MRL1984

I know from our encounters in 36A, unslinging the rifle gets rid of 12-16. Other encounters included the half dead guy standing on the side of the road, who I honestly have to say I felt sorry for, he is a human being. My personal favorite was the 3 guys that the helo noticed in a canyon on over from where I was. He landed down in the flats by the road and waited with two other vehicle units to meet them. Bad stories from BP that I've heard don't really involve anything happening to hunters or citizens. It is more to do with the folks trying to come over illegally that can't keep up with the heard and are left for dead. Sadly there are children that have died in those hills only to be found by hunters or BP. Last year the Agent I spoke with stated they had found an approximately 6 year old girl that had died while coming across not too long before the hunts started. Great information in this post. I work in Sedona and we get our share of them dropped off from the truck to pay back the coyotes. I am proud to say, I have managed to arrest a few for felony possession of forged instruments (fake id) which got them sent back to try again another day. The folks your seeing spend anywhere from 3-20 days walking through the desert without food or water. Only to be picked up and transported to various cities throughout America. They see America as a place for hope, and send chunks of their earnings back to Mexico to help their families, and pay off whoever got them here for say $2000.00. They are more than willing to tell you exactly how they got to where they are when you get them into booking. Of course they don't know anyone's name, but they do have a family member back home who gives the money to the coyote. I guess I don't worry to much about the illegals coming up to me while hunting since I have grown up hunting in 36A and B, as well as 34A and B. I didn't realize they were running in 34A You must be further South then where we were. They bother me less than the rattlesnakes, other than the trash they leave behind. Most of the ideas shared here are great pearls of wisdom. Having a buddy is nice, but my old man stayed down there 5 days alone the year before the 4 day hunt became a 6 day hunt. Never had a problem. Then again we haven't seen any coyotes or big packs. Of course someone always meets the 5%. Here's to hoping its none of us!

I'll be in 36A on the first hunt camping with pops. I am really just curious why there are so many of you who are unwilling to camp in the 36's alone. It's not like you have to worry about bears... I've spent a big portion of my 24 years in some of those hills in A and B at least and the only thing that ever scares me is the rattlesnakes. Some of them things are huge! Oh thats right there are those, coyotes with guns...