ADDICT Report post Posted September 28, 2012 I’m back from nine days of chasing elk in NM. The weather didn’t cooperate. The moon didn’t cooperate. The elk didn’t cooperate! It was very difficult to find elk in this area. It hadn’t rained for over a week and a lot of the tracks were tough to distinguish. Almost all of the water had dried up but do to hunting pressure the elk were reluctant to come in. I hiked a few miles every morning in the areas with the most sign. I never heard a bugle in the am. The unit is almost completely flat so glassing was tough. The biggest bulls we saw were actually on roads as we were commuting to the trailheads. I guess what I’m getting at was that it was a rough hunt! BUT, I had a great time. The week flew by. We did see some amazing bulls and had some close calls but I was never able to seal the deal. I guess it will only amplify the excitement when I take my next bull! My buddy Scott killed a bull opening night that despite being young, had amazing genetics. 17’ fronts on him. Matching devils. Wouldve been a slug! Here’s the video link if you want to watch us HUNTING elk(not SEEING J) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yotebuster Report post Posted September 28, 2012 What unit? Headed out there for first muzzleloader hunt. PM me if you don't want to share it on the WWW. NM can be tough, I've always found that the elk rut is way more predictable and strong in AZ, at least compared to the part of NM I hunt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Sniper Report post Posted September 28, 2012 Tag soup. Clever Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobh918 Report post Posted September 28, 2012 Hulk Hogan eat you heart out...A BACKFLIP!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted September 28, 2012 Hey.....I enjoyed the video......sometimes the experience itself is all you have cause it didn't quite come together........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted September 28, 2012 I to liked the video. Good ending! TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will K Report post Posted September 29, 2012 I hear the bull are just getting started good over there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trophyhnter Report post Posted September 29, 2012 The editing was awesome on that video! Thanks for sharing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter4life Report post Posted September 29, 2012 Nice video! NM elk hunting can sometimes be very tough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky2hunt Report post Posted September 29, 2012 Loved the video, nice job! Cool vulture shot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elkaddict Report post Posted September 30, 2012 Very good video! Helped a couple of guys this year and have quite a bit of film but nothing on the ground! Gives me inspiration to put something together! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ADDICT Report post Posted October 1, 2012 Thanks for the kind words guys. I learned a lot! I just got back fro SD and whacked a nice mule deer. I'll post in the MD Forum tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted October 6, 2012 Thanks for posting, I thought the video was great! JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
