The Coues Whitetail (properly pronounced "cows", but almost everyone pronounces it "coos") is a small subspecies of white-tailed deer found in Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico.  This deer has developed such a reputation for being able to vanish from view in the smallest amount of cover that it is frequently referred to as the "Grey Ghost".  Many people consider Coues deer to be the most challenging big game animal to hunt.  Some even refer to hunting Coues deer as the "poor man's sheep hunt" because of the harsh terrain involved.

The Coues white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus couesi) is one of the smallest deer in America. Coues deer stand around 28-32 inches tall at the shoulder and measure about 56 inches (1426 mm) from head to tail.  A large field-dressed buck will rarely exceed 80-90 lbs. (although some can exceed 100 pounds) and a doe tends to weigh about 65 lbs. Hoffmeister (1986) reported the average weight of 7 males from the Chiricahua Mtns. in Arizona as 83.5 lbs (37.65 kg); of 19 females as 67.3 lbs. (30.53 kg). Raught (1967) reported that bucks in New Mexico averaged 85-90 lbs (39-41 kg) and females averaged 65 lbs. (29 kg).  In contrast, a good-sized field-dressed Eastern Whitetail buck will weigh approximately 200 lbs. (90.91 kg).

The Coues deer varies in color from a grayish coat in winter to a more reddish-brown color in the summer.  Fawns are born with numerous white spots on their coat.  Those spots generally disappear after about 2 months. Coues deer have the classic white circles around its muzzle and eyes seen on other subspecies of whitetail.  However, Coues tend not to have such a pronounced white throat patch as do whitetail in the East and to the North.  The tail of the Coues deer is generally brown with a border of white on the topside and completely white on the underside.  This is in contrast to a mule deer which has white on the topside of the tail. Tail color can vary geographically.  The topside of a Coues tail can be grayish, reddish brown, or black

The Professional Team within Howell Wildlife Outfitters has over 20 plus years of experience, hard work and dedication as our qualifications for successfully guiding you for a Trophy Class Coues Deer Buck!

We have hunted and CURRENTLY STILL HUNT COUES DEER IN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO and OLD MEXICO.

These highly prized and sought after Coues Whitetail offer one of the finest hunts in the South West.

Arizona and New Mexico currently offer Archery and Rifle Coues Deer Hunts beginning in August through Late December. HWO also hunts these special little Whitetails in December and January in Old Mexico.

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