Arizona Gould's Turkey, Coues Deer, Mule Deer, Elk, Javelina Hunts

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If you are looking for the best hunting experience, look no further. We will share with you over 45 years of expertise in archery and rifle hunting experience. Hunters will be pursuing game on primitive ranches in Arizona and Mexico, totalling over 55,000 acres of private land.

We specialize in archery hunting and have very high success rates.

• 99% archery and 100% rifle mule deer

• 100% archery elk and 99% rifle elk

• 100% opportunity on archery Coues and 99% rifle coues

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Coues Deer Hunts - Arizona Coues Deer Hunting

Mexico Coues Deer Hunting

Hunters who choose to hunt Coues Deer in Mexico will on the average see eight to twelve Coues bucks a day with a good number of those Coues scoring over 100 inches. Our success rate on Coues is 100% with most Coues Deer scoring 100 inches or better. Every year hunters harvest Coues Deer that meet or exceed the Boone and Crockett minimum of 110 inches. 

Arizona Coues Deer Hunting

Hunters that choose to hunt Coues Deer in Arizona are in for a real treat. Don't be fooled just because you are hunting Coues Deer in the states, we have some awesome ranches that consistently produce trophy Coues Deer. Our firearms success rate On Coues Deer is 100% with most animals scoring 95 inches or better. Hunters can expect to see four to eight Coues bucks a day. Primary means of hunting Coues Deer will be long hours of glassing with high quality optics. Our archery success on Coues Deer is 99%with most Coues buck trophies scoring over the Pope & Young minimum. If you are looking for a very exciting Coues Deer hunt with multiple stocks a day, then come hunt with us during the season of August and September when the weather is hot but not as hot as the Coues Deer hunting. Hunters can expect to see on average 10 to 20 Coues bucks a day. Hunters will be able to experience the thrill of three kinds of hunting. Spot and stalk with high quality optics, tree stands, water holes, natural mineral licks, and still hunting. For you hunters that want to hunt Coues Deer during the rut you will experience 90 pound Coues bucks acting like they are in the heavy weight class. Don't be fooled by their size, Coues Deer are very aggressive and respond well to calling.

Arizona's other deer, the Coues, is a subspecies of the white-tailed deer. Coues deer are most common in Arizona's south-eastern mountains, but range up on to the Mogollon Rim and into the White Mountains. They are most abundant in areas of predictable summer precipitation. They prefer woodlands of chaparral, oak, and pine with interspersed clearings.

Life History Of Coues Deer

In contrast to a mule deer's equally branching antlers, those of the whitetail Coues consist of a number of tines arising from a main beam which curves forward. Mature Coues Deer bucks generally have three to four tines per side. 

Coat color of the Coues Deer is grayish-brown salt-and-pepper with white underparts; the face is marked with white 'halos' around the eyes and a white band across the muzzle. The most distinguishing characteristic of the whitetail Coues Deer is its long, broad tail. The tail is all white on the underside, gray to reddish-black on top, and is often carried high as an alarm signal.

The Coues deer is much smaller than most of its eastern cousins. Coues Deer Bucks stand just over 30 inches at the shoulder and rarely weigh over 100 pounds. Coues Deer Does average 65 pounds.

A Coues Deer doe's first pregnancy usually results in a single fawn; thereafter she may bear twins. Fawn drop coincides with the new growth following the summer rains. Usually, a Coues whitetail fawn will stay with its mother longer than a mule deer will.

Hunt History Of Coues Deer

The Coues white-tailed deer is perhaps Arizona's finest game animal. Wary, and expert at using cover, Coues whitetails rarely offer the hunter a standing shot once jumped. Perhaps for this reason, the species has become increasingly important in the harvest. Although the statewide take has varied from 1,500 to more than 7,000 Coues whitetails a year, depending on the vagaries of drought and fawn survival, the recent trend has been for this species to constitute an ever greater proportion of the statewide harvest. For example, Coues whitetails comprised less than 15 percent of Arizona's deer harvest in 1961 but today, they comprise over 40 percent of total deer harvested.

Behavior Of Coues Deer

When seen at a distance, two distinguishing characteristics between the species are evident in their tails and gait. The Coues has a flagging white tail and a more natural run. Mule deer on the other hand 'run' using a stiff legged, bounding gait. When at a closer range, other differences include facial markings, ear size, and antler configuration. In addition to physical features, habitat preferences vary. In Arizona's southern mountain ranges whitetails are generally found at higher elevations than are mule deer.

Mule Deer Hunts - Arizona Mule Deer Hunting

While hunting, you will have the opportunity to hunt some of the best Mule deer habitat available in both Arizona and Mexico. Those who choose to hunt in Mexico, be prepared to have the hunt of a life time! You will be hunting on ranches that are extremely well managed. The ranches produce bucks that will exceed 30 inches and score over the 190 inch class. Hunters can expect to see three to five bucks a day, with many scoring over 180 inches.

Those who choose to hunt in Arizona, are in for some non-stop action. We have highly managed ranches, that consistently produce trophy animals. Those who choose to hunt during the firearms seasons can expect to see upwards of ten bucks a day. These bucks range in size from the 130's to the 170's. The primary means of hunting will include long hours of glassing with high quality optics, as well as hunting food plots. For you archery hunters, Arizona has two different seasons. If you choose to hunt the early season of August and September, the primary means of hunting will be spot and stalk, as well as sitting over water and food plots. For the serious rut hunter, we offer December and January hunts. Hunters can expect to see eight to ten bucks a day, with many making the Pope and Young minimum. The primary means of hunting will include spot and stalk and sitting over water and food plots.

The most numerous, widespread and popular of Arizona's big-game animals are deer. The state has two distinct species, the mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). The most abundant deer in Arizona is the Rocky Mountain mule deer. Mule deer are not limited to any one type of terrain, being found from sparse, low deserts to high forested mountains. Generally they prefer the more rugged country.

Life History

The mule deer gets its name from its large ears. Coat color is reddish-brown in summer, turning to a blue-gray in winter. Its forehead is much darker than its face, while its throat, belly and inner leg are white. Mule deer have white rump patches and short, narrow, black-tipped white tails. The mule deer is the larger of Arizona's deer. Adult bucks may weigh in excess of 200 pounds and stand up to 42 inches at the shoulder. Does average 125 pounds. Typical mule deer antler configuration has each side branching equally into two main beams, each may fork into two tines. The size and number of 'points' is dependent on a combination of age, nutrition, and genetic background. The antlers of Mule Deer grow under a layer of skin called velvet. The velvet supplies blood to the growing antlers, which are soft. When fully grown, the antlers harden, the velvet dries, and is rubbed off. Antlers are composed of material similar to that of bone. Each year in the spring, after the breeding season has passed, antlers are shed. It is in preparation for the rut that mule deer grow antlers. Mule Deer Bucks are polygamous and fight for a harem of does during the winter breeding season. After a gestation period of about 190 days, the does give birth to spotted fawns, often twins. Mule Deer Fawns are 'dropped' about mid-summer. At higher elevations, the fawns are born early after the last spring storms to allow the young to grow large enough to withstand the winter storms. At lower, drier elevations, drop time is synchronized more with summer rains that bring on new plant growth. A fawn's spots will disappear in about two months and the young will stay with their mother until the following spring. They will become sexually mature in a year and a half. In the wild deer have a life span of about ten years.

Hunt History

As befits Arizona's principal game animal, Mule Deer received some protection as early as 1887 when a four-month season of October 1 through January 31 was established by the territorial legislature. Buck-only hunting was instituted in 1893, and the season was gradually reduced until 1913 when the new state legislature authorized a two-month season and a two-buck bag limit. Even this was deemed excessive by the state's sportsmen, and a public initiative in 1916 reduced the limit to one buck deer to be taken during the month of October.

Despite a serious overpopulation of deer on the North Kaibab in the 1920s, Mule deer numbers appeared to decline in the rest of the state. In 1929, the mule deer season was closed south of the Gila River, and even as recently as 1946, fewer than 5,000 mule deer (more than 80 percent of all deer killed) were harvested in Arizona. Then, for reasons that are still unclear, deer populations began to increase. As the populations rose, doe and "any-deer" hunts were authorized. In 1961, an all-time high of 91,120 deer hunters took 35,897 deer. More than 86 percent of these were mule deer and nearly 10,000 were antlerless animals. Archery deer hunting was also beginning to provide a significant hunting opportunity.

A series of years of poor fawn survival followed. By 1970, fewer than 16,000 deer were taken and hunt success had fallen to 16 percent. With the institution of permit-only deer hunting the following year, hunter numbers dropped from more than 97,000 to fewer than 68,000. Only about 9,500 mule deer were reported harvested.

Deer permit numbers gradually increased after 1972, levelling off at around 70,000 per year between 1976 and 1982, when hunters took more than 12,000 mule deer, approximately 75 percent of the total deer harvest. Then, a series of wet winters resulted in an increase in fawn survival rates, and hunter numbers and the numbers of deer bagged increased accordingly until 1986, when nearly 86,000 hunters took 25,566 deer, of which 77 percent were mule deer.

Since then, another series of droughts has occurred and deer hunting opportunity is again being curtailed. Today, mule deer comprise about 60 percent of the total deer harvested. Prospects in the near future are even more discouraging, but mule deer are "boom and bust" animals. With the advent of better than average winter rains, mule deer populations will once again improve. The only question is when.

Behavior

Mule Deer feed on grasses and forbs in the spring and summer, however, they are primarily browsers. They eat such items as twigs, bark, buds, leaves, and nuts. Important plants in a mule deer's diet include mountain-mahogany, buckbrush, cliffrose, sagebrush, buckthorn, juniper, and oak. Most feeding is done at dawn and dusk, although human activity may cause a shift to more feeding at night. In Arizona, predation on deer is mainly by coyotes, bobcats, and mountain lions.

Gould's Turkey Hunting

Arizona now offers some great Gould's Turkey hunting. We are  located in the heart of all the units that now offer the Gould's turkey hunts. For the serious turkey hunter that wants to stay in the states to harvest his Gould's we can assist you with the draw process, give us a call and we will help you in any way we can.

The Gould's Wild Turkey is the largest of the 5 subspecies and resembles the Merriam’s Turkey. They have longer legs, larger feet and larger center tail feathers than any of the other Wild Turkey subspecies in North America. Gould's differ by having distinctive white tips on the tail feathers and tail rump coverts which usually separate to show an "eyelash" appearance. Lower back and rump feathers have copper and greenish-golden reflections, not like the faintly iridescent velvety black found on the Merriam’s. Gould's body plumage is said to be somewhat blue-green in coloration. While hunting you will be hunting on ranches that are highly managed year round totaling over 80,000 acres. For the past 6 years we have had a 100% success rate on all our Gould’s Turkey hunts regardless of the weapon used. So if you’re looking to finish your royal or world slam contact us to reserve your Gould’s turkey hunting experience.

All time #2 sci Gould’s Turkey

Elk Hunts

Nowhere in the United States can you harvest free ranging elk matching the caliber of Arizona bulls. The hardest part of Arizona Elk hunting is beating the draw system and finding areas that consistently produce trophy bulls. Here we are happy to apply our hunters for Arizona hunts, through our application service. This gives our hunters the best chance of drawing that trophy Arizona bull tag. Hunters that choose to use archery equipment will be hunting during the rut and have the opportunity to listen these majestic animals bugle and fight for their harem. The primary means of hunting will be glassing with high quality optics, calling, spot and stalk and tree standing . Hunters can expect to see many bulls over the 300" class and have ample opportunities at bulls during their hunt. We are proud to announce that we have been 99% on our archery elk hunts for the past 5 years. With all hunters having shot opportunities of 30 yards or less. If you are lucky enough to draw one of these coveted tags feel free to give us a call don't let this opportunity pass you by.

Javelina Hunts

Javelina, Javelina, Javelina, need we say more. We offer the best Javelina hunting in the state of Arizona.

We guarantee you won't find a outfitter that has produced more trophy book Javelina then us. If you just want to come down and chase mountain pigs or if you are looking for that 60# hog, then we are the outfitter for you. Our hunters for the past six years have been 100% successful with 90% of the animals making the Arizona record book. If you plan on hunting with us we recommend you call around and join every big pig contest you can find, because chances are one of our hunters is going to win. Hunters can expect to see Javelina every day. The primary means of hunting Javelina include calling, and spot and stalk.

Mexico Mule Deer$6500.00 - 1x1 5 Days

$6300.00 - 2x1

Deer & Javelina$3850.00 plus $500 trophy fee if get javelina - 1x1 5 Days

$3650.00 plus $500 trophy fee if get javelina - 2x1

Javelina$2150.00 - 1x1 5 Days

$1950.00 - 2x1

Goulds Turkey$2150.00 - 1x1 3 Days

$1950.00 - 2x1 3 Days

Elk$5350.00 - 1x1 7Days

$4950.00 - 2x1

Game Birds$150.00 Daily Fee Per Person - Minimum Of 3 Days.

Desert Bighorn Sheep$55,000.00 1x1 (170"+ rams) 13 Days

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