LOH OutfittersSouthern New Mexico
LOH OutfittersSouthern New Mexico
Tips, tactics and stories from the LOH team on hunting New Mexico, from drawing the right tag to the day the bull finally screams back.
The waiting is over. Camps are set, hunters are arriving, and the country is finally doing what we have spent all summer talking about.
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The shot is the part hunters rehearse for months. What happens in the two hours afterward is the part that determines whether you take home meat worth…
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Mule deer get less attention than elk in New Mexico, which is both a mistake and an opportunity. The bucks this state produces are genuinely good, the…
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Everyone wants to hunt the rut. Bulls screaming, coming to a call, making mistakes they would never make in October. It is the elk hunting that fills videos…
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Hunters preparing for a western hunt tend to pack for cold. It is what the photographs show: frost on the grass, breath in the air, heavy layers on a ridge…
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Most hunters shoot enough. They just shoot the wrong way.
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July is the month elk season stops being an abstraction. Ninety days is close enough that anything still undone is now a genuine problem, and far enough out…
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Pronghorn hunting does not look difficult from a distance. Open country, animals visible for miles, no timber to lose them in. Then you try to close the gap…
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In open western country, the hunter who sees the most animals usually has the best week. Not the fastest hunter, not the fittest one, and certainly not the…
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Hunters spend a great deal of time choosing a rifle and very little time setting one up. It shows in the field, every single season.
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Barbary sheep are the hunt that humbles people. Not because the animals are unkillable, but because the country they live in asks more of a hunter than…
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Every season we watch the same thing happen. Two hunters draw the same tag, hunt the same country with the same guides, in the same weather, and have…
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Spring is the most honest time of year to look at hunting country. The grass is short, sign from last fall is still readable, and nothing is distorted by…
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Draw results land, your name is on a tag, and the season suddenly feels real. Then most hunters do nothing for two months.
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One of the biggest differences between experienced guides and most hunters isn’t effort - it’s awareness. Most hunters are willing to work hard. They’ll hike…
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The first 24 hours of a hunt are often the most overlooked - and the most important. It’s the stretch where excitement is highest, decisions are rushed, and…
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Every year, thousands of hunters check draw results with high expectations - only to come up empty. It’s frustrating, especially if you’ve been planning,…
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Drawing an elk tag is one of the most exciting moments in any hunter’s year. Whether it’s your first tag or one you’ve been chasing for years, the feeling is…
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Most hunters focus on what happens during shooting light. The bugle at first light. The long hike into a basin. The final approach when wind direction finally…
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For many hunters, drawing or securing a tag for a New Mexico elk hunt feels like the finish line. In reality, it is the starting point. An elk tag gives you…
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When most hunters plan a guided New Mexico elk hunt , they focus on bulls, terrain, and season timing. Lodging is often an afterthought. That is a mistake.…
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One of the first decisions you will make when planning a New Mexico elk hunt is also one of the most important: Rifle or archery? Both offer legitimate…
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Booking a guided elk hunt is a major commitment. Time. Money. Travel. Training. For many hunters, especially those planning a New Mexico elk hunt , it may be a…
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Every fall, the photos tell the story. Cold October mornings. Rifle season bulls. Family members standing behind a hard-earned animal after days of…
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