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 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”
Best Optics for Coues Deer Hunting in Arizona: What You Actually Need and Why
Coues deer hunting is a glassing game. That is not a figure of speech. It is the literal description of how successful hunters find these animals. The grey ghost earns that name honestly. A mature Coues buck can stand in open country in broad daylight and disappear against the rock and brush in a wayContinue reading “Best Optics for Coues Deer Hunting in Arizona: What You Actually Need and Why”
Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 31 and GMU 32: Complete Guide to the Galiuro and Winchester Mountains 2026
Units 31 and 32 share the same defining mountain ranges — the Galiuro Mountains and the Winchester Mountains — and any serious hunter researching one of these units will inevitably end up researching the other. The Galiuros in particular are one of the more remote and physically demanding Coues deer environments in Arizona, a placeContinue reading “Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 31 and GMU 32: Complete Guide to the Galiuro and Winchester Mountains 2026”
Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 33: Complete Guide to the Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains 2026
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”
Hunting Mule Deer in Arizona GMU 6A: Complete Guide to the Mormon Lake Country 2026
Unit 6A sits in a category that does not get enough attention in Arizona mule deer conversation. It is not a trophy unit and nobody is going to pretend it is. But it occupies a genuinely valuable position in the Arizona draw landscape as one of the most realistic options for hunters who want toContinue reading “Hunting Mule Deer in Arizona GMU 6A: Complete Guide to the Mormon Lake Country 2026”
Arizona Deer Draw 2026: How to Pick Your Unit and Not Waste Your Tag
The Arizona deer draw deadline is June 2, 2026. If you have not submitted your application yet, you are running out of time. If you have submitted and you are still second-guessing your unit choices, this guide covers which units to target and what gear to have ready when your tag arrives. If you wantContinue reading “Arizona Deer Draw 2026: How to Pick Your Unit and Not Waste Your Tag”