Black Bear Hunting in New Mexico

New Mexico is a fair-chase state. A fair chase bear hunt in New Mexico is not sitting in a stand all day waiting for a bear. It is a challenging hunt, pitting man with a trained pack of hounds against the bear, New Mexico’s largest predator. New Mexico black bears boast a large color phase; black, brown (cinnamon), blonde and combination of the three. Target Outfitting averages black bears weighing 350 lbs. with the largest taken weighing 500 lbs. Bear hunts are on a 1x1 client to guide ratio.

License Information: License must be purchased at least two (2) days before the start of the hunt.  The client must make arrangements with a New Mexico Game & Fish representative within five (5) days of taking a bear to schedule tagging of the skull and hide. 

Outfitter will furnish: four-wheel drive trucks, horses, tack, horse trailers, trained hounds (mountain lion / cougar and bear hunts only).  Heated tents, full-time cook, and a wrangler will be furnished only for wilderness hunts with a minimum of four elk (4) clients.  We will furnish a rifle and ammunition for foreign clients when requested.

Clients to furnish: Firearm or archery equipment, bedroll (wilderness hunts), license, sharp knife, personal gear, transportation to Cuba, New Mexico, meat processing, and at least two (2) coolers per client to pack meat (elk, mule deer, and oryx hunts only).  The clients are responsible for their lodging and meals for non-wilderness pack hunts.  For a productive hunt, it is strongly encouraged for the clients to arrive in Cuba , New Mexico at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the start of the hunt to be fitted to their horse and saddle and prepare for the hunt.

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