Camo Report post Posted December 6, 2018 Apparently I should have been more specific regarding target species. A border unit Coues deer hunt has been on my bucket list for a number of years. Four days of travel leaves me five days to scout with a bow. Hoping to get in a couple solo stalks within a 24 hour drive, I felt mule deer might give me a little more opportunity? However, recent research has indicated there is decent Coues populations stretching a long ways north of those border units. Recognizing the two species utilize slightly different terrain/elevation, I would be ecstatic with an opportunity at either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted December 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Camo said: Apparently I should have been more specific regarding target species. A border unit Coues deer hunt has been on my bucket list for a number of years. Four days of travel leaves me five days to scout with a bow. Hoping to get in a couple solo stalks within a 24 hour drive, I felt mule deer might give me a little more opportunity? However, recent research has indicated there is decent Coues populations stretching a long ways north of those border units. Recognizing the two species utilize slightly different terrain/elevation, I would be ecstatic with an opportunity at either. Just a quick heads up.....stalking and driving can be problematic best of luck to you on you hunt......bring warm gear for cold weather!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creed Report post Posted December 6, 2018 8 hours ago, CouesPursuit said: If I get what you're asking and was to be a snobby native for a second, it depends on which species of deer you're after. Not a distinguishable subspecies, but I've always thought Arizona "Desert Mule Deer" deserve some type of designation after living where they do and as old as they can. I picture saguaro/ocotillos with creosote/mesquite/paloverde habitat, somewhere near a dry wash that sees water as often as I do a deer season. Coues are coues, and Flatlanders post summed up the units well. Burro bucks. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longshooter Report post Posted December 7, 2018 This is my definition of a desert buck August 2007 in 20C 116* 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Camo Report post Posted December 7, 2018 6 hours ago, Non-Typical Solutions said: Just a quick heads up.....stalking and driving can be problematic best of luck to you on you hunt......bring warm gear for cold weather!!! Non-Typical, appreciate the warning, but could I get you to expand on that? I have been spot checking the weather in various spots the last two weeks and it looks a little cooler with more precipitation in the form of both rain and snow, than I had initially expected. Is this a normal year in that regard? Are you suggesting that with the moisture that the roads get swampy and limit a lot of access? I have been in eastern Montana and Wyoming when it got wet and those places are no joke, but typically dry out reasonably quick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted December 7, 2018 I remember when you posted this like yesterday. I couldn’t believe someone could be deer hunting and killing stuff in that weather 3 minutes ago, longshooter said: This is my definition of a desert buck August 2007 in 20C 116* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZBIG10 Report post Posted December 7, 2018 Well to be honest. 19degrees in the desert vs 19degrees In the mountains you will notice the desert unit right away. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted December 7, 2018 18 minutes ago, AZBIG10 said: Well to be honest. 19degrees in the desert vs 19degrees In the mountains you will notice the desert unit right away. Lol wut? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
