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Title: Scouting & Stumping
Post by: BenBow on October 26, 2014, 08:58:00 PM

Went out scouting for turkey this afternoon & did a little stump shooting. Beautiful day with intermittent rain brought out this rainbow over the Valles Caldera
 (http://i.imgur.com/YsjFGRp.jpg)

Title: Re: Scouting & Stumping
Post by: PUDDLE JUMPER on October 26, 2014, 09:03:00 PM

You are lucky to live in such beautiful country.
Love to travel the west. Appreciate the photo.

Title: Re: Scouting & Stumping
Post by: BenBow on October 26, 2014, 09:03:00 PM

The rains really brought out the colors. Great day to be outside. Located some turkeys too so Lord willing next weekend I will run into them again.
 (http://i.imgur.com/zo9T1jt.jpg)

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Post by: jt85 on October 26, 2014, 09:11:00 PM

Beautiful country

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Post by: freedomhunter on October 26, 2014, 09:46:00 PM

So jealous!

Title: Re: Scouting & Stumping
Post by: BenBow on October 26, 2014, 09:55:00 PM

Looks good but has some of the poorest hunting of anyplace I've been. Game mismanagement. I forgot what it's like to watch for animals at night when driving.

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Post by: dhermon85 on October 26, 2014, 10:04:00 PM

Beautiful area. I had the pleasure of tagging along on a cow hunt that was on the Valles Caldera Preserve. Never seen so many elk in my life.

Title: Re: Scouting & Stumping
Post by: Birdbow on October 27, 2014, 06:26:00 AM

Beautiful pics! Thanks for sharing, your season rivals our New England autumn color.

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Post by: Brianlocal3 on October 27, 2014, 07:52:00 AM

I was stationed in Artesia, NM for some time, and these pics remindede of my excursions into the mountains!! Thanks for sharing

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Post by: sweeney3 on October 27, 2014, 08:51:00 AM

Glad you posted that second picture.  Based on the first one, I wasn't sure what you were referring to by "stumping".   ;)  

That is really pretty country.

Title: Re: Scouting & Stumping
Post by: BenBow on October 27, 2014, 12:45:00 PM

The Valles Caldera hunt is one that isn't controlled by game & fish. It is controlled by the Caldera and they are doing it right. Lots of elk and big elk too by lottery drawing.
Don't want to sound like sour grapes but the stats and hunts by friends show the poor quality of New Mexico game.