AZ Ron
Lil-Rokslider
I was drawn for a central AZ archery bear tag this year and was wanting to check out a couple of locations for possible areas to hunt, so my son and I packed up for a short weekend trip into the area to check it out. Last minute I checked the regs and the bear hotline and found that this area was still open for the otc general bear hunt, so I picked up a tag and brought the rifle along in case we chanced into a bear.
My son's baseball practice made for a late getaway Saturday, but we were finally on the trail late Saturday afternoon.
This country burned pretty good about 24 years ago, and as a result the brush has come back very thick and there has been a lot of erosion on the trail.
After about a 3 mile hike, we made camp, got the tent set up, and started cooking dinner.
We finished up dinner by headlamp, and found ourselves in bed shortly after.
With this being more of a scouting/backpacking trip than an actual hunting trip, we slept in and got up to get some breakfast and then filtered some water.
To be cont'd...
My son's baseball practice made for a late getaway Saturday, but we were finally on the trail late Saturday afternoon.
This country burned pretty good about 24 years ago, and as a result the brush has come back very thick and there has been a lot of erosion on the trail.
After about a 3 mile hike, we made camp, got the tent set up, and started cooking dinner.
We finished up dinner by headlamp, and found ourselves in bed shortly after.
With this being more of a scouting/backpacking trip than an actual hunting trip, we slept in and got up to get some breakfast and then filtered some water.
To be cont'd...
