U.T.A.H. Camp

Its always a shame when old buildings are torn down to be replaced with, well - crap. Criminal if you ask me.

With caution tape – duh! I went up the Lemmon yesterday. My last trip up there was in mid-August. It was encouraging to see some of the previously closed areas now open. However, the whole mountain is basically still closed. Everything past Windy Point is still closed for “PUBLIC HEALTH and SAFTEY”. I have the first rifle coues hunt in unit 33. I drew this as my second choice with 2 or 3 points. Hunt dates are October 16th – October 22nd. There are lots of places still open, but my hunting areas were in the high country off of Catalina Highway. I’m confident I can find deer, but I feel like I’m settling for lower quality hunting just because I have the tag. My question is: What would you do with this tag? I have point-guard. I am 46 years old, is it worth it to use this once in a lifetime offer to recover two or three bonus points?

I was hoping that 33 might stay open a little longer for black bear. Nope...female harvest has already been met. Obviously someones hittin' the mountain already.

At least unit 10 doesn't have caution tape wrapped around it. Stage 1 or 2 restrictions- this is the rule regarding fire: "Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, charcoal, coal, or wood stove other than in a developed campsite or picnic area is prohibited. Exemptions include persons using a device solely fueled by liquid petroleum or LPG fuels that can be turned on and off." Sounds like all you need is a "developed" campsite. That and cooperative weather (i.e. - no wind). The fancy propane campfire thing seems great too. Fire restrictions vs Fire Closure... its a no brainier that I'd try'n hunt this tag! You got 2 weeks...make sure to update with your decision.

I saw this yesterday as well. I read it to say that portions of certain closed trails are open when they exit the closed burn area. I just posted on another thread pictures of the order that they posted on the closed areas. It shows the areas that are open vs. what is closed.

This is from Sunday, right off the stupid barricade.

BowNut – I have been on the fence about this. I gave myself until Oct 1st to decide. Leaning toward keeping it and figuring it out. Bonecollector, GreyGhost, Roosevelt Mark & Outdoor Writer – Thank you for this. Obviously I was incorrect. Point-guard is definitely worth the few extra bucks. bigorange, CouesFanatic – Unit 33 tags seem to be relatively easy to draw. Of course the mountain should be open. ThomC – I don’t know about blackface for camo, but clown masks are necessary when dealing with Forrest Circus…lol. Lancetkenyon – Spot on play-by-play analysis. Remember that adults were paid to put this caution tape in these burned areas. CraigK, bigbuckclub – No way am I going to risk dealing with a ticket or fine. There’s up to a $5,000 at their discretion. I was still seeing these big white “Federal Police” trucks up there hiding out. I’d also like to see what remains of a few cameras and blinds. 25-06 – The monument is why I’ve never really hunted south of Redington or the Rincon Mountains at all…I prefer the pines and high country I guess. A big thank you to everyone for their replies. Good luck this fall… 20200815_061334.mp4

Great stoy and pictures. It is super dry. Your comparison pictures show it perfectly. Congratulations.

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JB Weld? ...Just F'n with you.

Probably average or below. At a little over 3ft., this snake was just starting to get on the 'big' side. Always glad to safely get them gone. I think someone in this thread said they saw 18 eggs or so in one. That is totally believable in a 5 or 6 ft snake.

Shooter - Very cool post and pictures. You're more ballzy than me dissecting those eggs. We caught this female a week or so ago. She had nine eggs. Maybe less six inchers come September. Tyler1215 - crazy, but would probably work.

I drew second choice - 1st rifle hunt in 33. The unit 10 tag was my first choice. The best of luck to all hunters. I hope everyone draws the coveted tag they're after. I also hope everyone has a safe, healthy hunt.

Seeing empty bread racks at the grocery is one thing, seeing ammo shelves being cleared out at sportsmen's warehouse is a little scarier to me.

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/arizona/hualapai-route-6-to-the-colorado-river Drive to the river. Most people don't know about this.

This project is not possible for the $10 price tag listed.

I don't want your secret spot, just the coordinates to all of your hit-list buck elk.

Manzanita... I guessing there is not too much of that in MT?

I just got my very own holy chit! Must have gotten hit yesterday. $135... probably a cow tag for my son. Someones hunting!

-meh

Coverage is definitely hit and miss. The Summerhaven coverage is better now than it ever has been. In all likelihood, I'd expect no coverage depending on where you are hunting. Unless you're really close to Tucson or Oracle Road.

So far the only positive id has been of the fanny-pack which remains in evidence through trial. Im not expecting anything significant to be returned. Just feels good knowing that there was some sort of...um - er... justice.

*UPDATE* - ARREST MADE Sheriff detective called yesterday to let me know that an arrest was made regarding my case. With serial numbers on several electronic items that were stolen, the break actually came because of a fanny-pack. I don't own alot of high end gear, but I did have a nice "specialty" fanny-pack. Not Nike or Adidas but a quality piece of gear from reputable backcountry equipment company. Crackheads dont sport sh*t like that...busted! They said that he was a career burglar, and he's headed to prison not jail. I'll update again with any other details. -Patrick

Trphyhntr, I would hope that it wasn't the same guy. That's a large area to cover. I haven't hunted that area since I was in high school. Was and probably still is a great area for quail. Thom, you forgot f'n Jersey. We've been getting unsavory transplants from these places for years. heck, Guiseppe Carlo Bonanno aka "Crazy" Joe retired here in the sixties. Suce a drastic change from that era, makes me think of the movie 'No Country for Old Men' CatfishKev, I remember watching this exact episode when it first aired. They cut a bone chilling scene where one of the detectives told the mother of the 16 year old suspect that she doesn't joke about homicide investigations. There are some other crazy ones from Tucson. -Not ready at this time to address pb & terriers...sounds like terrier-ism. Prdatr, of course we've seen it. That's one way to clean up the streets. I never saw the early Dirty Harry flicks except for renting them at Casa Video.

Thanks to all for condolences and thoughts from everyone. Redman, I appreciate the input. Unfortunately, I would bet that this is Tucson, born & bred thuggery. There are bad elements everywhere. Prdatr, It doesn't surprise me that this would happen with some prevalence around the valley. When out in places like unit 9 or 10 I'm always shocked to see in tact stop signs and such. When you go to places on the outskirts of our big cities these sort of signs, really anything along some roads, are shot to heck - riddled with bullet holes.