So did you do any good hunting Unit 27 this year? Just wondering as I live in 27. Have lived or hunted here all my life. One of my sons hunted one weekend and didnt do any good. I went out several times and had no luck.
I guess it depends on your definition of luck. My buddy and I set out with very realistic expectations of an OTC archery hunt in a unit that neither of us had ever set foot in. We had a great trip, saw an average of 10 deer per day with a good mix of Mule Deer and Coues, we saw a couple of really quality bucks of both species.
We found a great campsite that we could glass from and we were able to chase a few coveys of some Gambel's quail from camp.
We glassed up a Mule Deer one afternoon that I would guess to go somewhere close to 175" - 180", from 1,000 yards away we could tell he was a stud.
We were on a decent Mule Deer for 2 days but he had 2 spikes and 3 does with him and we weren't able to get much closer than 100 yards.
I made a pretty good stalk on what we thought was a nice little Coues that turned out to be a Coues doe, I was able to get to 25 yards so it was a great little practice stalk.
We saw some Javelina and a Coatimundi, when I bumped the Javelina I was within 15 yards but I didn't have a tag.
We talked to 1 group that had success, a guy was able to seal the deal on a pretty decent Coues, I would ballpark the buck at probably close to 80".
All in all it was a great trip and we're planning on being back January of 2021. Feel free to PM me and we can talk more specifics if you want, I just don't want to make them public.