CNE ELK

Looking to buy Winchester 300 Win. Mag. and wanted to know others opinion. Thanks.

Northern or Southern part of 33?

Amanda, make sure he gets the dual bag variety.

Remember Guys, If momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.

Life is all about making memories. You certainly made a special one for yourself and your girls.

1500. If I win, I must thanks my wife a math teacher.

Isaac Hayes

Unit 33 . Thanks for the suggestion J. W. Hope we can both get one. NF

AZ4LIFE Live in the area of Frontier School in Peoria? Would love to talk hunting with you since you are BMOB (Big Man On Board)

One of my favorite quotes seems to fit in this situation... "If Mama ain't happy...Nobody's happy" Could we be seeing the 15X60's in WTC classified section soon?

Thanks Kelbro for the info. My intention was not to get into a ethical debate of taking an animal with a .243 at 1000 yards. I think that reasonable and responsible hunters will stay within their skills while hunting. Just sounded like some information that was interesting. Hopefully if anything, it will make those of us that use a .243 to see what is and what is not within an ethical range. Your chart points it out exactly. So for all my CWT brothers and sisters, I hearby promise not to calulate in the field any ballistics that would endanger any low flying border patroling aircraft. 70+ days until my hunt. Still time to practice my 300 yard shots at the range. This is one hunter that knows his limits. Thanks guys.

Ernesto, Sounds like I am talking to the Godfather of 36C. I don't know about you knowing this area like the back or your hand...I want to pick your brain. I haven't hunted in this unit for quite some time. Maybe we can PM each other with important details. My approximate area is North of Santa Margarita and South of Brown Canyon. We set up a base camp pretty high. We usually go a day or two before the hunt to get set up. That's why we take water in on our scouting trips. I was last in this area about 6 years ago. Lots of shin diggers and steep mountains. I go 300 lbs. so my progress up the hills is slow. I know it will be worth it.

Ernesto, I hope I am worthy of using Stanley's and your tag this Dec. I will let you know if it brought me good luck or if I'll have to give it back to you next year. It has been a while since I've got to use it. My partner and I will be high on the hill at our base camp. We will be looking over a big valley and glassing the North side of a hill at sun up. Hopefully it won't be to long before I bend your tag over a set on nice horns. I promise to send Stanley and you a picture of your tag so you can see that it was put to good use. Seriously, have you hunted 36C much? Any other advice?

Stanley, I sympathize with you about me getting "your" tag. Someone else has gotten my tag the last 4 years. I am scouting the area with my hunting partner in early Dec. before the actual hunt. We plan on hauling in some water and stashing it at our camp site on top of one of the "hills". We both have Swaroskis 15X60 so hopefully we will be able to see many ghost during the hunt. You mentioned that you saw deer lower. Does the rut move deer to lower elevations? I am not an expert on these deer by any means. I guess that I would be more knowledgeable if I had been hunting these last 4 years.

I have the Dec 36C hunt. For those of you that have hunted this alot, would the same hold true for me as well? Get high and glass? Does the rut put deer more in the flats than on the top of the mtns? I am suspecting that movement of the deer due to the rut is my Dec. advantage. Any comments?

Kevin, Nothing taken personally. Just wanted the info. I do know that my .243 is best out to no farther than 350+, not 1000 yards. Never would have thought about taking a deer with a .243 out past 400 yards. Part of the hunt is the ethical taking of the animal within the limits of my shooting skills. If my Dec. Couse is at a 1000 yards, then I need to bust my back side to get closer. I appreciate your comments and promise to use a little common sense in my hunt.

Hunterdude, can you tell me what to set a .243 for at 25 yard so that I would be on the paper at 1000 yards? I think I will be shooting Hornady BTSP 100 grain. I know that I have got to get the range and practice some long distance shooting. I will be down in 36C in Dec. Appreciate the help. Thanks

Chased cows this past weekend. Wind made for difficult hunt on Fri and Sat. Glad to see your pictures. You deserve a big congratulations on your trophy. What part of Unit 6A were you in? I was near Mormon Lake.

Mormon Lake is filling. Lots of full water tanks in the forrest. The elk are getting a belly full of grass. Hope this translates into more tags in the future.

I am new also to this board. This is my first time post. I hunted in 36C about 5 years ago. That was my first time in the unit. I remember the border patrol was very visible. I can only imagine the increase in the number of agents. I hiked high into the mountains and didn't see any illegals, but again this was 5 years ago. I also remember that even back then there was a lot of trash in the flats. I would hope that the illegals stay in the flats where it is easier walking. I am excited about getting into this unit. 5 years ago it was in Oct. This year it is in Dec. Hopefully more deer activity and they will be "easier" to find. Planning on using my .243 Last time there I remember taking 350+ yard shots. I will be come a regular at Ben Avery shooting range as the season approaches. I also have a new set of 15X56 Swarovskis to use. I am getting the tripod this fall. I also am using the time between now and Dec. to lose some extra poundage and condition my self. Dec will be here before I know it. Best I can remember is that the terrain goes uphill from Sasbe Road. Good to listen to you guys on the board. Hope to become a regular.