Hi there, my name is PJ Nelson; I am the owner and operator of Antlers-N-Paws Outfitting Service in Southwestern NM.
I married into the outfitting business and was my husband’s partner for 14 years.  I cooked at first and really enjoyed it, but once I did my first personal hunt (archery elk got a 376) I knew I had to get out of the kitchen.  So, I started shed hunting which taught me how to score the animals and helped me learn the countryside. I learned a lot from my partner like how to call, as well as some hunting skills. But since then I have acquired my own hunting skills and studied different ways of getting on great game. I will sit on top of a mountain, glass from sun up to sun down. I watch them from their beds to feeding grounds to watering holes to playing grounds. I started guiding full time in 1998 and loved it.  In fact, I loved it so much that in 2006 I started my own outfitting business.  My passion is taking a client out, getting them on a great animal, sharing the woods and the wildlife, and experiencing something new all the time.
Boy what a job, but someone has to do it.
I offer great camps, home cooked meals, warm comfortable beds, hot showers, and above all, country that holds awesome trophy game animals. The Gila (pronounced Heelah) Forest is known for monster elk along with the connecting Apache and Cibola Forests.  These forests are where the elk grow to legendary status known as the Gila Monsters for the last 20+ years. I will do my absolute best to get you a shot at the trophies that roam in the beautiful canyons and hills. Some of the country is rugged and has so much history you can feel it in the calm when you sit on the hillsides over looking breath taking views, imagining how the Indians and mountain men traveled and hunted in this vast country all the while watching some awesome game roaming the valley below.
Being in the outdoors you will not just experience the beauty and excitement of the hunt, you will also experience the closeness you can feel to our creator!
If you are looking for a plush lodge hunt then you need to keep looking, but if you want a great quality hunting experience then you need to call me.
I offer hunting and stalking Elk, Deer (Coues' & Mule), and Bear, Antelope and even the lonesome Coyote or Prairie dog.  Southwestern style Cougar hunts (dry ground & horseback) are my passion.   
I hunt each of you at your physical capabilities, you want to stalk we stalk, you want to sit trails or water holes then that is what we do, if the animals are vocal then we get vocal.
I feel privileged to offer physically disabled (handicap) hunts.
I offer my Veterans a 5% discount on their hunts to try and show my appreciation for what they offered our beloved country so we can have the freedom to hunt and live in this beautiful country of the USA.
I enjoy having families come to hunt together. It is a treat to see children get to experience the hunt outside of a class room and in real nature.  Ladies you are more than welcome to hunt or come as a non-hunter. You can relax with me knowing that I have the same outdoor issues you do, but have overcome them. I will make you as comfortable as I can in the hunting camps.
I make sure your game animal is capped, removed from the woods and transported to a meat cutter (if you wish). Taxidermy and meat processing is the hunters responsibility.
I will try to take pictures of game out there right now that we will be able to hunt this next season, as I get them I will post them, so you will need to bookmark my web page so you can see what’s new. I have references available. 2007-2008 hunting season was fantastic, we got 11 bulls out of 16 hunters on the ground scoring from 373 down to 300+.  In fact the whole season was great. My web page will expand over time and I know there will be a great trophy room, of the hunt-able and the hunted. So let’s go hunting!

Transportation: I provide all transportation during your hunt in and out of the woods, if you wish airport pickup and return we can arrange it, but there will be additional charge of $375.00 round trip.
Private land owner permits (guaranteed License) are available.
My services include all handling of licensing through a limited power of attorney.

Our deposit requirements are as follows:
$50.00 (non-refundable) plus license fee on draw hunts unless you use your credit card.
50% deposit on all over-the-counter hunts or guaranteed (landowner permit hunts) license hunts + LOP charge
Draw hunts $12.00 resident or$27.00 fee non-resident is charged by the Game Dept for application fee
References and prices are available at request:

Full License Fee Up Front:
Anyone applying for any public draw deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep, oryx, ibex, javelina or Barbary sheep license, MUST pay the full license and application fee when applying.

April 7 is the deadline to apply for public deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, ibex, Barbary sheep, javelina, and bighorn sheep draw licenses. Online applications must be made BEFORE 5 p.m. MDT. Changes to applications will be allowed until the deadline.

No Application Restriction-Year Holdout
Hunters who successfully drew a Quality (Q) or High-Demand (HD) deer or elk license or any pronghorn license last year, are allowed to apply for a Quality (Q) or High-Demand (HD) hunt for deer or elk, or any pronghorn license next year.
                                
Deer Permits/Licenses
There is no longer a Deer Permit. Hunters must only draw a Public Land Deer License or purchase a Private Land-Only Deer License.

Note: The hunt must be paid in full 30 days prior to your hunt date.
If you have any questions, Please do not hesitate to call me at (575) 533-6252 or (575) 313-7737