This is a fascinating unit. Unit 28 is actually enormous — it spans from the New Mexico border westward across the Gila River country, including the Peloncillo, Whitlock, and Gila Mountains, and it is primarily known as a bighorn sheep unit rather than a Coues deer unit. The Coues deer presence is real but limited.Continue reading “Hunting Coues Deer and Mule Deer in Arizona GMU 28: Complete Guide to the Gila and Peloncillo Country 2026”
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Hunting Mule Deer and Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 24A: Complete Guide to the Pinal Mountains and Globe Country 2026
Unit 24A is centered around Globe, Arizona and encompasses hundreds of square miles of Coues deer and mule deer habitat across some of the most diverse mountain terrain in central Arizona. The unit is well known among Coues deer hunters for producing trophy size bucks — older age class animals have been harvested from thisContinue reading “Hunting Mule Deer and Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 24A: Complete Guide to the Pinal Mountains and Globe Country 2026”
Hunting Mule Deer and Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 21: Complete Guide to the Verde Rim Country 2026
Unit 21 stretches from the northern outskirts of the Phoenix metro area north to Camp Verde — a geographic position that makes it one of the most accessible quality deer hunting units in central Arizona for hunters based in the valley. It is also one of those units where proximity to population creates a predictableContinue reading “Hunting Mule Deer and Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 21: Complete Guide to the Verde Rim Country 2026”
How to Cook Wild Turkey Breast: Simple Recipes for Arizona Merriam’s Turkey That Actually Work
Published April 2026 | Wild Game Cooking Wild turkey is not the Butterball in your grocery store cooler. That sounds obvious when you say it out loud, but most hunters who complain that their wild turkey was dry, tough, or gamey made one of a handful of predictable mistakes that all trace back to treatingContinue reading “How to Cook Wild Turkey Breast: Simple Recipes for Arizona Merriam’s Turkey That Actually Work”
Hunting Mule Deer and Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 23: Complete Guide to the Sierra Anchas and Canyon Creek Country 2026
Unit 23 occupies a unique position in Arizona’s Coues deer landscape that most hunters outside the dedicated grey ghost community do not fully appreciate. The Sierra Ancha Mountains and Canyon Creek country south of the Mogollon Rim are not the first place most hunters think of when they picture trophy Coues deer. That instinct pointsContinue reading “Hunting Mule Deer and Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 23: Complete Guide to the Sierra Anchas and Canyon Creek Country 2026”
Best Kayak Fishing Setup for Arizona Desert Reservoirs: Complete Gear Guide for Bass, Catfish, and Stripers (2026)
Published April 2026 | Arizona Fishing Gear A kayak changes your relationship with Arizona’s desert reservoirs in a way that is hard to fully explain until you have experienced it. From a bass boat or the bank, you are fishing the water everyone else is fishing. The accessible points, the visible structure, the coves youContinue reading “Best Kayak Fishing Setup for Arizona Desert Reservoirs: Complete Gear Guide for Bass, Catfish, and Stripers (2026)”
Hunting Mule Deer and Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 22: Complete Guide to the Tonto Basin and Mogollon Rim Country 2026
Got everything I need. Here is the full article: Hunting Mule Deer and Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 22: Complete Guide to the Tonto Basin and Mogollon Rim Country 2026 Unit 22 is one of those Arizona hunting units that rewards hunters who understand its character and punishes hunters who underestimate it. The terrain hereContinue reading “Hunting Mule Deer and Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 22: Complete Guide to the Tonto Basin and Mogollon Rim Country 2026”
Arizona Deer Draw 2026: The Deadline Is June 2nd and Here Is How to Use Every Day Until Then
Published April 2026 | Arizona Deer Draw The Arizona deer draw deadline is June 2nd, 2026. If you have already submitted your application, this guide is your gear prep checklist and your planning resource while you wait on results. If you have not submitted yet, you have about five weeks and you need to getContinue reading “Arizona Deer Draw 2026: The Deadline Is June 2nd and Here Is How to Use Every Day Until Then”
Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 35A and 35B: Complete Guide to the Huachuca Mountains 2026
The Huachuca Mountains rise abruptly from the San Pedro River valley in southeastern Arizona to Miller Peak at 9,466 feet — the second highest summit in Cochise County. They are compact, dramatic, and loaded with Coues deer at the middle and upper elevations. Units 35A and 35B divide the country surrounding the Huachucas and theirContinue reading “Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 35A and 35B: Complete Guide to the Huachuca Mountains 2026”
Night Catfishing in Arizona: Complete Guide to Lake Pleasant, Saguaro, and Bartlett for Channel and Flathead Catfish
Published April 2026 | Arizona Catfish Fishing By 11 o’clock at night the Lake Pleasant parking area is quieter than it is at any point during daylight hours. The recreational boats are gone. The bass tournament rigs have loaded up and left. The water is flat, dark, and cooler than it has been all day,Continue reading “Night Catfishing in Arizona: Complete Guide to Lake Pleasant, Saguaro, and Bartlett for Channel and Flathead Catfish”