LIK2HNT Report post Posted January 1, 2016 My 16 year old son has enough points for these hunts (7 non-resident), but I am not sure how good they are anymore. We are debating upon waiting a few more years and having him hunt the late desert muzzy hunt or hunting a junior hunt in 2016. Anyone have any info on how the 16A youth muzzy hunt went this last year or two? Thanks in advance for any info. Bill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kd300wsm Report post Posted January 2, 2016 Sent you a message Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Browns Report post Posted January 2, 2016 Are you interested in Coues or just Muley? With that many pts he could draw a great Coues tag. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idgaf Report post Posted January 2, 2016 May i suggest the 27 junior hunt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brian390 Report post Posted January 2, 2016 Don martin posts a lot of hunts that he guides in 16a on here from that unit. If it were me I would send him a message. Maybe he could give you some advice on how the quality of the unit is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LIK2HNT Report post Posted January 2, 2016 Thanks for the replies everyone. With his busy school schedule, track, and cross country running it looks like 16A or wait a few years and hunt after he graduates HS. He is more interested in mule deer now, but maybe I should start trying to lean him towards coues. I have Don's number somewhere and will have to get in contact with him again. A few years ago when my son and I took the NR supplemental hunters ed with him the report was that 16A was not as good as it use to be. And I have not heard much talk about it on any forums lately. Bill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azbirdhunter88 Report post Posted January 2, 2016 16a has some monsters in it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miketheman Report post Posted January 20, 2017 I went on the 16a muzzy hunt with my kid dec 2016. We did not hunt that long one evening and the next morning we shot his buck. We saw four bucks and two bucks after he shot his. I had his buck with two others on trail cam, just one time, two weeks prior to his hunt. Only saw three does and they were with the other bucks after we shot. His buck was a 140 front crab claw buck which is a pretty good buck for in there and the biggest we saw. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Idcurs Report post Posted January 23, 2017 16 a does not produce 180 type bucks,but you might find a 160 if you hunt hard!!!Most of the bigger buck are the southern part of the unit.You will not see a lot of deer in the south,but maybe a good one.My son had this tag about 4 years ago,and he shot a 27in wide 166 inch buck we hunted very hard and passed a lot of smaller bucks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miketheman Report post Posted March 22, 2017 Don Martin offers a great price for taking kids on that hunt super cheap pretty much the same price as two-three scouting trips Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HUNTnTAT2 Report post Posted March 23, 2017 The multi unit hunt that includes 17b and 19a are great tags. Prescott Mule deer foundation puts on a mentorship camp there. I volunteer on it every year. The kids absolutely hammer great bucks every year. Alot of 140- 150 and a couple that break 160 to 175 class 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
