Drew an Unbelievable Tag

[Stick]

Whoopppeeeee!! I have drawn a New Mexico unit 17 muzzleloader tag for October 14-19!!!! Boy oh boy am I excited! Anyone here have any experience in this unit? PM me if so I would appreciate any help.

[ElkNut1]

Congrats sir, good luck there!

ElkNut1

[Swede]

Congratulations on your great tag Stick. I hope it ends with a great elk for you. Let us know how it turns out. We will look forward to seeing your big bull and big grin on the 2017 meat pole.

[WapitiTalk1]

Sweet, congrats! Best of luck to you mister.

[saddlesore]

Is that in the Gila?

[Stick]

Yes sir that's right

[saddlesore]

Hunted there several years ago. SW of Pie Town. I had a hard time adjusting to fairly open areas with large mature ponderosa pine and a little bit of oak brush, little water. Aside for some tips from friends in Albuquerque who hunted it, I stumbled around most of the 1st morning.

Went back to camp at lunch. At 1:00 I walked across the road and went in about 100 yards. A line of elk with a nice bull at the end were passing thru at a slow walk.

With a couple of soft cow calls ,the bull walked towards me and I put him down at about 75 yards with a muzzle loader. I went back to camp, drove my truck right to it. Processed it and hung it back inc amp when I got there.I let it cool over night, , put it on ice when I got to Socorro, drove home.

[Stick]

Anyone here besides saddlesore ever hunted unit 17

[jgt24]

Congratulations! Sounds like you are in for an exciting hunt. New Mexico is an awesome state to hunt elk and any unit in the Gila is full of potential.

[rowdycwby1]

Congrats!