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Originally posted by armadillophil View PostFor anyone that has archery hunted New Mexico in the early season Sept 1-14 what 7 days would you pick. Sept 1-7 or Sept 7-14. I would love to get into rut. Will they be calling the week of Sept 7-14? thanks
Hunt the last 7 days if that's all you have. If you can squeeze any more time I would do it as well.
New Moon is on the 8th/9th...everything else is up to fate and Mother nature.
I have heard the drought is pretty bad out there this year. If things don't change, finding water sources will be a very important strategy.
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Originally posted by armadillophil View PostFor anyone that has archery hunted New Mexico in the early season Sept 1-14 what 7 days would you pick. Sept 1-7 or Sept 7-14. I would love to get into rut. Will they be calling the week of Sept 7-14? thanks
I’d hunt as many days as I could and my strategy in the first hunt probably wouldn’t be chasing bugles. I’d scout maps and google earth and then go out on some scouting trips and find water. I’d be willing to bet decent money that water is going to be the key for you on your hunt.
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Originally posted by RdRdrFan View PostI’d hunt as many days as I could and my strategy in the first hunt probably wouldn’t be chasing bugles. I’d scout maps and google earth and then go out on some scouting trips and find water. I’d be willing to bet decent money that water is going to be the key for you on your hunt.
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Originally posted by quackadikt View PostThere's quite a bit of water in 34, and until you get low, not a lot of tank water. There are lots of seeps and springs and creeks up there. Unless I was hunting low elevation in that unit, I wouldn't focus on water. I'd focus on ridge lines with dark timber and meadows all close together(which there is a lot of in that unit).
Pick your poison. The point is, they likely won’t be keyed up and screaming with any regularity during the first hunt. The first archery hunt isn’t going to be a rut hunt. Find other ways to get into the bulls. I don’t typically put in for 34 but have several different buddies who have hunted there multiple times successfully. The one thing they all had in common on the early hunt was success over water.
Every one of those guys have told me that they would rather have the early archery tag in 34 rather than the late archery tag SPECIFICALLY to hunt water. Not as sexy of a hunt as spot and stalk or chasing bugles but it is effective.
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After getting skunked here in NM for bulls the last 7 years I decided to put in for cow tags across the board. I was able to draw in 37. Actually looking forward to a nice slow paced hunt for a young cow. The hunt starts right after thanksgiving.
I will probably take my mountain bike an use the 41 rem mag for the hunt. I will pack a lion tags as well.
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Originally posted by ladrones View PostAfter getting skunked here in NM for bulls the last 7 years I decided to put in for cow tags across the board. I was able to draw in 37. Actually looking forward to a nice slow paced hunt for a young cow. The hunt starts right after thanksgiving.
I will probably take my mountain bike an use the 41 rem mag for the hunt. I will pack a lion tags as well.
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Originally posted by ladrones View PostI use to be able to buy UW cow tags for 100 bucks. Now it's hard to find them for less than 500.
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