Mojave
WKR
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- Jun 13, 2019
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Congrats on drawing an Oryx tag on WSMR.
There are some things you need to know about the base.
1. They will only let you hunt, where they will let you hunt. Missile or weapons testing will change the locations that are open on a day to day basis.
2. The installation wants you to be successful. Oryx are the biggest reason there are so many vehicle mishaps on WSMR.
3. You can't scout, see item 1.
4. You can't go where you want to see item 1.
5. Oryx are actually very well camouflaged. A lot of hunters have a hard time finding them, even people who are experienced.
6. Yes a 40 inch bull is a super trophy. There are 40 inch bulls all over the base. But 36-38 is a nice trophy, and not many folks will know the difference. Oryx bulls wear their horns down by polishing them through their lives. The older the bull the shorter his horns.
7. You can not take photos of infrastructure, test items, equipment or buildings.
8. Treat every item found on the range as unexploded ordnance. Submunitions do not look like bullets, rifle rounds, bombs, or grenades. There are many types and only a very limited number of them are recovered every year. No hunter has ever been killed by a submunition, but plenty of WSMR workers have. If you didn't put if there don't pick it up.
9. Everyone ask about where they can go to be successful. You can shoot oryx on the road, and you can shoot oryx 5 miles from the road. There are over 6000 oryx on the range. Lots of people who draw the tag don't get one. It can be a very tough hunt, or a very easy hunt because of all the factors above.
10. Speeding tickets on WSMR are federal speeding tickets. Even on dirt roads all NM and Federal traffic regulations are in effect. No you can not hunt out of your side by side, ATV, ORV, horse or anything but a regular car, truck, SUV.
There are some things you need to know about the base.
1. They will only let you hunt, where they will let you hunt. Missile or weapons testing will change the locations that are open on a day to day basis.
2. The installation wants you to be successful. Oryx are the biggest reason there are so many vehicle mishaps on WSMR.
3. You can't scout, see item 1.
4. You can't go where you want to see item 1.
5. Oryx are actually very well camouflaged. A lot of hunters have a hard time finding them, even people who are experienced.
6. Yes a 40 inch bull is a super trophy. There are 40 inch bulls all over the base. But 36-38 is a nice trophy, and not many folks will know the difference. Oryx bulls wear their horns down by polishing them through their lives. The older the bull the shorter his horns.
7. You can not take photos of infrastructure, test items, equipment or buildings.
8. Treat every item found on the range as unexploded ordnance. Submunitions do not look like bullets, rifle rounds, bombs, or grenades. There are many types and only a very limited number of them are recovered every year. No hunter has ever been killed by a submunition, but plenty of WSMR workers have. If you didn't put if there don't pick it up.
9. Everyone ask about where they can go to be successful. You can shoot oryx on the road, and you can shoot oryx 5 miles from the road. There are over 6000 oryx on the range. Lots of people who draw the tag don't get one. It can be a very tough hunt, or a very easy hunt because of all the factors above.
10. Speeding tickets on WSMR are federal speeding tickets. Even on dirt roads all NM and Federal traffic regulations are in effect. No you can not hunt out of your side by side, ATV, ORV, horse or anything but a regular car, truck, SUV.
