JimP
Administrator
On the hunting side I would say that the biggest thing is the trash that is left, either where they hide out for a while or where they drop all their excess things along the way. I have a friend that lives in Tucson and he has found hundreds of backpacks that have been left along the border.
I also heard that they leave hunters, hikers, and other people alone since they don't want to draw undue attention into the area from the patrol. But that doesn't make you wonder when you leave your camp in the morning and don't expect to be back for several hours.
On my way out of my hunting area in 2016 I went through a check station where the officer asked me what I had been doing and if I left my vehicle unattended during my stay. I told him that I had and he then had a drug dog walk around my vehicle before I was allowed to leave. Then when I went through the same station last December they just asked a couple of questions and sent me on my way. I did wonder when I got up to the next highway headed east to I-17 when there was a border patrol truck in front of me and 2 of them behind me.
I also heard that they leave hunters, hikers, and other people alone since they don't want to draw undue attention into the area from the patrol. But that doesn't make you wonder when you leave your camp in the morning and don't expect to be back for several hours.
On my way out of my hunting area in 2016 I went through a check station where the officer asked me what I had been doing and if I left my vehicle unattended during my stay. I told him that I had and he then had a drug dog walk around my vehicle before I was allowed to leave. Then when I went through the same station last December they just asked a couple of questions and sent me on my way. I did wonder when I got up to the next highway headed east to I-17 when there was a border patrol truck in front of me and 2 of them behind me.