Ocotillo bucks

[elkhunter]

I always hunted coues in the oak/juniper hills, but this year I'm off to a new unit. On my scouting trips we're locating most bucks in the mesquite flats and not too far from them are ocotillio covered hills. I read about bucks taken from these ocotillo hills, are they there in the october seasons just as much as they're there in december? Right now I glassed up a few bucks feeding on the super green leaves on these ocotillo, will they still be feeding on these leaves when they die off later into the fall? Thanks for any help, it's a whole new ball game for me in the lower desert areas!

[bowhunter4life]

I have taken an october and december coues in the ocotillo's. they seem to really love them all fall long.

[elkhunter]

Good to hear! Thanks!!

[couesdiehard]

Have seen them feeding on the ocotillos after the rain and they leaves are extended. Have seen them feeding on forbs and stuff and bedding most of the time on those ocotillo hillsides.

[bullwidgeon]

Look for ridges with Cholla fruit and heavy ocotillo stands on them. Money country there....

[COUESAZ]

They like those stikery sticks. It is good camo for them too. Ihave lost them time and time again when they stop walking in them and stands still. I was watching a buck with some does and the the front deer sure looked like a spike and as i was looking him over to see what it was the big buck bedded down and i could not find him again. One whole hour passed and he stood up to move closer to the other deer And then i saw him again.

[elkhunter]

tell me about it, even right now with the green leaves on em they're tough to find because of the lime stone background, hopefully the upgrade from Zeiss to swarovski will help me out a teeny bit

[COOSEFAN]

My favorite stuff to hunt Coues in is Ocotillo! I don't know why they like the stuff, just know that they do! Any time I see a hillside covered in Ocotillo's, I automatically think of Coues deer and start looking for the horizontal lines in the vertical maze of Ocotillo branches, never overlook the Ocotillos! JIM>

[couesdiehard]

With all the lions hunting them, I think they like the ocotillos because it's a mother to sneak in on them in such open country full of thorns.

Lee

[azryan]

are coues big on prickly pear ...do they like eating them?

[coueshunter]

I love Ocotillo's. I think the deer feel more safe in them and they love to eat the leaves. I think Brett and I talked about this a few years back, but I would glass the heck out of ocotillo's............Allen...........

[Red Rabbit]

Those Ocotillos like growing in the limestone, which is calcium carbonate. Of course calcium makes for strong bones (got milk?) and BIG ANTLERS.

 

RR

[JACK]

If you can find an ocotillo covered anything, that has barrel cactus with ripe fruit then you are golden!!

[bobbyo]

With all the lions hunting them, I think they like the ocotillos because it's a mother to sneak in on them in such open country full of thorns.

Lee

For the same reason I think the deer like to bed in hills covered with shin daggers even without ocotillos.

Bob

[catclaw]

WT, especially bucks, really seem to like the leaves. I have seen the rake the leaves with their antler, then lick them up. I find the leaves are especially good myself. Pick some on the last day before you head home and throw them in a salad. Adds a good flavor.