I live, hunt, and guide in NM,and yes do get a call, we use calls a lot, in sept/mid-oct mostly, although we will use them in nov and decas well. sept/mid-oct weuse the calls for calling the elk to us,and in nov-dec we mostly use the calls for stopping elk to buy us more time for a shot.Wehave and use a lot of calls allI like to use is Primos for I have had the best luck with them, but what ever you end up getting get them soonand learn how to use them. Some calls are easy, some are not it just takes time and get a CDand/or DVDwith them they really dohelp.