Ok so I just got out of college in December and I have been job hunting ALOT to say the least. Through my step brother working in the CIA I was connected to a company that markets weapon systems to the pentagon. They want me to be an coordinator in their company but I would need to move from Michigan to Arizona (Pheniox).

To tell you the truth and my family thinks im nuts is that I am kinda shy in taking the job because I am afraid of the difference in deer hunting atmostphere and deer hunting style and that kind of stuff. It would be like starting over learning hunting I think?? Or is there even good deer hunting in Arizona? I just need some info on what I am up for if I move out there. It would be a HUGE change in my life and I dont want to mess it up.

The more help the better, and I could not think of asking this question anywhere else...thanks in advance to all.

Nah... nothing to hunt there. You better take that job at McDonalds. Priorities.

The elk hunting in Arizona ranks up there as one of the best states to elk hunt trophy elk. There Coues' Deer hunting is superb as well. Winters will be warm too!

First of all, with the way the economy here in Michigan is doing and unfortunately, how beneficial that particular type of job would be in this day and age of the war on terrorism, I would worry about getting the job first, then get ready for some out west hunting.

Congrats on your new job.

Dont get me wrong I dont like the war at all (I have friends fighting) but the pentagon needs weapons and someone has to market to them. I would like to stay in Michigan and or a close state but Arizona is booming with jobs and growth. Along with my passion for hunting/archery I do play ALOT of golf and Arizona would be a big bonus on that end too.

For deer hunting is it ground or tree stands...will I be hunting in desert? I just really have no idea at all.

No impact, No idea. My guess would be mostly ground hunting but places like the Sierra Nevada are beautiful places teaming with trees.

I think hunting deer out west would be quite different than hunting deer back east. I was born and raised in Arizona. Lived there until just recently when I moved to Utah for a job. I have never hunted deer back east, so I can't honestly tell you the difference between the two other than what I have seen on videos. There are a lot of nice mule deer and coues deer to hunt, but I wouldn't expect to do a lot of treestand hunting. Not too many farms to hunt on either. You usually have to do a lot of spot and stalk hunting. So being in shape is a must. I don't know if you have ever hunted elk with archery before, but once you do you will almost forget about deer hunting. Hunting elk in Arizona is a HUGE rush!!! You will have to get used to the heat. There is a lot of beautiful country in Arizona (mountains, forests, lakes). It isn't all desert like people think.

Lived there for 40 years, and still hunt there every year, Deer, elk, javelina, turkey...great duck & quail hunting along the Colorado River, there is plenty to hunt there, lots of public land, NF and BLM. It's way better than where I live now (California). I will probably be going back in the next year or so myself.

i think it would be like learning hunting over again to a certain degree, cause most likely you wont be hunting whitetails, youd be on the big game. or at least thats what i would do

Like targethogs said, there are a lot of different species of animal to hunt. But I do think it would be like learning to hunt all over again. I do think hunting in the westwould be quite different than hunting back east. It would be a challenge, but hey, isn't that what hunting is all about?