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”
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”