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    InReach Issue

    I reactivated my Garmin Inreach Explorer freedom plan subscription a couple weeks ago and the device would not send or receive messages. I performed factory reset, plugged into my computer and updated firmware, factory reset two more times, and it just would not work. I went to check the price...
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    Have You Ever Notched Your Tag On Opening Day: A poll

    Shot my first bull opening morning within 10 minutes after shooting light. It was 2020 New Mexico 2nd rifle public land draw that was 40% success rate so I consider the odds were in my favor. But we did put in a lot of work scouting the week before and I had glassed my bull coming down in the...
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    Anyone actually use a microtech?

    I bought and carried an ultratech for a couple of months until I lost it while duck hunting this past winter. It was my favorite knife. Been afraid to buy another. Tried asking Microtech for a discount or free replacement but they said no. Haha I understand but had to try.
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    New Mexico unit 12

    Did the gates have No Trespassing signs and were on private? If not, then just open the gate, drive through, and close it behind you if you are on public land.
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    Any Intech Discover or Explore owners here? Also a group hunt meat handling plea for info!

    I will provide as close as a perfect answer as you might get. I own both a 6x8ft Jumping Jack trailer that I've used for out of state hunting as well as camping with the wife. This year I bought a 25ft ATC travel trailer (for recreation) and it is all aluminum. Price paid $62,000. The Intech...
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    Another truck thread... Ram 1500

    I have a 2020 Power Wagon that I picked up in New Mexico, drove back to Northern California in May. Then drove it back to New Mexico in October for elk hunting, and back home. My buddy has a new RAM eco diesel that we took to New Mexico (3rd time for me) in November for on-range Oryx hunt. I...
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    Favorite place in Wyoming.

    Great thread! I am looking to take my travel trailer to Wyoming this spring to camp and check out new places for fun. Any recommendations for RV park or off-road camping areas? I've been to Jackson and driven through Yellowstone, so I'm looking to explore the mountains near remote places...
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    NM Off Range Oryx

    My friend and I drew the on-range Stallion Range hunt this past Nov 6-8 and it was actually moved to the Rhodes Canyon. We got to hunt starting Friday at 12:30pm. I got my oryx midday Saturday and my friend got his midday Sunday. It was a lot harder than I expected because majority of them start...
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    New Mexico Elk

    Wow nice bull! I was successful in unit 12 opening morning Oct 17 and I worked my ass off 6 days leading up to opening. Saw bulls everyday during that scout. Still my opportunity was razor thin and waking up at 3:50am and walking slowly in the dark for 2 hours paid off.
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    Smallest Blowtorch for Lighting Ti Stove

    I'm a cuban cigar smoker even while hunting and I will tell you that the Vertigo lighter has worked for me at 8000+ ft in California, snow conditions in Idaho, and windy conditions in New Mexico while hunting. And yes I play the wind and was successful harvesting a 6x6 bull elk opening morning...
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    New Mexico unit 12

    Hank - two days before opening, I saw a bull and 2 cows at 4:15pm feeding in the juniper at 200 yards. Wind was in our favor. It was the only instance of seeing elk in daylight. It is possible that we bumped them prior and then they started feeding. Funny thing is, we found a gut pile near that...
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    New Mexico unit 12

    I edited my post to be more general since there may be guides in the area who depend on certain spots. I never got any detailed area recommendations from HankNM but seems the guy who knows the most (or a guide). Never even visited the far southwest part of the unit (anything far south or far...
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    New Mexico unit 12

    Update on 12... I got a 6x6 bull on opening morning Oct 17 at sunrise in the Eagle Peak wilderness study area. It's one of or the biggest public areas and not really a recommendation since a lot of people camp in there, but I glassed a specific bull with an ambush route that worked with the...
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    Headlamps help

    I have the Zebra Light H600Fw Mk IV 18650 XHP35 Floody Neutral White headlamp. I tend to avoid the brightest setting because it heats up a lot, but it's very bright. The reason I got it was because we got asshole'd coming off a ridge in Idaho at night last Oct. It was steep and thick and I...
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    New Mexico unit 12

    Good info Traveler. Did you run into any trouble with roads/gates on private land that would block access to public? I don't know what kind of easements NM has but I have onX elite so will park and hike on public. I'm not sure how Dec would change the elk behavior in this unit, but hiking in...
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    New Mexico unit 12

    Wow that's some green grass. Perhaps it has been dry or I was too low, but it was not green like that north of Quemado this past Saturday. Can wells and drainage tanks be found on public land? Do bulls still bugle in mid/late October or is that more likely to scare them off? My camping plan is...
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    New Mexico unit 12

    I drew Unit 12 for this upcoming October elk hunt. As fate would have it, I had to drive through New Mexico this past weekend so I spent a couple hours north of Quemado and checked out the Tejana Mesa. Any advice on hunting this unit? Particularly locating elk as it's much different than what...
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    Ozone generators for clothing

    I bought the Enerzen Commercial Ozone Generator 6,000mg from Amazon for around $65 and had it shipped to my inlaws in Oregon, since California has banned them. Ozonics is a ripoff compared to the Enerzen or any regular ozone machine on amazon. From what I gather, it's just a fan blowing over a...
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    Out of State Hunters-Idaho

    I was in McCall zone 2 weeks ago and was shocked on how little amount of hunters I saw. Only saw one side by side the entire weekend. Got on a fresh elk trail, must have been at least 50 elk passed through that day. Came down the mountain and saw a truck with Idaho plates had showed up. No other...
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    Can The Slow Play Be Used As ????

    My reasoning, based on small amount of experience, is that elk feed at night and move to/from bedding in the morning and evening. Majority of the time, especially in Oct, the bulls will be in sanctuary held up in some nasty thick timber. I guess if I can locate their bed and know a bull is...

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