We received some maps prior to hunting, which was helpful. I ended up bringing an OHV (Mule). We registered it with the state and were able to travel through the state land to get to better hunting spots.
We saw one 5 x 5 but it was unfortunately on private property so we didn’t shoot it. Definitely keep your maps handy so you know where you are. We hunted hard up near Spruce Hill, but didn’t see any elk there. I’m not sure if the elk moved or if we spooked them. We tried, but no luck.
At Black Lake there’s an easy access road onto the state land. We saw a couple nice bucks not far from the entrance point onto the state land. Just remember that everybody else can access that location easily too so I recommend scouting before you hunt. We saw the most deer closer to Angel Fire on the northwest side of unit 48. Good luck!
