New Mexico Draw Results Question?

[SC Living Outdoors]

Drew Elk and Deer rifle. Good deer unit. Awesome elk unit. 3rd straight year for elk.

 

[Stocker]

Drew Elk and Deer rifle. Good deer unit. Awesome elk unit. 3rd straight year for elk.

How much do you have to pay New Mexico wildlife officials to draw? This is 6 years of getting skunked and I’m throwing some units in that have a really decent draw chance. I figured it’s some sort of bribery/ good ole boy system there.

 

[cahunter805]

My 2 buddies and I drew Unit 34 Rifle Elk tags! Can’t wait to hunt NM bulls.
Where are all the secret spots???

 

[brownbear932008]

My 2 buddies and I drew Unit 34 Rifle Elk tags! Can’t wait to hunt NM bulls.
Where are all the secret spots???
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Anywhere in that unit loaded with nice elk. Gonna be a great hunt for y'all.

 

[Dal Spain]

Drew 16 A 2nd archery any advice?

 

[clueless]

My 2 buddies and I drew Unit 34 Rifle Elk tags! Can’t wait to hunt NM bulls.
Where are all the secret spots???

Blindfold yourself, point to any spot on a unit 34 map and go there. You will be in elk. Congrats on the tag, I'm jealous.


J

 

[ImBillT]

How much do you have to pay New Mexico wildlife officials to draw? This is 6 years of getting skunked and I’m throwing some units in that have a really decent draw chance. I figured it’s some sort of bribery/ good ole boy system there.

Depends on what you call a “decent draw chance”. I get the feeling that some of my first choices wouldn’t even make the third choice list for a lot of folks.

BigFin drew a third choice elk hunt a while back that’s in a unit I don’t even shoot for as a first choice.

 

[cedahm]

Just got son situated with school and all that so hadnt looked at phone this morning...with 24 unread messages I knew something was up...

Partner/Buddy drew 16C (2nd rifle) so we are headed back to the Gila for a rematch!! I already know where we're starting

I struck out on everything, but doesn't matter now.

 

[Stocker]

Depends on what you call a “decent draw chance”. I get the feeling that some of my first choices wouldn’t even make the third choice list for a lot of folks.

BigFin drew a third choice elk hunt a while back that’s in a unit I don’t even shoot for as a first choice.

Well my first choice had a 5%+ draw and my 3rd had close to a 20% chance so I’m not swinging for the fences and haven’t for a few years.

 

[Valley1320]

Drew 16 A 2nd archery any advice?

You shouldn't have a problem finding elk. You lucky dude

 

[ImBillT]

Well my first choice had a 5%+ draw and my 3rd had close to a 20% chance so I’m not swinging for the fences and haven’t for a few years.

Yeah...my rifle deer odds were 19%,55%, and 100%.

20% is only one in five years, with no reason to expect them to be distributed evenly. There’s an 11% chance of applying for a 20% hunt ten times and not drawing even once.

There’s also a very high chance of a 55% draw odds hunt being sucky. Lol. I struck out on my deer tag last year.

 

[Stocker]

Yeah...my rifle deer odds were 19%,55%, and 100%.

20% is only one in five years, with no reason to expect them to be distributed evenly. There’s an 11% chance of applying for a 20% hunt ten times and not drawing even once.

There’s also a very high chance of a 55% draw odds hunt being sucky. Lol. I struck out on my deer tag last year.

I applied for a hunt 1 time with 100% odds the year before and I didn’t draw.

I’m not surprised I never draw tags with 5-20% odds.

 

[NoWiser]

Drew 16 A 2nd archery any advice?

Go buy a lottery ticket. You will not draw a more fun hunt in your life.

 

[ImBillT]

I applied for a hunt 1 time with 100% odds the year before and I didn’t draw.

I’m not surprised I never draw tags with 5-20% odds.

Ouch.

 

[WildWill]

Nothing across the board I'm starting to take the rejections personally.

 

[Gila]

Drew 16 A 2nd archery any advice?

Congrats....Bring plenty of large game bags!

 

[SaskHunter]

I've never been this happy to see the word 'UNSUCCESSFUL' with the CAD/US border still closed...

 

[joshs]

All red this year! Good luck to those who drew!

 

[clueless]

Nothing across the board I'm starting to take the rejections personally.

Me too Will, especially when all your friends draw. Feeling left out NM.


J

 

[darrengresham]

I archery hunted elk there last year. Yep there’s elk literally everywhere. I was in multiple bulls multiple times everyday. If you want a good camp spot I’d be glad to share. It’s about 45 minutes down a gravel road by truck but I didn’t see another elk hunter there the whole week. I pretty much had 2 canyons to myself.