AZLance

I have seen alot of fires, and actually used to work on wildland fires, and what shocked me was how little green there was actually left. You had to hunt for green patches, usually when a fire burns there are unburned green patches left. This fire was so hot, there are almost no unburned islands. And No I didn't see any wildlife, wasn't really looking though.

The forest is closed until Dec 31st or significant rainfall...

Ash, Stump, Hunter, Miller and Carr canyons have been scorched to the ground. Fire is now racing towards Ramsey canyon and the rest of 35A, this fire is going to burn for awhile...

blaming fireworks for forest fires, is like blaming the spoon for Rosie Odonnel being fat...

You might want to think twice about putting in for 36B this year. The whole eastren half of the unit has now burned! Basicaly everything north of the border, west of the gasline that parrallels I-19, East of Ruby, and just south of Arivaca road is gone! The Murphy fire is at 57,000 acres, Parajita Fire is at just over 15,000 acres and now has joined the Murphy fire, the Bull Fire burned 10,700 acres, the Pena Fire burned 5000+ acres, the monument Fire burned 1500 acres. This unit has taken a toll from the illegal crossers that started all of these fires.

Spring Bear hunts on hold...

Here is the lastest map... The fire has died down for now, and is slowly backing into the Parajita Wilderness area on the SW side... The total acreage burned is somewhere close to 67,000 acres... latest Murphy fire map

Yes, I am.positive illegals started the fires. The guy who started the monument fire was arrested and charged by forest service. And yes, this will greatly improve the wildlife habitat, but historicly, it takes a year or two for the unit to bounce back like in 33 from the "Bullock" and "Aspen" fires or in unit 22 north from the "Dude fire" Also on a sad note, the historic Attascosa lookout burned down last night... fortunatley I got some good pics of it before this fire.

Pena Blanca Lake will most likely have a fish kill after the first moonsoon, with all of the soot run off...

Fire maps

Congrats!!!! Hard work pays off...

When you are good at hiding your cameras, you can have over 700 people walk within 8' of the camera and never see it! how to hide a cmaera

What happens when his body washes up on shore somewhere???

Geraldo said on Fox news last night; "Obama Bin Ladin is dead"... I was really excited for a little bit...

LOL, someone was smart enough to figure it out...

Just talked to the hunter, and it was shot in near Morenci, AZ. He is also very pissed that someone posted his picture on here without permission! Lawsuit in the works...

I have seen them with their horns on as late as June 1 in the southern units...

+1 for call him out right here...

I have 13 bonus points and didn't draw it... Have been watching a real toad down there.

"Others may enjoy the chapter on his World War II military service, but Ollie's claim that killing Japanese soldiers allowed him to say he had hunted on six continents, along with gory details, repulsed me." Some people just dont have the heart or the balls to do what many of our veterans had to do... God Bless Ollie! The hunting of man is like no other hunting... Once you do it, you never want to do anything else.

This is why I never pull over and talk to G&F unless they have their red and blue lights on... I have had several of them stop and roll their window down wanting to talk... I just keep rolling bye and wave.

Glassed up 3 lions chasing a deer, so we started calling while watching those 3 lions, a 4th lion came in from out of no where and stopped 5' infront of me. My right hand was holding the mouth call in my mouth and the left hand was holding my bow in my lap...

One of the best books on Arizona hunting that I have read...

i just lost my job, my wife spends money like its goin outta style, and my bird dog has terminal cancer. my grandpa bought this truck off the lot back in 72 and gave it to me the day before he died....and to quote my favorite george strait song, "if you'll buy that, i got some ocean front property in Arizona"..... Truth be told just lookin to sell a badass truck. i believe people should donate some cash to the website. its the best website out there for arizona sportsman and amanda does a great job with it. but i do believe 10% and even 5% is too steep. i believe whatever the seller can afford should suffice and I am sure Amanda would be happy with any donation. What next, $1 per post on the forum???

My Father is, so the apple must not fall far from the tree...