I can't remember what year we hunted there, but the buffalo were in a high fence area. The park is divided into zones and you draw out of a hat. The park staff was first class and we had a great time even though the temps dropped into the teens and it snowed while we were there. JPAYNE is right about the wheat field inthe NE corner of the park. If it is planted and growing, the deer will come out of the park to feed in the field. Who knows with the drought. It is rugged, beautiful country. Best of luck to you and your son.

Lots of good advice from everyone. It should give us a better idea of where to start. Sounds like there is a good population there. Thanks again for the good luck wishes. I know we will have fun whether we harvest anything are not. He has been my hunting buddy since he was 6, but he moved to the panhandle where his wife is from. They just found out they are expecting their first baby next spring! She still plans on going to Colorado elk hunting in November. I posted her picture last October with her pronghorn that she killed by herself while he was plowing.

My wife grew up in a house just on top of the caprock. I have tromped north and south pole canyons, tule canyon and many of the side canyons for the last 30 years. I used to go to that park land before it was a park. I have also spent most of a decade in the rockies. Still, the biggest mule deer buck I have ever seen was ahead of a blue norther on Christmas eve. He was with a doe and standing in the road that goes from up top down to Quitaque. He blew me away, he looked like a horse, I've never seen anything like him. From the sound of it his genes are still alive and well. Several other people saw him also, the Taylor boys, but no one ever got a shot at him that I know of. We get good ones every year off the wheat, great eating. I hope you get the buck of your dreams, they are there. You will feel small in those canyons, but you will feel very alive.

I hunted aoudad at Caprock SP in January a couple of years ago. I didn’t get an aoudad but did see plenty of mule deer. I saw several bucks and one was particularly nice. The park staff were very friendly and seemed willing to help to pack and animal out if needed. In fact one staff member told me they used their rescue equipment to repel into a canyon to get a mule deer buck out for a hunter the month before.

If you need a place to stay there are a couple of bed & breakfast type accommodations in Quitaque. I stayed at the Hunter House. It’s nothing fancy but it’s warm and dry, and I’m not much of a cold weather camper. There is a list of accommodations on the Quitaque Chamber of Commerce website.

Turkey Hotel ain't bad for accomodations either...

Dave

I know this is an old thread but if you are still on the forum what were the results of your hunt?

I'm simple as hell and easily distracted, but this line made me laugh like a kid again lol...carry on