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$1600 TYD, comes with case. Spotter has seen minimal use.

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I know the Santa Teresas in unit 31 burned a year or two ago and I was wondering if the vegetation has grown back yet. I have been trying to track down contact info for the unit manager/biologist but haven't had any luck. Does anyone have any info on the burn or the biologist contact info for me?

Looking for a Kowa 554 spotter. Let me know if you've got one that you're looking to sell.

I'd prefer the Arizona model myself. I'm much more impressed with the way the AZGFD is ran than how our FWP is ran. Too much politics involved in ours.

Wish we had some big ranches here in Montana that would be willing to give access for $85.

My dad and his buddy had been applying as a party for mule deer tags. They realized at their age that they were probably never going to draw the Kaibab or Strip, so they decided to put in for coues tags. They lucked out and drew late December tags in 34A. My dad has hunted coues with me one time on a January OTC archery hunt and his friend has never hunted coues at all. If you are wondering why they applied for a unit they had no experience with, it's because my grandma lives in Tucson. They are getting soft in their old age and thought it would be nice to be able to go to town and get a shower every now and then. We live in Montana and I would love to go and help them, but due to some other circumstances I won't have enough vacation left in December. I have been on a couple coues hunts so I am helping them as much as I can, letting them borrow my 15x binos, tripod adapter, etc. I am trying to track down the contact info for the area biologist so I can put my dad in contact with him/her. I was hoping to get some general info and advice on the unit. I doubt my dad's friend will be very picky but my dad will try to find a big buck. Do they need to get far away from roads or are there pockets that get overlooked where they could find a good buck? Are there any roads that are blocked off that maps don't show as closed? Any general areas you would recommend? Do they need ATV's or can they get around ok in a pickup? Any helpful advice on the unit would be appreciated and I would be happy to exchange deer and elk hunting info in Montana. Feel free to PM me and thanks in advance.

All is quiet.....I want to see some photos of nice muleys. Where are the Kaibab photos and updates?

I'm getting a shoulder mount done and I would like to get some desert type habitat put on it. I live in Montana so when people see the mount I want something on there to differentiate it from my other northern whitetail mounts. Can anyone post up pictures to give me some ideas?

When I drew my coues tag this year, I was sent a packet from AZGFD asking me to collect the front teeth from my deer for aging. It said I would be able to go online and see the results somewhere, but I'm not sure where to find this. I have asked the AZGFD but haven't heard back. Can anyone tell me where to look this information up?

Well I don't want to be one of those guys that asks for info and then you never hear from them again. Thanks to all of you who offered up some advice. I had a great hunt and can't wait to go back.

Cool video

Thanks for the info guys. I'll be sure to report back on how my hunt goes.

I lucked out and drew the late December tag in 31 as a non resident. I have yet to break the news to the family and girlfriend that I’ll be spending my Christmas in the desert of Arizona chasing Coues haha. Im really looking forward to it though and I’m trying to get some general info on the unit. A few questions I have are - Is there good deer distribution throughout the unit, or are they more concentrated in certain areas? It sounds like it has some really rugged country. Would it be advantageous to do a backpack hunt, or can a guy have a good hunt just hiking from the truck each day? I know Flatline Maps doesn’t have a map for 31, any suggestions on a company that makes a good map of the unit? My best friend drew the late tag in 32, so it would be really cool to camp with him if there’s a place that would put us in close proximity to good hunting in both units. Does anyone know if there is such a place? Camping with him isn’t as big of a priority as having a good hunt. I live in Montana and would be more than happy to exchange info on hunting up here if someone wants to PM me.