Looking tough in 34b

[azpredator@work]

My 12 year old son didn't draw a deer tag this year so I put in for 4 leftover tags. The 4th choice was 34b where I have never hunted. I know 34a well and figured it would be the same type of hunt - just across the road. I guess I was wrong. 2 scouting trips have yielded 0 coues sightings and 1 discouraged dad.

 

Questions:

 

1) Anybody hunt this unit this year or last that can provide some info?

 

2) How can I access the north end of the Whetstones? I drove everywhere in off the Emeritas rd, but never could find access - everything is locked up!

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[slopoke36]

PM sent

[PSEHunter]

PM sent.

[fatbastard]

Yeah, rumor has it the north end is locked up pretty good.

 

pm sent too.

[Faster Daddy!]

You can get a permit from the Pima County Parks and Rec to access the Empirita Ranch road. It is a free permit that you can aquire over the phone for the combination to the lock. I glassed up a really nice buck in there last year. It is a tough unit to hunt but don't give up. I killed a really nice buck in there last december that I just posted the mount in the "coues hunting with rifle" section. Go look at the post by Faster Daddy on my 2009 Mount. I harvested that deer on the last day of the December hunt after passing on several spikes and forks in the Empire Cienga Ranch.

Scott

[azpredator@work]

Slopepoke36, fatbastard, psehunter, couesaz - thanks for the help. We weren't able to locate any bucks, but had a good hunt. Way too short due to work. Met some good guys hunting in the same area. Found plenty of javelina and got some good footage stalking to within 8 yards (that was a first for my son). Thanks again,

 

 

Wade