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All things being equal, food/cover/water, just making sure there wasn't some recognizable feature that would contribute to one area holding deer and not the next.

I'm a little slower than average so I need all the help I can get, but I hear ya.

That's what I figured, thanks for the responses.

Since the draw is run, and I didn't get in, can I still purchase a Bonus Pt. for this year? I can't seem to find anything regarding this in the regs.

Sorry for the stupid question. Yes, I'm an FNG here, that has some "use it or loose it" vacation time that I thought would be well spent solo bowhiking the first full week of January. I am curious what everyone considers the "desert units/areas". Are those referencing all the areas south of the Mogollon Rim, or more SW like units 39-45? I've seen references more up towards Phoenix and even northwest in 15, 16, 18. I'm basically confused. I've got a 24 hour drive to the middle of AZ and looking forward to seeing the sunrise in the desert. Thanks for any thoughts or direction.

Non-Typical, appreciate the warning, but could I get you to expand on that? I have been spot checking the weather in various spots the last two weeks and it looks a little cooler with more precipitation in the form of both rain and snow, than I had initially expected. Is this a normal year in that regard? Are you suggesting that with the moisture that the roads get swampy and limit a lot of access? I have been in eastern Montana and Wyoming when it got wet and those places are no joke, but typically dry out reasonably quick.

Apparently I should have been more specific regarding target species. A border unit Coues deer hunt has been on my bucket list for a number of years. Four days of travel leaves me five days to scout with a bow. Hoping to get in a couple solo stalks within a 24 hour drive, I felt mule deer might give me a little more opportunity? However, recent research has indicated there is decent Coues populations stretching a long ways north of those border units. Recognizing the two species utilize slightly different terrain/elevation, I would be ecstatic with an opportunity at either.

Thought that would turn out a little easier to read. Basically mimics the 2017 stats from GoHunt/Rawmeat. It does not, however, delineate between early and late season that I can find.

I am guessing its from the stats on the AZGFD website:

Cool pic Stanley. I just wanted to clarify if a certain group of units were considered "the desert" as opposed to others. Based on the responses, I guess I can assume a number of units have desert areas within them. Thanks for everyone's input.