If I may, I would like to clear up some misconceptions about what is going on with respect to resident and nonresident allocation of bighorn tags in New Mexico. I am a resident of New Mexico and have been central to the effort to change how bighorn tags are allocated here. I have drawn bighorn...
We try to get rid of the outfitter draw every legislative session. Not necessarily the nonresident tags of the outfitter set aside. We in NM want the entire nonresident portion of tags to be open to every nonresident, not 62.5% (10/16) of tags available to nonresidents able and willing to pay a...
I have been tracking actual NM draw post dates vs published results date for 10 years. Based on history (and the cagey answer yesterday when I asked a high level NMDGF official) I think it is safe to expect our results next Wednesday April 20.
(I guess since NM made selling Weed legal this...
This is fantastic! What a great subject to cover in so much depth with one of the leading experts on the subject. I can’t wait to listen to all the episodes.
Hold up a second. I have a little experience hunting sheep in 302. About 100 days over the last 3 seasons. Of the 16 HD302 sheep hunters I have met and/or talked to (and helped or got help from) you are the first to talk shit about the amazing biologist and go out of your way not to help other...
But the bright side is AZDGF has plenty of recent practice sorting out draws that they have botched. I wonder if newly legal weed in AZ and pandemic work from home are the causes of AZs draw mishaps?
Looks like AZDGF botched the draw. Again. Apparently they charged $2100, both the nonresident and resident fee for sheep ($300+$1800) for at least some applicants. If a nonresident drew its not such a big deal with insufficient funds because $2100 is only $300 more than $1800. But for a resident...
Archery Deer for me. Big surprise. I had over 10 extra points. One of my worst draw strategies. Usually I plan pretty well but ended up in CO deer pts no man’s land and didn’t face reality for a decade plus. I coulda had this same tag about 4 or 5 times already. So dumb.
Any hunter checking their credit card for hits needs to change their notification settings with their credit card so they receive a text when a charge hits. If your credit card doesn’t have text alerts, get a new credit card.
It’s about much more than what ram gets shot. A person doesn’t get many days hunting wild sheep. To throw a bunch of them away to go elk or deer hunting is sacrilege.
It’s true. I don’t know how many people I know that fret over their sheep tags impacting their elk hunts that they have had over and over and will continue to have. And actually show up late and poorly scouted for sheep because they were deer or elk hunting. It’s not just a Montana thing.
When...
So let me get this straight. I get to hunt sheep and caribou with Randy and Marcus in the Mackenzie Mtns for maybe the price of a Caribou trophy fee? I’ve been kicking around upgrading my ADBSS membership to life member for a couple of years. If I do it now they kick back the cost in raffle...
Yea. I’m a pretty good friend I think. It’s been a pretty stupid run of luck the last 5 years. ID sent me a moose tag last year too. Mathematically non of it makes sense. No bonus round tags or anything just blind stupid beautiful luck. I honestly feel bad for people I know and especially my...