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    NM Elk Draw Coming Soon

    We’ll, if I got both of my first choice tags, that’s about 1 in a million. Literally, no exaggeration, 1 in a million.
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    Crick refrigerator

    Could do, certainly. Didn’t want another thing to pack in. If I were car camping I would certainly do that, but not backpacking.
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    NM Elk Draw Coming Soon

    Source? Maybe I won’t take a sick day today…
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    NM Elk Draw Coming Soon

    You have to log in to their website. It appears results are still pending though. Last year they went up at 6 am.
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    NM Elk Draw Coming Soon

    1st choice was a real long shot, but somebody gets to draw it. We’ll find out in T-23:17 and counting.
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    Does this cross your mind?

    This morning I found myself 50 yards from a bull elk…and all I had was a turkey tag. “If only I had been in this situation in October.”
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    Crick refrigerator

    Should be mostly snowmelt, so the temp will be plenty cold. Of course, if there is still snow up in camp I can just bury the food in a snowbank. Good to keep that in mind for later in the year though.
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    Crick refrigerator

    For my upcoming turkey hunt I want to bring fresh food, since I’ll only be out a few days and it tastes so much better. I want to use the age-old “put it in the crick to keep it cold” trick. Except instead of adult beverages I want to just use it for my regular food. I figure double ziploc bags...
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    Backpacking knife set up

    Do they have a U.S. distributor?
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    Are the New Mexico hunt codes messed up?

    Last year they came out at exactly 6 am on the big day. The system will crash at approximately 6:15.
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    Mississippi Opening Day Success

    Nicely done! I’ll be going out for my first turkey in a couple of weeks here in NM. Very encouraging to see a bird on the ground.
  12. M

    Hunting during an eclipse

    That sounds awesome, thanks for the reply!
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    Hunting during an eclipse

    What part of the country was that? Did you experience it personally?
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    Hunting during an eclipse

    Great resource, thanks! The tl;dr is essentially that eclipses are so rare we don’t really know, but it could be really interesting, especially if they think it’s twilight and start moving. I’ll be looking forward to it!
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    Long draw odds calculator

    I’ve spent some time building a draw odds calculator for New Mexico. I also started with a spreadsheet adapted from the full draw report. After a lot of thought, the best I’ve come up with is essentially a Monte Carlo simulation of the draw. As someone said above, you don’t know what order...
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    Hunting during an eclipse

    I realized this morning that there will be an annular solar eclipse during my elk hunt if the draw goes my way. Anyone ever hunt during an eclipse? Do the animals think it’s evening and come out to feed, or any other weird behavior to note/take advantage of?
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    Drawing NM 2nd or 3rd choice

    I had 3rd choice deer last year and first choice for elk. This year I put a really tough hunt as first choice so I’ll get 2nd or 3rd choice if I get anything. The rule changes messed up my system for estimating my draw odds.
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    Are the New Mexico hunt codes messed up?

    Hunt codes are typically the same year after year (with possibly a few exceptions) but with the rule change cycle almost all codes are different. Always best to use the most current rules.
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    Traditional-only archery seasons?

    Yeah, I was kinda thinking the increased opportunity would be fun, and some of the WMAs near me already have special muzzleloader rules, so why not special archery rules for increased opportunities.
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    Traditional-only archery seasons?

    I doubt there is anywhere that has an archery season that is traditional-only. Is any person/organization lobbying for this? If there was such a season, would you hunt it? Or would this just get people out in the woods who have no business being there?

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