bacula

Couesdeer, I also drew a 6A south early muzzy bull elk tag. My 1st tag in ten years. I can't wait!

Drew 6A south early muzzleloader w/ 12 bp's. Prey for rain!

Dan, Thanks for taking time on this board. Its great to hear from one of the profesionals in the field. My only suggestion would be to seperate the whitetail season from the muledeer season. That way there are fewer hunters afield during each of the hunts. Thanks again, bacula

Good post. I think it is a good idea. If you take a look at the proposed map at www.skyislandalliance.org/tumacacori/maps.htm, none of the numbered FS roads would be closed. I could be wrong on this, but I've studied the proposed map and compared it to the Coronado NF map and all of the FS access roads remain open. There is a huge chunk of roadless country in this area that I feel needs to be protected. Especially from mining. You would see very little change in regards to access in my opinion. Nothing upsets me more than backpacking in somewhere and then find someone carving a new trail into the back country with a quad. Keep it wild.

It looks like this weekends opener for archery elk is going to be a wet one. Should be fun!

I have a 34A Nov. whitetail tag and have been doing some planning. As I'm looking at the Coronado Ntnl. Forest Map there a huge chunk of land near Rio Rico thats a Spanish Land Grant (Private). Just curious if any one knows anything about it? Is there access into it? Is it locked up? Open? Good whitetail country? It looks to be about 12 miles by 12 miles in size. Bacula

Have any of you guys ever hired any outfitters here in AZ to pack you into your hunt area, drop you off and then come back 4 or 5 days latter to pack you back out. I've always thought this would be a great way to get back into the back country (wilderness areas) and spend a good amount of time away from the crowds. Who provides this service?

No, it doesn't need to be an outfitter. Anybody with horses or mules willing to pack a group of hunters and their gear a few miles back into an area and then come back and pick them up a few days latter. No guide service needed. I think it would be a great way to spend the maximum amount of time hunting in a remote area in relative comfort and away from the crowds. Whats this worth? ~$100 to $200 each?