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NM Elk hunt success story #6524078 11/02/16 09:50 PM
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Hello THF,

Last night I returned from a late season solo elk hunt in unit 36 in New Mexico. I started hunting in the more moderate terrain thinking it would be easier to get a downed critter out by myself but there were far too many hunters down that way. I ended up in the White Mountain wilderness, which, if you've never been there is a very intimidating place. The pictures really don't do the place justice. Funny how I didn't see a soul up there in all the walking I did.




After seeing about 30 elk my first trip in there, I realized I was on the wrong ridgeline, so the next morning I hiked up the ridge I had identified the night before. I found a lone bull bedded behind a huge burned pine tree. I waited about an hour and a half for him to stand up and I took him at 343 yards with a CA 300 Win Mag. He did a 180 and crashed 4 feet from where he was shot. He's not the biggest bull in the wilderness, but it was my first elk and I'm dang proud of him. After 8 straight hours of butchering and packing 4 heavy trips out (my feet and back still hurt) I headed home. Honestly, the pack out was RELATIVELY easy being it was mostly all downhill. I finished skinning the head today and will make a European mount out of him. My dad told me to hire horses if I ended up getting one because packing an elk out on horses is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I respectfully disagree, because I believe packing an entire elk out of the wilderness by yourself is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Once you do that once, you will NEVER do it again! Thanks for looking. -Scott



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Congratulations on a nice elk and a freezer full of real good eating cheers


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Congrats

Re: NM Elk hunt success story [Re: Stub] #6524096 11/02/16 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted By: Stub
Congratulations on a nice elk and a freezer full of real good eating cheers


I about messed myself when I saw how big the backstraps are on those things! Steaks for days!! and thank you.


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upCongrats good eating

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Congrats Scott, the hard work paid off.


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Re: NM Elk hunt success story [Re: Scooterb] #6524188 11/02/16 10:44 PM
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You did a REAL hunt.

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Very cool! Congrats!

After reading various threads like this I know I have to go to the hardest area to get to on one of these hunts. I like a challenge.

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Excellent sir. Congrats on the hunt and doing it solo. It is sort of a "right of passage" I think. Huge success.

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Awesome! Very nice Country, and a spectacular Bull Elk.

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You did a REAL hunt.


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Congrats!!! Well done!!! pack out and all. Highly impressed


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Congrats. Your right about the Once in a Lifetime experience. 3 of us packed one out about 15 years ago. Had about 2 miles to the truck. Thats the last time I will do that.



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Excellent and congrats! I have carried out quite a few, it is an experience you wont forget, but horses sure are nice as well, well done sir


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Excellent sir. Congrats on the hunt and doing it solo. It is sort of a "right of passage" I think. Huge success.


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Congrats! That's a hunt you will never forget! Well done.


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Refreshing to hear some people still actually hunt. Congrats

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I appreciate the comments guys. Like anything, the more you put into something, the more you get out of it. This was no exception.

I know it's a long ways out, but if anyone draws 36 next year, shoot me a message and I'll help any way I can. I only live 2.5 hours away from there.


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Congrats on a job well done


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Outstanding story. Congratulations on your success and smart thinking in changing areas to hunt. Kind of amazing that nobody else was hunting in the Wilderness, but from my experience, if you are going to hunt public land, the Wilderness Areas are where the animals are at.

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How hard was it to get drawn? Im really interested in going public land elk hunting next year in NM or Colorado

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Congrats. That's an experience of a lifetime.


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Awesome! Congrats on a real DIY hunt. cheers

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