The best hunts for trophy caliber mule deer bucks have been the late season hunts in the northwestern corner of the state. I do not recommend applicants applying as a group for antelope to maximize their chance of drawing. So, what does the future hold for mule deer? Applicants cannot return and obtain a refund for a permit that they drew. Adults have a reddish coat in summer and a gray coat in winter. Mule Deer Unit 33 NM late archery westrnwild Oct 11, 2021 Oct 11, 2021 #1 W westrnwild Well Known Rokslider Joined Feb 13, 2014 Messages 361 Location Colorado Hey guys. Contact us to book your hunt! However, managers can continue to try to maintain or increase the quality of remaining habitats to increase mule deer numbers above the current low levels. New Mexico. Lomas, L.A., and L.C. If you include a fourth and fifth choice, applicants are agreeing to accept any leftover license, which means that they may allocate you a license that was not your fourth and fifth choice. New Mexico Unit 23 Hunting Information - Deer Antelope Elk Free access to New Mexico Unit 23 hunting information from our experts with over 30 years experience in hunting mule deer, antelope and elk. Home Hunting Information by State New Mexico Units Hunting Information New Mexico Unit 23 Hunting Information. New Mexico has a random draw system for all species.. Applicants who draw an archery, muzzleloader or rifle permit can only hunt public lands within their unit(s) or any private land that they can gain written permission to hunt. Pro hunting? Contact Us | Deer of the Southwest. I am pretty sure my tag is for mule deer only. Guide L-301 Revised by Louis C. Bender and Chris Allison College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Authors: Respectively, Senior Research Scientist (Wildlife) and Retired Extension Range Management Specialist, Department of Extension Animal Sciences and Natural Resources, New Mexico State University. You can see many different kinds of wildlife in and around the Medicine Bow Ranch, from deer, antelope, eagles, hawks, and various other species of animals. (Photo: Courtesy of Boone and Crockett Club), New Mexico record desert bighorn sheep. We hunted unit 23 the last two years and have taken some nice muley bucks. The "good old days" of the 1950s and 1960s are gone forever; the circumstances that created so much high-quality habitat can never be duplicated in modern times. After the horn is shed, new growth begins with the prong and goes upward. New Mexico Mule Deer - Unit 23 - Draw Odds, Tag Information and More New Mexico Mule Deer - Unit 23 Click for Terrain Detail GIS Data: Unit Size and Land Ownership* * Approximate square miles '20 HUNTS IN THIS UNIT New tag allocation rounding rules will be in effect for 2020 ( More details ). I will be in there the first two weeks of Sept.. Highway 180 runs throughout the east, near the Arizona state line. Media | Stay out of the timber and hunt in the grassy mountain country with lots of vertical relief. If there are no licenses remaining for your second choice, then they will then consider your third choice. The deer are pocketed and not wide spread and not high population numbers due to the desert climate. Yes there are deer and Lions and bears and plenty of hunters. Thus, permanent watering spots should be retained and created where desired, especially in desert mule deer ranges. Ideally, horn growth for antelope is best when there is good fall and winter moisture, but not in a manner where snow piles up and herds experience prolonged freezing temperatures. (Clickable areas may appear inaccurately on mobile devices) Show Maps Download BLM Map Index Download Forest Service Map Index Scroll down to browse all maps New Mexico BLM Maps New Mexico Forest Service Maps If you can afford a guided hunt in New Mexico, applying with a guide is a great way to improve your chances of drawing a permit. These changes have driven deer populations down because they have greatly reduced both the amount and quality of mule deer habitat. The cost for the quality, high demand and quality/high demand hunts is higher than it is for the standard license. But have seen a few decent ones. Availability of water can influence deer use of a particular area. Our guided New Mexico mule deer hunts take place on public land and on private land we have leased.We guide in unit 2b and unit 2c, two of the best mule deer units in New Mexico. Areas around Mule Creek look promising, but haven't been afforded the opportunity to get out and scout much. I drew an elk archery tag down there so I should do some scouting before September and I can tell you what I see for deer. The draw is completely random. May 27, 2015. 2012. All of those choices matter and will be considered in the draw. Shepperd, D. Binkley, D.L. Knowingly take or attempt to take game species in a baited or scented area, except quail on private land. Results will be available online on or shortly before April 26, 2023. Mule Deer inhabit pocketed areas throughout the unit and much of the desert transitional portions in the Southern end. The southern and lower elevation areas provide mule deer hunting along the A-Cross road (Forest Road 60) and the Cherry Creek road (Forest Road 203). The track is from 2 3/4 to 3 1/4 inches long, and the walking stride is 22 to 24 inches long. Then PM me and I would be willing to chat about some early season coues deer behavior/patterns with you. I use to hunt 24 pretty hard just to the east. Aug 27, 2022. dtrkyman. There is no minimum age requirement to apply and hunt. Take Bear and lion tags if its stilll open and You can afford them..Good luck .BOB! . We have some of the best Mule Deer hunting in the West. Now It's time to start prep for the elk hunt in a couple of weeks. Common foods in northern New Mexico include aspen, chokecherry, oaks, bearberry, bitterbrush, mountain mahogany, and most other shrubs in the rose family (Rosaceae). Always seen more bears and lions then mature bucks. Probably the most publicized diseases of mule deer are the epizootic hemorrhagic disease-bluetongue complex (collectively called hemorrhagic disease [HD]) and chronic wasting disease (CWD). I live by this area and predator hunt it religiously. Fawns get up on their feet only hours after birth, but they are rather unsteady and very susceptible to predation. hey where in arizona are you all at ? This continued movement ensures a properly balanced diet if sufficient plant species are present. This is the case for southern states and moisture is much more critical in these areas than it is in states north of their borders. Uncertainty still lingers over exactly how CWD is spread and even the causative agent, which is likely an abnormal protein called a prion. Every one of these units have the potential to produce the mule deer of your dreams, and every year multiple 200-inch bucks are taken here. Journal of Range Management, 50, 129138. Trophy Mule Deer In New Mexico's Top Units - Worldwide Trophy Adventures For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. For more information on all aspects of mule and white-tailed deer ecology and management, see Deer of the Southwest (Heffelfinger, 2006). anyone every been allowed on property if asked permission? Tried the high country, tried the mountains more south, hiked the river, all to see nothing but sign. Vacation Rental Cabin located in Ruidoso, New Mexico 88345 on ByOwner.com. Also if anybody has any pointers for elk in that unit I sure will listen. Because trophy quality is moderate on this hunt, Non-Residents tend to apply elsewhere, thus the great draw odds. In fact, there may be a slight disadvantage. To find more resources for your business, home, or family, visit the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences on the World Wide Web at pubs.nmsu.edu. Land use policies developed by land management agencies are an important component of mule deer management. Likewise, survival of fawns can range from >50% to none surviving, and the latter occurs during droughts when condition of adult females is very poor (Lomas and Bender, 2007). Thats why the New Mexicans shoot dinks or have a hangover on the 2nd day of the hunt and get scunkedLOLBOB! The December hunt would fall in the "Trophy" category. In regards to areas that can also offer the chance at bigger bucks, I would suggest applicants consider what it requires for a buck to mature and acquire the age to grow a trophy set of antlers. $$$$. Not many whitetails in that unit any more, but the NM/AZ border north of Mule Creek is about as good as anywhere. In essence, they are wasting that chance to draw a hunt. Hoenes, and C.L. Hows it going Im from Morenci ,AZ. On CRLRC, mule deer densities declined from 1.9 deer/mi2 in 2005 to 0.7 deer/mi2 in 2008, highlighting the variation possible in deer populations in response to drought and other factors. I've hunted that unit 3 times. by BloodhoundBrother Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:16 pm, Post Conover, and N.E. In areas where deer are abundant, antlerless and either-sex hunts are used. 2022 GOHUNT, LLC. Acknowledgement: Some of the information presented here was obtained from publications of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (www.wildlife.state.nm.us). Curtis Chalk. If you hear bugling the few elk in there are not doing it but hunters are. Food passes through their digestive system much more rapidly than in elk or cattle, however, and this short retention time limits just how much plant material mule deer can digest. Whether you are looking to apply or have already draw the tag our AZ mule deer guides can help you with your unit 23 hunt or contact Dillon Currie (623) 606-3364 or hunts@chasentheking.com. A characteristic feature of the mule deer is the large white rump patch that surrounds the base of the tail. For example, densities of mule deer ranged from an estimated <1.2 deer/mi2 on private land in Colfax County to <1.9 deer/mi2 on New Mexico State University's Corona Range and Livestock Research Center (CRLRC), while a recent minimum count found 3.7 deer/mi2 in higher-density areas of the San Andres Mountains (Bender et al., 2011, 2012; L. Bender, unpublished data). Hunting New Mexico has never been better! Hunting Unit Maps New Mexico Hunting/Recreation Maps BLM-New Mexico has partnered with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) to offer free maps of Big Game hunting units and recreational opportunities on public land using the CarryMap application. Second, we recommend that you apply with the best hunt (worst odds) as your first choice and then select progressively better odds (average hunts) as your second and third choices. GOHUNT Maps can be very helpful in finding hidden gem areas that can offer you a chance at a bigger buck. This late-season opportunity overlaps the beginning of the Mule Deer rut and the higher deer activity lends itself tremendously to the increased quality. An applicant cannot edit an application once submitted. Our years of experience and generations of knowledge hunting the unit make it and experience that is always interesting and exciting. Range conditions should be much better this year and antelope bucks should experience an excellent growth year. Lots of deer around Silver City and over in the Burro Mnts. Only show this user. Introduction. Advertise With Us. In the case that residents and nonresidents apply together, nonresident licenses are pulled from the nonresident quota. The ranch down there had a cowboy that rode the property line making sure no one crossed. Doug Bennett, Jr., TX (713) 478-1336. I understand this is an old thread, but want to reply anyway, Iowa hunters are now allowed to use necked rifle cartridges (with some caliber restrictions). You can't really call it beer since most cans say "Budweiser". Unlike the white-tailed deer, the mule deer does not raise its tail in alarm, but holds it against the body as it flees. Well found out the hard way to not tag onto someone else's app that doesn't know what they're doing. It may not display this or other websites correctly. NM unit 23 Deer o2bwest Apr 15, 2014 Help Support Long Range Hunting Forum Become a supporting member O o2bwest Well-Known Member Joined Jul 25, 2012 Messages 152 Location Texas Apr 15, 2014 #1 If all goes according to plan I am going to draw a deer tag for unit 23. Terms of Use | 2023 New Mexico Unit 23 Rifle/Muzzleloader Elk Uni 2023 New Mexico Unit 23 Archery Elk Tag Unit Wide. 51.7 miles in anyone have any helpful info? Desert mule deer are usually lighter or paler than Rocky Mountain mule deer. Rifle hunt dates: Throughout the month of October. I drew New Mexico 2C Mule Deer this year (2022), I'd welcome the opportunity to discuss your hunt experience in the unit last year. A high demand hunt is a hunt where the total number of applicants for a hunt exceeds 22% of the total applicants based on the draw for the two years prior. . Applicants must front the entire cost of the license(s) they apply for. Mule deer responded to these new habitats, especially the huge increase in shrublands, with population increases that peaked generally sometime during the 1940s to 1970s. . It may not display this or other websites correctly. Residents and nonresidents can apply together on a group application. Sign up for a new account in our community. Stick around for a little while and contribute to a few threads first to get your post count up. That was the most action I saw the entire hunt. Antlers from a white-tailed deer. Location: Arizona New Mexico Unit 23,24 Mule deer by thedesertbuck Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:09 pm Well looks like me and the wife both drew a New mexico 23, 24 Mule deer tag. They normally spend summer and winter in the same general area. In general, mule deer have been declining in numbers in New Mexico since populations peaked around the 1960s, similar to declines seen throughout the West (Heffelfinger and Messmer, 2003). 2007. Hunting is the main source of mortality for adult bucks, and control of hunting seasons is used to manage mule deer populations in New Mexico. Below are the best hunts for Coues deer in New Mexico. Its worth noting as you look through the following tables of the hit list and other good hunts that New Mexico genuinely offers nonresidents good odds at drawing a mule deer tag. If you are willing to go on a guided hunt and dig into finding a quality outfitter with access to good ranches, the hunting can be very good. However, that isn't to say there is not potential for something larger to be taken. Refuge primarily comes in the form of remote, rough wilderness areas or areas that are mostly private land or a complex mix of private/public that can be hard to access. New Mexico Mule Deer Rifle Season. The funny thing is they drove right past about 10 deer without even seeing them. (Photograph courtesy of the Boone and Crockett Club), New Mexicos #2 typical mule deer, taken by Joseph A. Garcia in Rio Arriba County, 1965. Privacy Notice | Advertise With Us. Licenses can be picked up here. The units in the GOHUNT hit list table above are the best public land draw antelope hunt options. When ML and archery season overlapped I was high on a ridge with a road about 1/2 mile below me. Powered by UBB.threads PHP Forum Software 7.7.5. Because of population declines, harvests of mule deer have also declined; deer harvests (mostly mule deer), estimated to be as high as 55,000 in 1960, declined to <10,000 in 2013. 9. We have been 100% harvest on youth hunts and bulls over 350 and mule deer over 180 are killed almost every year! JavaScript is disabled. Joined Dec 10, 2016 Messages 363 Location Coast to coast. The hunters signature must be witnessed by a B&C Official Measurer or a notary public. Bucks remove the velvet from their antlers on small trees and shrubs. Mule Deer, Having hunted NM sandhill deer for 20 plus years, I would guess a fairly big deer would go about 250 field dressed there. Become an Insider member to gain access to this article, plus all of GOHUNT's research and mapping tools. For example, if an application with two people is drawn and there is only one license remaining, then that application will be rejected or if a nonresident and a resident apply together and there are not enough nonresident licenses, neither the resident or nonresident will be given a license. Check out the rates and availability. Human-Wildlife Interactions, 6, 245260. You must log in or register to reply here. The standard hunts are typically lower quality, opportunity type hunts, but the cost is lower for the license. Every year, nonresident applicants apply for hunts that they have no chance to draw because there are not enough total permits. There are many dirt roads in unit 23 providing public access to many hunting areas. Take or attempt to take game species by the aid of baiting or scenting. In addition, portions of New Mexico have significant amounts of high elevation summer range and are less prone to the major impacts of drought. Just got a left over tag for Muzzleloader deer in Unit 21Lived in souteast New Mexico All my life and hunted there. When they eat, the food is swallowed with a minimum amount of chewing. The timeframe between December and late March is critical for good prong length and height in general. With only 10 tags available for 2022 it makes for a once-in-a-lifetime hunt. Las Cruces: New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service. They will be PM's as my daughter and I get to hunt deer in 13 again with the smoke pole. In the northeast of the unit, you will come across Highway 70. Unbred mature does are rare in New Mexico. The later months from April to July are more critical for mass and some length below the prong. It was my first time putting in for an out of state tag so I'm going to assume the odds were not that bad if I got one first time. Go. So I stalked down there and shot the buck about 60 yards off the road. 2. Will probably do at least one/two more trips before the hunt. A party application is treated as a single application in the draw. Lordsburg, NM Re: New Mexico Unit 21 Mule Deer. Big Game and Beautiful Women..ALL SPORTS except soccer. Three years ago, New Mexico made a slight adjustment to their license allocation to guarantee that 84% of the licenses for each hunt goes to resident applicants. I saw more mule deer then I could shake a stick at while I was out though. Like other ruminants, the mule deer has a four-chambered stomach. These changes have decreased the amount of mule deer habitat in New Mexico and throughout the West. I drew inside the burros this year, but I messed up my application by one number (hunt code 242 instead of 243) and drew Sept instead of Jan basically means it's a wasted tag this year since I also drew Sept elk and Oct Ibex and have a feeling my wife won't be too happy with me trying to take all of Sept off and part of Oct Have you thought about donating it? Because of the way New Mexico conducts their draw, there is some strategy in how you stagger your hunt choices. Privacy Notice | Thanks. During winter, deer that use higher elevations usually migrate to lower elevations where food is more easily obtainable and deep snow does not limit their movements. Do not be that applicant! Those are desert units mainly flat country with mesquite and sand dunes depending which unit your in. Hunters under the age of 18 must have completed a hunters education course to purchase a hunting license and apply in the draw. Fort Collins: U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. He earned his Ph.D. from Michigan State University. With no Bonus Points the draw odds were roughly 8.5%. Going to revive an old thread, and Im gonna be that guy. Lou Bender is a Research Scientist (Wildlife) with the Department of Extension Animal Sciences and Natural Resources at NMSU. My buddy and I were fortunate enough to draw a New Mexico Mule Deer rifle tag for Nov 19-23 of this year for Unit 37 near Capitan and Lincoln National Forest. 2011. Drew a Unit 33 Late Archery Tag Jan 1-15. For those applicants applying in the draw for permits, New Mexico offers archery, rifle and some muzzleloader licenses in select units. The summer coat is fine and silky in texture and the winter coat is coarser and thicker. *Check out our Deer Hunt Application Picks page for info on our preferred draw choices for the year.*. Bender, L.C., L.A. Lomas, and J. Browning. Better luck next year I guess. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an invariably fatal degenerative neurological disease of deer, elk, and moose. Hunters; Landowners; Elk Private Lands - EPLUS; . I have the same archery tag. Wife drew a nov 18, Burro Mt rifle mule deer last year She ended up taking a realy nice buck. $6,500 for a 5-day rifle hunt 2 on 1 guide service. Late archery: 20% Muzzleloader: 35% Rifle: 64%, Archery: 50% Muzzleloader: 50% Rifle: 83%, Archery: 8% Late archery: 39% Muzzleloader: 12% Rifle: 33% Rifle: 52% Rifle: 55%, Archery: 17% Late archery: new Muzzleloader: 22% Rifle: 32%. does anyone have any experience with the private land owners in the unit? call. When hunting elk in unit 23 there are a few things to keep in mind. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. I have seen it though in Unit 24. Nonresidents can draw up to 6% of the permits for each hunt. Hunting in those units can be Tuff, since it's still can be warm when the hunts happen. Mule deer have a gestation period of about seven months. The unit is diverse and large. Headrick (Eds. 4. Factors influencing survival of desert mule deer in the greater San Andres Mountains, New Mexico. Short video with information on hunting New Mexico's late archery hunt in unit 20 Old Mexico Mule Deer Hunt Dates November 14th, 2023 to February 15th, 2024 Hunt Prices 11: $12,000 50% up front to book your hunt and the other 50% 30 days before arrival. (Photograph courtesy of the Boone and Crockett Club). The rest of the party will then select attach to an existing application, then enter the application code. Guidelines for management of habitat for mule deer: Pion-juniper, Chihuahuan desert, arid grasslands, and associated arid habitat types [Circular 662]. This, combined with a faster metabolism than elk or cattle, is what drives their need for high-quality, easily digestible foods. There is little actual fighting between bucks because dominance hierarchy has usually been established before peak rutting periods occur. The total number of permits for each hunt should be considered before applying. I was watching a truck on the road with two bowhunters in the bed doing about 10 mph. The minimum score for a typical elk to be considered for the All-Time Awards Book is 375. The draw odds for these late season hunts are very long, typically 1% or less, but for those who do draw a tag and have the time to hunt, there are good opportunities for 170+ bucks. New Mexico Land For Sale; Arizona Land For Sale . Heffelfinger, J. The rest of the state does have good populations and, for 2023, many of the hunts in the southwest and northern portions of the state will see an increase in the number of tags available. Eric M. Rominger, PhD, Bighorn Sheep Biologist is an official Boone and Crockett Club Measurer. If you aren't caught up in competition of "score" then this hunt lacks nothing when it comes to overall experience. New Mexico record nontypical mule deer, taken by Joseph A. Garcia in Rio Arriba County, 1963. . As previously stated, there is good antelope hunting on private land and those licenses are available OTC if you can gain written permission to hunt or if you book a hunt with an outfitter who has access to private lands. Click thetab headings below to learn more: The bull (in the gallery below) was harvested during the 2015-2016 season in GMU 15. Get an up to date land ownership map and wouldn't hurt to obtain the wardens name and cell number in case something came up. Owned: 2,176 acres, Species: Elk, Mule Deer, Pronghorn, Sheep. 2007. In 2023, most units have a few rifle hunts and there are some date changes this year. Prior to shedding a horn, a new one will already begin growing beneath it from an inner boney core. All other rights reserved. 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