Gila Wilderness Unit 16B
06-17-2011, 02:09 PM
#13
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: North East, PA (outside of Erie, PA)
Posts: 769
tsarge,
I believe we spoke last night, if you like, do a search under my user name of "Threads Started" you will read the positives of 2009 and the issues of 2010 (which you shouldn't have since your hunting with someone else)
The pics are posted on the threads as well
Rob
I believe we spoke last night, if you like, do a search under my user name of "Threads Started" you will read the positives of 2009 and the issues of 2010 (which you shouldn't have since your hunting with someone else)
The pics are posted on the threads as well
Rob
06-17-2011, 04:12 PM
#15
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: North East, PA (outside of Erie, PA)
Posts: 769
Not sure 16B is in danger from the Wallow Fire. Though there are some spot fires near Diamond Creek, but nothing to be overly concerned about at this point.
The first year I went out 15,000 acres was burning during the summer, still plenty of ground to get lost in.
The first year I went out 15,000 acres was burning during the summer, still plenty of ground to get lost in.
06-18-2011, 10:46 AM
#17
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Pinetop, Arizona
Posts: 120
Yes they move back into the area's almost immediately. Unfortunately with the drought we are currently having here in Arizona and New Mexico antler growth this year will not be nearly as good as the past few, if we get good moisture the next few years you could very well see some monster elk coming from those burned area's. Three years after the Rodeo/Chediski fire in 2002 (largest fire in the state until the now current Wallow fire) the area I live near there have been several 380 to 400 class elk taken even into the 2010 season.
06-19-2011, 07:40 PM
#18
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Lexington, KY
Posts: 17
Hey guys...i have been out of town all weekend. set up some trot lines and caught some nice blue and channel cats. anyways...elkhuntinut i will check out your posts. Thanks again for chatting with me the other night. The fire is definitely a concern at this point. I was not aware that the lack of moisture affects antler growth. That is a little discouraging. Regardless I am sure there will be some big boys in there.
06-19-2011, 09:29 PM
#19
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: IL
Posts: 6,575
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
Ya NM isn't looking too good this year on moisture...but of all the gila units I think I would want to hunt the wilderness in a dry year...it tends to be higher/wetter/greener.
It has been a dry spring, I really wouldn't worry though, what are you gonna do, not hunt? I don't think so.
Ya NM isn't looking too good this year on moisture...but of all the gila units I think I would want to hunt the wilderness in a dry year...it tends to be higher/wetter/greener.
It has been a dry spring, I really wouldn't worry though, what are you gonna do, not hunt? I don't think so.
06-20-2011, 03:18 AM
#20
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Pinetop, Arizona
Posts: 120
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
Ya NM isn't looking too good this year on moisture...but of all the gila units I think I would want to hunt the wilderness in a dry year...it tends to be higher/wetter/greener.
It has been a dry spring, I really wouldn't worry though, what are you gonna do, not hunt? I don't think so.
Ya NM isn't looking too good this year on moisture...but of all the gila units I think I would want to hunt the wilderness in a dry year...it tends to be higher/wetter/greener.
It has been a dry spring, I really wouldn't worry though, what are you gonna do, not hunt? I don't think so.
