New Mexico Elk - Hunt #43-E

This is a private land hunt with guaranteed tags. One of the outfitter’s parcels borders the Jicarilla Indian Reservation. This is one of those hunts that is either a perfect fit or the worst fit depending on what you are looking for. If you’re looking for a high country hunt that tests your stamina and you want to chase elk all day long, then stop right here and look at some of other elk hunts.

If you are looking for a hunt that is about as easy as it gets physically, with great success rates and you don’t mind spending a good part of the day back at camp, then read on. This hunt is a great hunt for someone who isn’t in “mountain shape”, thinks they are too old to hunt elk or is looking for a laid back hunt. It is rare to have a hunt that is this easy to have such high success rates. Shot opportunity runs 75-100%. Bulls are typically nice 5×5 and 6×6’s that run 280-310 with an occasional bigger. This is not a trophy hunt and when the guide does his job and gets you on a nice bull, you are expected to shoot it.

This hunt is on some of the flattest ground there is for elk and the elevation is only 7000 feet. The total time spent hunting each day is about 2 ½ hours. Here’s the scenario – each night the elk leave the Jicarilla and cross onto the ranch to eat the lush grass and to water in the ponds. Before daylight, the guide and hunters walk about a mile in the dark to get within shooting distance of the meadows. Bugling bulls can normally be heard during the walk in. First light can be amazing as the meadows normally hold many elk including multiple bulls. But soon after daylight, the elk start heading back to the safety of the reservation. The morning hunt is usually done in less than an hour after daylight. The rest of the day is spent at camp, sightseeing or looking for Indian artifacts. In the evening, hunters go back out for the last couple of hours but on different parcels that do not adjoin the reservation.

Includes meals, lodging, 2×1 guiding and retrieval of elk back to camp. License cost is $576.

Hunts held during the month of October.

5 Day Hunt- $5000