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New Mexico Unit 12 2nd Archery Dream Hunt
Congrats! To be honest it will most likely take you a few days to figure things out and find places to hunt. The week of the fall solstice is usually the best time to stick a big bull. At least down here. I have not been in there, but the rules on NM state lands are different than the BLM. The... -
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Found a link for private land trespass to give you access to forest land on the backside...
Found a link for private land trespass to give you access to forest land on the backside: https://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/download/hunting/maps/open-gate/property/Open-Gate-Property-Info-Map-OG141-Winston.pdf- Gila
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Drew New Mexico Unit 17 Muzzleloader Elk Tag!
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Drew New Mexico Unit 17 Muzzleloader Elk Tag!
It is a great tag. The unit has huge bulls. That unit is one of the hardest to hunt In New Mexico. It is vertical for lack of a better description. There is an outfit out of Magdalena that can get you in there on horseback. I am a rifle hunter so have not done the primitive hunts. There have... -
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New Mexico Elk Drop Camps (outfitter)???
Better off selecting 3 adjacent units in one area and then stick to it. Trying to get two different outfitters in opposite corners of the state makes no sense to me. -
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Creating my own Novice Guide To Hunting The NM Gila Wilderness
I wouldn't go in for a couple of days anyway. If a person isn't familiar with the roads there during the monsoon season they will have problems. I have seen pickups floating down the roads on past years. That is when the roads weren't washed away. Mogollon is having some serious issues with... -
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Creating my own Novice Guide To Hunting The NM Gila Wilderness
Datil is your best bet for hunting 15 from the South anyway. I am assuming that you will be coming in from the East on 60. Generally filling up the truck and the UTV in Socorro sees me through a week of hunting in that area. When hunting season rolls around I go in set-up camp and don't go very... -
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High Desert Elk Hunting
A wrangler from Rock Springs. He is quite the cowboy like you. He took care of the mustang herds from the round-ups. We have a mustang only he is from Utah. Had him since he was a foal. He is quite the hit with the mares. We live in the high desert near the mountains so he is right at home here... -
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New Mexico Unit 34 Elk Questions
For an archery tag, you have one of the top five tags in New Mexico! Congratulations! Do your homework and you should have a great hunt. The Lincoln produces some elk meat, no doubt about that. I always scout and hunt with a side-by. I can’t see tearing up a $75K truck. That time of year the elk... -
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First time elk hunting, Archery or rifle?
In your situation, I would go rifle for that hunt. I recommend hot tents for your camp. With an experienced bow hunter, in quality units with little hunting pressure the odds are less than 20%. A bow hunt in that area would be exceedingly difficult for an athlete, let alone your dads. On your... -
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New Barrel Break In
Tikka test fires their barrels. The first thing I did with the new Tikka was to clean the barrel as it was quite fouled. There were some small steel particles on the patch so I am going to break-in the barrel with some cheap ammo. I have my own method that has worked for me in the past: clean... -
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Yeah, I did it again.....:(
You are only as old as you feel. Seems to me that you are already looking for excuses not to hunt elk before you have even drawn the tag. If you do get drawn, you should just give it back to DFG so they can hand the tag to someone who wants to hunt. There are quite a few seniors, kids out there... -
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My Semi-Custom, sort of upgraded Tikka Build
That is a sweet rifle! Nice bull too! Did you change the bolt shroud? I’f so why? I have an original T3 that I bought in 2004 in .270 Win. I have never missed with it. I have used a standard VX II with 3x9 and dropped pronghorn out to 460 yards. It has a 22“ barrel. Kicking out a 130 gr bullet... -
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My Semi-Custom, sort of upgraded Tikka Build
I think they are using up the old 300 WSM barrels as they are dropping the 300 WSM from their product lines. Personally, I like the advantages of the WSM cartridge based on the .404 Jeffrey. The 30 Nosler is also based on the .404 Jeffery. The 30 Nosler uses standard length actions. But... -
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My Semi-Custom, sort of upgraded Tikka Build
I bought a Midway special for 700. Brownell’s MPO appears to be the same scope with a different reticle for a 1000. I don’t like a busy reticle. I have crosshairs with numbers so I can do hold over. The reticle is in mils but I usually memorize the dope sheet anyway. I like the capability to do... -
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My Semi-Custom, sort of upgraded Tikka Build
Tikka is apparently dropping the 300 WSM from their product line. All of the newer 300 Win Mag barrels for this year have the 1:10” twist. The new barrels read: 300 Win Mag 10” https://choose.tikka.fi/usa/code/JRTXB331R10 -
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My Semi-Custom, sort of upgraded Tikka Build
Yup, the paper is the proof. The rifle will undoubtedly shoot better than I am capable of. I had a 30 Nosler build planned, but times being what they are, I shelved those plans for now. I have about $1,500 into this Tikka without the scope. -
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My Semi-Custom, sort of upgraded Tikka Build
That’s the military “tactical” side of my personality. I will probably hunt with a 3 round mag if I can find them. The Red Snake bottom metal allows a longer COAL for a 300 WM than the factory mags do. I can use AICS 3.715” mags.
