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Rancho Taunitas and Rancho Lorenzo hunt January 2018

Rancho Taunitas and Rancho Lorenzo hunt January 2018

Rancho Lorenzo / Rancho Colorado together are 27,000 acres that have not been hunted since 2015.  There are Trophy Mule Deer and Couse..

March 2, 2016 with 4 Comments
Read about 50 years of AZ Game and Fish Dept from the 1930s to 1980

Read about 50 years of AZ Game and Fish Dept from the 1930s to 1980

This article was originally published in Arizona Wildlife Views (the AZ Game and Fish Dept magazine) in Jan 1980.  It contains some..

April 7, 2014 with 0 Comments
McDaniel Nice Mexico Coues Deer

McDaniel Nice Mexico Coues Deer

Hi, I am new kid o the block..Look forward to share some nice pictures and comments with all of you…I am sure you guys will enjoy..

February 17, 2013 with 1 Comment
Tails With A Dark Side: The truth about whitetail – mule deer hybrids

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..

May 21, 2012 with 0 Comments
Arizona’s Predator Problem

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..

May 21, 2012 with 1 Comment
West Nile Virus Information

West Nile Virus Information

Background What is West Nile virus? West Nile virus is an arbovirus (short for arthropod-borne virus) that causes encephalitis..

May 21, 2012 with 1 Comment
Diseases of Coues Deer

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)...

May 21, 2012 with 0 Comments
Aging Coues

Aging Coues

All wild ungulates (deer, elk, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, etc.), can be aged fairly accurately by examining their teeth. This can be done..

May 21, 2012 with 0 Comments
Coues Deer Sign

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..

May 18, 2012 with 0 Comments
Coues Deer Habitat

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..

May 18, 2012 with 0 Comments
Coues Life Stages

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..

May 18, 2012 with 0 Comments
General description, taxonomy, evolution, and genetics

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..

May 10, 2012 with 0 Comments
More CWD Found in White Sands Missile Range Deer

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..

February 4, 2003 with 1 Comment
Rabies Information

Rabies Information

Arizona Game and Fish Department NEWS RELEASE For immediate release Jan. 22, 2003 Campers, Hikers Encouraged to Take Precautions Against..

January 22, 2003 with 1 Comment
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