New Mexico Merriams

[derek]

Some more video from this spring.. left Colorado and headed south. 

First day met a snow storm and they still gobbled good! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyVEq4qWEoQ

Day 2 the weather got right and things started to fall into place - it was so good, we had to break this one down into 2 parts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC5-HC3jw4k&t=529s

https://youtu.be/5pwJsShFo9Y

Day 3 I get right in the middle of a herd of elk in the dark and get my chance at my second tag.

https://youtu.be/XYGaNoXe8ec

Day 3 pm get Bonce on a group of 3 longbeards at 15 yards... then a quick am hunt before we hit the road back home.

https://youtu.be/X36ujp3kcBI

[derek]

Some pics from New Mexico.. more video to come.















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[GobbleNut]

Great job again, guys!  I would guess I have walked those same ridges many times.  Those northeast NM turkeys are a blast!    

[Yoteduster]

Congrats on a couple nice birds you've just got to love the country where the merriam's live

[Jester87]

Congrats on the birds and your grand slam! Love hunting NM and always find some nice sheds too.

[derek]

Second part of day 2

https://youtu.be/5pwJsShFo9Y

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[GobbleNut]

   Another good'un guys.

[LI Outdoorsman]

Hunted the Lincoln NF this spring with my buddy who lives in NM...He got a nice bird opening day which happened to be his birthday..We hunted the rest of the week without getting another bird in front of the guns..Saw so much life...Elk,deer,coyotes...its a great experience camping ang hunting there

[Marc]

Very nicely done boys!

If you had not told me, I would have assumed those birds were Rio's.....

[RutnNStrutn]

Thanks for sharing guys!!

[Yoteduster]

Part 2 is a very good video too thanks for putting it on

[derek]

Day 3 in New Mexico. I get right in the middle of a herd of elk and get my chance at my second tag

https://youtu.be/XYGaNoXe8ec

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[GobbleNut]

Yessir,...hunt that particular part of NM and the barking elk scenario is a regular occurrence,...as is finding those sheds.  One nice thing about all the elk though is that you can pretty much blunder around the woods in the dark trying to approach a roosted gobbler and he will pay the noise no mind.  They are so used to elk making a racket in the dark that they usually just assume breaking branches at ground level are just another bunch of elk wandering past,...and will often gobble to say good morning!

[RutnNStrutn]

Yessir,...hunt that particular part of NM and the barking elk scenario is a regular occurrence,...as is finding those sheds.  One nice thing about all the elk though is that you can pretty much blunder around the woods in the dark trying to approach a roosted gobbler and he will pay the noise no mind.  They are so used to elk making a racket in the dark that they usually just assume breaking branches at ground level are just another bunch of elk wandering past,...and will often gobble to say good morning!

Yep!!! I used to be on a lease in FLA that had wild cows on it. We would walk around and if we stepped on a branch, we'd just let out a loud "MOOOOOO!!", then keep on going. Worked like a charm!!!

[derek]

Last one from New Mexico.

https://youtu.be/X36ujp3kcBI

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