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INFO: Mule Deer Hunting in New Mexico Unit 53
A limit on hunting permits has improved the number of deer. The potential for bucks in Unit 53 to reach record sizes is possible but rare. Archery season brings high temperatures and minimal movement of deer. To be productive, scan for bucks at day break and last light. Also during the hottest hours of the day try posting over well-used water sources. Movement during the day will be at a minimum. Occasional snow in the late rifle season can make locating deer easier.
SUCCESS RATES for Mule Deer Hunting in New Mexico Unit 53
5 Year Estimated Average for Deer
Archery 35.00%
Rifle 1 30.00%
Rifle 2 38.00%
Mule Deer TROPHY QUALITY for Unit 53 New Mexico
Average Deer Quality 140″ – 160″
Trophy Deer Potential 160″+
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INFO: Elk Hunting in New Mexico Unit 53
Trophy size bulls are produced in this remote and rugged country. A great reward can be found by the hunter willing to take the time to navigate the terrain here in Unit 53. It gets hot during the first archery season. Hunting during the last part of the season during the rut is advised. Try standing over shallow watering holes to be successful – water is plentiful. To be effective hunters often travel away from the roads giving bugles and cow calls to get bulls. Hunters may run into bugling bulls during the muzzleloader season. During the rifle season cows and bulls separate and head for dense cover near water and food. To locate bulls glassing during the first and last lights use good optics to watch and locate bulls feeding.
SUCCESS RATES for Elk Hunting in New Mexico Unit 53
5 Year Estimated Average for Elk
Archery 1 20.00%
Archery 2 22.00%
Muzzleloader 28.00%
Rifle 1 20.00%
Rifle 2 15.00%
Elk TROPHY QUALITY for Unit 53 New Mexico
Average Elk Quality 270″ – 310″
NM Area 53 Trophy Elk Potential 310″+
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Total Acreage: 440,000 acres over 688 square miles
Total Public Land: 209,000 acres or 47%
Land Ownership Mix: 53% Private; 47% Public; USFS: 159,488 acres; USFS Wilderness: 84,608 acres; BLM: 36,992 acres; State: 10,880 acres
Species: Elk, Mule Deer, Sheep
Elevation Variances: 5,994 ft. to 13,000 ft.
Terrain Difficulty Overall: Mild to Moderate
Land Coverage/Vegetation: 47% Evergreen Forest, 30% Shrub/Scrub, 14% Grassland/Herbaceous
Unit 53 Boundaries: Beginning at the intersection of New Mexico Highway 567 and the Rio Grande to the New Mexico-Colorado state line, then east along the state line to its junction with NM 522, then south along NM 522 to the southern boundary of the Sangre de Cristo Grant, then east along the Sangre de Cristo Grant, then east along the grant boundary to the Taos-Colfax County boundary to the Taos-Colfax County line, then south along the Colfax County line to the southern boundary of county line to the southern boundary of the Taos Pueblo, then west along the the Taos Pueblo, then west along the southern boundary of the pueblo to New Mexico Highway 68, then south along NM 68 to NM 570 immediately south of Ranchos de Taos, then west along NM 570 to its junction with NM 567, then west along NM 567 to its intersection with the Rio Grande.
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