If you’re new to hunting in Arizona or just tired of being confused every time draw season rolls around, this article is for you. Arizona’s big game draw system is one of the better ones in the West once you understand how it works, but it has enough moving parts that a lot of huntersContinue reading “Understanding the Arizona Deer Draw: A Complete Guide for Residents and Non-Residents”
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Hunting Whitetail Deer in Arizona: A Complete Guide to Coues Deer Country
If you’ve never hunted Arizona whitetail, you’re missing out on one of the most challenging and rewarding deer hunts in North America. Arizona’s whitetail deer, commonly known as Coues deer (pronounced “cows”), are a subspecies of whitetail that live in some of the most rugged and beautiful terrain this country has to offer. They’re smallerContinue reading “Hunting Whitetail Deer in Arizona: A Complete Guide to Coues Deer Country”
Best Trail Cameras of 2026: 7 Picks from a Hunter Who’s Actually Used Them
If you’ve ever driven 45 minutes to your stand only to pull a memory card full of nighttime blurs and false triggers, you know how much a bad trail camera can cost you. Not just in money, but in scouting intel when it matters most. I’ve run a lot of cameras over the years. SomeContinue reading “Best Trail Cameras of 2026: 7 Picks from a Hunter Who’s Actually Used Them”
How to Hunt Dove in Arizona
Arizona has some of the best dove hunting. I had a great season in 2021 and this is the time where I start looking for things that will give me the edge next season. I currently live in the Mesa/ Gilbert area and I like to hunt doves in that general area. Unfortunately my favoriteContinue reading “How to Hunt Dove in Arizona”
Bass Fishing on The Salt River
The Salt River is a great place for largemouth bass fishing. Fisrst thing to know is how the water level changes on the river. During the river they open the Stewart Mountain Dam at Saguaro Lake and the river will be flowing around at 1000-1500 cubic feet per second, but during winter they can lowerContinue reading “Bass Fishing on The Salt River”
Trout Fishing on Big Lake, Arizona
Big Lake is located in Northern Arizona just outside Greer, Arizona. Big Lake is known for it’s trout fishing, and every year they stock it in fall with nearly half a million Rainbow and Cutthroat trout fingerlings that grow up and behave like wild trout. Since these fish grow up in the lake they behaveContinue reading “Trout Fishing on Big Lake, Arizona”
How To Fly Fish for Trout on The Lower Salt River
If you’re like me every year you look forward to when they stock The Lower Salt River with trout every year. Each year around fall they lower the water level in The Lower Salt River in order to fill the reservoirs. The water flow goes from about 1100 cubic feet per second down to asContinue reading “How To Fly Fish for Trout on The Lower Salt River”
Trout Fishing on The Lower Salt River using Fishing Lures
If you’re like me you enjoy fishing with a lure much more than just casting bait out and waiting for a bite. To learn what bait to use check out my article on bait fishing the Salt River for trout or my article on fly fishing for trout on the Salt River. Using a lureContinue reading “Trout Fishing on The Lower Salt River using Fishing Lures”
Trout Fishing on The Lower Salt River
I grew up and have lived in Arizona’s East Valley my whole life. Anyone who lives here and loves to fish will have fishied the Lower Salt River. The fun thing about the Lower Salt River is it changes with the seasons every year. The Salt River is a tail water for Saguaro Lake, CanyonContinue reading “Trout Fishing on The Lower Salt River”
The Rocky Outdoorsman 