matthbrown1022
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Hi all.
I've entered to draw a tag for unit 50 late rifle. I've been searching the web for advice on the unit as well as looking over Google Earth trying to get the lay of the land. By looking at GE during one of the rifle seasons last year, I could see that there were a number of camps set up more north in the unit around the stand alone mountains. This and the less amount of roads have led me to focus my efforts towards the southern end of the unit. Specifically to the East and West of Ojo Caliente. I've identified the water sources in said areas but have a few questions that I was hoping you all could chime in on.
1. The areas east and west of Ojo Caliente are not all that rugged with a number of draws throughout. It looks as if there is sparse cover of what I assume is pinyon juniper. Is this an area that an elk would like? Most info I've seen shows that elk are move likely to be in the mountainous areas.
2. Looking at GE it looks as if it is bare rock/dirt/clay for the most part. Is there actually grass there? If so, is this what the elk are eating or what would they be eating in a landscape such as this?
3. Does Ojo Caliente have a gas station?
Right now, the plan is to spend all my time at an elevated location with binoculars and the spotting scoping looking in hopes of finding a bull for a stalk. If it comes down to the last couple days of the hunt with nothing to show for it, I'll head north to the stand alone mountains and give them a try.
I'd appreciate any feedback you could give whether it be here or PM.
Thanks!
I've entered to draw a tag for unit 50 late rifle. I've been searching the web for advice on the unit as well as looking over Google Earth trying to get the lay of the land. By looking at GE during one of the rifle seasons last year, I could see that there were a number of camps set up more north in the unit around the stand alone mountains. This and the less amount of roads have led me to focus my efforts towards the southern end of the unit. Specifically to the East and West of Ojo Caliente. I've identified the water sources in said areas but have a few questions that I was hoping you all could chime in on.
1. The areas east and west of Ojo Caliente are not all that rugged with a number of draws throughout. It looks as if there is sparse cover of what I assume is pinyon juniper. Is this an area that an elk would like? Most info I've seen shows that elk are move likely to be in the mountainous areas.
2. Looking at GE it looks as if it is bare rock/dirt/clay for the most part. Is there actually grass there? If so, is this what the elk are eating or what would they be eating in a landscape such as this?
3. Does Ojo Caliente have a gas station?
Right now, the plan is to spend all my time at an elevated location with binoculars and the spotting scoping looking in hopes of finding a bull for a stalk. If it comes down to the last couple days of the hunt with nothing to show for it, I'll head north to the stand alone mountains and give them a try.
I'd appreciate any feedback you could give whether it be here or PM.
Thanks!