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#7055646 - 01/27/18 10:58 PM
2018 New Mexico Elk Hunt
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Registered: 06/09/08
Posts: 1126
Loc: Allen, Tx
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Well this year will be the third year in a row that I'll be putting in for the Gila. All 3 choices are going to be bow hunts in the Gila, 2 of them 9/15-9/24, the other 9/1-9/14.
Has anybody actually drawn a bow tag in the Gila, if so, how many years did it take?
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#7055695 - 01/28/18 02:29 AM
Re: 2018 New Mexico Elk Hunt
[Re: huntnfishtx]
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The "Grouch"
Registered: 10/22/12
Posts: 18702
Loc: Winters
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My first try, and first elk hunt, I drew a cow tag in unit 15. Keep putting in. It’s worth it. I had an incredible hunt. Even knowing nothing about elk, I killed a cow. I was in the middle of big, rutting bulls every day. One of these days, I’ll start putting in again for bull tags.
I also hunted deer there one year, and took my dad there with his muzzleloader tag. Those hunts were slower, but I missed an opportunity at a monster mulie in velvet, and a lightning storm ran my dad off the hill while putting a stalk on a 6 point well over 300”. I’d guess he was more like 350, but I didn’t look at him that close. As soon as I saw how big he was, we started moving around him. The lightning set in, and I couldn’t convince my dad that he was worth getting struck for.
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#7055748 - 01/28/18 07:48 AM
Re: 2018 New Mexico Elk Hunt
[Re: huntnfishtx]
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Registered: 06/21/11
Posts: 4085
Loc: Oak Harbor, Slidell La
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I've been applying for a rifle bull tag for 15A for 16 years. No Luck
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#7055754 - 01/28/18 08:04 AM
Re: 2018 New Mexico Elk Hunt
[Re: huntnfishtx]
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Registered: 06/13/10
Posts: 4862
Loc: Breckenridge Tx
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I have hunted the Gila 7 times, all rifle. First 6 were in 16c and the last one was 16a and have only been drawn twice using an outfitter each time, the other 5 I bought a landowner tag when not drawn. The quality of 16c has gone down quite a bit over the past few years. Being a non-resident the draws odds are a little better through an outfitter.
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#7055783 - 01/28/18 08:36 AM
Re: 2018 New Mexico Elk Hunt
[Re: Elkhunter49]
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The "Grouch"
Registered: 10/22/12
Posts: 18702
Loc: Winters
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I've been applying for a rifle bull tag for 15A for 16 years. No Luck 16A?
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#7055797 - 01/28/18 08:55 AM
Re: 2018 New Mexico Elk Hunt
[Re: huntnfishtx]
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Registered: 07/05/09
Posts: 501
Loc: Gilmer, TX
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I drew a (once in a lifetime) bull rifle tag on the Valle Vidal on my first try!
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#7055818 - 01/28/18 09:22 AM
Re: 2018 New Mexico Elk Hunt
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The "Grouch"
Registered: 10/22/12
Posts: 18702
Loc: Winters
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I drew a (once in a lifetime) bull rifle tag on the Valle Vidal on my first try! Get out of here.
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#7055875 - 01/28/18 10:28 AM
Re: 2018 New Mexico Elk Hunt
[Re: huntnfishtx]
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Registered: 09/28/06
Posts: 96
Loc: Keller, Texas
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I just applied for New Mexico Unit 34 and 36 Archery. Yes you have to pay the 867 dollars up front. No points. Non residents get only around 10 % of tags I believe, not good odds. Good luck
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#7055927 - 01/28/18 11:35 AM
Re: 2018 New Mexico Elk Hunt
[Re: Sneaky]
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Registered: 06/21/11
Posts: 4085
Loc: Oak Harbor, Slidell La
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I've been applying for a rifle bull tag for 15A for 16 years. No Luck 16A? Yea 16A, I was trying to add up the years in my head and got stuck at 15. Here is why I keep applying.... 
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#7055954 - 01/28/18 12:12 PM
Re: 2018 New Mexico Elk Hunt
[Re: huntnfishtx]
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The "Grouch"
Registered: 10/22/12
Posts: 18702
Loc: Winters
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I think the percentages are 11% for nonresidents with a guide and 9% for nonresidents without a guide. Something like that.
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#7055962 - 01/28/18 12:18 PM
Re: 2018 New Mexico Elk Hunt
[Re: huntnfishtx]
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Registered: 01/13/13
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1 of my friends drew last year on his 2nd year 15ML, another 2 guys i know drew 23 rifle their 1st year last year, all with oufitters the same Outiftter Gila and Apache Outitters
Ive put in 3 or 4years never drawn
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#7055963 - 01/28/18 12:18 PM
Re: 2018 New Mexico Elk Hunt
[Re: Sneaky]
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Registered: 01/13/13
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I think the percentages are 11% for nonresidents with a guide and 9% for nonresidents without a guide. Something like that. I think its alot higher with an outfitter, they say it increases your chances 10-15%, but maybe lower without an outitter say like 2% without 12% with
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#7056001 - 01/28/18 12:53 PM
Re: 2018 New Mexico Elk Hunt
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Extreme Tracker
Registered: 06/21/11
Posts: 4085
Loc: Oak Harbor, Slidell La
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I think the percentages are 11% for nonresidents with a guide and 9% for nonresidents without a guide. Something like that. I think its alot higher with an outfitter, they say it increases your chances 10-15%, but maybe lower without an outitter say like 2% without 12% with I believe you are right Steve it is a lot higher odds of success if you apply with an outfitter but I'm too hard headed to apply with one after the bigger outfitters in NM lobbyed for years to get control of all of the NR tags. As is true with most things involving the (fed,state or local) government I'm sure some crooked sb got paid off.
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#7056023 - 01/28/18 01:07 PM
Re: 2018 New Mexico Elk Hunt
[Re: sparrish8]
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The "Grouch"
Registered: 10/22/12
Posts: 18702
Loc: Winters
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I think the percentages are 11% for nonresidents with a guide and 9% for nonresidents without a guide. Something like that. I think its alot higher with an outfitter, they say it increases your chances 10-15%, but maybe lower without an outitter say like 2% without 12% with 11% to 9% would be about 10-15 % higher.
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