Northern NM Rut

[Zackw]

Afternoon all, I'm starting to figure out my applications for 25 and I was looking at NM rifle. I was wondering if the mid-November rifle hunts in northern NM catch any of the rut or if they're too early. I know that the southern units don't get rutting activity until late December or January. I'd appreciate any insight, thanks.

 

[butcherboy]

It’s a bit early. I usually start seeing rut activity closer to the end of November early December but it can start a little bit in mid November.

 

[robby denning]

agree pretty close to what @butcherboy said above but if you're on Instagram, ask @muleymojo (Jeremy Dugger). Lives there and is pretty dialed and a nice guy.

 

[Tmac]

I hunted NW NM some years back. No rut activity I could detect that year in mid-Nov. Bucks were still running together.

 

[butcherboy]

agree pretty close to what @butcherboy said above but if you're on Instagram, ask @muleymojo (Jeremy Dugger). Lives there and is pretty dialed and a nice guy.

Definitely talk to Jeremy. Great guy and has the best archery shop around. Some bruiser mule deer mounts in his shop. I’ll be buying a new bow from him once the draw results are out and I get all my money back!

 

[Nickofthewoods]

That's one of those problems you figure out once you have the tag, especially with the draw odds in NM. Unless you are a lucky guy with a landowner tag. From my observations mid Nov is pre-rut and peak is about 1st week of Dec like the other guys said.

 

[cstrah6]

We did not see any rut activity in that time frame this past year in northern NM on our hunt.