Wish Me Luck!

[Komelika]

If you didn't see, I introduced myself in roll call. I'm heading down to New Mexico Unit 21 next Thursday for my first deer hunt. Hoping to bag a nice Muley Buck! I can use all the help I can get. I plan on hunting hard and long from sun up to sun down. Correct me if I am wrong, but they shouldn't be in rut just yet, right? I've read everything from early Nov all the way up to late January for New Mexico mule deer. So, frankly, I have no freakin' idea when the rut is. We'll have a new moon the night before the first day of the hunt. I know it's debatable about the effects of a new moon, but who knows... maybe it works in my favor.

So anyway, I'd sure appreciate any insight from the experienced hunters here. Regardless of the results, I know I will enjoy every minute of the experience, but I'd love to post some pictures of a successful hunt in a couple weeks. Thanks in advance!

[DeerTracker]

First off good luck and welcome! Im new here too! Just found this sight last night. I cant tell ya when the rut starts down there but up here in MT the rut usually is in full swing about the 3rd week in November from what I have experienced. Once again, good luck and be sure to let us all know how it goes!

[ridgetop]

Good luck!

[Komelika]

Any pre-rut tips? Should they be in bachelor groups or would they have split up by now?

[MuleyMadness]

Good luck, don't know your area. Bachelor groups are pretty split up in my area. Southern Utah.

Rut has not started yet.

[Komelika]

Thanks MM. Appreciate the input.