I’m just back from five weeks hunting near the Arizona/Mexico border. What I saw there was a real eye-opener. The amount of traffic across the border is amazing, as is the amount of $$$ we are spending to stop it. Border Patrol cars, ATVs, horseback patrols and foot patrols were everywhere. We camped on a remote road with almost zero traffic, except for a Border Patrol cars cruising by about every fifteen minutes.

I ran into a group of four Border Patrol agent in bulletproof gear armed with ARs more than a mile from the nearest road.

There are signs of human traffic everywhere. Abandoned clothing and backpacks are common – water bottles, both empty and full, food wrappers and tons of tracks show how many are crossing this very rough and brutal country. Almost every day someone in our group encountered illegals.

In addition to huge fences, we have drones blimps and spotters on many high ridge tops. Big new roads near the border built solely for patrolling the border this in addition to the border checkpoints on every highway near the border.

My hunting buddy found a bale with about 50 lbs of marijuana in it. He got the border patrol to show them. They weren’t all that impressed. Apparently many tons a year makes it across.

I honestly don't know what we can do. The traffic is significant, but so is the amount we spend to stop it. Just for fun I Goggled to see how many Border Patrol officers we have. It’s in excess. 20,000.