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Swarovski Optik announced this morning a revolutionary line of spotting scopes. The new ATX/STX scopes have a modular, ergonomic design, and allow you to see the world through completely new eyes. The new ATX/STX family of spotting scopes from Swarovski Optik allow you to adapt to each situation without having to compromise on features or performance. Ergonomic design, modular flexibility and user friendliness combine to bring about a real revolution in the history of the spotting scope and set new standards for the next generation. In this new design, the zoom and focusing rings are directly next to each other, ensuring that you can...

Well, the final piece of the tag equation has been released; it is for kids that didn’t draw anything.  These can be great tags for kids. Make sure you understand the rules of the game and you should be able to get a tag if you are interested.                                                - Jason “The New Mexico Sportsman” Amaro     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, JULY 10, 2012: MORE THAN 2,000 ELK LICENSES FOR YOUTHS GO ON SALE JULY 18YOUNG WILDLIFE USUALLY...

Written by: Mark Richman from westernhuntingdata.com If you don’t care about elk hunting in Colorado, bear with me. Colorado is the 800 pound gorilla of elk hunting, is the state I follow the most closely and is the state and species 90% of Eastern and Midwestern hunters are most interested in. As some hunters are in a constant state of thinking for the future, knowing how and where to spend your scouting efforts and research this summer and a complete understanding of the effect of the new draw rules may help you with your future application strategies. Anyway, last year...

Hurry up and wait that is the next step! The list of “Secondary Sale Tags” has been released and it looks like there are quite a few good hunts left.  Most of the tags are deer tags but there are a few Antelope, Elk, Javelina tags left and there is even 1 Oryx tag left over. You can see the list by following this link: http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/documents/UNDERFULFILLEDHUNTS-rev.pdf Remember the tags go on sale July 9th, make sure you have a plan; these tags are going to move quickly. So, there you have it, NO EXCUSES for not hunting this year, there...

    If you have been tracking the entire Big-Game Draw in New Mexico you have probably gathered that there have been a few changes. Some major and some that have flown under the radar. Well, it looks like my radar caught another, non-documented change. I am not sure where this change came from but it is going to happen. I have confirmed it with two sources. For the first 24 hours of the left-over tag sale, which will happen on July 11th (there was a typo, in the original release) will be for residents ONLY. After that it is...