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Hi Mtncat, thanks for helping out. It's good to hear about those critters.
In SE Wi, we've got everything except the cougar (they have them in N Wi ). Very rarely a bear down here - VERY rare (well, they do have black bear in Central and N Wi).
My b/f has cougar out near his place, but they're more scarce.
I should study about them - because I'm not very used to them - and I'm sure the livestock would be an attractant to them. Thanks for mentioning those. Guess I also better find out which kinds of bear - makes a difference.
Not a problem.
The bears are a "black" bear, though the color variations are pretty wide. Had to deal with one last week that was almost red in color.
They can become pretty destructive in general not to mention any livestock problems.
The one from last week trashed a cover to a hot tub, tore out some deck railing, shoved around a big grill and tore up a compost pile among other things.
I have been planning a move to NM for years so I have done a lot of research. I suggest getting a Road and Recreation Atlas of New Mexico from Benchmark maps (sold on Amazon), a copy of the NM relocation/Retirement guide from the State Website and whatever the City offers. Then you can sit at home swatting bugs while you look over all this stuff.
As you want some land I think you should contact the Realtors associated with this site (so as not to annoy the moderator) for more information. You should also use Street View.
Alamogordo is a small city built on a west facing hill. When we were there a few years ago I did not see much farm type land in town. You could look at places like La Luz and Tularosa. These are existing farming communities in the Basin. High Rolls and Mountain Park are halfway up the mountain to Cloudcroft.
In my un-humble opinion Alamogordo and the Tularosa Basin are far better places to live than either of your other potential retirement spots.
PS: Like anywhere else the most dangerous wildlife is the drunken humans trying to drive.
I was going to suggest La Luz and Tularosa just outside of Alamogordo but Greg already did. They are good places for raising farm animals.
I live in Timberon (mountains) about an hour and a half from Alamogordo. The weather in Timberon in the summer is mostly in the 80's. Very cool and dry compared to Mo.
BTW, I'd like to move to Mo. because most of my family is there but the thought of the humidity does not turn me on.
I just took a short tour of Tularosa and La Luz using Street View. If it were not for my desire to be near New Mexico Tech in Socorro these would be very high on my list of places to retire.
For someone with health problems, Alamogordo may not be the best choice. It does have a recently built hospital complex but keeping qualified medical help is an ongoing problem - for the area in general. Of course Las Cruces and El Paso both have great medical facilities and more permanent resident doctors / specialists. Both are just over an hour drive from Alamogordo.
La Luz and Tularosa "appear" appealing on the surface, but they are both very inbred towns with very little recent housing construction and mostly older residences that require a lot of TLC. There isn't much for sale - or to rent - in either community.
By contrast, Alamogordo has enjoyed the "housing boom" of recent past and there are still new homes under construction. This won't change as long as Holloman and White Sands Missile range continue to be vital to the national interests. Other than that, there isn't much to drive the economy forward.
High Rolls would be just about dead solid perfect for me climatically. I suppose Timberon would be as well, but it takes a while to get to a hospital of any sort (and everything else) from there, and the fire danger is a consideration. I'm having a hard time deciding between that general area, Socorro, and possibly Silver City.
High Rolls would be just about dead solid perfect for me climatically.
There isn't much for sale (or rent) in that particular area. Of course buying a plot of land an building a house is always an option. There is an area above La Luz that isn't mentioned much - called "the orchards" - where there are quite a few large latter-day houses. That area is about the same elevation as High Rolls/Mountain Park. You can view it using the Google map features. Just hone in on the slopes above and directly east of La Luz. Another similar area, but also with not much available, is the Bent, NM locale to the east of Tularosa and about where juniper gives way to ponderosa pines. There is a lovely canyon - Nogal Canyon - with good access that runs uphill south of Bent.
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