soccerstar2013 Report post Posted September 2, 2012 Well my dad and I decided to run down to 36B today to try and find some new spots for his hunt. I have been on google earth a lot and we had 4 spots we were going to check today. On our way in to the first spot I notice something on the hill to the left and the first thing I could see were antlers and they were big! We got out really fast and saw 4 bucks making their way up the hill. 1 spike 1 forkie a deer in the mid 90s and a buck that is pushing the 110 mark! He had great tine length, width, and decent mass!! They took off pretty fast though and we couldnt get any pics. :/ so we moved on and checked some other spots only to find a couple does. We got to our last spot and couldn't even tell if we were in the right area because the hill was 10 times steeper than it looked in google earth. We decided that it had to be the spot and started hiking. After finally getting to the top we found a good spot sat down and started glassing for the last 20 minutes of light. This area is a big bowl with pretty bare hills, but the bottom is nice and thick and has a tank. We had not seen much when I started hearing something that sounded like javilinas feeding in the thick bottom so I stood up to look down and I couldnt believe what I saw. There were at least 20 cuatis making there way up the hill! I had never seen one before so to see this many was awesome there were even like 8 babies. All in all it was a fun scouting trip to say the least. Now I have some ?s. How big of an area do you think bucks stay in when you find them this early will they still be there come the hunt? Also has anyone ever seen that many cuatis at once? It was crazy it looked like the hill was moving! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azslim Report post Posted September 2, 2012 you ran into a troop of females and young, I've ran into them a few times in that country, pretty fun to watch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soccerstar2013 Report post Posted September 2, 2012 Ya it was there tails are sweet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BowNut Report post Posted September 2, 2012 Have heard of groups of 50 or more around globe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted September 3, 2012 They are gregarious so what you saw is typical behavior. I have seen groups of 4-5 up to groups of over 40. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vegasjeep Report post Posted September 4, 2012 Is a cuatis a cutamunde? I know I butchered the spelling. I've started seeing them back by bear grass a lot and there is a group of mean ones back there. Also have seen them right out of arivaca in the wash Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elkhunter Report post Posted September 4, 2012 Is a cuatis a cutamunde? I know I butchered the spelling. I've started seeing them back by bear grass a lot and there is a group of mean ones back there. Also have seen them right out of arivaca in the wash Yeah same thing, we all know what it is but no one can spell it not even me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outdoor Writer Report post Posted September 4, 2012 My oldest son and I were hunting in 36B off the Warsaw Canyon road about 6-7 years ago. We walked out of camp up a draw right at sun up and hadn't gone 1/4 mile before I spotted a coati in a tree about 30 yards in front of us. Right then my son says, "That isn't the only one. Look at those." About 40 yards farther away, at least 50 of them were walking single file along a trail in a ravine. I had always wanted to shoot one for a mount, but every time we see them, it's during prime time for deer hunting. So I passed again on this occasion, and it was a smart move; less than a 1/2-hr. later, I tagged a buck (the one in the two-buck mount I posted a while back). WhiIe I was caping it, my son continued to hunt and shot his buck about 20 mins. later. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted September 4, 2012 One of the few things down south I havent killed. Saw one the same color as my yellow lab a few years ago in 36c. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kazpilot25 Report post Posted September 4, 2012 I haven't seen one yet... But I'd sure love to. I'm like you guys, I want to shoot one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azslim Report post Posted September 5, 2012 coati mundi, couple troops running on both sides of Apache Pass too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billrquimby Report post Posted September 5, 2012 Back in the 1950s, 60s and early 70s when I did a lot of varmint calling around Tucson, I seemed to call more coatimundis than any other type of predator. I only shot the first one I called in, but didn't have it mounted. Quite frankly, I've yet to see a coati mount I would want in my home. The biggest troop I've seen had no more than 15 or 16 animals, and they were of all sizes. Most troops I called had only six or seven. I also called in a good number of lone animals. Like the gray and kit foxes I called in, when coatis responded to my calls they seemed reluctant to leave, even after they realized they had been duped. Bill Quimby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeep wrangler Report post Posted September 5, 2012 I was out in 32 a few years back and had a group of at least 40 walk right by me at thirty yard while i was glassing i was all by myself and when you see that many i got a little nervous at that close. It was kinda funny though they were so busy scavenging the ground for what ever they were looking for that i sat there and not one seen me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
