Whats your NM draw strategy?

[Scoot]

I have a 2 step process... 1) apply, 2) pray.

 

[CAElkhunter]

You never know. It took me 13 yrs to draw my first rifle 16A tag, then 1 yr to draw rifle 16D.
There is no reason to it as every yr. your odds are 1 -2% or so and don't increase with added yrs........

 

[Gapmaster]

Use NM State Govt as a poor savings account for a month...

 

[Trial153]

Spray and pray

 

[LostArra]

You are now starting to buy elk points in Wyoming? I would suggest reading other posts in the General Discussion Forum unless you are 12 years old. I wish I could sell you mine.

 

[Ehiggins]

I guess I’m the odd man out here.

I’m 3 for 3 on NM elk tags as a NR.....


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[MtnMuley]

My approach is to give NM an interest-free loan.

You beat me to it.

 

[kentuckybowman]

My strategy is to not put into the New Mexico draw and hunt somewhere else where the tags are a lot easier to get.

 

[rambo2345]

Same as many of those above, have never drawn NM. Applied the last 10 or 12 years. Praying that it happens this year.

 

[Maverick1]

I guess I’m the odd man out here.

I’m 3 for 3 on NM elk tags as a NR.....


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Yes. Odd.

 

[Sadler]

Swing for the fences then hunt idaho.

 

[WestTexasBestTexas]

NM is my dream hunt - it's almost tempting just to save the coin and to work with an outfitter, but for now I'll just gamble.

 

[WRO]

It's relatively cheap to apply compared to many other western states..

I hunt antelope there every year so the license is just a given. Beyond that it's a 3 week loan.



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[sneaky]

That's actually pretty solid advice, pretty much the same for AZ, so yeah you all should just skip us down here and head North.

Idaho tags are gone. Definitely Colorado

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[Still Hunter]

Put in and hope to draw! Simple.

 

[thewileyone]

I apply for what I want to hunt and am grateful if I draw. I’d rather hunt where I want to.

Draw odds are better in CO. Especially where it burned last year. If you want good odds, apply for that hunt. Plus they should be easy to spot.

 

[Huntin_GI]

You are now starting to buy elk points in Wyoming? I would suggest reading other posts in the General Discussion Forum unless you are 12 years old. I wish I could sell you mine.

I just deleted WY from my hunt planner after reading about all the issues. May move to WY as my commute would be under and hour and give it a few years as a resident.

 

[Huntin_GI]

Same as many of those above, have never drawn NM. Applied the last 10 or 12 years. Praying that it happens this year.

How bad are the odds of the units you are throwing in for?

 

[Scooter90254]

I have a 2 step process... 1) apply, 2) pray.

I have a three step process... 1) apply 2) pray 3) whine when I don’t draw.

 

[Cspraggins]

being an out-of-state, unguided hunter, I swing for the fences with my choices. If I dont draw, I will go hunt Axis in Texas for cheap to get the freezer full.