Just finished mine up and lent NM $7266 - site worked great (I skipped Antelope this year waiting to see what transpires and I skipped Auodad as well).
Here's hoping I get something less than $7140 back...
Is New Mexico worth it?
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Here's hoping I get something less than $7140 back...
ImBillT
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I’ve been saying that NM was worth it, but the more I look at the new hunts the less I’m sure. There have been a lot of changes, especially for antelope, and it appears as though there are a lot more hunts with fewer than 17 tags than there were in the past. If it actually does take 17 to guarantee at least one tag for a non-res, then splitting up the hunts like that could have been a way to reduce non-res tags without it being as obvious as reducing the quota to below 6%. Hopefully I’m missing something.
LCH
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IMO, NM is definitely not worth it for pronghorn only. But, if you're already applying for the other species, the extra app fee is pretty negligible and starts to make sense.
Zim
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I'm officially passing on NM this year. It's just not worth giving away money for such dismal odds. My money is much better invested where I have a better chance of drawing. If the draw results were posted prior to a couple of my other application deadlines I would have considered. But I am not willing to gamble and end up with two overlapping tags, including one which had a drop camp deposit involved. Would be much easier doing these applications if the results came out quicker, but they don't.
CampRipleyLF
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NM is awesome. At least you have a chance at getting a tag each year instead of getting a worthless point which just guarantees you to spend more time and money to get a tag.
