2024 New Mexico Unit 51, Unit Wide Rifle/Muzzleloader Bull Elk Tags for Sale

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Enjoy Top-Notch Bull Elk Hunting Using Rifle/Muzzleloader Tags in New Mexico's Unit 51

 

Experience exceptional hunting for the 2024 elk hunting season with a New Mexico Unit 51, Unit Wide Rifle/Muzzleloader Tag. This exclusive opportunity allows hunters to explore the vast landscapes of Unit 51, stretching from Tres Piedras and Taos Junction west to the Rio Chama Wilderness. Predominantly located within the Carson National Forest, Unit 51 is known for its bull elk population. The terrain, largely public land, offers extensive access points, ensuring an immersive hunting experience.

 

Landowner tags are essential to your hunting journey in this unit, offering a unique advantage in pursuing the grand bull elk. Whether using a rifle or a muzzleloader, hunters are in for a top-tier hunt, especially during the first rifle season when the bugling of bulls is still in the air, though the rutting has declined. With a strong trophy potential and abundant bull elk on public lands, Unit 51 is the go-to destination for hunters seeking remarkable encounters in New Mexico's wilderness. For more information about this unit, please follow the link below to our information page. 

New Mexico Unit 51 Hunting Information 

Securing Your Success: Landowner Vouchers and Elk Tags in New Mexico's Unit 51 Rifle/Muzzleloader Hunts

In New Mexico, Unit-Wide Landowner Tags offer a distinctive system that allows landowners to effectively manage elk hunting on their properties. These tags are issued considering the property's size and the local elk population, providing landowners and their guests exclusive hunting rights. This system is instrumental in controlling hunter density, supporting the sustainable harvesting of elk, and fostering conservation efforts.

 

Getting a landowner tag or voucher lets hunters access some of the best hunting areas in New Mexico, like Unit 51. With these tags, hunters can skip the usual lottery system and go straight to hunting elk in this popular spot. This way helps keep nature balanced and supports responsible hunting on private and public lands. If you're wanting to purchase a bull elk tag for the rifle/muzzleloader season, contact us at Hunters Domain. We can help you get your tag and tell you about our deposit system, making your hunting trip in Unit 51 even better.

Exploring the Unique Hunting Experience in New Mexico Unit 51 with Rifle/Muzzleloader

New Mexico's Unit 51 offers a distinctive hunting adventure, especially for those utilizing a rifle or muzzleloader. This unit, encompassing 500,000 acres with elevations ranging from 5,800ft to 7,200ft, presents a variety of terrain from gently rolling mountains and mesas to steeper ridges alongside rivers and eroded creek drainages. The uniqueness of Unit 51's hunting grounds can be outlined as follows:

  • Topography and Terrain: The unit features a mix of gently rolling landscapes and challenging steep terrain, particularly along the ridges. Following the Chama River, the western boundary includes parts of the Chama River Wilderness, where imposing sandstone cliffs overlook the river.
  • Vegetation and Access: Dominated by pinyon pines, junipers, wild grasses, and shrubs like Gambel oak, the area's flora supports a variety of wildlife. Access is facilitated by well-maintained gravel and dirt roads, though some hunters find the ease of access increases hunter presence.
  • Wildlife and Hunting Success: Unit 51 is known for its bull elk, which averages 260"—300" and has potential trophies of over 310". The bull-to-cow ratio stands at 38:100, indicating a healthy elk population.
  • Weather and Hunting Conditions: During the rifle/muzzleloader season in October, hunters can expect ideal weather conditions, with highs of 60°F, lows of 34°F, and a mild 13% chance of rain complemented by 11MPH winds, creating perfect conditions for hunting.

For those interested in acquiring a landowner tag or voucher, Unit 51's diverse land ownership includes private, BLM, state, and Forest Service territories, offering various hunting opportunities. With cities like Chama and Abiquiu nearby, hunters have access to the necessary amenities for their hunting trips. For additional details on this unique hunting location, follow the link provided below.

Abiquiu, NM

Important Reminder:

A landowner tag/voucher is not your hunting license or carcass tag. It is your responsibility to obtain the following;

  1. New Mexico small game license.
  2. State of New Mexico carcass tag for the species you are hunting.
  3. Additionally, be aware of and prepared to purchase any required habitat stamps or other access stamps to ensure you meet all requirements. 
  4. The purchase of a New Mexico big game voucher does not use your preference points.  
 

Although we strive to provide the most accurate and up-to-date information, we urge all hunters to do their own research. The price listed below is the estimated cost of the New Mexico tag. As we assist many landowners in selling their tags, prices can vary from one landowner in the same unit to another. The listed price does not include New Mexico sales tax, you are responsible for any additional fees charged by New Mexico Fish and Game. If you have any questions, let us help you BEFORE you purchase.

For information or to purchase tags:

Call, Text, Or Email Jimmy Horton

936-287-3304

Jimmy@HuntersDomain.com

Additional Details

  • New Mexico Unit 51A
  • Ask For Availability
  • 1
  • Elk
  • Mild Weather
  • Mature Bull Elk
  • Unit Wide Tag/Hunt
  • Spot - Stalk
  • Mild
  • DIY (Do It Yourself)
  • Some Trophy
  • Muzzleloader, Rifle
  • EST: $6,250

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