Here at Rimrock Outfitters we specialize in hunting Coues deer.  When we're not hunting elk here in Arizona I'm scouting for Coues deer all the time.  Coues deer are my passion and I put most all of my scoutings efforts into learning more about them and areas they inhabit.  Here in Arizona mule deer and Coues deer inhabit the same areas and the choice is yours as to which you'd like to hunt.  We don't like to spread ourselves thin so we only like to have a couple (2-3) hunters in camp during the 5 day hunts so we can be most effective and help you harvest a nice trophy.  I take my hunting and scouting very serious and I ask the same of my hunters when in the field.  Give us a chance to show you what an Arizona archery deer hunt is all about, the scenery alone will take your breath away so bring plenty of film. 
There are also a couple different choices you can make when deciding on what sort of archery deer hunt best suits your needs.  Here's a description of the hunts.

1.  In the middle of August and through mid September your best way to harvest a Coues a buck is by sitting in a treestand over water or a mineral lick.  I place my stands in the areas that I feel your chances of being successful are greatest.  If sitting isn't for you we can sure do some spot and stalk if you wish.  Although not a high percentage way of harvesting a buck it does break up the monotony of sitting.  This time of year is very hot in Arizona.  Mule deer tend to water in morning and evening but Coues deer seem to like the middle of the day.  Coues deer, in my experience, are most active around 10:00AM to 3:00PM.  My Coues bucks have been taken around 10:30 to noon. 
2.  Come middle of December archery season opens again and goes to the end of January.  Mule deer and Coues deer rut in the latter part of December and often times to the end of January.  The best time to hunt the rut is the first couple weeks of January when the bucks are most active in search of "hot" does.  Again, you can choose what style of hunting you'd like to do, treestanding or spot and stalk.  My treestands are set up near scrapes and highly used game trails.  I use trail cameras a lot and let them do the scouting for me this time of year.  (Click here to see the live deer photos in the photo gallery).  If you wish we can also try the spot and stalk method of archery hunting.  These Coues deer out here in the Southwest are very used to being hunted by mountain lions and are extremely wary animals.  Mule deer bucks this time of year tend to let their guard down and allow themselves to be in the open following the does.  I saw a good number of nice bucks, this past January, out in the wide open flats following herds of does.
This hunt can also be combined with a Javalina hunt as well.  Lottery applications must be in by October in order to hunt them as well during the January archery hunt.  If you've got any questions please email us and we'll get back to you as soon as we possibly can.

Pricing:

$2,500.00

If you bring a friend we can reduce the cost

$250.00 per person