35B Early

[deserthunter23]

Well,I got my wish.As I stated on another post,I was wondering about the safety issues in hunting units south of the Homeland Security Line.I put in for some of the left over tags,and as I was informed by a nice lady at G & F today,I did get an early tag in unit 35B.That being said,I am ready to deal with hunting down south ,its beautiful.Im not going to ask for any honey holes or tips,my main concern is access to the unit.Its the Canelo Hills and Patagonia Mts in the Coronado National Forest.Just any thoughts on access issues,theres 425 tags and i dont mind a tougher hunt to get away,just wondering north or west for access.Thanks and good luck to all who drew.Steve

[arizonaelitefreak]

when we hunted down there we always went in from the north into patagonia and down around black oak cemetary great bucks down in that area

[deserthunter23]

Thanks am pumped ,just to check out a new unit.last big deer was in unit 31 102 score that was in 2000.Been hunting mule deer up north since.Hopefully will be a fun hunt,any hunt is worth it.Just hope to have a little space between the other 424 tag holders.Good luck to all who drew.

[azbownunter22]

I didn't know there was any access issues. Most of the unit NF. Good luck.

[joeybari]

I hunted that unit last year the October hunt and I was successful. I put in for that unit again for the late Nov and early Dec hunt and I drew a tag

I can say only what I experienced last year and I am going to compare in general it to other units that I a have hunted in the past it’s a mixed bag.

First I guess what I need to say is right off the back is IT’S not the unit it’s the hunters approach to the unit.

I hear a lot of hunters that say I drawn for this and that unit and it was not good and then you ask them well have you ever hunted that unit are you familiar with hunting Coues deer the answer is always NO. With a big grin on my face I say you’re right. It just gets me so mad when I hunter gets drew of a tag and does no home work on the unit what a waste of a tag. Don’t get me wrong I not talking about only scouting the unit (which is the best way) bcs I understand that all of us have families, jobs and over all busy scandals. But there other means to get info one way is exactly what you are doing gathering info this in my mind is the one most valuable tool that a modern day Coues deer hunter has. So that being said

Unit 35 b is a very good unit there are Coues deer all over the unit if you look in the G&F website there is a good description of the deer in the unit

As far as access there are sign that says privet land don’t go unless the have permission. But there is accesses to the Cllo hills and Patagonians mnts. Start with the roads that are traveled heavily and go from their and if you are worried about other hunters then the best advice I can give you is go out there with a good map from map world or world wide maps they have maps of the different units.

Up in the Patagonians Mnt is a hard place to glass what I did was not use my 15x56 I use a lower powered glass and looked under trees shrubs you name it. Cllo hills you can glass like any other unit but its still a bit harder bcs of the different trees and vegetation

You can hunt over water but I think bcs of the high elevation (more rain) the deer are getting there water from there food so they are not going as often as any other unit (in General Coues barley drink water)

As far as illegal’s I did not see any when scouting or hunting I did not even see trails or the garbage that they leave around not sure but I thing the Patagonians are a hard mnt to walk over. Or It just may be that the spot that I was hunting a not a corridor for them.

Anyway have fun and good luck

 

 

 

 

[deserthunter23]

Thanks for the info.I am pumped to hunt a new unit ,always nice to see new country.I have already got all my maps from Wide World of Maps and have been pouring over them.I have some 15 X 56 ,a spotting scope and 10 x 42.Sounds like the 10xs might be the way to go if its that thick.Going to try for at least 4 scouting trips bfore the hunt.Once again thanks for the info and good luck.Steve

[joeybari]

That’s the way to go

One good way to start with the scouting trip is take the main roads and get lost of course mark were you are going but as far as that unit I would start with going south east of the Patagonia Mts coming up the back side of the mt and work you self north