Category: Traditional Bow Hunting

There has been a lot of news about black bears in New Mexico lately. Due to the severe drought, black bears have been venturing into populated areas in search of food and water. Yesterday, a man was killed by a…

I spend as much time up in the mountains as I possibly can. Luckily, I live just a short distance from paradise. I love to sit for long periods of time waiting for the mountain to forget that I’m there.…

Traditional Bow Hunting Black Bear – Another Scout I walked into the forest about four miles past the natural spring that I found several weeks back, looking for another place to hunt black bear. I found a seep with about…

There is nothing like crafting a wishbone figure-four deadfall over a very fresh pile of bear scat while out scouting for the fall hunt. While primitive traps are illegal to use in New Mexico, knowing how to make them and…