Easy Venison Sauté
By Linda Dightmon Venison steaks or pieces, not too thick. (about ¼”) Olive Oil Fresh garlic Sliced mushrooms Seasoned salt Pepper 1..
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Venison Pot Roast
By Amanda Moors 2-3 lb roast Sesame oil 1 can (29 oz) crushed tomatoes Sesame oil 1 onion – chopped Penzey’s Black and Red..
Tails With A Dark Side: The truth about whitetail – mule deer hybrids
By Jim Heffelfinger Author of the book “Deer of the Southwest” visit his website www.deernut.com to get a copy. The “Minotaur” of..
Arizona’s Predator Problem
by Jim Heffelfinger, Wildlife Biologist Note: This article was first published in the Winter 1999 issue of Mule Deer magazine. People..
West Nile Virus Information
Background What is West Nile virus? West Nile virus is an arbovirus (short for arthropod-borne virus) that causes encephalitis..
Diseases of Coues Deer
CWD is currently NOT known to be present in Arizona. CWD has been documented in New Mexico (click here to read about CWD in New Mexico)...
Aging Coues
All wild ungulates (deer, elk, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, etc.), can be aged fairly accurately by examining their teeth. This can be done..
Coues Deer Sign
Deer leave a variety of sign that can let you know where they have been even if you don’t see them. The most obvious of signs are..
Coues Deer Habitat
The white-tailed deer is highly adaptable. It is found from Mexico and Central America to Canada and throughout the United States. It..
Coues Life Stages
Breeding The breeding season for the Coues deer is about 6-8 weeks later than northern or eastern whitetail. Breeding generally occurs from..
Shot Placement
Shot Placement The information on this page is taken with permission from Craig Boddington’s excellent book “Shots at Big Game:..
Eddie’s Hunt in Unit 22
It all started when I was drawn for elk and deer for the 2001 season. Getting drawn for one is a rare but both, I couldn’t believe it. At..
Record Book Buck
By Martin Guerena It was that time of year again, when all the waiting would come to an end. Finally, I could find out if I was drawn for..
Hunting Strategies
Weapon caliber The Coues deer is a small whitetail (a good buck might only weigh 80-90 lbs.), for which small caliber weapons can be..
General description, taxonomy, evolution, and genetics
Description If someone should conduct a beauty contest among the game animals of the Southwest, I have no doubt the Arizona whitetail would..
2013 Women’s Javelina Hunt
Unit 36A/B/C Adult Women’s Javelina Hunt Camp – February 15-17, 2013. (plan to arrive the night of the 14th if you can, or if..
Fall 2011/Winter 2012 Coues Whitetail Buck Contest
CouesWhitetail.com will again be sponsoring a COUES BUCK CONTEST for the sixth year. The contest’s purpose is to garner interest in..
Guess the score contest – April 2011
Thanks to Augustin Ruiz of New Mexico for sharing this awesome buck with us for our contest. We had 187 people guess a score on this buck..
2010-11 Coues Buck Contest Winners
Congratulations to all our winners! And a big thank you to all those who contributed prizes to this contest. We had some outstanding..
More CWD Found in White Sands Missile Range Deer
February 4, 2003 WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Chronic Wasting Disease has been found in three more mule deer from White Sands..
Rabies Information
Arizona Game and Fish Department NEWS RELEASE For immediate release Jan. 22, 2003 Campers, Hikers Encouraged to Take Precautions Against..
