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<blockquote data-quote="AZShooter" data-source="post: 750419" data-attributes="member: 5219"><p>Quite frankly the bird hunting near Tucson is not very good. I have two dogs and go out several times a week for the entire season. We usually see a few birds but nothing like it has been in wetter years. There is no problem with snakes especially with that cold spell we just had. </p><p></p><p>I'll list two areas that are to the north of Tucson and easily within your two hr limit. </p><p></p><p>You can drive down the Pinal Parkway and pull off on either side to hunt as it is state trust land. To get there drive north on Oracle road/rt 77 which will take you through Oro Valley and then the town of Catalina. Keep going on rt 77 till you get to the turnoff for rt 79. Make the left turn. There are a few roads that branch off to right and left that can get you off the road.</p><p></p><p> One of the first turns on the right is the Falcon Valley Ranch. They allow hunting but require you sign in. The advantage is that you are far off the road when you start. I don't think many like going to the trouble to go in and sign their regisiter. </p><p></p><p>As you proceed down rt 79 you will come to a large power substation on the left. There is parking there as well as a pull out on the opposite side of the road. If you continue you will find pullouts and occasional roads that go into the desert. One of the last ones that can put you quite a ways off the road is on the right perhaps 6 miles past the substation. It is on the right. There is a large white swinging metal gate with a cattleguard under it. You can go a couple of miles in on that road. It is a pipeline road. IMO no point in going any further towards Florence. After that the pullouts and roads that lead you into the desert are not as productive. </p><p></p><p>An alternative is to not turn on rt 79 but keep going north on rt 77 towards Oracle. Eventually you will come to the turn for Willow Springs Ranch. Almost all of it is state trust land. There are an almost infinite number of places to go in that huge tract of land. I would concentrate on the major washes and slopes near them. You can sometimes blow a call and get an answer which will help locate the coveys.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AZShooter, post: 750419, member: 5219"] Quite frankly the bird hunting near Tucson is not very good. I have two dogs and go out several times a week for the entire season. We usually see a few birds but nothing like it has been in wetter years. There is no problem with snakes especially with that cold spell we just had. I'll list two areas that are to the north of Tucson and easily within your two hr limit. You can drive down the Pinal Parkway and pull off on either side to hunt as it is state trust land. To get there drive north on Oracle road/rt 77 which will take you through Oro Valley and then the town of Catalina. Keep going on rt 77 till you get to the turnoff for rt 79. Make the left turn. There are a few roads that branch off to right and left that can get you off the road. One of the first turns on the right is the Falcon Valley Ranch. They allow hunting but require you sign in. The advantage is that you are far off the road when you start. I don't think many like going to the trouble to go in and sign their regisiter. As you proceed down rt 79 you will come to a large power substation on the left. There is parking there as well as a pull out on the opposite side of the road. If you continue you will find pullouts and occasional roads that go into the desert. One of the last ones that can put you quite a ways off the road is on the right perhaps 6 miles past the substation. It is on the right. There is a large white swinging metal gate with a cattleguard under it. You can go a couple of miles in on that road. It is a pipeline road. IMO no point in going any further towards Florence. After that the pullouts and roads that lead you into the desert are not as productive. An alternative is to not turn on rt 79 but keep going north on rt 77 towards Oracle. Eventually you will come to the turn for Willow Springs Ranch. Almost all of it is state trust land. There are an almost infinite number of places to go in that huge tract of land. I would concentrate on the major washes and slopes near them. You can sometimes blow a call and get an answer which will help locate the coveys. [/QUOTE]
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