“Tag: New Mexico”

The sights and sounds of big bulls during the frenzy of the rut can defy description, especially in the elk paradise of New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

Digital Managing Editor Shawn Skipper recently had the opportunity to hunt pronghorn across the plains of New Mexico. Get an inside look at his trip with this gallery.

The Ute Park Fire, started in northern New Mexico on Thursday, May 31, has forced several people out of their homes, but the NRA Whittington Center has stepped up to help those in need.

In arid New Mexico, waterfowlers ply the same wetlands famed biologist Aldo Leopold worked and hunted more than a century ago.

This latest Member's Hunt comes from Kristine Humphreys of Castro Valley, Calif.

American Hunter Assistant Editor Jon Draper recently set out to test a new Barnes bullet designed for the AAC .300 Blackout. His target? Black bear located at the Jicarilla Apache Nation near Dulce, N.M. Keep your eyes peeled for this new 120-grain bullet in this caliber, which should be available early 2014. In the meantime, check out the photo gallery to see how Draper dropped the hammer on some big old bruins.

Do you need a guide for javelina, or are the desert dwellers suited for a do-it-yourself hunt?

YHEC is many things. Here is a small taste of what the Youth Hunter Education Challenge has to offer.

A hunter’s first elk and a bogged-down stalk on a desert mule deer highlight hunts with new versions of Ruger’s M77 Hawkeye bolt actions.