Last fall my buddy and I found basically a BOGO or 1/2 off mule deer/Coues deer hunt in Arizona. This would be a 2 on 1 hunt where its normally 1 on 1. He and I have not out of state trip hunted in years so we logged in when the tags were released FCFS and bought the deer tags and booked it. I've never used a guide on a hunt before.
Last few weeks flew by and before ya know it, my buddy was picking me up Wed the 20th and we started the long drive to Arizona. Made it to Sweetwater TX on Wed evening and on to Willcox TX on Thursday. I'd talk about the drive ... but there isn't much to discuss. I-30 to I-20 to I-10 ... road construction, semi trucks galore, desert, oil wells, a few wind turbines and solar farms ... one Border Control check station. Yep, its a bleak drive overall.
I've never killed a nice mule deer buck. I was wanting one and my buddy was either way. The tag's we hold are either a muley or Coues (pronounced COWS but most often COOOS) So at first light, the guide takes us to where he has patterned a group of 8 mule deer bucks
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Last few weeks flew by and before ya know it, my buddy was picking me up Wed the 20th and we started the long drive to Arizona. Made it to Sweetwater TX on Wed evening and on to Willcox TX on Thursday. I'd talk about the drive ... but there isn't much to discuss. I-30 to I-20 to I-10 ... road construction, semi trucks galore, desert, oil wells, a few wind turbines and solar farms ... one Border Control check station. Yep, its a bleak drive overall.
I've never killed a nice mule deer buck. I was wanting one and my buddy was either way. The tag's we hold are either a muley or Coues (pronounced COWS but most often COOOS) So at first light, the guide takes us to where he has patterned a group of 8 mule deer bucks
Both in the hunt, and in the story!
