Are Coues considered White Tailed deer on Rockslide?

[punklife505]

That's all, just that question. I see forums for Whites, Mulies, Blacktails, but no Coues...just wondering.

 

[Wyo_hntr]

I believe so. Why not? They are a sub species of WT.

 

[flathead#2]

I need one. BAD.

 

[Stickmark]

coues are whitetails: tiny-little mountain goat- behaving animals that hide behind dead foot high clumps of grass, paw at sand in dry creek beds for water to puddle up, and think everything is a mountain lion.

 

[ohoopee]

No.

 

[MikeDeltaFoxtrot]

They seem to be universally regarded as a type of whitetail. Whether they are a true "sub-species" or maybe even the only true "sub-species" I can't say. I never know quite how to think about those distinctions. Where do you draw the line? Particularly where there is hybridization?

As I understand it, Coues deer are geographically isolated from other whitetail populations, and they are quire physically distinct, so maybe they are a sub-species.

 

[Lou (Louis)]

I’ll put it this way: I have bagged BT and muley. Just need a WT. if I bagged a Coues, I’d consider that mission accomplished.

 

[BBob]

Are Coues considered White Tailed deer on Rockslide?​

Yes, why wouldn’t you? Until they create a dedicated Coues section where else would you put them? They are one of the 26 recognized sub species of whitetailed deer.

• O. v. couesi (7)– Coues' white-tailed deer, Arizona white-tailed deer, or fantail deer

 

[JohnJohnson]

Until they create a dedicated Coues section

Many people are saying this needs to be done.

 

[Steve O]

Theoretically yes. I’ve hunted whitetails in at least 10 states and 4 provinces…none of them have been anything close to my Arizona Coues experiences. Those little suckers are different.

 

[Castmaster]

I think a dedicated Coues and Seminole whitetail thread would be pretty cool.

 

[punklife505]

Are Coues considered White Tailed deer on Rockslide?​

Yes, why wouldn’t you? Until they create a dedicated Coues section where else would you put them? They are one of the 26 recognized sub species of whitetailed deer.

• O. v. couesi (7)– Coues' white-tailed deer, Arizona white-tailed deer, or fantail deer

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I asked if Rockslide considered them different as there is no separate page dedicated to them, all other N American deer have their own pages, thats it..

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[Rich M]

Yup WT

 

[Trial153]

I love hunting them in Sonora. I would go down ever winter if I could fit it in my schedule

 

[flathead#2]

I've taken Southeastern, Seminole and Gulf Coast.
I really NEED one of them Lil Coues WT.

 

[Lou (Louis)]

I've taken Southeastern, Seminole and Gulf Coast.
I really NEED one of them Lil Coues WT.

I would be overjoyed to take any WT.
BT: check
Muley: check
WT (any variety): to do

 

[MikeDeltaFoxtrot]

I would be overjoyed to take any WT.
BT: check
Muley: check
WT (any variety): to do

Come to Virginia. The place is crawling with them. You can buy an OTC license with six tags.

 

[Lou (Louis)]

Come to Virginia. The place is crawling with them. You can buy an OTC license with six tags.

Get out. Really?
I wouldn’t know where to hunt, though.
Thank you for your response!

 

[Acharenio]

Theoretically yes. I’ve hunted whitetails in at least 10 states and 4 provinces…none of them have been anything close to my Arizona Coues experiences. Those little suckers are different.

Agree, if you hunt eastern whitetails, hunting coues will change everything about hunting whitetails, there is a reason they call them grey ghost.

 

[JohnJohnson]

Agree, if you hunt eastern whitetails, hunting coues will change everything about hunting whitetails, there is a reason they call them grey ghost.

I've hunted eastern whitetails my whole life and I've also done a couple mule deer/elk hunts in Idaho (only got one mule deer). My AZ coues hunt was by far the most fun I've ever had hunting and definitely my favorite hunting environment as well. It's like hunting on another planet compared to Virginia.