dustin25 Report post Posted July 13, 2018 Hello all. I got lucky and drew a NM unit 24 coues tag this year.ive been hunting coues in Arizona my whole life,but never in NM. I've already made the drive and went on multiple day scouting trips twice since the draw,and I've seen some great looking coues country,but haven't laid eyes on anything but mulies yet. I'm looking for anyone who has hunted that unit for coues that I can pick their brain a little bit, I'd be happy to trade info on some southern Arizona coues or mulies units if that helps anyone.not looking for anybody's 'spot', I am just looking for some basic info, the habitat is so different then what I usually hunt for the most part! Thanks in advance! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big or Bust Report post Posted July 13, 2018 Shoot me a PM... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GilaCoues Report post Posted July 14, 2018 GMU 24 a different unit without a doubt. Lots of brushier country that holds good pockets of the grey ghost!!! Twin Sisters is the best densities i can give you................ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Sparky Report post Posted July 14, 2018 I have seen them up in the trees between Pinos Altos and Lake Roberts but there is about 1 to every 50 mule deer so I would not hunt there as my first choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chimichanga Report post Posted August 1, 2018 PM sent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loon Report post Posted July 3, 2019 A friend and I picked up the muzzy hunt last week, it will be our first crack at coues. I thought I'd revive this thread with hopes the OP could share how the hunt went as I am now looking for basic habitat info as well. Looking forward to getting down to the unit for the first time later this month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dustin25 Report post Posted July 9, 2019 It was a tough hunt.6 days out there, shot the only buck I saw. Habitat is different over there, some awesome looking Coues area we were in produced not one whitetail. I think one of the mistakes I made was I was heck bent on hunting the way I do here in az, glassing and stalking, and i think in that unit they’re in the thick, un glassable stuff. Feel free to pm any questions you have, I’ll be out there again this year giving that unit one more shot, but if I can’t figure out a better area, I’ll be putting in elsewhere next year... did see plenty of elk, bears, and mulies but the Coues were almost nowhere to be found where I was 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinklar Report post Posted January 7, 2020 On 7/3/2019 at 12:17 PM, Loon said: A friend and I picked up the muzzy hunt last week, it will be our first crack at coues. I thought I'd revive this thread with hopes the OP could share how the hunt went as I am now looking for basic habitat info as well. Looking forward to getting down to the unit for the first time later this month. How did the hunt go? Trying to decide what unit to put in for this coming year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Dirt Report post Posted January 13, 2020 I had the late tag this year. It was a rough hunt! Never saw a decent buck during season. It is very thick with trees and hard to glass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
611Lightnin' Report post Posted May 3, 2022 Drew this tag in this year for 29Oct-2Nov. How did your alls hunts go? What worked and was there anything you all would have done different? Thanks in advance! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zackcarp Report post Posted May 3, 2022 9 hours ago, 611Lightnin' said: Drew this tag in this year for 29Oct-2Nov. How did your alls hunts go? What worked and was there anything you all would have done different? Thanks in advance! You probably won't get much of a response. Not a lot of guys have hunted that unit recently. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cohntr6 Report post Posted May 15, 2022 611lightnin' It is a tough hunt period. Low WT numbers, thick country, several MD hunts before with tons of tags and only a 5 day hunt! I scouted which helped, got away from the roads and did lots of glassing. My first hunt in 2018 was successful. My 2021 hunt was not successful. Only saw 2 mature (legal) WT bucks in 4 days of glassing. I will admit both both bucks were over 100" but couldn't get a shot because of the terrain and distance. Your hunt is earlier than mine so I can't tell you if it helps to have a muzzy tag. Jeff 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
611Lightnin' Report post Posted July 11, 2022 Thanks Jeff, What was your main strategy for glassing up bucks in the thick valleys? I plan on shooting north & south on tadpole ridge and trying to glass into the various valleys off of it. Thanks again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dustin25 Report post Posted July 11, 2022 I was in that area once. EXTREMELY thick,if I remember correctly it wasn’t even close to glassable 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
611Lightnin' Report post Posted July 11, 2022 Thanks Dustin, From what I have seen the pinos altos mountain range is all pretty heavily wooded especially in the bottoms of the valleys. I plan on getting out there In late September to get a solid game plan for the region going but as far as e scouting goes it looks to be some really rough county. I plan on either like I said before getting up high and glassing or still hunting up the valleys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
