elknut209 Report post Posted February 27, 2012 justed moved to hereford and looking for some areas to see some deer, I have be up to miller peek and ash canyon but cant find much deer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted February 27, 2012 Welcome to the state! I recommend checking out the AGFD website since they have info on deer distribution within each hunt unit. Find a unit near where you think you might want to hunt and read up on it. they make recommendations on good places to find deer. http://www.azgfd.gov/h_f/hunting_units.shtml Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted March 4, 2012 Are you seeing any sign? Droppings, footprints? No need to go to all the way to the top of Miller. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azslim Report post Posted March 4, 2012 It'll take a little work to learn Az game, first suggestion is to buy good optics and a tripod to mount them on, then get on top of a mountain and start using them, preferably the NE facing slopes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benbrown Report post Posted March 4, 2012 Drive up to Portal and spend the day glassing up Cave Creek Canyon and hiking some of the trails. You will see whitetails and you will start to get a search image. Once you have seen some, you will know what to look for in areas where they are hunted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bradne Report post Posted March 4, 2012 Ash canyon is pretty much moonscape since the Monument Fire. It will be a couple of years until there is enough growth to attract any coues. There are plenty in Miller Canyon, but they don't call coues "ghost deer" for nothing. A guaranteed place to see some is Ramsey Canyon. Unfortunately a lot of the area is private and the residents are feeding them, but I can't think of too many times I haven't seen any deer in that canyon when I go in there. Just don't hit one driving in there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
