Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 33: Complete Guide to the Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains 2026 One experienced Arizona hunter described unit 33 as Coues Deer Utopia and that description holds up to scrutiny. The Santa Catalina Mountains rising dramatically north of Tucson and the Rincon Mountains to the southeast form the geographic backboneContinue reading “Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 33: Complete Guide to the Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains 2026”
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Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 34A: Complete Guide to the Santa Rita Mountains 2026
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”
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 36B: Complete Guide to the Atascosa, Pajarito, and Tumacacori Mountains 2026
Among the three unit 36 sub-units that cover southwestern Arizona’s Coues deer country, unit 36B is the one that consistently earns the top ranking from hunters and outfitters who know all three well. It holds the highest whitetail density of the three, the largest percentage of ideal mountain whitetail habitat, and the most accessible publicContinue reading “Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 36B: Complete Guide to the Atascosa, Pajarito, and Tumacacori Mountains 2026”