AZLance Report post Posted June 8, 2011 You might want to think twice about putting in for 36B this year. The whole eastren half of the unit has now burned! Basicaly everything north of the border, west of the gasline that parrallels I-19, East of Ruby, and just south of Arivaca road is gone! The Murphy fire is at 57,000 acres, Parajita Fire is at just over 15,000 acres and now has joined the Murphy fire, the Bull Fire burned 10,700 acres, the Pena Fire burned 5000+ acres, the monument Fire burned 1500 acres. This unit has taken a toll from the illegal crossers that started all of these fires. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZLance Report post Posted June 8, 2011 Pena Blanca Lake will most likely have a fish kill after the first moonsoon, with all of the soot run off... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AzHuntingAddict Report post Posted June 8, 2011 dang it, i just dropped off our app today, and one of our hunts is 36b. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
missedagain Report post Posted June 8, 2011 I am still optomistic the monsoons will get some new growth going down there that the deer will love and those deer will be easier to spot with some of that cover gone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Kid Report post Posted June 8, 2011 wow poor pena but in a year or 2 it will be good with new growth just gotta keep a postive attidude. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Basser15 Report post Posted June 8, 2011 Do they know for sure that the illegals caused the fires? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soazarcher Report post Posted June 8, 2011 I feel completely the opposite. I can see the entire fire from my backyard, from Ruby Rd to Tubac. I think its wonderful for the unit, and will open up some fantastic hunting. The Tumacacori's burnt a few years ago, very little fuel, and you probably won't notice after the monsoon season. The Atascosa's were hit a little harder, but they needed it. Besides, the fire left large swathes of untouched country. 36B might be the next 33? I think its a good thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Payne Report post Posted June 8, 2011 Do they know for sure that the illegals caused the fires? Do we know for sure that OJ Simpson killed his wife? Fires are just another negative impact from our "non-existant" problem along the border. Although I agree that much of what these fires have done will probably be positive very quickly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Kid Report post Posted June 8, 2011 I totally agree it was illeagles that startd them, there in the middle of no where i have a very close friend who i hunt with and he works with Border Patrol and they have determined that it was illeagles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZLance Report post Posted June 8, 2011 Yes, I am.positive illegals started the fires. The guy who started the monument fire was arrested and charged by forest service. And yes, this will greatly improve the wildlife habitat, but historicly, it takes a year or two for the unit to bounce back like in 33 from the "Bullock" and "Aspen" fires or in unit 22 north from the "Dude fire" Also on a sad note, the historic Attascosa lookout burned down last night... fortunatley I got some good pics of it before this fire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted June 8, 2011 Wonder if I'll draw my December tag thus year... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn Report post Posted June 8, 2011 Do they know for sure that the illegals caused the fires? Do we know for sure that OJ Simpson killed his wife? Fires are just another negative impact from our "non-existant" problem along the border. Although I agree that much of what these fires have done will probably be positive very quickly. LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted June 8, 2011 that is one quite to write down brian. good one. are you out firefightin'? Lark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZLance Report post Posted June 9, 2011 Here is the lastest map... The fire has died down for now, and is slowly backing into the Parajita Wilderness area on the SW side... The total acreage burned is somewhere close to 67,000 acres... latest Murphy fire map Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
