It was Sept. 21, the second phase of New Mexico’s Unit 17 archery elk season. Crum had been hunting this bull since 2021. “I have a history with this bull,” Crum tells Outdoor Life. “Two years ago I ...

and New Mexico also hold very strong elk numbers. The most popular habitat for hunting elk is steep, rugged mountain terrain mixed with deep, dark timber, and sparse, pine-dotted mountainsides ...

JEMEZ SPRINGS (KRQE) – The 2024 elk hunting season is underway in Valles Caldera National Preserve. Hunters who received a draw from the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF ...

Problems with New Mexico’s elk management system go far beyond the information presented in Alaina Mencinger’s Sept. 25 report, “Frustrated landowners sue state over damage caused by elk.” ...