Unit 34A holds a distinction that no other Arizona game management unit carries: it is the only unit in the state designated exclusively for Coues whitetail deer. There is no mule deer option in 34A for the youth hunts or any other season. When AZGFD writes your tag for this unit it says Coues deerContinue reading “Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 34A: Complete Guide to the Santa Rita Mountains 2026”
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Hunting Mule Deer and Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 27: Complete Guide to the Eagle Creek Country 2026
Unit 27 occupies a corner of Arizona that most hunters from the Phoenix metro area have never seen and that most out of state hunters do not know exists. Tucked into the eastern edge of the state between New Mexico’s famous Gila country to the east and the San Carlos Indian Reservation to the west,Continue reading “Hunting Mule Deer and Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 27: Complete Guide to the Eagle Creek Country 2026”
Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 36A: Complete Guide to the Sierrita Mountains and Altar Valley 2026
Unit 36A is not the unit that gets the most ink in Coues deer conversation. That distinction typically goes to the trophy sky island units further east — the Chiricahuas, the Huachucas, the Santa Ritas in adjacent units. But what 36A offers that most of those units do not is a genuinely accessible entry pointContinue reading “Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 36A: Complete Guide to the Sierrita Mountains and Altar Valley 2026”