back from 6 day hunt in new mexico

[heavy hauler]

we spent 13+ hours per day in ground blinds on water tanks. we went 0 fer 3 on elk. this hunt was like a bad dream.worst case possible hunt.

[heavy hauler]

o ya it was fully guided

[shanevg]

Dude that sucks!  Sorry to hear that.  I do know how you feel though, I went on a guided hunt in NM w/ my dad and one of his friends and we went 0 for 3 too.  Were they rutting at all down there?  Any shot opportunities at all?  Did anyone pass on anything? 

[heavy hauler]

not really rutting yet.i passed on a SMALL 5x5. everyone said once we were there that the first season was hard , because the bulls werent rutting yet.

[boneaddict]

I couldn't handle that kind of hunt.  I saw a lot of guys doing it.  The elk just came in at dark.

[littlebuf]

did the guide ever consider gettin you guys out of the blind and getting a little aggressive? i wasn't there so im not going to judge the guide but that may have been my strategy if the blinds were that slow 

[h2ofowlr]

What did an 0 - 3 hunt run you?  Hopefully the guide was able to cut you a deal as usually your paying for there expertise on harvesting an animal.

[WDFW-SUX]

What unit were you in?

[Pathfinder101]

Ouch.  Sorry to hear that. 

[heavy hauler]

unit 15.new mexico.  2 guys in camp got bulls sitting on tanks.we had agreed to listen to our guides no matter what.the elk were not hot.  i would way rather  spot and stalk and get 0    than sit on a f@@@ing tank and kill a monster.   i am still shell shocked that its all really over.......

[heavy hauler]

o ya another detail.  before we came down we talked to the head guide and he said they had scouted a possible state record non typical bull.we showed up , down there  and the guides had pics of  a 420+  bull.  needless to say we were fired up.then they said there would be several gov.  tag guys going after him sept 1(with guns),  but we could still try if we wanted.  the night before we went out scouting with our guide and we saw HIM. i know the magical # 400 gets thrown around alot, but i actually laid eyes on a 420+  bull. when he gets shot you all will be able to identify him easily . he has about a 24" kicker about 1/2 way up his main beam. come morning time no body saw the bull .every day after that was spent in a ground blind 30 miles away from him. :'(still crying

[shoot-em-dead]

Sorry man that sucks.

[bow4elk]

we spent 13+ hours per day in ground blinds on water tanks. we went 0 fer 3 on elk. this hunt was like a bad dream.worst case possible hunt.

OUCH!!!  I feel for you...now get out there and make something happen now that you're home.

[heavy hauler]

well i want to get out but i live on the wet side and put in for the east side.i didnt draw here so i find it hard to drive over the pass for a cow or spike for a evening hunt. i will get over it. just still real fresh and it stings.ouch

[mtndew]

REALLY sorry to hear that your hunt turned out that way! I will be riding into a wilderness area in BC seven days from now for my ten day guided hunt for elk and deer. I am hoping that my story has a different ending than yours did!