16A and 16C New Mexico elk

[hultontool]

I am headed to 16A for the October 21-25 rifle hunt. I had scouted the unit back in August and most of the tanks on eastern side of unit had water. Has anyone returned from Archery hunts and can let me know if tanks are still holding water?

 

[mmxchamp]

Hey HultonTool -

I'm there for the same hunt, shoot me a pm if you want to touch base. i'm hopefully heading up there this weekend to take a look at tanks and road conditions for the area I plan to hunt.

Matt

 

[Mississippihunter]

The Gila def has some rough country but the elk are there

 

[Mississippihunter]

I'm sure if someone here has a spot in 16A theyd give it to you. The odds are 1.6 for a non resident and 16.4% for residents. So its not likely any second timers are going back anytime soon. The first rifle in 16c is 3.6 for non residents and 8.6 for residents. The 16A archery tag is one of the most expensive if you want to go the landowner route.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI9vSFaniy0 This was a 16 A hunt. I'd have a tough time not letting an arrow fly on anything bigger than 330....But bigger is definitely the

Congrats!

This question is from left field but, were you in camp when this hunt took place?

 

[AceJiggy19]

How did y'alls rifle hunts go? Just found out today that I drew the earlier rifle tag for 16A, 10/17 to 10/21. Looking for any tips. Plan on getting down there this summer once or twice to take a look around since I've never been there. Never dreamed I would draw the tag, always throw the hail mary at it.

I guess it's not clear from anything you can see, but I'm from Denver. So yeah, getting down there isn't just a weekend trip haha

 

[NoWiser]

Good luck. This thread is the perfect example of why you may see some reluctance to respond. A guy draws a great tag, joins the forum to ask for advice, and is never heard from again. Pretty textbook. You have a great tag. Enjoy it.

 

[Nick87]

You took my 16a tag! Enjoy it! It will be an amazing hunt.

 

[AceJiggy19]

Yeah, I will definitely report back. I just updated someone on a Utah general tag this morning.

Problem is, for whatever reason, I didn't get notifications that someone was asking about my hunt haha. I got on this morning to post about 16A, and saw that I had some messages, so I went and updated.

 

[taps62]

I've hunted deer a lot in 16A and have seen lots of nice bulls (and not many deer). PM me and I'll share what I know.

im going to 16A in dec what are my chances of tagging an elk

 

[Labman]

im going to 16A in dec what are my chances of tagging an elk

Consider golf if you can’t make it happen with a cow tag in 16A.

 

[NoWiser]

Consider golf if you can’t make it happen with a cow tag in 16A.

Golf is way more difficult than a 16A cow tag!

 

[ballplyr6]

im going to 16A in dec what are my chances of tagging an elk

Cow tag?

 

[ballplyr6]

Consider golf if you can’t make it happen with a cow tag in 16A.

Labman is correct in what he's saying

 

[meyerca28]

I actually drew 16c 2nd season archery if anyone had any tips I would certainly appreciate them... Doesn't have to be specific spots just any information on the unit. Thanks in advance!