Indians For Guns

I am a first generation indian american living in albuquerque new mexico and I am a self-described gun nerd and gun nut. My single biggest issue in politics and my daily life is RKBA and curbing gun control legislation. I have a concealed carry permit and am rarely unarmed. Mostly I own handguns, but a few long arms as well and the collection is forever expanding. I also enjoy hunting, large game, small game, and birds, as well as sporting clays, target shooting, and tactical training. I'm a surgeon by trade, and deal with a good bit of trauma, so wound ballistics and tissue damage profiles of various cartridges are also an interest of mine. I'm looking forward to some good discussions!

welcome aboard rpm.

do share pics of your guns and esp your hunting pics and experience.

would like to hear vour views and discussions about trauma esp from the secondary channel.

what do u hunt?
what descipline(s) do you shoot?

In my state, big game licenses are on a lottery system. Last year, we went for Mule Deer, but didn't see anything we could shoot. This year, I've put in for antelope and elk, I will find the results of the draw in a few weeks. Small game like birds, rabbits, prairie dogs, wild pigs etc. do not require a special permit and we hunt those on occasion. I'm really hoping for an elk tag as it will give me an excuse to buy a long range rifle. I'm trying to choose between 30-06 and .308. Both are good cartridges with good ranges and ammo is widely available here at reasonable prices. Some people hunt elk with 270, but I think it's underpowered.

I will post some photos of my pistols in the pistol forum, and my long arms in the rifle forum.

As far as shooting disciplines, I would say that I engage in anything that formal. My friends and I go to the range and out to private land, and will set up tactical walk through courses with shoot/no shoot targets for handgun, tactical shotgun, and tactical rifle (AR-15/AK-47). We also do prone shooting and benchrest shooting in the ranges of 100-400 yards.

I will post some photos of whatever I happen to shoot this year. I'm not sure where last year's hunting photos are stored--I think they're on an external hard drive somewhere.

thanks for the info. Do you go to private ranches? how does one do that? i surf the net often looking for private ranches but some of them are a bit dear. How do not so loaded hunt there?

270 kicks like a mule but has a flat trajectory. I wold think energy >2600 foot pounds is enough to bring down an elk wouldnt you say?

In europe a lot of moose are shot with 6.5 swede with a muzzle energy of 2000-2400 foot pounds

To hunt in the US you either have to be a resident of that state, or you have to have $$$

Private ranch elk hunts are EXPENSIVE. For trophy bull elk, expect to pay several thousand dollars.

In Texas, there are lots of ranches for deer, antelope, even oryx, ibex, and Nilgai. lots of options, but again, you pay.

In New Mexico, you can apply as an out of state resident, but the tags are much more expensive (almost 10x price) but still cheaper than a private ranch hunt.

The public antelope hunts are a little different--they usually assign you to a ranch, and the ranchers will usually take you out to their fields to show you where those pesky antelope keep eating their crops. maybe even have a cold one with you afterwards .

Either way, if there is a state you're interesting in hunting in the US, google their department of fish and game, and they'll usually have rules posted about out of state hunters. Often, you can hire a guide to go with you on public land for your public hunts, or find some friends online who have free time to accompany you and show you some good places to go.

For me, my general hunting/fishing license is about $80 per year. The application fees for the draw are about $30. If I get a tag for a species, they can range from $30 to $150 per animal depending on the species. Bear, Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Lion are a little more expensive. Oryx are expensive also and a once in a lifetime hunt, so when you go out, you'd better make sure you shoot one. We have a pretty healthy Oryx population in new mexico, but EVERYONE wants to hunt them, so your chances of drawing a tag are pretty slim.

Warm welcome to IFG,RPM.That is a very interesting introduction. Since you live in New Mexico,Timmy, a moderator here, going to be particularly happy as he is a Neuvo Mexicano . Do post often and share your experiences with us.

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Vikram

Welcome aboard there is another member here from your neck of woods..do post your pictures

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rpm148: A huge welcome to you! I'm a Nuevo Mexicano (though I happen to be in exile at the moment) and I envy you so much living in the Enchanted Paradise of my favorite place on earth! We have lived in the Albuquerque area and the Taos area. I really enjoy Northern New Mexico and the culture as well. Welcome aboard and it is so nice to have a fellow manito here in our band of brothers.

timmy wrote:rpm148: A huge welcome to you! I'm a Nuevo Mexicano (though I happen to be in exile at the moment) and I envy you so much living in the Enchanted Paradise of my favorite place on earth! We have lived in the Albuquerque area and the Taos area. I really enjoy Northern New Mexico and the culture as well. Welcome aboard and it is so nice to have a fellow manito here in our band of brothers.

Timmy,

I'm living in ABQ right now and get out of town as much as possible to explore the amazing places this state has to offer. I put in for elk in the Valle Vidale and Mt. Taylor this year as well as a few antelope hunts. If you're ever back this way, give me a shout and we'll do some shooting.