Read about 50 years of AZ Game and Fish Dept from the 1930s to 1980
This article was originally published in Arizona Wildlife Views (the AZ Game and Fish Dept magazine) in Jan 1980. It contains some..
Biology
Rancho Taunitas and Rancho Lorenzo hunt January 2018
Rancho Lorenzo / Rancho Colorado together are 27,000 acres that have not been hunted since 2015. There are Trophy Mule Deer and Couse..
McDaniel Nice Mexico Coues Deer
Hi, I am new kid o the block..Look forward to share some nice pictures and comments with all of you…I am sure you guys will enjoy..
Tails With A Dark Side: The truth about whitetail – mule deer hybrids
By Jim Heffelfinger Author of the book “Deer of the Southwest” visit his website www.deernut.com to get a copy. The “Minotaur” of..
Arizona’s Predator Problem
by Jim Heffelfinger, Wildlife Biologist Note: This article was first published in the Winter 1999 issue of Mule Deer magazine. People..
West Nile Virus Information
Background What is West Nile virus? West Nile virus is an arbovirus (short for arthropod-borne virus) that causes encephalitis..
Diseases of Coues Deer
CWD is currently NOT known to be present in Arizona. CWD has been documented in New Mexico (click here to read about CWD in New Mexico)...
Aging Coues
All wild ungulates (deer, elk, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, etc.), can be aged fairly accurately by examining their teeth. This can be done..
Coues Deer Sign
Deer leave a variety of sign that can let you know where they have been even if you don’t see them. The most obvious of signs are..
Coues Deer Habitat
The white-tailed deer is highly adaptable. It is found from Mexico and Central America to Canada and throughout the United States. It..
Coues Life Stages
Breeding The breeding season for the Coues deer is about 6-8 weeks later than northern or eastern whitetail. Breeding generally occurs from..
General description, taxonomy, evolution, and genetics
Description If someone should conduct a beauty contest among the game animals of the Southwest, I have no doubt the Arizona whitetail would..
More CWD Found in White Sands Missile Range Deer
February 4, 2003 WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Chronic Wasting Disease has been found in three more mule deer from White Sands..
Rabies Information
Arizona Game and Fish Department NEWS RELEASE For immediate release Jan. 22, 2003 Campers, Hikers Encouraged to Take Precautions Against..
