joeybari

Good luck but I think for the next time if it were me I would have called anyone or everyone even post something on this discussion forum to ask for help last night im sure there would have been many people who would have helped in a new York minute especially if it was for your daughter .

I wouldn’t be to concerned the bigger buck know what time of year it is and there bigger for a rsn if you did you home work your be fine

Tell her welcome to the madness: rolleyes:

RV park in Arivaca is not a bad idea they are realy nice people

wow

Will do on the PICs that will be a must I have most of the stuff that i need. But taking a trip to REI is not a bad idea I am sure there is something there I will not need but buy anyway always happens that way.

I think this a stupid question but I need to ask I have been hunting Coues for years with my dad. But this is the first year that my dad will not be coming with because of some health problems nothing bad just he can’t make it this year. So for years we had always hunted in spots that we had scouted and I always made shore that the camp sight was close to the area that we were hunting (glassing) or driving distance as well as close to some sort of trail because by dad is old and I never wanted to go deep in the mountains with his health and legs. This has been this way for 8 years. In the past the old man had no problem hiking. For 8 years the strategy was not bad. We would glass find a buck and if he was in shooting distance take the shot if he was past 400 yards I would close the distance and the old man would watch. Always did well but never a monster buck but decent ones. I AM not complaining believe me when I say I wish he was coming with. I would like to get my camping gear, food, water, EQ and hike deep in the mountains and stay there away from the roads and trails. I am thinking about doing this is bcs I want to get a trophy buck as oppose to meat hunting and getting decent bucks nothing wrong with it I just have the opportunity to do something different and go for the big one. I did some scouting this years in my unit and I did see some 60 to 80 class bucks so I do have that option I hope (I think) to get a buck. But I feel (not for sure) there may be bigger bucks deep in the mountains. My hunt this year is the late Nov hunt My question is how may of you take your camping gear and camp out in the far mountains of the southern units I mean deep in there? (My cousin is coming with) Is it safe? Or does it even make a difference?

I have been arguing for years with my cousin regarding the best way to glass. He always states the best way to glass for Coues deer is from a high vantage point glassing down no matter what the season is of the hunt. My argument is to glass from a lower point or the base of the mountain glassing up in the beginning of the Coues seasons then you MAY want to glass from a high point at the end of the hunting season. I have to add that the both of us have been very successful at all times of the hunting seasons oct, nov and dec. I just want to know what the best way is for you to glass? What is your thought on glassing thought out the Coues hunting seasons? thank you

+1

i think its lower in the unit Thank god for him the (Rancher) But the situation is bad

unit 35b late NOV early DEC

Your not kidding about the coffee almost forgot to put it on my list .laughing at my self because I have tons of baby food that my son does not like and looking at the back of the label there is a lot of nutrition in it LOL. Don’t know if I could do it. Ill tell you what my wife would get a kick out of that.

I will let you know how is goes this week. Your set up is basically what I have minis the tent I have the cot with the small tent over it. As far as food I think oatmeal , beans, cereal and some elk jerky is the way to go. Thank you

sorry but is that near the ranchers house that the only way im familiar with the unit is it by Diablo hill im try to picture were the fire is

great story the meat is going to be very good i love that fact that you dad is there with you always this is going to be the first year in my life that my dad will not be coming with me on a hunt just like you he has been there for all my hunting Endeavors from the days of upstate new york rabbit, deer to AZ elk, mule and ower fav coues deer.

i wish the southern units would cool down

Krp thank you for the info I am seriously thinking about it I think I going to do it this year. Like you said It should be something that every hunter should do. It has been in the back of my mind for years. As far as water I think I will take someone’s advice and hike some water up there next week as well as some other provisions that may be easy to hide and inexpensive to leave. I have just about every thing I need like you said water was my main concern. There are some water spots that I know of just in case. Food should be easy, as well as a tent. As far as illegal’s there is really is no traffic in the unit were I hunt in 35 B and I am very familiar with the unit been there may times as well as scouted my times. Thank you for the info. May I PM if there is any questions I may have Thank you Joe

what unit

great story welcome to Coues Hunting you hooked know sorry there is no looking back

You will forget something we all do I have been hunting Coues for about 12 years and there always something. like someone said before its not fun unless something is forgotten, like lets say boots or gun or wrong tripod head. Sorry just bring back some of the great memories when hunting with friends and family bcs there is always one person that you can count on to forget something its like a seen for the movie deer hunter. the list goes on and on but at the same times there are times were I am certain that we all over packed extra this extra that.

thats awsome

Great story nice big buck But you are only putting him at 2.5 years 0ld if that the case i hope he had some fun with the does in the area bcs he has some good genes

the one behind him looks like a big one

Looks like a small mule deer to me

were did you end up going in the unit