Hgrimes Report post Posted August 14, 2019 Hey everyone - With archery season just around the corner for OTC I have a trip planned out to head up north and hunt for an extended weekend on weekend one. I go to school in Tucson and won't be able to make the trip back up north for the second weekend and was considering doing some hunting in Tucson. I want to stay away from the heat and so I was going to head up towards Mount Lemmon. My question is have you all seen coues or mule deer as high as the timberline at Mount Lemmon? If so, is it worth hunting up there or is it beyond crowded this time of year? Really appreciate any advice you all can pass on. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couesdeer Report post Posted August 14, 2019 I have only seen Coues' deer that high in the Mt Lemmon area. While I usually don't hunt that high in 33, I'd certainly give it a shot if getting out of the heat was my goal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZLance Report post Posted August 14, 2019 Lots of archery hunters up there... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quagmire Report post Posted August 15, 2019 I've seen coues bucks at Rose Canyon Lake campgrounds... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CATERPILLAR Report post Posted August 15, 2019 If I lived that close to mount Lemmon I would never drive up north to hunt. I would hunt mount Lemmon exclusively. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaffer62 Report post Posted August 15, 2019 Expect to see a lot of people. Not even counting all of the hunters 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hgrimes Report post Posted August 15, 2019 I don't typically like hunting 33 because of the number of people you run into, but I think that for a quick day hunt it might work. Would usually just hunt the oracle area since I know the landscape pretty well but hunting in 100-degree heat doesn't sound too appealing.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
