Wildcatcoueshunter

Just a question, when does the desert mule deer rut peak??

Backside of mt lemon Davis Mesa.

Unit 33 saw 30-35 coues with no bucks, and then saw 15 muleys with one 2x3 in the mix. Muleys might be starting not sure about the coues. I think this cold and rainy weather will start it up.

Just was wondering if anybody had any luck in rattling coues deer?? If so were they mature bucks or younger ones?? What was your method??

Good looking one or one that will make you gag!!!! LOL.

Great buck congrats to Jonnie

Invest in the best pair of binos you can afford and a good tripod, and let your eyes do the walking, you will be surprised on how many bucks you will see. Now comes the hard part planning a stalk once they have been located.

This is good info. It all makes sense. Any particular "pack rattle" and "doe call" you would recommend? I have the little coues buck grunt, made in the west valley (don't remember the name). The pack rattle I use is the smaller pack rack by Barnes and Hale... I have tried the bags and I personally have found them ackward to use and hard to "tickle" them together. Using a tickling technique seems to me more productive for me than making it sound like a full on fight. I use a Ridge Runner grunt by Quaker Boy. I leave the expandable tube compressed and not extended much, as it keeps the tone a bit higher. Keep your grunts to one or two in a sequence. I have never heard a Coues rip out three or more grunts in succession. (It may happen, I just have never personally heard it)... The thicker the cover, the more likely they will come into your call... if you are near an opening, most likely they will come only to the edge of the covering and hang up there. Oh, the doe call I use is a small can call, EZ Gravity Bleat, but I have modified it... I took a leather punch and punched a couple of small holes in the center of the orange silencer cap. I always use the cap on it and it produces a nice, softer and quieter toned sound. I will turn the bleat can all the way over for a second or two then turn it back right side up. Dont allow your bleats go too long, it is not a natural Coues sound. I just got all set up to film our hunts. Once the pre-rut really gets going, I will try to get some rattling action on film and post up a link or something, even is we dont kill what comes in... Hope this helps! Thanks will try the bleat call and leave the top on after I punch some holes, how big of a hole and how many??

I was hunting in unit 34a about 5 yrs ago and was glassing across this big canyon. I glassed up this young buck a 2 x 3 and he had his nose to the ground trailing a doe. I guess he was not paying much attention on where he had his nose, he suddenly stopped and started to shake his head violently. I was wondering what the heck was going on when I noticed after close examination he had a bunch of teddy bear cholla stuck to the side of his mouth and nose. He started shaking his head violently to the point where he almost fell down.This lasted for about 15 minutes, heck I started to laugh because it was so funny. He was putting on quite a show. He finally came up on a huge thick catclaw bush stuck his head in it and got it off. He hightailed it over the hill. Thanx mother nature for the laughs and memory!!

Hi Amanda, how was your thanksgiving?? Don't know if you remember who I am?? I met you in Tucson while you were selling t-shirts at sportsmans warehouse, a few years ago?? I appreciate your information..

Thanks Kevin for the information, I appreciate it.

What about grunting??