Arizona OTC archery deer

The Deer Guy

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Hey guys,
I have done hours of research online, studied lots of maps and read all the regs. I'm trying to put together a backpack style hunt in Arizona for OTC mule deer. I figured some of you guys may have knowledge of the area. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Josh

 

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I'm planning to go for the early archery season late summer so I intend to head north away from the heat as much as possible.

 

BOWUNTR

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It's not necessary to do a backpack hunt as there are roads everywhere, except for wilderness areas. The farther north you go, the more hunters there are during the August, generally. There are 6 million people in the Phoenix area who are also trying to escape the heat. You might think about Coues Whitetails as well. Ed F

 

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BOWUNTR said:

It's not necessary to do a backpack hunt as there are roads everywhere, except for wilderness areas. The farther north you go, the more hunters there are during the August, generally. There are 6 million people in the Phoenix area who are also trying to escape the heat. You might think about Coues Whitetails as well. Ed F

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Ed,
Thanks for the intel. I figured I could drive a lot but I was just hoping to find anywhere to ecscape the crowds. Because the tag is "any antlered deer" I wasn't going to limit my self to one species over the other. I am more in it for the adventure than killing a giant.

Josh