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<blockquote data-quote="HOSS" data-source="post: 951207" data-attributes="member: 1863"><p>I have not hunted mule deer in SW New Mexico but I have hunted them several times in SW Idaho in the Owyhee desert and it would probably be similar due to it's rugged desert conditions. We spent allot of time sitting just below the edge of canyon rims glassing the opposite slopes and bottoms. In the early season it was still hot and we found almost every buck bedded under rock ledges in the shade or under shrubs and bushes in the shade. It got to where we would sit and glass the area picking out dark shady spots. When we would find a deer it would be in the shade. In the mornings and evenings we would find them browsing on the ridge-tops or more gentler slopes. We hit the jackpot when we found a canyon with a stream in the bottom that ran out to an irrigated alfalfa field. It was a literal parade of bucks coming down the bottom in the evening. It was still tough getting into bow range as the canyon was probably 500 yards wide at the mouth and fairly thick in the bottom. Be prepared to wear out a good set of boots and bring the best binoculars that you can afford. 10X seems to work best.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HOSS, post: 951207, member: 1863"] I have not hunted mule deer in SW New Mexico but I have hunted them several times in SW Idaho in the Owyhee desert and it would probably be similar due to it's rugged desert conditions. We spent allot of time sitting just below the edge of canyon rims glassing the opposite slopes and bottoms. In the early season it was still hot and we found almost every buck bedded under rock ledges in the shade or under shrubs and bushes in the shade. It got to where we would sit and glass the area picking out dark shady spots. When we would find a deer it would be in the shade. In the mornings and evenings we would find them browsing on the ridge-tops or more gentler slopes. We hit the jackpot when we found a canyon with a stream in the bottom that ran out to an irrigated alfalfa field. It was a literal parade of bucks coming down the bottom in the evening. It was still tough getting into bow range as the canyon was probably 500 yards wide at the mouth and fairly thick in the bottom. Be prepared to wear out a good set of boots and bring the best binoculars that you can afford. 10X seems to work best. [/QUOTE]
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