This year we had a considerable number of youth hunters apply and harvest animals with us. We were not 100% on harvest but we did achieve that on shot opportunity.
We encourage youth hunting to enlarge the hunting base, so we would like to encourage you to put your kids or grandkids in for the youth hunts. There are several application services available to you that will float the cost of the license and state application fee and give you their free application service for youth hunters. If you draw you will pay for the license, but you are not out money on your credit card for the application and license fees. You combine those features with the free use of the outfitter number from
Kiowa Hunting and you are in a win/win situation. Think seriously about it and let’s go hunting.
Finally, if you have a youth hunter and they successfully draw, Kiowa suggests you come on the hunt with them, share the experience, and make it a family event. We do not charge a non-hunting fee for the family to be there. In fact, we strongly encourage it.
New Mexico offers special dates for youth hunters and for all species… Bighorn sheep, Elk, Deer, and Antelope. The youth hunts are prime dates in prime areas and are just great hunts. Your youth hunter can apply for different hunts, but the these hunts will make you jealous of what and where it is offered. To be eligible for these New Mexico hunts the youth must be 17 years of age or younger on the opening date of the hunt and must possess a hunter education number or mentor-youth number which is valid for all species but sheep and elk.
Not to leave the Senior Citizens out, New Mexico offers an off-range Oryx hunt for seniors 70 years and older. It’s a great hunt and is normally less physically challenging. These hunts are reserved for people aged 70 and above and are in high demand. This hunt is currently the only one offered for people that qualify due to age.