Viper Report post Posted 20 hours ago Hunting 36B in the Arivaca Lake area, late Nov. Covering tons of country from Ruby Rd to the border. Hunting with a friend that has hunted the area for 30 years and knows all the places to hunt. We are glassing 30 to 40 deer a day...all does and fawns. We did get on a decent buck this morning, but gave us the slip. Border Patrol officer we spoke to said it's a weird year. Said his theory is, since illegal activity is way down, the bucks aren't getting pushed out of the canyons. Plenty of food and water so they stay put. Makes sense. Any experience...theories? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdown Report post Posted 20 hours ago 2700 tags for 10 straight years and 2 of the last 3 with bad fawn crops I would say has as much to do with it as anything. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viper Report post Posted 20 hours ago 11 minutes ago, jdown said: 2700 tags for 10 straight years and 2 of the last 3 with bad fawn crops I would say has as much to do with it as anything. I agree. Seeing the same thing in 22. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanclan4 Report post Posted 20 hours ago Yep, seen a nice buck and two small bucks opening day but lost the big buck, haven’t seen any since other than two mule deer bucks, one real nice 4x4! ScreenRecording_12-01-2025_21-08-43_1.mov Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OpticNerd Report post Posted 17 hours ago Seems to be a common theme among the border units this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viper Report post Posted 11 hours ago 8 hours ago, tanclan4 said: Yep, seen a nice buck and two small bucks opening day but lost the big buck, haven’t seen any since other than two mule deer bucks, one real nice 4x4! ScreenRecording_12-01-2025_21-08-43_1.mov You down here now, Tony? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanclan4 Report post Posted 10 hours ago Headed back out with the daughter today Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viper Report post Posted 6 hours ago 3 hours ago, tanclan4 said: Headed back out with the daughter today We're camped on Arivaca Lake rd. About a mile before the lake. 2 5th wheel toyhaulers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed67 Report post Posted 3 hours ago I had the early hint and had the same difficulty. Headed down tomorrow to help my son for a couple days. Hopefully it turns out better Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted 1 hour ago Went to my honey hole this morning. One small two point. Tough as of yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernesto C Report post Posted 1 hour ago 3 hunts a year with 750+ TAGS PER HUNT! for the last 20 plus years I'm surprise there's any deer there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quagmire Report post Posted 17 minutes ago Been down in 36B since opening day and yes the same... lots and lots of does and so few bucks. A lot of shooting but I've only seen 2 3x3's worthy of shooting. They were running and we gone fast. My usual spots have been crowded, hopefully these next few days things change. Good luck to everyone! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
