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Coues Deer Hunts
About the Coues Whitetail Deer The Coues Deer is considered one of the most prized and most challenging deer species for North American trophy hunters. This petite deer is the smallest huntable sub-species of the whitetailed deer and weighs between 70 - 100 lbs. dressed. Mature bucks normally have 8 total points on the rack. The minimum Coues deer score for Pope and Young is 70 inches and the minimum score for Boone and Crockett is 110 inches. The Coues Whitetail is classified under a separate category in all record books because of it’s small, tight rack. Even the former world record typical Coues deer (145 B&C taken by Ed Stockwell) would not make it into the Boone and Crockett book if scored and categorized under the Eastern whitetail standards. That is the reason for the separate category for this unique deer species. Hunters that have taken all the species in the "deer slam" usually consider the coues deer one of most rewarding and beautiful trophies. About Our Coues Deer Hunts
If you are a bowhunter, this is the ultimate deer challenge! Our Coues deer bowhunting takes place during two timeframes: early season (late August) and during the rut in late December through January. There are no trees in classic Coues deer country, which leaves out treestand hunting as a technique. Our guides use glassing methods to locate a good buck. Once a good Coues buck is located, we often wait until it beds down. It is then carefully stalked to within a comfortable distance. Carefully stalking involves staying out of sight, wearing "sneaky feet" stalking slippers, and keeping the wind in your favor. Once in position, the archery hunter waits patiently for the buck to stand up or walk by. If the bucks are rutting, rattling and/or grunting will sometimes bring the buck closer to the hunter for an opportunity to release an arrow. Since archery shots tend to be in the 30 to 60 yard range, it is recommended that you use quick bows and light arrows. The further you can shoot a bow accurately, the higher your chances for success. Our guided Coues bowhunters see many bucks on this hunt, therefore opportunity to stalk a deer with your bow is 100%. Ninety percent of our archery coues hunters release arrows at bucks. Getting an archery shot depends upon the ability of the hunter to use good stalking techniques. Archery deer hunts are $2,500.00, are 5 days in duration (instead of 4) and can be combined with javelina in January, if you so choose. Archery deer tags are over the counter. Our success rate on one-on-one rifle hunts exceeds 90%. Opportunities (taking shots) have been 100% for all rifle hunters! Many hunters have taken 90 inch or larger bucks. Archery opportunities are very high.
Licenses and Seasons Archery deer tags are over the counter. Rifle coues whitetail tags are by draw with the application period in May through early June. The drawing odds are very high and it is usually not a problem drawing a rifle tag when October and November are first and second choices on the application. December "Rut" rifle tags may take several years to draw. The rifle season drawing deadline is June 12th. Tag fee (Non-Res): $232.75 and hunting license fee: $151.25. Applications are accepted by mail and online. Our Rifle Coues whitetail deer dates: We apply in the draw for Oct. 26-29, Nov. 9-12, and Dec. 14-31. Arrival to camp 1 day prior. The Archery Coues season (no drawing) is: August 19-24, Dec. 14-31, 2011 and Jan. 1-31, 2012. Arrival to camp 1 day prior. Hunters interested in booking a hunt should contact us as soon as possible because spaces are limited. We rarely exceed more than 6 hunters per timeframe to keep it a quality hunt. Read our coues deer articles for more feel of our hunts.
$ 2012 RATES $ Trophy Coues Deer Hunts:
Description of Coues Hunting Packages: Fully-Guided Coues Hunts: Includes accommodations (tent camps), meals, complimentary ride to camp if flying (pick-up/drop-off point: Tucson Airport Hotels Only), camp transportation, a guide, and many extras. Choose from 1 on 1 or 2 on 1 packages. 1 on 1 means one hunter per guide and 2 on 1 means two hunters per guide. If choosing 2 on 1, you must bring the other hunter to share the guide with. Archery Coues Deer/Javelina Combo: This hunt allows January archery hunters to have an added bonus of hunting javelina while hunting Coues deer. The javelina tag is by draw in September and is optional with the archery deer hunt (we don't charge extra to add javelina). Includes accommodations (tent camps), meals, complimentary airport transfer (from Tucson Airport Hotels Only), camp transportation, a guide, and many extras. Each hunter has one guide and hunts 5 days instead of 4. Additional days at $400/day. *Hunters arrive in camp the day prior to hunting. The rifle hunt is typically Friday morning through Monday with hunters meeting us on Thursday morning.
Additional Information Booking Info: The first step for a rifle hunt is to reserve your spot. Once you sign and return a "hunt contract" with a $500 nonrefundable deposit, you will be booked and locked-in to the current rate. The next step is applying for rifle tags and licenses. Odds for drawing October and November rifle tags are usually 100% when putting down Oct. and Nov. (or vice versa) as first and second choices on the draw application. If for some reason you do not draw, your deposit will be transferred to the next year or until you draw and you will be locked-in to the previous year's rate. Another payment equaling 50% of the hunt cost is required after rifle tags are drawn. The remaining balance is due at least 21 days prior to the hunt. All monies paid are nonrefundable. We recommend cancellation insurance for all of our guests. Visit our policy page for more details. If you already drew a coues deer tag, give us a call or email. A 50% deposit is required for those that already have tags. The remainder is due 21 days prior. Since archery deer tags are over the counter, a minimum 50% non-refundable deposit is due upon signing for an archery hunt. The remainder is due 21 days prior. Cost for licenses and tags, butchering, shipping of meat, taxidermy, hotel stay before/after the hunt (if flying) are the hunter's responsibility. For those that own a camping trailer/pop-up and would like to bring it to camp to sleep in are more than welcome to do so, but we cannot discount the hunt any. It must be small and high enough to be pulled on rough dirt roads. We accommodate 4 to 6 hunters per camp. If a hunter has not tagged by the scheduled end of hunt, there is an option of paying at a daily rate thereafter. Non-Hunter Fee: Invite your partner as a non-hunter or observer while on your guided hunt for a fee of $750.00.
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Some Latest Coues Deer Photos
Shaun Smith with his archery record-class 114" massive Coues deer taken with a bow spot and stalk style. (Jan. 2012)
Phillip Meyer and outfitter Pat Feldt with a great coues buck that Phillip shot with his bow. (Jan. 2012)
Brent Jacobsen with a great coues buck that he shot with his .300 WSM. (Nov. 2011)
Don Sexton shot this great Coues buck using a .280 Ackley Improved at 458 yards! This buck's antler beams almost touch in the front. (Nov. 2011)
Eliot Anderson with a giant 114" record-class Arizona Coues buck.
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Coues Deer Guides and Outfitters
Our Coues hunts are conducted in
the vast, rugged desert mountains of southeastern Arizona. Hunting coues
deer can often be physically
demanding, compared to other types of deer hunts. A typical day requires
hiking an uphill mile or two to the hunting area and not returning to camp until
the sun goes down. The hunting technique involves sitting at a good
vantage point and
spending hours glassing through high-powered binoculars mounted on a
tripod. Our guides use mainly 15X56 binoculars to piece through the steep canyons
where the bigger Coues bucks hang-out. The Coues bucks may be spotted up to a
mile away. Once a trophy Coues buck is
located, the spot and stalk method is used to get within shooting
range. Although rifle shots average 250 yards, shooting at ranges
around 400 yards across a big canyon could be encountered. Archery ranges are
usually 30 to 60 yards since it is open terrain. Because of the topography, high-powered riflescopes
on top of lightweight flat-shooting rifles with a bipod are a "must
have." Recommended rifle calibers are the .270 Magnums to .300 Magnums in
order to bust through the high winds encountered in canyon country. We do
not recommend the smaller calibers because the risk of wind drift on the bullet is much
greater and the energy is low at long distances. We conduct three rifle season timeframes which are late October,
early November, and late December.
Our Archery coues hunts are conducted during the months of January and August. 
Accommodations
for our fully-guided/outfitted deer hunts are usually in deluxe canvas tents with
heat during the colder months. The size of our tents are spacious; either 10x16, or
12x12 and stand 7-8 feet tall. Hunters sleep on cots with nice pads.
Arrival to and from camp is done in 4x4 trucks and s.u.v.'s. For those
that own a camping trailer/pop-up and would like to bring it to camp to sleep in are
more than welcome to do so, but we cannot discount the hunt any. Hunting for
Coues deer is done mostly on foot
since it is usually not feasible to use horses or pack animals. As with
Coues hunting anywhere, this is a fairly physically demanding hunt.
Therefore, hunters
should be in good shape.
