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No luck in NM form me or the kids, but my Dad drew a good bull tag in west central NM, a rifle hunt in mid October so I’ll be assisting him with that.

Most likely tomorrow morning, the official date is the 24th, they released a week early the last 7 years or so

Provided that NM gives everyone in my household the expected dose of red, it will be OTC elk in Colorado for me. Will put the kids in on the secondary draw in CO, so that could change things. Points in CO, WY, AZ, UT, NV And of course, whitetails at home.

Welcome, looks like I’m just down the road from you in the Bulverde area. Good luck in Colorado!

my 16 yo daughter killed a Muley in Colorado with a Muzzleloader back in September. Worked out great because my wife was able to hike up and help pack too…I pretty much didn’t have to pack anything out. I was unsuccessful on my first season elk hunt but I helped my buddy get n his first...

Congrats! Nice bull

Very cool video!

My daughter drew both a muzzleloader buck and bull tag (same unit), my son struck out. Should be a great hunt, same unit she killed a bull in last year on a second draw tag, she is walking on air.

If I was a resident I would probably be unhappy with the lack of a R/NR split…but I’m not so I’ll count my NR blessings, put my kids in and hope for the best. Last year my daughter killed a bull and my son killed a nice buck, both on second draw tags. I will say, the second draw has created...

Tuesday would be my guess. Second draw has been pretty good to my kids the last two years, two good 2nd season deer tags and one first rifle elk. Both kids struck out on all their applications this year but got points, hopefully they’ll have some luck again in the 2nd draw.

Drew first rifle elk in my “home away from home” unit.

I don’t know much about Mountain goats, but I have seen them regularly the last couple of years in the southern part of that unit around Whiterock Mountain and Teocalli Mt.

7mm-08 is hard to beat, a little less recoil than a .308 win but definitely gets the job done. Like Buzz said, shot placement trumps all, and the best way to achieve perfect shot placement is practice. FWIW, my daughter killed a bull two days before her 16th birthday last year with a 7mm-08...

Definitely seems stupid putting the crossbow in the pic at the end. Probably could have had the same result with a BB gun.

Nothing for my immediate household, but my Dad drew a buck tag in a unit we’ve had success in before, so I’ll be taking him on that hunt in late October.