The Sacramento Mountains elk hunt
has been featured on outdoor television shows such as "Whitewater's Just
Hunting", "Outdoors in the Heartland", "Betterbuilt's World of Hunting",
"Bushnell's Secrets of the Hunt" and "Scentblocker's Just Hunt".
This hunt was
featured in the July 2005 issue of Outdoor Life in the article,
"To Hell and Back"
by Mark Sullivan.
The hunt also appeared in the February/March 2006 issue of NRA Free Hunters in the
article
"Land of Enchantment"
by Pete Angle.
Outdoor Life editor, Todd Smith hunted the Sacramento Mountains
with Elite and wrote a feature article about the hunt, titled "Prime-Time Bulls",
in the March 2007 issue.
The
Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico are the setting for the most exciting
elk hunting available in the west. The country ranges in elevation from 7,000
feet to over 11,500 feet. The terrain consists of deep canyons and ridges of
black timber, aspens and oaks mixed with alpine meadows. These mountains are
contiguous with the renowned Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation and comprise
the southernmost range of the Rocky Mountains in New Mexico.
2008 will be Elite’s 11th year hunting the Sacramento Mountains. Elite has experienced tremendous success over the years simply by finding the best local guides who live and breathe this country. The guide's knowledge of the country and how to hunt it is your biggest asset. Come prepared to work as a team with your guide and your experience will be second to none.
Lodge vs. Pack-In Camp
The Sacramento Mountains elk hunts will be conducted
out of both the lodge and the pack-in camp. Neither camp offers a better chance
at good bulls than the other. It is purely a matter of how you would rather
hunt. Elite's guides can get you into elk just as easily from the lodge as they
can from the pack-in camp.
The lodge is used during the archery, muzzleloader
and rifle seasons. These hunts are conducted out of a hunting lodge at the edge
of the wilderness area. If you want a hot shower and all the modern conveniences
of home awaiting you at the end of the day, then the lodge camp is the way to
go. Vehicles are used to access the hunting areas and then all hunting takes
place on foot. However, you cannot rely on the vehicles as a substitute for
getting in top shape. At some point you must get out and do your hunting on
foot.
The
pack-in camp is situated in the middle of a Wilderness Area that cannot be accessed from the lodge camp. This
hunt is conducted out of a remote, spike camp during archery, muzzleloader and
rifle seasons. You and your guide will be packed into camp on the day before
your hunt begins. Your gear will be packed-in to the camp at the beginning
of the hunt and packed-out to the trailhead at the conclusion. This camp
is located in the roughest, steepest part of the Wilderness and is by far the
most physically-demanding area to hunt. The advantages of this camp are solitude
and a true wilderness experience. To reduce the human impact in the hunting
area, only the guides and hunters will be in camp. No cook will be on duty.
Meals will consist of ready-to-eat foods and freeze-dried dinners in classic,
fend-for-yourself fashion. A wrangler
will be on-call to retrieve downed elk. There is an added fee of $500 to the
hunt price for the pack-in camp.
Click on the Links below for Specific Hunt Information
| Sacramento Mtns Archery Elk |
| Sacramento Mtns Muzzleloader Elk |
| Sacramento Mtns Rifle Elk |