peckl1 Report post Posted January 13, 2022 Folks I hate posts like this but I am pretty pissed off. The rancher has only 2 gates locked on the entire ranch. Both of them are at corrals where the ranch uses them for roundups and distribution of the livestock. The ranch has provided alternate routes to get around to the areas on the other side of each corral. Please someone enlighten me as to why it is necessary for scumbags to have to bust the locks or grind the chains off of the gates! I have lived on the ranch for over a year now and we only have trouble with this during hunting season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ Free Man Report post Posted January 13, 2022 Too many entitled disrespectful people out there probably. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wish2hunt Report post Posted January 13, 2022 No respect 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
520HUNT Report post Posted January 13, 2022 you positive it was hunters? and not smugglers? Post the pics! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peckl1 Report post Posted January 14, 2022 Smugglers don’t travel through here during the day. Yesterday they broke it around 2:30 yesterday afternoon. I spoke to some other hunters. They said some guys on a Cam am yellow and white stopped at there camp about that time and were asking about the corral and the roads behind it. I think that is who did it. Couldn’t find them today. Most likely not hunters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tropicalmulch Report post Posted January 14, 2022 The s last thing i want to do as a hunter is cross the rancher of an area im hunting. It does nothing but create animosity. In fact i try to report dead cattle, lion sightings, leaking troughs ect. If i can. You shouldn't have to do this but maybe hang one of those "smile your on camera" signs on the gate. Or electrify the gate during hunting season lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernesto C Report post Posted January 14, 2022 Exactly what I was going to say...2 or 3 trail cams to get different angles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EarlyBronco Report post Posted January 14, 2022 What ranch is this on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZLance Report post Posted January 14, 2022 after working that area for over a decade, the smugglers do drive around routes all day long 24/7. the smugglers try to take advantage of shift changes to run and load their contraband, and 2pm to 4pm is shift change time! many of the smugglers I caught over the years in 36A area were dressed like hunters, and when first stopped said they were hunting. it's the perfect disguise! the only way to know for sure is throw up a camera on the gates! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorange Report post Posted January 14, 2022 32 minutes ago, EarlyBronco said: What ranch is this on? Probably Marley...I'm guessing off the Batamote Road based on where I met Lee during my mulie hunt and the gates we talked about. That gate frustrates me having to drive all the way around, but that's no excuse for cutting the lock or the chain. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
