13/24 Joined: May 2012 Posts: 1,212 Likes: 1 SE MISSOURI S scottf270 Campfire Regular scottf270 Campfire Regular S Joined: May 2012 Posts: 1,212 Likes: 1 SE MISSOURI My second year in. A long shot but I got a chance.

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19327156 03/24/24 Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 176 Germantown Tn M Mackey Campfire Member Mackey Campfire Member M Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 176 Germantown Tn My names in the hat! Also for a sheep tag. Somebody’s gonna draw ‘em, might be me! Mackey Mackey

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19330380 03/25/24 Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 355 F FoxTrotter Campfire Member FoxTrotter Campfire Member F Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 355 I'm a NR in for elk and Oryx and one of my grandsons is in for NR youth elk.

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19339323 03/28/24 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,098 New Mexico prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,098 New Mexico New Mexico is low odds for drawing a tag and only five days to hunt. If you draw, best to have a good guide or really know your unit. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke 1795 "Give me liberty or give me death" Patrick Henry 1775

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19388839 04/16/24 Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 6,452 Likes: 1 J JeffP Campfire Tracker JeffP Campfire Tracker J Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 6,452 Likes: 1 In 94 I put in for the Gila and drew my first year….. Things have changed considerably. Decades of voting for the lesser of two evils has gotten us just that.....

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19388982 04/16/24 Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico Maybe tomorrow we will find out the results of the draw. Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19391328 04/17/24 Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,926 NM S SLM Campfire Ranger SLM Campfire Ranger S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,926 NM Draw is up. Sea of red for me.🤬

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19391344 04/17/24 Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico I got drawn for archery deer and rifle cow elk. Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? elkhunternm #19391351 04/17/24 Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,926 NM S SLM Campfire Ranger SLM Campfire Ranger S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,926 NM Originally Posted by elkhunternm I got drawn for archery deer and rifle cow elk. Congrats, a couple hunts really shock me I didn’t draw.

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? SLM #19391359 04/17/24 Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico Thanks SLM, I'm just glad I got some tags. I figured I would not get oryx, but a slim chance on antelope and elk. Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19391489 04/17/24 Joined: Nov 2022 Posts: 489 Leavenworth, KS Chuck_R Campfire Member Chuck_R Campfire Member Joined: Nov 2022 Posts: 489 Leavenworth, KS Struck out also.. “Might does not make right but it sure makes what is.”

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19391659 04/17/24 Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 42 W WestTex Campfire Greenhorn WestTex Campfire Greenhorn W Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 42 All red for me….again.

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19391785 04/17/24 Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 355 F FoxTrotter Campfire Member FoxTrotter Campfire Member F Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 355 Red for me and my grandson.

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19391881 04/17/24 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,241 Likes: 11 T_Inman Campfire Ranger T_Inman Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,241 Likes: 11 All red here too, yet again..

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19392179 04/17/24 Joined: Nov 2022 Posts: 489 Leavenworth, KS Chuck_R Campfire Member Chuck_R Campfire Member Joined: Nov 2022 Posts: 489 Leavenworth, KS Just got their email.. I guess the good news is I should have my "consolation prize" in about a week: Quote Unsuccessful applicants should receive refunds on credit cards over the next week. Check refunds for all other unsuccessful applicants will be processed by the end of April. I'm still hoping for a WY cow tag. “Might does not make right but it sure makes what is.”

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19392409 04/17/24 Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,472 Rio Rancho, NM N NDsnowman Campfire Tracker NDsnowman Campfire Tracker N Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,472 Rio Rancho, NM I got Barbary Sheep and Javelina. Looking into a guide for the BS now that I have a tag in hand. Does anyone have a recommendation? Or anyone to steer clear of?

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19392654 04/17/24 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,204 Alb. N.M. B Bella1 Campfire Regular Bella1 Campfire Regular B Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,204 Alb. N.M. I got a straight line of RED ALSO Keep your head on the stock,wood on wood

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19393182 04/17/24 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 747 sw pa 15401 G gutthooked Campfire Regular gutthooked Campfire Regular G Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 747 sw pa 15401 I drew a muzzy tag, 1st time ever applying drew second choice in new mexico too. Don't limit your challenges Challenge your limits

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19393234 04/17/24 Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 10,857 Likes: 48 rcamuglia Campfire Outfitter rcamuglia Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 10,857 Likes: 48 I know 3 others plus me completely skunked Originally Posted by Bristoe The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19394899 04/18/24 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,098 New Mexico prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,098 New Mexico I drew a muzzleloader deer tag. Struck out on everything else. At least I can take my Hawken rifle for a walk in the forest. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke 1795 "Give me liberty or give me death" Patrick Henry 1775

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19394918 04/18/24 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 747 sw pa 15401 G gutthooked Campfire Regular gutthooked Campfire Regular G Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 747 sw pa 15401 Drew a elk muzzy tag unit 7 Don't limit your challenges Challenge your limits

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19395956 04/19/24 Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 1,988 Likes: 1 North Central Ohio H HunterShooter58 Campfire Regular HunterShooter58 Campfire Regular H Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 1,988 Likes: 1 North Central Ohio Nice, congrats! HS 58 I Learned a long time ago to Separate My Want's from My Needs! A man's Gotta Do What a Man's Gotta Do! Know Thy Self! TRUMP DID WIN!!!

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19401640 04/21/24 Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 176 Germantown Tn M Mackey Campfire Member Mackey Campfire Member M Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 176 Germantown Tn I drew a 16b rifle. First time applying in New Mexico! I feel lucky but really don’t know anything about the unit! Last edited by Mackey; 04/21/24. Mackey

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Mackey #19401684 04/21/24 Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 284 D Dogpopper Campfire Member Dogpopper Campfire Member D Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 284 Originally Posted by Mackey I drew a 16b rifle. First time applying in New Mexico! I feel lucky but really don’t know anything about the unit! Great unit. Be in shape or get some horses.

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19401774 04/21/24 Joined: May 2014 Posts: 10,436 NE South Dakota Bugger Campfire Outfitter Bugger Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2014 Posts: 10,436 NE South Dakota Always failed to draw. I stopped trying. I need a more likely draw so I can plan my fall. I prefer classic. Semper Fi I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Lslite #19401941 04/21/24 Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,955 New Mexico 16penny Campfire Regular 16penny Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,955 New Mexico No luck got a spring Turkey on the 15th and will hunt the predators hard in the fall Only Dead Fish Go With The Flow

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Mackey #19402780 04/22/24 Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico Originally Posted by Mackey I drew a 16b rifle. First time applying in New Mexico! I feel lucky but really don’t know anything about the unit! 16B is a wilderness area with no vehicles,atv, or anything motorized allowed. You either pack in/out with horses/mules or your back. Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Mackey #19403090 04/22/24 Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 10,857 Likes: 48 rcamuglia Campfire Outfitter rcamuglia Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 10,857 Likes: 48 Originally Posted by Mackey I drew a 16b rifle. First time applying in New Mexico! I feel lucky but really don’t know anything about the unit! I assume you it’s mandatory to have a guide/outfitter if you’re a non-resident? If you don’t, hire one for this hunt. It will be well worth the investment Originally Posted by Bristoe The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? Mackey #19403451 04/22/24 Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,926 NM S SLM Campfire Ranger SLM Campfire Ranger S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,926 NM Originally Posted by Mackey I drew a 16b rifle. First time applying in New Mexico! I feel lucky but really don’t know anything about the unit! Did you draw through the outfitter pool, or the DIY 6%?

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? rcamuglia #19405367 04/23/24 Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,647 2 270jrk Campfire Regular 270jrk Campfire Regular 2 Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,647 Originally Posted by rcamuglia I assume you it’s mandatory to have a guide/outfitter if you’re a non-resident? If you don’t, hire one for this hunt. It will be well worth the investment Rick, what are you saying in your first sentence here? It's not mandatory for a nonresident to have a guide for hunting in wilderness in NM is it?

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? 270jrk #19405552 04/23/24 Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,926 NM S SLM Campfire Ranger SLM Campfire Ranger S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,926 NM Originally Posted by 270jrk Originally Posted by rcamuglia I assume you it’s mandatory to have a guide/outfitter if you’re a non-resident? If you don’t, hire one for this hunt. It will be well worth the investment Rick, what are you saying in your first sentence here? It's not mandatory for a nonresident to have a guide for hunting in wilderness in NM is it? No, you do not need an outfitter/guide.

Re: New Mexico elk draw ? SLM #19406822 04/24/24 Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 176 Germantown Tn M Mackey Campfire Member Mackey Campfire Member M Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 176 Germantown Tn I applied through Kelly Lopez. He owns Hi Lo Country Outfitters. Mackey Mackey