You’ll be looking at staying in Cliudcroft hotels, not fancy but work. There are tons of elk in the area but look for areas that are not by the roads and be willing to hunt where the others hunters won’t be. Easy access areas are way over hunted and are not productive. Look for areas that are...
I’ve hunted the area for the past eight years.
The area gets a lot of hunters so packing in is your best bet. There are a ton of elk in the area but the nice ones know to stay away from roads and two tracks.
The closest town is cloudcroft but there is not a lot to pick from. You can drive down...
Not trying to be mean but it looks like you need some more range time. Your grouping rally need some work! Take the time at the range to help build confidence in you abilities
Take it to the range and shoot them. Find out which one “you” like the best and shoot the best with. Time behind the trigger and proper shooting form will always beat out rather one scope or the other is better.
You might try 34 in NM next year. I’ve that unit for the last seven years for deer and elk and have a pretty good idea on the logistics and where to find the game.
Every plant in New Mexico have thorns on them, and I live here. But we have things like Barbary sheep , ibex , oryx and bighorn. Not to exclude HUGE elk and deer
You can’t turn it back in. However, when you fill out your hunt report it asks how many days you hunted. Just put none. NM is a pure lottery and no points are given out. So fill out your hunt report and apply again next year. It’s an awesome place to hunt.
I found a beheaded elk last year and reported it but not sure what happened. I also found salt licks in 34 and reported it only for game and fish said it was fine…there was cattle in the area?