Jrad Report post Posted June 24 New to the forum so I’ll start by saying hello to the members, lots of great info being discussed out there. New to hunting coues bucks and my son drew a unit 31 tag for October. Going over some areas, sounds like the wilderness is where I need to be. Any info on the unit and where to potentially start would be greatly appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted June 24 Welcome. Start here. https://www.azgfd.com/location/gmu-31/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mattman215 Report post Posted June 24 Honestly no deer in 31, but New Mexico and old Mexico have been on the up swing….. oh and great first post ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jrad Report post Posted June 25 20 minutes ago, Mattman215 said: Honestly no deer in 31, but New Mexico and old Mexico have been on the up swing….. oh and great first post ! No deer........hunted New Mexico and old Mexico, don't need any help with them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted June 28 On 6/24/2025 at 5:20 PM, Jrad said: No deer........hunted New Mexico and old Mexico, don't need any help with them. So you hunted deer in New and old Mex but need help on a youth tag in AZ? Glass north facing slopes early til 10am, then 4 til dark, rinse and repeat. Sit water outside of those hours. You are welcome. It is literally this simple. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatlander Report post Posted June 28 On 6/24/2025 at 12:01 PM, Jrad said: New to the forum so I’ll start by saying hello to the members, lots of great info being discussed out there. New to hunting coues bucks and my son drew a unit 31 tag for October. Going over some areas, sounds like the wilderness is where I need to be. Any info on the unit and where to potentially start would be greatly appreciated. Man there are coues all over that unit. From desert floor to pines. Nice thing is on the youth tag you should have a lot less competition. Just glass hard. If you’ve hunted the Mexico and Old Mexico it’s probably not any different. There is a lot of country that isn’t designated wilderness that is still plenty remote. Good luck and have fun. My personal favorite coues unit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jrad Report post Posted June 28 16 hours ago, CatfishKev said: So you hunted deer in New and old Mex but need help on a youth tag in AZ? Glass north facing slopes early til 10am, then 4 til dark, rinse and repeat. Sit water outside of those hours. You are welcome. It is literally this simple. You don't exactly draw a tag in Mexico and hunt public land lol. New Mexico I've hunted sheep in multiple times, that's a substantially different hunt than deer in Arizona. Thanks for the "tip". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jrad Report post Posted June 28 15 hours ago, Flatlander said: Man there are coues all over that unit. From desert floor to pines. Nice thing is on the youth tag you should have a lot less competition. Just glass hard. If you’ve hunted the Mexico and Old Mexico it’s probably not any different. There is a lot of country that isn’t designated wilderness that is still plenty remote. Good luck and have fun. My personal favorite coues unit. Thanks amigo I appreciate it, I think we will enjoy it. My son's pretty stoked to get out there. Thanks again for the positive reply and the help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
