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Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/09/24 04:33 AM
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Any advice one the west side or the east Thanks
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/09/24 12:39 PM
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Deer or elk?
I hunted it a lot
Bottom line, never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals.-Sen Joni Ernst
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/09/24 03:04 PM
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Outside of Magdalena going west, either of the two mountain ranges to the south, you will need to drive around and find the water. It has been very dry. Also just south of the VLA (Very Large Antennas) the giant radio telescopes, that road takes you into the mountains. The VLA is where the movie CONTACT was made go past the VLA to the base of the mountains. take the first road to the left will take you to several stock tanks.
Also the VLA is an interesting tour if you have time,
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/10/24 02:18 PM
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Heck! Bull elk Went south of the VLA, and been to Sargents Tank Thanks
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/10/24 03:21 PM
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Heck! Bull elk Went south of the VLA, and been to Sargents Tank Thanks I prefer west side of mags. Easier to glass, 107 to mule shoe, that exist is about a mile from where state record was shot last year
Bottom line, never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals.-Sen Joni Ernst
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/10/24 05:10 PM
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Roger that Will look for it Thanks a lot!
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/10/24 07:26 PM
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Go west out of Magdalena and take Hwy 107 south to 234 turn left (east) stay on 234 as it will fork and go south. Stay on it until you cross the cattle guard into the national forest. Just as you enter, there is a stock tank on the right that nearly always has elk around it in the early morning.. You have to be inside the forest boundary because all the land from 107 is the private land and next to the forest boundary that shares the same fence.
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/10/24 07:56 PM
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Roger that Will look for it Thanks a lot! It’s marked well, but onx always when in doubt. If you are glassing those fingers out there is a water guzzler, it’s always gamie. Work those fingers out with you glass and if you want to go on a walk abou, thats where I would head and bugle, just bugle up into them. If you see any big rams please send me a picture
Bottom line, never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals.-Sen Joni Ernst
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/10/24 11:10 PM
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/11/24 12:14 AM
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You can also go up top from the east side to the observatory, and bail of the back side or hit some of the trails, that road is water canyon road . All those trails basically run the ridges and you can bugle off in them, that pack out will be a little sporty though
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/12/24 11:12 AM
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Great info, heard bugling here in camp, going to look for them first Thanks again
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/13/24 12:27 AM
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Great info, heard bugling here in camp, going to look for them first Thanks again It’s a hell of a tag!!! Good luck. rooting for you
Bottom line, never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals.-Sen Joni Ernst
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/15/24 03:09 AM
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Day 3 Bull was silent this morning, didn’t see him, nothing this evening Might try S 107 in the morning Thanks again
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/15/24 01:47 PM
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Good luck, keep us posted!
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/18/24 04:25 AM
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Fantastic trip, saw several nice bulls, bear, mule deer, turkey, javelina pigs. Off 107 and 234 saw a nice bull. It was my sister with the tag, her and oldest brother hunted hard, last evening at dark 10 cows and a huge 6x6 came into water, didn’t shoot since past legal shooting, all in all a fantastic trip. Thanks for your input and if I can give any info let me know
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/18/24 04:39 PM
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Fantastic trip, saw several nice bulls, bear, mule deer, turkey, javelina pigs. Off 107 and 234 saw a nice bull. It was my sister with the tag, her and oldest brother hunted hard, last evening at dark 10 cows and a huge 6x6 came into water, didn’t shoot since past legal shooting, all in all a fantastic trip. Thanks for your input and if I can give any info let me know Awesome, Wish she would have got one!!! Did you see any bighorn sheep?
Bottom line, never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals.-Sen Joni Ernst
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/19/24 04:07 AM
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No big horn sheep, we drove further south on 52, looked like prime area for them but no luck
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/22/24 12:41 AM
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Should have hunted 234 earlier, it's a better morning hunt around that stock tank! At least you were close!
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/22/24 03:18 AM
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Tank was very low, very muddy, didn’t have many tracks there, saw a very nice bull when parked on top of the ridge, not very many hunters there either
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/22/24 11:40 AM
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Tank was very low, very muddy, didn’t have many tracks there, saw a very nice bull when parked on top of the ridge, not very many hunters there either If you go into mags in Dec- Jan you will see 5-15 bulls down at the base just sunning. My buddy withered a 350 probably 600 yards from that guzzler. I was in there is earlier this year and saw a few littler bulls 250-300 range. I missed a stud Mulie in back yard of observatory few years back. If you are bow hunt, that Jan rut Mulie deer tag is a fun hunt. It’s can be sparse at times but when you finally get into them some good deer in there.
Bottom line, never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals.-Sen Joni Ernst
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/24/24 06:37 PM
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I saw a very large herd of antelope to the west at the intersection of hwy 107 @ 234 a few years back. I counted 48 and more on the other side of the ridge. They are grazing about 30 yards off the highway! Video is too long to post
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/25/24 02:43 AM
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/25/24 11:45 AM
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Outside of Magdalena going west, either of the two mountain ranges to the south, you will need to drive around and find the water. It has been very dry. Also just south of the VLA (Very Large Antennas) the giant radio telescopes, that road takes you into the mountains. The VLA is where the movie CONTACT was made go past the VLA to the base of the mountains. take the first road to the left will take you to several stock tanks.
Also the VLA is an interesting tour if you have time, Very Large Array.
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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10/27/24 02:26 PM
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Outside of Magdalena going west, either of the two mountain ranges to the south, you will need to drive around and find the water. It has been very dry. Also just south of the VLA (Very Large Antennas) the giant radio telescopes, that road takes you into the mountains. The VLA is where the movie CONTACT was made go past the VLA to the base of the mountains. take the first road to the left will take you to several stock tanks.
Also the VLA is an interesting tour if you have time, Very Large Array. Yep, saw it but was too late to correct it to "Array"! They stretch 25 miles from one end to the other when at their maximum spread!
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Re: Unit 17 New Mexico
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It’s an impressive sight. Been by there a few times to hunt unit 15.
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