Hunter1432

My hunting buddy is busy the last week of the season but I still want to get out there. Problem is, my fiance says its too DANGEROUS! Anyone have any words of wisdom here, for me, or her... Thanks for the help, Jason

Nice Buck! What Unit?

I here ya guys...I just needed some support to get her off my back Saw three does and a couple big fat javelina this morning, but those bucks are still out there

I'll keep my eyes peeled for you. Good luck

Oh there are bucks there. Spotted two smaller 2x2 last week and a nice 3x3! I'm pretty excited to get another chance at em!

So I was out scouting this weekend and came across this little water hole... I thought it was a pretty interesting area. The pictures were taken looking north and the order of pictures is from left to right starting with #1 and going through #5. Picture #6 is the water hole centered between all the pictures, due north of the cameraman (me). A little about the area... on the north part of the ridge in pictures #1 through #3 is a good bedding area... There is a lot of deer sign on the ridge in the upper right part of picture #3... In picture #5 there is a game trail that you can barely make out that runs up/down the ridge in about the middle of the pic... A game trail runs east/west at the bottom of all the pictures to and from the water hole... I am sitting on a large ridge straight south of the pictures with a very steep decline down to the water hole... > 60-70 degrees! Just wondering what you all thought about the area and what areas you think would be the most productive to glass. When I was there I put much of my focus on the wooded hillside that leads down to the water in picture # 3(unfortunately to no avail). #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Wow... I guess that my novice coues scouting skills have been revealed! This next weekend I will go out and find a NEW "secret" spot I guess Haha COUESAZ, that was what I was thinking exactly, but apparently this spot may be a little too well known. I prefer to to hunt less pressured areas even if they're not as "good". What do you think, is the extra effort to "get away" worth it?

You think so...? The path(road) is posted at the trailhead as non-motorized, do people not care...? Cactusjack, if you can tell me where this is I will be completely dumbstruck! That would be amazing to see six pictures of some random terrain and actually know where it is! C'mon now, don't let me down

Hi everyone, I have been reading posts on here since I became interested in coues hunting this spring but this is my first post. I am from the midwest and have hunted deer my entire life but not like you guys hunt down here. To try to get myself up to speed I purchased the coues book recommnded by so many and have been out scouting 5 times already (my season is in December). I was hoping to get some more advice and/or recommendations from the experts that participate in this forum. I am hunting unit 34A and have seen at least 4 does every time I have been out scouting, but they always seem to be in different places( top of hills, bottom of ravines, water holes, etc.) So I am having a hard time trying to pattern these animals. Where is the best place to look in the morning, midday, afternoon, evening? For example, last weekend I was spotting on a southern facing slope in the morning, looking into the bedding areas on a northern facing slope. Is this typically a good idea, or should I sit on the wooded side looking into the open? Another thing that confused me was about 20 minutes after sunset I saw a doe and a fawn up on top of a large open hill, the next morning I saw a two does on the bottom of that same hill (1/2 to 1 mile away) in the bottom of a ravine...I just thought that a deer would be close to bedding so late and would be close to that same bedding area early in the morning (~sunrise)...? Just looking for some general advice on what you have all noticed when hunting. Thanks for any help you can give me. Jason

My hunt is the late December hunt...I feel pretty fortunate hitting it on my first attempt From what I hear it will give me the best chances and I prefer it colder too, so thats nice. Do you think the deer will keep to the same general areas and trails in October as in December? I understand the rut can change things, but generally speaking, they don't move higher or lower in elevation or relocate more than a mile or two, right? Also, does anyone have any advice on camouflage for the higher elevations in the Santa Ritas? Most of my camo was made for hardwood forests, not the more open ridges encountered here.

Thanks for all the advice everyone, its good to hear that I am not on the completely wrong path. Currently I am scouting the northern part of 34A in Altitudes between 4500-5500ft. I found 3 or 4 water holes but do you think that these waterholes will last until December or will they dry up? My first time to the unit was in late May and at least two of those holes were empty then I didnt' get a chance to see the other two... Also, what is the minimum distance I should camp from a prospective hunting area 1 mile? 2 miles? 5 miles or more? Snapshot, do you think the ATV crowd is a major concern to my hunt? I noticed quite a bit of traffic but was hoping that it would die down over the winter months...maybe I'm wrong? Thanks again for the great advice

I am using the best binos and spotting scope I can afford right now. A $40 pair of bushnells from Walmart and a Barska spotting scope. I am hunting the northern part of 34A because the Fish and Game site said that it sees less hunting pressure and its closer to my house in Green Valley so I can get out for quick scouting sessions. I have been impressed with the amount of doe I have seen given my inexperience spotting skills. Is there a general technique for areas to glass in the morning or afternoon?