New Mexico Deer Hunting Adventure | Coues Whitetail | Darren Choate New Mexico Deer Hunting | Coues Whitetail by Darren Choate It was the third morning of my New Mexico deer hunting adventure. My only chance for coffee intake would be on the 10-minute — 15, if I milked it — drive from camp to […]
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Hunting Draw Odds, the Truth
Hunting Draw Odds If you are one of the many Western Hunters that applies to hunt several states each year, then you understand the importance of having the best hunting draw odds data at your disposal. To draw Western hunts, the Western Hunter needs more than the simple calculation of tags available divided by the […]
Ruff’s Precision Gunworks
Ruff’s Precision Gunworks Flagstaff, AZ – In 2013, the concept of Ruff’s Precision Gunworks (RPG) was born. Ruff’s Sporting Goods, in downtown Flagstaff, AZ—yes, the one that used to sell liquor and guns under one roof—started to sell National Firearms Act (NFA) items, specifically silencers. While outsourcing some gun and barrel work, […]
Find More Coues Sheds
Find More Coues Sheds by Steven Lines Shed hunting is a great way to scout an area, and stay in shape for the upcoming hunting season. Finding antlers is always fun no matter what time of year it is, but finding Coues whitetail sheds can be a bit more challenging than their larger cousins. Coues […]
Coues Whitetail Draw Odds for New Mexico
Get Your New Mexico Coues Apps In
Get Your New Mexico Coues App In by Steve Dixon It’s that time of year, when our attention turns toward the New Mexico State Big Game Applications. The deadline is 5 PM Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) March 18, 2015. [tminus t=”18-03-2015 17:00:00″ style=”TIE-fighter”/] Apply for New Mexico Coues and Other Big Game Species To apply […]
Treestand Hunting Coues Deer
Treestand Hunting Coues Deer by Darren Choate It’s hard to hang a treestand on a Saguaro! When one dreams of hunting Coues deer in the Desert Southwest, they likely imagine themselves sitting on a high peak glassing through high-powered optics–searching for the elusive deer. In fact, that’s how most Coues experts hunt; spot and stalk […]
Raising A Coues Hunter
Raising A Coues Hunter by Darren Choate Like many, my father introduced me to hunting. To date, I have gone afield in several Western states; hunting with archery gear, a rifle slung over my shoulder or as a guide on another hunter’s hunt. I have successfully harvested elk, mule deer, Texas Whitetail, Carmen Mountain Whitetail, […]
Coues Whitetail In-depth
Coues Whitetail In-depth | Darren Choate Coues Whitetail In-depth Coues Whitetail, AKA the Coues, Couse, Coos, Cows, and more. By Darren Choate In the desert mountains of the Southwest lives a unique sub-species of the whitetail deer family, the Coues White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus couesi). The deer received its name from noted naturalist and frontier […]
Weatherby Back Country Rifle
Weatherby Back Country Rifle by Darren Choate, Editor In Chief Much has been written about what items you should pack in your backpack when preparing for a hunt in the backcountry. However, on the lists that I have seen, they simply list a line item for a rifle and another for ammo. Are we supposed […]
AZ Game and Fish Sets New Rules for CWD
Arizona Game and Fish New rules for bringing hunter-harvested deer and elk into Arizona July 10, 2013 – As part of the efforts to prevent the introduction of chronic wasting disease (CWD) into the state, the Arizona Game and Fish Department has implemented new rules for hunters and other members of the public who wish to […]
Coues Hunting Tips
Coues Hunting Tips by Darren Choate 1) Know Your Quarry The Coues White-tailed deer is distinctly smaller than most of its whitetail cousins, and resides in only a small percentage of North America. The range of the Coues whitetail is limited to regions of Arizona and New Mexico; and a few states in northern Mexico. […]
