Bull Elk — Valles Caldera, New Mexico

New Mexico consistently produces some of the largest bulls in North America thanks to strict game management. Rut hunting with calling and bugling. Both archery and rifle seasons available. High-country wilderness camps.

New Mexico's limited-entry tag system has produced some of the most impressive bull elk ever taken — record-book bulls are a realistic expectation on quality units. The Valles Caldera region holds incredible concentrations of elk in a spectacular volcanic caldera environment. Calling bulls at close range during the September rut is the pinnacle of elk hunting.