New Mexico bear new guy

[cuerro viejo]

I'm wanting to try for new Mexico bear next season (2025). New to Western hunting in general, been hunting east tx my whole life. I've started rucking and doing some hikes in Arkansas just trying to get in shape for it. Anyways I think I've narrowed it down to trying for the Pecos wilderness area in the Santa Fe national forest. From what I understand there's a 2 week any methods season at the end of August and I'm thinking about going during that time frame next year. My plan is to find a glassing point and pretty much wing it from there. I guess the point of this post is just to get any general tips I can thanks!

Any method is reference to hounds.

No hounds durning archery. Areas had a lot of burns….. burns-= Forbes

Cover country and glass

 

[yfarm]

To learn how to pack horses and mules into the backcountry. Saddle, Load, balance, cover and secure. Rudimentary vet care of equines, feeding.
Read the Backcountry stock section of this forum. 3 of the guys in my class were mule people from near Joplin Mo. Another was a packer for the NPS in Big Bend NP. Interesting group of people.

 

[jadams0509]

To learn how to pack horses and mules into the backcountry. Saddle, Load, balance, cover and secure. Rudimentary vet care of equines, feeding.
Read the Backcountry stock section of this forum. 3 of the guys in my class were mule people from near Joplin Mo. Another was a packer for the NPS in Big Bend NP. Interesting group of people.

That's awesome wish I would have known about stuff like that when I was younger

 

[yfarm]

I was 69 when I took the class, never too old to learn new tricks.

 

[jadams0509]

Dang!! I'll have to look into it. Did you do it just for fun or for a job ?