DotShot Report post Posted March 10, 2006 Well here i am again soliciting help in regard to hunting. I have a nephew comming in from Texas this weekend and would love to tke him out and try to kill a lion. Any suggestions as to where ( in the Tucson area ) units 32,33,37B, or 36C. And as always, any help would be greatly appreciated. ( To be honest this is a perfect reason to take the new Rem 700 XCR 300 WSM out and lay the smack down on a cat ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcouesandelk Report post Posted March 10, 2006 All those units have lions. Just get out there and work and pray for a lil kitty to walk out. I dont have any place to tell you but just get out there and have a good time. And if you see a coyote or any varmit for that matter wack it for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ernesto C Report post Posted March 10, 2006 Hunt and hunt hard the north end of the Coyote Wilderness Mountains in 36C and dont miss.We will be waiting for the pictures. Ernesto C..............."The Godfather of 36C" accoording to Doug Red Rabbit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azpackhorse Report post Posted March 10, 2006 Last weekend I was down in 36c, I intended on calling coyotes in the lower country then hike way back into a foot access only area and try my hand at calling either a bobcat or perhaps a lion. We had seen bobcats and a couple of lions in this area on the December Coues hunt that I was helping on. I was by myself and decided just to hike back into the higher country right away and not disturb the wonderful silence of a clear morning, well I made my way into the hills and noticed some deer spooking off of the hill I wanted to glass from. I was about 250 yds from this hill and the deer were spooking towards me so I thought that maybe a large predator was on top of the hill so I glassed the top. I caught movement and about jumped out of my skin when I saw a guy peeking from between the rocks at me, at first I thought I saw a glint from a barrel so I dumped off in the wash out of sight and looked again, it was a smuggler. My whole point here is that if you decide to hunt 36c be prepared for stuff like this because I spend an aweful lot of time down there and this kind of situation is quickly becoming the rule not the exception. Not trying to freak you out or anything but the fact of the matter is that if you hunt down south you will run across "situations" so be careful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanley Report post Posted March 10, 2006 VERY sad situation Brian..... My little ones are just coming-up, and I'm looking forward to many years of exploring that area with them. Bummer that we actually have to be 'on guard' while out trying to enjoy the country. Are you going to be at the clean-up tomorrow?? S. PS: Dotshot, their in there. Just get high and glass, glass, glass..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DotShot Report post Posted March 10, 2006 Hunt and hunt hard the north end of the Coyote Wilderness Mountains in 36C and dont miss.We will be waiting for the pictures. Ernesto C..............."The Godfather of 36C" accoording to Doug Red Rabbit <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ernesto, I cant find anything in regards to the Coyote Wilderness Mountains on my topo program, any specific peaks or named mountains that would give me a good reference point? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DotShot Report post Posted March 10, 2006 Hunt and hunt hard the north end of the Coyote Wilderness Mountains in 36C and dont miss.We will be waiting for the pictures. Ernesto C..............."The Godfather of 36C" accoording to Doug Red Rabbit <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Retract that last bit of ignorance on my part, all i had to do was zoom in just a tad bit more and i would have seen the Coyote Mountains... Thanks again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DotShot Report post Posted March 11, 2006 Well, the new rifle is all sighted in, i put 16 rds downrange today and am very satisfied with how i'm hitting and to be honest the 300 WSM does not kick near as much as I expected. Also, looks like we will be hitting 36C in search for lions on Tuesday, i think this weekend will be a bust due to the weather and that i can handle as we desperately need the rain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ernesto C Report post Posted March 11, 2006 Good luck DotShot,remember........north end like if you are looking towards highway 86 and Three Points. God bless. Ernesto C Aim for the vitals Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DotShot Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Well no luck on the lion hunt but we did manage to see 3 coues bucks that were VERY nice and even found a shed from last year in the area we saw the 3 bucks. But, the most exciting part of the hunt was as a waterhole we decided to check before departing the area for home. We pulled upi nice and slow on the outside of the watehole dam and noticed a group of approximately 10-15 mulies making their way to the water. Me and my nephew decided to walk the perimeter of the tank to check for sign, as we cam around the back side my nephew froze and got my attention at which point approximately 20-25 UDA's busted outa the brush surrounding the tank and headed deeper into the thicket. Just as i thought they had all dispersed we started walking and jumped another group of 10-15 UDA's outa another thicket not 100 yards from the frist group! even had one of the females in the group who got caught up in a fence trying to get outa dodge just free herself and get on her knees with her hands behind her head, i just motioned for her to depart and go find her compadres. So prior to heading out i GPS'd the location and stopped a Border patrol agent at the store there at junction 286 and gave him to coordinates. What would you guys have done? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azpackhorse Report post Posted March 16, 2006 It's a shame that this is what we have to put up with, there is really nothing else you could've done (inside the law). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
