Definitely not a great hunter but I do have a great love of hunting. And that above everything else is what allows me to be successful.
Everything that has been posted up so far is spot on but if you don't have the desire to hunt you won't. The most consistently successful people that I have...
FYI, you are not able to purchase a deer tag in AZ on a short term license. You will have to buy the one year nonresident combo license.
Those northern units can have some pretty nasty weather that time of year. I would definitely have a plan B and C.