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Floorless Tents and Creepy Crawlies
I’m new to floorless tents but want to try it out this year to save weight. I’ll be in New Mexico so my main concern is snakes, ants, and others. I figure it won’t be an issue during November and for summer scouting I should be good as long as I don’t set up on a snake hole or ant hill. Just...- Reporchie
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Poll: how would you mount an ibex
I need opinions on the best way to mount a New Mexico ibex. Obviously still have to actually harvest one but I think I need to make a decision now rather than in the field when I’m standing over it. I did not put full body as an option because I’d have to buy a bigger house to put it in, but...- Reporchie
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- Forum: Field care - Meat, Trophy, Taxidermy
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What Group Size Do You Stop Load Development
I used to shoot muzzleloaders a lot but haven’t done anything for 10 years. Drew a muzzleloader deer tag so having to relearn all I had forgotten. I tried a new load (100 grains 777, Barnes TEZ 290) and was very pleased - with open sights my group was 2.25” at 100, two of the three in the same...- Reporchie
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unit 23 (not Burro) and 27 coues question
I second the comment to go scout. Wouldn’t recommend showing up blind to any unit if you can avoid it. I’ve never hunted it myself but used to camp at Pueblo park as a kid. Go check out the cliff dwellings and petroglyphs up there - way less known that the Gila cliff dwellings. Pretty cool!- Reporchie
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- Forum: NEW MEXICO
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Still Hunting Mule Deer in the Mountain West?
As a youth, we would still hunt thick stuff and I saw one legal buck over 5+ hunt… convinced me to like glassing real quick. Switched to primarily glassing/spot and stalk and went 4 for 6. I’ve always been a fan of glassing in the mornings and still hunting in the evenings. The active period in... -
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Rear bag for shooting rifles
I love saving weight by using my game bag stuff sack as a rear bag. Little smaller than I needed so I just put a few grocery bags in there for padding.- Reporchie
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- Forum: Gear, Gear Deals & Gear Talk
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Greatest Shot Ever--A Thread--Post Your's
It was day 9 of my archery deer hunt in highschool. Almost back to the truck when two of the biggest bucks I’ve ever seen pop out of the timber. 180-200 inches easy. They ran off but the spike by fork was stupid enough to stop. We needed meat and I was sick of hunting. Dint even range him, held... -
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unit 23 (not Burro) and 27 coues question
27 has some access issues… locked gates that probably shouldn’t be. Creates some good places to pack in if that’s your thing.- Reporchie
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Round Nosed Bullets, in an era of high BC addiction, anybody else use them
I use accubonds nowadays but sometimes I think back to the Partition loads my dad would make when I was a kid. I’ll never forget my brother taking his pronghorn… quartering towards shot and we lost all of the meat on the front right and most of the hind left quarter.- Reporchie
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- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
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Border Coues Units since Biden left office
Was going to make this same post this morning. Got all worked up about wanting to hunt desert muleys in the MM bootheel, then convinced myself not to after seeing a 2016 post of people talking about all the illegals and drug activity. I hunted the Coronado once as a kid and remember finding some... -
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New Mexico 21A & B
I have a cabin down there and spend a decent amount of time in Northern/Central 21A. In the summer we’ll see deer right off the road even mid day. The hunting pressure there is pretty bad though and they all disappear once the shooting starts. Not to say you couldn’t find them still but id... -
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New Mexico Backup plan help
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Unit 53 New Mexico solo. Bad idea?
When is the hunt? The elk migrate away from the snow late season and you can find them in easy country. I’ve hunted 53 in December and October… very different hunting experiences.
