Good Day. I will be retiring after 26 years in the USCG next summer. I have been stationed from Alaska to South Carolina, and multiple tours in the Pacific Nw, with Oregon being "home". This has allowed me to shoot 4 out of the 5 deer species. CG stations are rare as a unicorn in AZ/NM, so I have no Coues deer. Been wanting to hunt them for years, but all my vacation time and buddies time went to elk/mulies. I have ZERO points in AZ, but know there are a few areas with either a 100% chance or OTC. I am eyeing one of the 36 units or maybe 30 units. I will load up the truck and head down in 2014. I will be solo, so my first question is safety. I realize at any time a guy can come across a "bad guy", but would it be considered extremely rare to have a bad encounter with illegals/drug runners? 2nd question is use of atv's. I do not own one, nor do I want to, but is most this country atv friendly and necessary, or will a standard 4x4 truck get you most places you need to be? I have a great pair of boots and I know how to use them. I realize that is a broad question as the units are vast and varied. I'm not hunting Booners, just a mature buck. I have a feeling they may be addicting. Thank you
