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Heading down to 36B tomorrow around noon. Do some afternoon scouting of my first day areas and prepare for Friday! Time is pretty much at a stand still for me right now!

Great Buck! Thanks for sharing, I can't wait for Friday when I get my change.

Great buck you got there. Congrats!

Awesome man! Congrats on the buck. He's a nice one.

Ok guys, so I've been out 2 times in the last couple weeks down in unit 36B. I have the middle hunt which is Nov. 4-10. In my couple times out I have gone to some areas that I've found on topos that looked pretty promising (lots of water, tanks, hills, washes, etc.) but when I check them out in the field I don't see much sign, track or anything. I spend about 6 hours out in the field each of the times I've gone and have hiked miles and miles deep into the unit and off roads. I have so far been focusing down near the border south of ruby and also a bit further west, but again not seeing too much. If anyone has some pointers to help get me in the right direction/area that would be greatly appreciated. I don't need anyone to give up their honey holes or anything, just looking for general guidance for the unit. It's my first time being down there and any help would be great. I'm planning on going out again Saturday so we will see what I can find. Thanks for the help in advance.

Well at least you had fun and saw plenty of deer! I'm hoping to see the same come next weekend.

Holy cow VegasJeep that's awesome! I would die to see that many deer. Sounds like a blast for sure. Were all pulling for you to get a bigger one. Good luck tomorrow!

13 Bucks, Wow, that's awesome. Good 'ole road hunters, they crack me up. I hope they don't come interfere with my couple spots I'm planning on trying out. Hopefully VegasJeep finds the trophy he's after. Great pics! Hopefully we start seeing some bucks coming out of 36B this year.

Well no rack for me this season... Couldn't stay out till Tuesday so, a 2 day hunt is all I could do....VegasJeep is still out there Bummer SndRdnk. Did you guys see any bucks at all? Was it pretty crowded down there?

Good luck to VegasJeep, SndRdnk, and everyone else heading out this Friday. My hunt isn't 'til Nov. 4 so I've got to control myself until then. Good luck guys, seems like you already know where you're going based on the pictures I saw from you guys. Let us know how it goes.

Thanks winmag, good to know the entire unit becomes a zoo, packed with hunters. Time to hike in a mile or 2.

Scooter, That's very true. Lots of grass all over down there. You can tell the fire burned up some of the oaks but otherwise looks like it never happened. Found a couple great glassing spots and some pointers from a guide down there as to some other spots to check out. Anybody know of the areas in the unit that become crowded come opening day?

Well guys, after a terrible start to my weekend (2 flat tires Friday night while getting ready to leave), I finally made it out there early Saturday morning to check out some new areas and try to find a couple good spots. Heading out we took ruby road off the 19 and headed West into the unit. Checked out the Neuvo Corral area and saw a couple deer (1 fork, a couple doe, and a fawn). The country all around there is very thick and seems like it would be very well suited for archery. I didn't see too many spots in that area where you could get high and glass. Just a couple little hills that could work if need be. I talked with a couple border patrol agents while I was down there and they all said they see deer everywhere all day everyday down there. Also, the BP guys told me the spots to avoid due to high illegal traffic and drug trafficking. Those areas to avoid for those interested are as follows: South of Ruby Rd. between mile marker 5-7, South of Bear Valley Ranch Rd., and the drug traffickers always go from the border to Montaña Peak. All and all it was a good trip, I was hoping to see some more deer and check out a couple more areas, but such is life. I forgot to take pictures as I was too worried about covering as much ground as possible and checking different areas for good glassing points and proper terrain and vegetation. Still open to some pointers as I'm not sure yet where I'll be heading come opening morning.

VegasJeep That'd be great. I sent you a PM.

Lee, thanks for the pointers. This is actually my first hunt for comes and I'm excited. I've read a lot about them and the main thing I've taken away is that this is an animal you have to just sit and glass. I got a new pair of Vortex Diamondback 10x50 with a tripod and adapter so I can sit and glass the day away. I plan on finding a couple spots this weekend to sit out for a couple hours and glass. WinMag, Thanks for the heads up. With the fire, has anything (grass) started growing back yet? With all the moisture down there I'd assume it would grow back pretty quickly. Last year I had to deal with burn areas up in 7 for mule deer and where the burn was, the grass was fresh and tall coming in quickly after the fire. Lot's of deer in there.

Thanks for the pointers guys. I'm heading down tomorrow after work and will be scouting tomorrow night and all day saturday. I'll try out some different glassing techniques and the different areas mentioned. I'll look into Nuevo Corral and try to find some other spots further north of the border. Thanks guys. I'll post some pics if I find anything.

I was thinking about staying at the wyndam in green valley. Looks nice but is pricey. about $100 a night.

Like everyone else has said, a nice pair of binos on a tripod goes a long way. I love the entire line of vortex binos. I got a new pair of Vortex Diamondbacks in a 10x50 for $180 and their warranty is unreal. To me, the difference between $2-300 glass and $2000 glass is not worth the money. just my 2 cents.