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Elk Unit 51 New Mexico
That sounds really exciting, and thanks for the tip, that makes good sense to me, I can imagine they can get a little call shy with all those people running around. I will be plenty happy if they are still chasing the cows a little bit, and not just bedding down in the thick nasty stuff 95% of...- BrianFromTheWest
- Post #89
- Forum: Elk
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Elk Unit 51 New Mexico
Thanks David. Glad you guys finally got some rain, these long dry summers are tough.- BrianFromTheWest
- Post #87
- Forum: Elk
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Elk Unit 51 New Mexico
Hey hank4elk, nice to meet ya. I am 36, I have been hunting my entire life in OR & WA, but have only been hunting elk for about 8 years now with spotty success. I have just started to find success in the past several years, and it usually involves some back breaking work! I am not searching for...- BrianFromTheWest
- Post #85
- Forum: Elk
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New rifle suggestions
I love my Tikka 30-06 with a Leupold VX3-HD CDS 4.5x14. I am looking at getting a 7mm or 6.8 western from tikka and throwing the same scope on it, but Ill go closer to 20x for that setup.- BrianFromTheWest
- Post #98
- Forum: Elk
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Elk Unit 51 New Mexico
Hello, I'm brand new to the forum and this will be my first time in NM for an Elk hunt. I have picked up some good info from this thread so far, but I am still searching for my starting points for my first season rifle tag in unit 51. I'll be driving from the PNW to CO springs to pick up my...- BrianFromTheWest
- Post #83
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Elk Unit 51 New Mexico
Curious how you ended up doing on that hunt? I am traveling to NM to hunt the same first rifle season this year, and am doing lots of research.- BrianFromTheWest
- Post #82
- Forum: Elk
