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  1. J

    Creating my own Novice Guide To Hunting The NM Gila Wilderness

    I took some photos on my scouting trip that might be of interest...
  2. J

    Creating my own Novice Guide To Hunting The NM Gila Wilderness

    I'm still researching things online and this evening I ran into this list of trails in the Gila Wilderness with some links, photos, and a little bit of info on them: https://trailsofenchantment.com/gila-nf/
  3. J

    Creating my own Novice Guide To Hunting The NM Gila Wilderness

    I've been working on a home remodel project recently, trying to get it knocked out of the way so I can do more prep for this hunt. Not sure if any of you have had the pleasure of working with the state of New Mexico when it comes to building permits and inspections but it can be a challenge for...
  4. J

    Creating my own Novice Guide To Hunting The NM Gila Wilderness

    I went down to the Gila Wilderness this past week and stayed through the weekend. It was extremely hot and dry when we got there but was raining when I left... so I saw a little bit of everything. With a few exceptions I did not see any green grass except at the sides of the streams or next to a...
  5. J

    Creating my own Novice Guide To Hunting The NM Gila Wilderness

    Looks like things are still in Limbo down in unit 16B over the Johnson fire. Here is the latest report indicating ~88K acres burned and only 11% contained: Structure assessment continues in the Willow Creek subdivision. A contingency line is being constructed around the Willow Creek...
  6. J

    New to this forum - From Northern NM

    thank you all! made several great connections and hope to hear more stories as this hunting season progresses.
  7. J

    New Mexico Elk Success

    Great to know your still active on this forum. Can you send a link to that youtube that was mentioned? Congrats on the tags for this year. We drew an elk rifle hunt down in southern NM in the wilderness area and then a deer tag for the following week for muzzleloader that covers all the unit...
  8. J

    Drought for the west

    Down in New Mexico we are burning up... I live at 7500 ft and we've had 90+ temperatures and 3% relative humidity almost every day. Let's hope for a good monsoon season otherwise I'm fearful they will close the forests until things change.
  9. J

    First archery Elk, NM 16D

    Yeah, NM is in an intense heatwave right now with no rain in the forecast. Looks like it's in the mid 90's down in Magdalena today. My elk tag is for Oct. in unit 16B. They have one whopper of a fire going near the Gila Cliffs so I'm not sure what hunting season will look like this year.
  10. J

    A first elk hunt

    ignore... I had the wrong state
  11. J

    Bow hunt or boom stick?

    It's generally been bowhunting for me but this year I've got an elk tag (NM Gila unit 16B) for rifle and a second for deer (NM Gila unit 16) with a muzzleloader. I got busy this past couple years and lost a couple hunting buddies along the way. Archery demands a ton of shooting time and I'm not...
  12. J

    How soon can you hunt a burn area?

    I have tags for elk and deer this year in unit 16B (Elk) and 16 (deer) but there is a pretty good fire right in the middle of the Gila wilderness right now. Assuming they get that fire out before October, will there be any wildlife in a burn that recent?
  13. J

    Creating my own Novice Guide To Hunting The NM Gila Wilderness

    Getting closer to my scouting trip scheduled for late June. Hoping to narrow down to a short list of trailheads and specific areas we are going to look at. We've kinda sorted it out to a few main categories in unit 16B plus some areas of interest in unit 22. We'll keep studying these and then...
  14. J

    Creating my own Novice Guide To Hunting The NM Gila Wilderness

    I'm a NM resident and have hunted the rugged mountains in the north part of the state for 40+ years... have packed out my share of elk in both good and bad spots but getting a little old for that. I've got some friends and family that have offered to help out, but I'm leaning toward using some...
  15. J

    Guided vs diy

    I see you have also discovered the words of Randy Pausch: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/randy_pausch_564708 There are some other good ones as well: Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment. Rita Mae Brown Experience is simply the name we give our...
  16. J

    Guided vs diy

    I have a tag in 16B this year and have heard that it's possible to get a local or an outfitter to pack something out for you. Any thoughts or advice on that for the fall of 2021?
  17. J

    Creating my own Novice Guide To Hunting The NM Gila Wilderness

    I've done a lot of reading on the Gila and unit 16B and keep finding good resources for learning the area. There are a ton of videos not only for actual elk hunts in the area but also backpacking documentation of some of those hard to get to inner areas. I even found a few videos of drone...
  18. J

    Creating my own Novice Guide To Hunting The NM Gila Wilderness

    I've hit the Google Earth and onXmaps pretty hard looking for the water sources in 16B. It looks like there are a lot of water sources... well over a hundred that I found plus several streams, creeks, and even a couple rivers. IIRC my hunt allowed 160 permits so it's possible that everyone can...
  19. J

    NM Unit 6C Muzzleloader

    I've found it is best on the north side of the caldera and the best way to get there is go around to Abiquiu lake and come in on that side. Get far enough away from the road to have some room to yourself and make the most out of the first and last hours of light. Between the fires and a pretty...
  20. J

    Creating my own Novice Guide To Hunting The NM Gila Wilderness

    Thanks for all those responses. There are no doubt better qualified folks than myself to put together a novice guide for this area... either they haven't done it yet or I haven't found it. I made mention of the Wilderness in the post title but that prompt would lead me to say/explore more...
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