Meeting a friend from NM this weekend around the halfway mark to put the AZ bird season to bed. That puts us in the Willcox area so we are planning to search the nearby mountain ranges (Dragoons and Chiris) with a focus on finding some mearns and then chasing scalies after we get too tired and frustrated to keep looking.
Neither of us have ever been in these areas, so we are just going in with a map, fresh legs, good boots and hoping for the best. I'll have my shorthair so I'm hoping we can put some scent in his nose before the long snakey months before he'll be able to get after anything again.
Anyone have experience or success in these areas that wouldn't mind sharing some general locations to try? A decent access road, or anything would be very much appreciated. PM's welcome too.
Thanks and good luck to anyone else going out for the last time this weekend!