Willflow

I'm gonna have too pass for now.

Where are you located?

The poly a 9mm?

Well I was not successful this time. I saw 1 nice bull on Thursday before the hunt with a small group and then a few cows during the hunt but no more bulls. I stayed down south in 5bs and saw fresh tracks and sign everyday but couldn't make it happen. I have never seen cows so scidish before. If they saw you from a ways off they took off every time. I think there had been alot of pressure in there before this hunt. I will not allow myself to be so under prepared again. Thanks to everyone for the help.

Yes I have good glass.

Well we saw 1 nice bull on Thanksgiving and kicked up a group on a hike but couldn't see if there were any bulls. I'm camped on the 211 road down south and just not seeing any aminals since Saturday. I've hiked around with my daughter but had to take her home for school. Thinking maybe I go north and or east.

That could very well be.

Glad to hear that. I just got back from NM elk hunting with my dad in 15. We saw approximately 140 elk with about 10 spikes and no legal bulls. We went everywhere and just didn't get on any bulls.

If at all possible I will get up there this weekend or next. Thanks for the info, I will update this post.

Believe me if it is in any way possible I will go up for a weekend however it's a big unit. Do I try north in the pines or south? I have a good Flatline map and I'm pretty good a reading it. I'm not asking for a honey hole, I never would I just don't know anything about this unit. I've seen 500+ elk In a dry Mormon lake but that's the wrong unit.

I had fully intended to go camping and get some scouting in but life had other plans. I've never been in the until before. If anyone has any advice I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

I was told about it and I have passed it on. That is not an easy hunt. If you are willing to work it will pay off.

Thanks.

Well I got my buck. It's dry as a bone up there. We didn't see much green for them to eat and thought they may have moved out the juniper. Didn't see many bucks other than a spindly little guy on private land. Saw a buck two mornings in a row near a tank but couldn't get a shot one morning and it was too dark the next to put horns on him. The third morning I went in early in the dark where I figured he was moving to bed. I waited. I started hearing a clack in the dark. Just one. Then again, one. As light came up I spotted a buck, then another and another. I look around and there are 5 bucks. I watch them all for a few minutes identifying the biggest one. I shoot, I miss or think I miss. They come running right at me. As they come by me less than 7 yards away I pick my target and shoot. Down he goes. I look around as walk toward the truck to meet up with my dad wh was waiting and see blood, ends up I gut shot him. We really thought with it being so dry the animals would be hurting. He had a ton of fat on him as we skinned him. He had good mass in the antlers too. Would have been a nice 4X4 if wasn't broken but I'm pleased. We saw 25 Antelope, 2 bulls a cow and calf, and about 63 does. All the animals looked really good and healthy. I hunted the north side of Sitgreives mnt. This hunt has changed my ideas of how the deer handle the dry and lack of food or our ideas about what they eat. Always learning.

I'll take the 2 7 round mags shipped to 86314.