This is a $100 service, good insurance in that everything will go smoothly. Check Game and Fish brochure for dates corresponding to your choice of unit. Elk - Private, Colorado Elk - Unit 52 Public Elk - Unit 51 Public Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep We offer hunts utilizing all weapon types, rifle, muzzleloader, and archery. After 3 years of trying to draw a tag, I finally drew a Unit 52 bull elk tag during the Muzzleloader season, Oct 7 - 11. Nothing will be furnished for your hunt except for the use of the outfitter number and a guide for 2 days. Apr 18, 2018 #2 R Randy Newberg Lil-Rokslider by maintguy47 Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:19 pm, Post I've never specifically hunted the lakes. Due to the makeup of the unit, Native American reservations, National monuments and private land holdings these areas provide a bull the opportunity to gain age and consequently size. The first two weeks of the season up there, if there gonna fire up it'll be between 3am and daylight. For these species, the reporting deadline to be eligible for the big game draw is April 7. Create a free account to read the rest of this elk hunting note! No more than six hunters will be permitted on the property during a given hunting period - normally four at a time. Well it appears I got lucky and drew an elk tag in this unit. Posts: 3. With some bulls in the areas scoring over 400 inches, this would be the hunt of a lifetime. You will be hunting where we know there are elk. Not all weather elements are available within the unit. This unit is not a roadless unit and the use of ATVs is allowed on any designated road. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Click here to proceed to interactive map. All Gila units are not equal and there are some units and some hunts that are easier to draw than other units in the Gila. Muzzleloader: October 7-11, 2023Rifle: October 14-18, 2023, October 7-11, 2023 We have run a 100% hunter success for the last eight years harvesting 386 elk for 386 hunters. Lodging and meals are provided at the ranch. DMO is offering a DIY hunt. Thread starter dcopas78; Start date Oct 27, 2016; Oct 27, 2016 #1 dcopas78 Well-known member. We have been 100% successful on our guided rifle hunts for two years and have had a 77% success rate on all rifle hunts for two years. I will definitely explore the areas mentioned near the lake. Individuals applying for this unit need to be physically able to ride horses and to walk up to six miles per day. You can walk around the private and set up an ambush. This ranch holds one of the largest elk herds in the state of New Mexico, usually numbering around 13,000 animals during winter surveys. Please enjoy these photos from past Kiowa customers and their trophies taken on public land. The odds of drawing a license are excellent with the outfitter number. Not looking to steal any spots, just need a little help to start the process. Elk Solo New Mexico gmu 52 coadyadam May 17, 2018 1 2 Next May 17, 2018 #1 C coadyadam Junior Member Joined May 16, 2018 Messages 11 I drew a first season archery elk tag for NM unit 52. Good report and great bull! Hunts in these units are mostly done on foot with some done on horseback. From all the positive responses, I am more than excited to hunt this unit and look forward to a great hunt. If you plan on hunting in higher elevation, as a rule of thumb, expect the tempture to decrease roughly 5 for every 1000' in elevation gain. I'll be up there in DEC. congrats! . That's a great bull for that unit. Send me a PM. I am familiar with the area around Hopewell lake, but not have explored the area by Canjilon lake. Trout Lakes, the Y right out of Cebolla . New Mexico Unit 6C, 13, 45, 52 and 53 Self Guided Landowner Vouchers HuntersTrailhead Featured Elk Hunt. I am assuming it will be hot and the bulls won't be to fired up yet. New Member. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Please refer to the hunt information in this catalog under public land elk hunts for additional information on these hunts or contact me directly. Rifle: Oct. 1, to Dec. 31, (any five days). In the past the Kiowa Team has taken bulls up to 383 and often take bulls in the 340 and 350 class. 9 Day 11: $6,800 + tax. SouthWest,NM. Other licenses are available over the counter. Toggle navigation. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk May 17, 2018 #2 Dusty2426 You must log in or register to reply here. no one here has hunted 51? This will increase your odds of drawing by 2 to 3 times on most hunts. We have never failed to put a hunter on bulls during our tenure on these ranches. All of these hunts are High Demand hunts. Kiowa Hunting Service takes you to unique and exciting locations throughout New Mexico and Colorado. Thank you for the pictures, looks beautiful, I truly can not wait. 145 [-O] S. Unit 51. I just read every thread I could find on 51. Good luck to all the hunters out there this year. To confirm that you are able to get a license for your hunt, after your deposit is paid, a ranch hand will personally make a 100 mile round trip to the New Mexico Game and fish with the Voucher, and Your $505 for the license so that it will be at the ranch when you arrive. Use temperature ranges to plan and prepare for your hunt. Successful a couple of times. Or you can go right. Also something to consider, those elk come down to the private meadows along hwy 64 to feed at night. This will be both of ours first elk hunt, any help on either unit is greatly appreciated! This hunt occurs on private ranches near Raton, NM. To help you in your license application, you may use our outfitter number with your application. It will take you some time to get a "feel" for what the elk are doing and what the other hunters are doing. Great hunt, great guides and great bulls. I have been doing Crossfit to stay in shape and will be incorporating hiking to my routine and will be spending time out on the range. Good luck. The hunter is responsible for their personal gear, weapon, and transportation to Raton, NM and license ($550.00 over the counter). Stay away from 15 springs its coverd up with wanta be's and camp crawlers. My brother and I drew the late season muzzleloader tags (Dec 1-5) and would love to know if any hunttalkers have drawn the same tag. Started out on the south end and saw some sign and heard a couple bulls in the evening that put a smile on my face. Mandatory Harvest Reporting Requirements. Congrats on an awesome bull! To get to the hunting areas you will be riding for up to two hours each morning in the dark and possibly leading the horse out with your elk. Elk Hunts on Private and Public Land Below. 2016Deadwood Mountain Outfitters. 51 2 49 0 ANY ANY LL M 220: 67 . Our privately owned ranch is surrounded by 600,000+ acres of private land, commonly known as Vermejo Park Ranch, which has absolutely no public access. Never could find them so I started looking around on the north side up near hwy 64. Don't mind the akazinal rifle shot all the local pochers take there meat that time of year. Found tons of sheds, elk population was more sparse than on the east side of 84. New Mexico Unit 51 Hunt. Create a free account to read the rest of this elk hunting note! Enjoy the stunning scenery and varied terrain as you hunt. 3. Off to Cabelas today, spend some more hard earned money! In the partially guided and accommodated you can receive up to date knowledge of where elk are seen or heard about, additional areas to hunt, and assistance with retrieval. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Bow elk hunts can be combined with a bow deer hunt at no additional hunting fee. NM_alazan 10-Jun-10. We have updated our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy as of May 5th, 2020, Archery - Where to start - first year elk hunting, 25-06 with 110 Hornady ELD-X - Powder suggestion. Shot my bull in NM on the 6th.Got to my unit 2 days early finding mostly mule deer but an area of fresh elk sign.No talking from the elk at all during my scouting.Saturday morning got into a bull with cows 10-15 minutes after shooting light.Went to circle in front of them but ran into them heading up and over.Quick 80 yards shot and my bull was down.Two more bulls then started carrying on as I was breaking mine down.Didnt see another Hunter anywhere within miles of where I was.NM hands down has the worst forest service roads I've ever seen.I was pretty much the only one crazy enough to drive my truck on the 4x4 marked roads so that helped.Everyone else was hunting off the nice gravel roads about 10 miles away in either direction. by maintguy47 Fri Jun 18, 2010 8:08 pm, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited, Copyright 2000 - 2019, MuleyMadness.com Hunters wishing to donate their deer or elk meat or people interested in making a tax-deductible donation to the processing fund should go to https://www.rrfb.org/ for more information. I never found a good water source to drink from. Feel free to contact me. The vegetation runs from timberline to sagebrush flats, so a hunter can find an area that suits his capabilities. OP. Drew Unit 51 for 1st rifle season in 2018, from the previous comments - I am encouraged & looking forward to the fall. DRAW ODDS . Curious how your hunt went. 338 LEGEND; Jun 12, 2009; Replies 2 Views 4K. This is not high fence these are free ranging elk. Unit 6C * The tags are valid unit wide and hunters are not required to hire a guide. NO WILDERNESS HUNTS. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. JavaScript is disabled. Jun 24, 2009. For a description of units 51 and 52 see the previous page. These are excellent units, and because of this it can be very difficult to draw a tag. Use the following certificate if you give game meat, fish or parts of game animals to an individual. These units border The Mescalero Apache Reservation with unit 36 to the north of the reservation and unit 34 to the south. Both of these units are in a roadless/ wilderness area that prohibits off road vehicles and off road traffic of any type. Congratulations ! In these units for several years we have had 100% success in both muzzleloader and rifle hunts. The guides for these units are very knowledgeable of the hunt area, are great hunters, and have a history of getting clients on bulls. I know the unit fairly well and would be happy to help. DMO offers fully guided/outfitted hunts in one of New Mexico's sought out areas. Game Management Unit 36 is easiest to draw, and has the highest bull to cow ratio in the state at 71:100 according to Game and Fish. The camp is located on the south end of unit 10 and we will use this camp to access the unit 12 hunts. 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