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     Best New Mexico & Arizona Hunting Forest GuidesHunting Season, Grounds & Information 
Our elk hunts in New Mexico take place on the highly sought after Gila, Cibola, and Lincoln National Forests. The Gila has consistently produced trophy class bulls that hunters from around country have given chase. The Gila is a very broad and beautiful area of western New Mexico, which allows the hunter to have a large area to hunt. The units we typically hunt are primitive weapon use areas only which haven't been rifle hunted for a good many years. Archery hunts begin generally around the 1st of September and run to the third week of September. There are three hunts for archery in the areas we hunt. The first is a 10 day hunt, the second is a 8 day hunt, and the third is a 6 day hunt. These hunts and duration of hunts are regulated by the New Mexico Game and Fish. A typical archery hunt will consists of calling and located bulls, spot and stalk, blinds set up on waterholes and wallows and plenty of glassing. The combination of all these types of hunting makes for a very exciting hunt.
Our Muzzleloader hunts take place in the same units that we do many of our Archery hunts. Muzzleloader season typically begins at the end of the first week of October. There are two hunts during the bugle season and also a late hunt in November. Each of these hunts are five day hunts. The sport of muzzleloading is one of the fastest growing methods of hunting in the country and we can't think of a better animal to hunt than a rutting bugling bull elk. A typical Muzzleloader hunt will consist of chasing bugles, calling and locating bulls, spot and stalk, blinds set up on waterholes and wallows and always plenty of glassing. The third muzzleloader hunt in November typically is after the bulls have stopped rutting. The hunter will encounter bachelor herds of bulls running together. Even though the bulls are not bugling during this hunt the opportunity at a trophy bull is very good. There is always a lot of glassing on this hunt. Rifle hunts take place in several different units. Rifle hunts typically start at the end of the first week of October. There are two different rifle hunts that we offer. The potential to take a world class bull on these hunts is high. These hunts are more difficult to draw than any other hunt that we offer in New Mexico. Landowner permits are very limited in these units. If the hunter is fortunate enough to draw one of these tags, he or she will be in for a very good hunt. A typical rifle hunt will consist of chasing bugles, calling and locating bulls, spot and stalk and glassing. If the hunter is not successful at the state lottery draw, he or she may purchase a landowner permit for an additional cost. These permits are a supply and demand type of item, so availability decreases the longer a person waits. There are landowner permits available for Archery, Muzzleloader and Rifle hunts. |
 
Our Arizona Elk hunts take place on public land in various units throughout the state of Arizona. Arizona is the home to the largest stand of Ponderosa Pines in the country and also the record book bulls that top the list of Boone & Crocket and Pope & Young. Arizona has and will continually produce monster sized elk and we have the privilege of hunting and living around these incredible animals. All hunts in Arizona are draw only through the state lottery draw system of the Arizona Game and Fish. We offer Archery, Muzzleloader and Rifle hunts for the hunter that is fortunate enough to draw a tag. Archery hunts takes place generally around the middle to the end of September. The Muzzleloader hunts change from year to year in which units the game commission decides they will put the hunt on. The coveted early Arizona rifle tag is also switched from year to year and unit to unit. The potential to take a record book bull is very high, but the chance of drawing a tag is tough. Arizona also has a late rifle hunt in November which generally is a very good hunt. On the late hunt the hunter has the opportunity to see bachelor groups of bulls. Regardless of which hunt the hunter draws, he or she will surely have a hunt of a lifetime.
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Ridgeline Outfitters is a New Mexico Big Game Hunts company. We offer: Hunting Outfitters and Hunting Guides for Deer, Elk, Antelope & Oryx Hunting. |
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