I'm a total greenhorn on this forum but I've really enjoyed reading through all of the old posts. A friend and I are going to be putting in for NM archery elk tags this next fall, and I was wondering if anyone could offer up any experience or knowledge of this unit. We are both 1st time elk hunters, and are hoping to put in for a unit with a good number of elk and half way decent odds. We will be backpack hunting and i'm a little concerned about getting away from the crowds and their 4 wheelers in this unit (Mt. Taylor region of cibola nat. forest)... Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Kurt
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I've heard that the unit does not provide as much opportunity to get away from the crowds as a lot of other units. You'd probably have to work harder to get away from the other tag holders than in some units. There are decent numbers of elk but also a lot of tags from what I've heard....am not sure what average age class of bulls the objective is there but probably a bit younger than some of the other units like in the Gila and such but not as young as many, many CO units. Good luck in the draw! I hope to draw NM again this year too.
these guys are discussing unit 9 -vs- 52. Not a lot of talk but you could always add your questions to the discussion.
http://forums.bowsite.com/tf/regional/thre...=6&state=NM
http://forums.bowsite.com/tf/regional/thre...=6&state=NM
