James Kiehne Of Los Alamos And His Nice Bull Taken From Unit 6A

Jamie From Farmington took This Nice Bull From The Caldera

Beginning on Labor Day, elk hunting has been taking place almost every weekend in one form or another. Bow and muzzleloader in September and muzzleloader and rifle during October.  Units 6A, 6C (public land hunts) and 6B (Valles Caldera) make up the Jemez hunting area. A lot of elk have been harvested this Fall and here are a few examples of hunting the Jemez.

(My apologies to any of my readers of Jemez Central.com. that may find these photos offensive.)

Congratulations on your successful Jemez Mountain hunts.

Mono Sanchez Of Jemez Springs And His First Bull Ever Taken From Unit 6A

Beginning next week (October 15, 2012) if conditions are favorable, fire managers plan to begin the 7,300 acre San Juan prescribed burn, located 3-5 miles northeast of Jemez Springs, NM. Between 2,500 acres are expected to be treated each day. Prescribed burning is the managed application of fire to wildland fuels (woody material) under specified conditions, within predetermined boundaries in an effort to reduce hazardous fuels, provide community protection, and restore forest health.

Forest Roads 10, 135, 136 and 269 will be closed during the prescribed burn. These road closures will be implemented with barricades and signs.

Smoke from the burn will be visable from La Cueva, Jemez Springs, Jemez Pueblo, Canon, Ponderosa, San Ysidro, Zia Pueblo, Bernalillo, Rio Rancho and areas off I-25 and NM550. Smoke is expected to settle into lower elevations and in drainage areas during the evenings, but will lift by mid-morning.

More information may be obtained by calling Santa Fe National Forest Public Affairs Office: 505-438-5321.

Information and text courtesy of Santa Fe National Forest, Lawrence M. Lujan.