I have hunted Hobbs, if it is low-pressure you are looking for then this aint the place for you. The bowhunting area is fairly low pressure but if you get a permit for gun or ml then you had better find your spot and be there around midnight to get it on opening day.

Madison Co. WMA is full of deer. I have only hunted it once several years ago. We drove out there one night, set up camp, and hunted the next day. I had never been there before. I set up my stand in the dark not knowing a thing about the area. 45 mins after daylight, I killed a nice 6 pt with my bow. For some reason I have never been back...

Good luck finding private land. I was lucky enough to meet a guy in college that his family owns 1600 acres just inside of Madison Co. Everyone has either died or moved away and I am the only one that hunts it more than once per year. There are four of us with keys to the land and we have vowed to only allow family to hunt there.
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