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Nothing in Mouth's pics have burned yet.

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You hunting Unit 30. We have hunted Unit 30 and 34 for well over 15 years.

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I have an Archery Mule Deer tag for unit 30. Have you mainly hunted in the Guadalupe RD or BLM?

We generally hunt the foothills and flats but will go up in the mountains sometimes. Lots of deer in the Dunken and Pinion area. If you can find public access close to the Penasco river area it ought to be money. The deer like the valley land around the Penasco river for the irrigated farms that provide good food source.

The Queen area is a good area. Quickly after turning onto the south rim road, you will come to "Cougar" road. Turn left. If you take the first left it goes to a windmill. Park at the windmill and walk back towards highway 137.

You can also take the 3rd left off of Cougar road, the road begins with a barbwire gate next to a big tree, and goes back in towards Queen with a windmill about halfway through, good area to hunt.

Also check County Rd 64 which runs north off of 137 by Queen. Usually deer there as well. You can also go South of Queen to town toward Dell City and hunt Crow Flats-Humphries Canyon area.

Try the foothills and canyons east of hwy 137 near Cone Butte, and Tom's Canyon, also the foothills on the north end of the Guads south of Hope.

You can also try the Brokeoff Mountains by Dell City. It's a rugged area. I've seen some deer there but some years I haven't, but worth scouting.

One area I've killed a 29 inch Mulely was Sitting Bull Falls area Southwest of Carlsbad. This area can be hit or miss but holds some big ones at times.

Also check around Marathon coming in off Armstrong road. Head to Little Box Canyon and Box Canyon. Always see deer in this area. Scout the area between Hope and the Armstrong Ranch, deer always in that area.

Many thanks. Going to hit it next weekend.

FYI : the fire is at 9000 ac and they've decided to just let it burn itself out.

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When you're at Big Bend, take the time to do the drive from Terlingua to Presidio. It was my favorite part of our Big Bend trip. The road follows the river and it's beautiful.

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don't forget to check out Dom Rock

YellowPot, where did you camp on Shumard? There isn't a campground there from my understanding. Are you allowed to camp wherever out there? Trying to find out as much as I can before we attempt this. Do you by chance has a GPS map of your trip? I wouldn't mind seeing your route. Lastly, there isn't a trail at all between the peaks is there? I'm under the impression it's all bush wacking. Thanks for any tips!

There's no camping outside of the established campgrounds. I stayed at Bush mountain for that trip. Hiked up there one afternoon and set up camp. The next morning I day hiked to Bartlett and Schumard and then back to camp at Bush mountain. There isn't any trail and it's all bush whacking through thick knee high brush. Bring gators.
I know others have done a big loop from guard peak to Schumard to Bartlett, camping at either guad peak and/or Bush mnt. The area between guad peak and Schumard is really rough. I had no desire to carry a pack through all that. Plus I hit Bush, Hunter, and the peak of El Capitan on that trip.