muskrat Report post Posted October 29, 2006 Well, I finally got out, for a day at least. It's looking like it might have been a one-day hunt; my vacation didn't fall into place the way I had intended... Anyway, a LOT of people from CWT, Arizona Hunting Today, and AZSJ gave me some good places to go. My friend (couestaxi) told me of a spot which happened to be closest, so I thought I'd give 'er a go... Wanted to take my daughter out to get some father/daughter time. I intended to be out the door by 4:00 AM, but it was 4:45 by the time the rubber hit the road... oh well. Got turned around in Tucson for a few minutes, and finally, arrived at Ye Olde Hunting Grounds... Talked to a guy hunting birds near a tank - he said he had kicked up a couple of does earlier - unfortunately, they went in an unsafe direction (houses). We picked a distant hill, and off we went, tromping through the trees and prickly pear. 34A is nice - some of you may recognize where we were: So, I was glassing, and my daughter was, well - doing what most 8 year olds would do - chattering, messing around, eating all her food and drinking all her water.... she did actually "glass" with the binos some.. Around 12:30 she asked me to dig some cactus needles out of her knee. I spent a few minutes messing with that, and telling her to not yelp so loud... stood up, and there is a big doe walking by, about 50 yards away. I'm whispering "look, look".. and finally she saw it. So, finally she had some incentive to try and quiet down, and to quit chattering. About 10 minutes later, another doe walks by.. same route pretty much, and again - about 50 yards away. This time I managed to get my camera out Here she is looking toward us (follow the ocotillo in the center of the pic - the doe is about halfway up, just to the right): and walking by: Anyway, we hung around until 2:30 or 3:00 waiting for the bucks, but none showed. Mom had been having some problems, so we needed to end the day early and get back home. Nevertheless, it was a good day! Question - the first doe was real big and more brown than gray - the second was definitely "looked like" a Coues, and was much smaller. Do mulie does and Coues does ever travel around together? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZP&Y Report post Posted October 29, 2006 Do mulie does and Coues does ever travel around together? Muskrat, Yes, I have seen this more than once. In fact the times i've caught them together are at watering locations. Usually it's been about 8 muley does and 1 coues hanging out.. Nice time spent in the desert & some father/daughter time. AzP&Y Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DEERSLAM Report post Posted October 29, 2006 Sounds like a great day in the field. Love getting the kids outdoors Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcouesandelk Report post Posted October 29, 2006 Sounds like a day to remember. Good father/daughter bonding time. Great job getting the kids out even if they aren't hunting they will still remember the time spent together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couestaxi Report post Posted October 30, 2006 Hey Marshall - The buck was under that bush on the left! I believe it is a Canadian smoke pole cactus of some type. (just kidding). Bethany got her elk thursday but no deer yet! Nice pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted October 30, 2006 Cute pic of your daughter glassing! And yes, coues and mulies can hang around together. But perhaps it was just an adult WT doe and a yearling WT...? Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muskrat Report post Posted October 30, 2006 Greg - that's cool that your daughter got her elk!! Amanda - I suppose it could have been. I was basing my guess on the fact that the first gal was big - like I would expect of an eastern whitetail - probably 130-140 lbs, and more brownish. The second one was more gray, and what I would expect of a Coues - 80-90 lbs. Just guesstimating of course, but they were pretty close (40-50 yards) and walking.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TexasHunter Report post Posted October 30, 2006 I saw a doe this weekend that would prolly push 160 or maybe more reminded me of the big does in tx. It was definatly a white tail though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diamondbackaz Report post Posted October 31, 2006 It looks like Mt Fagan and have hunted it and have taken deer on it. Sycamore Canyon on the back side of it has lots of deer and easy access to the mountain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted October 31, 2006 I saw a doe this weekend that would prolly push 160 or maybe more reminded me of the big does in tx. It was definatly a white tail though. That would be some sort of freaking record. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
