Editor Note: Senior Western Correspondent Lance Stapleton takes us to New Mexico and Oregon this month, profiling a couple of outfitters who can deliver both tags and trophies for 2013. Enjoy! New Mexico has a well-deserved reputation for its outstanding trophy quality, and choosing an outfitter like Mick Chapel of
New Mexico Professional Big Game Hunting (575-773-4599), who relies primarily on Authorization Certificates (landowner permits) for his hunts, means you can guarantee your hunt tag. Of course, if you draw a permit, you won't need the landowner permit and can book your hunt with Chapel at a reduced cost. In New Mexico, the applicant in the drawings for elk or antelope must purchase a nonrefundable hunting license ($65 for the nonresident) before making the application, and there is no bonus system.....
