S.W. New Mexico photos

[A-con]

Spent 5 days looking for an elk with antlers in South West New Mexico.
The only bulls I saw were in my headlights, well before dawn or well after dark.
Had fun, saw the country side, here are some photos.

 

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[A-con]

I can only assume that after four different hunting seasons over six weeks, the elk had gone completely nocturnal.
I found fresh sign and tracks in meadows and around active water holes. I sat on them every morning from before dawn and every afternoon for 3+ hours until after dark. Didn't see a single elk during legal hunting hours.

 

[JohnCushman]

I love that old building!! We have some old stone structures in the grasslands where I hunt antelope.

 

[dmserpa]

It must have been that your camo didn't match???:hump:

 

[AZ402]

Always nice to be out, cool pics.

 

[jvanderlinde]

Looks like wolves are going to have more elk to eat.

 

[sbhooper]

New Mexico has some great country and scenery. There is a lot of area for the elk to hide in for sure.

We were hunting on a ranch near Cuba, New Mexico one time. The people that ran the place showed us an old log cabin in a beautiful box canyon. The house was the homestead of Euell Gibbon's family. It was a neat trip, but without elk!.

 

[TheShootist.41]

Beautiful country.

 

[JDSanders]

No luck in the areas south of Slaughter Mesa that I suggested? When I was up there they were all up high in the real thick stuff. Beautiful area to spend a week.

 

[Kiwi]

Great photos, what a magic spot.

 

[schmalts]

Nice looking country. I love those old homesteads you see out west.

 

[A-con]

No luck in the areas south of Slaughter Mesa that I suggested? .

Nope. We hiked in there before dawn one morning, and slowly walked those low rolling ridges covered with Ponderosas and grass. Lots of sign, a week or more old.

 

[elk_hunter]

NM is some beautiful country - when I was there early Sept, I was amazed. Glad you had a good trip even if you didn't whack anything (my mileage was the same)!

 

[Gr8bawana]

I saw the same signs just across the Arizona border near Alpine.