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”
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”
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”
Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 29: Complete Guide to the Chiricahua Mountains 2026
The Chiricahua Mountains are one of those places that hunters who have been there remember for the rest of their lives. Rising dramatically from the Sulphur Springs Valley in the southeastern corner of Arizona, the Chiricahuas push to over 9,700 feet at Chiricahua Peak and create a sky island of extraordinary biological diversity — aContinue reading “Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 29: Complete Guide to the Chiricahua Mountains 2026”
How to Pick Your First Arizona Elk Unit: A No-Nonsense Guide for Hunters with 0 to 10 Bonus Points (2026)
Published April 2026 | Arizona Elk Draw Strategy The most common mistake first-time Arizona elk applicants make is applying for units they will never draw. It is easy to understand why. You look up Arizona elk hunting on the internet and the first things you find are articles about 400-inch bulls on the Kaibab, world-classContinue reading “How to Pick Your First Arizona Elk Unit: A No-Nonsense Guide for Hunters with 0 to 10 Bonus Points (2026)”
Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 30A: Complete Guide to the Southeast Arizona Border Country 2026
Unit 30A occupies a corner of Arizona that most hunters from the Phoenix or Tucson metro areas have driven past on Interstate 10 toward El Paso without ever stopping to look at seriously as hunting country. The unit borders Mexico at Douglas and stretches north approximately 70 miles through terrain that is fundamentally different fromContinue reading “Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 30A: Complete Guide to the Southeast Arizona Border Country 2026”