My 2004 December AZ Whitetail Hunt
by Jack Luffy After four long years of waiting I finally got another Arizona late whitetail tag. Having already killed two bucks over..
Hunt Stories
My Father’s Trophy
by Mark Hanna My father, DeWayne Hanna, was a hunter all his life until injuring his back at work. Unable to go each year he still..
My First Coues Deer
by Brent Jones I’m from the State of Washington and have been hunting mule deer for the past 20 years. My cousin, Neal Brown, is from..
My 36B Buck
by Lee Molina (aka couesdiehard) I watched him bed at 10:00 am at 600 yards and waited for him to get from behind about the only tree on..
Better to be Lucky than Good
by John Olvey I wish I could tell the story of weeks of pre season scouting, hiking miles in the dark, and using high dollar optics to spot..
World-Record Buck
Copyright 2003 by Tony Mandile For Sergio Orozco, the balmy August day mirrored many of the days he had spent hunting deer since he had..
Matt Lewis gets his first deer
by Matt Lewis, age 15 This is my first deer ever. I killed it on November 13, 2004. I was the only one who had a tag because my dad and his..
My unforgettable first Coues
by Alan Fischer This is an accounting of my first hunting trip in Arizona, my first Coues and an unforgettable experience. First I would..
Bill Canizales’ Archery hunt in Aug 2000
by Bill Canizales I invited my 11 yr. old boy and my 12 yr. old nephew to hunt with me. Of course they were there for the ride only.We got..
Matt’s January Coues with a bow
by Matt Moul In January of 2003, I had harvested a small mule deer with my bow after only having it for about six months. This meant I..
Opening Day Double
by Chris Vallejos We got into our glassing spot before light and started glassing intently as soon as it got light. The morning was perfect..
2003 Deer Hunt: Short but Sweet
by Rich Thompson aka Coues Addict The beginning of my story begins some 30 years ago, back in my high school days. I was hanging out with..
Josh Epperson and Chris Dunn have an encounter with some mountain lions
by Josh Epperson My friend Chris Dunn and I drove all the way from the Verde Valley around Cottonwood to unit 32 to go look for Coues sheds..
Arthur Gonzales’ opening day buck – December 2003
by Arthur Gonzales Last year was the first year my wife, Joe, Matt, and I had drawn whitetail tags, which was for the first October hunt...
Double Drop Tine Buck
by Josh Epperson I shot this buck around 1:00 p.m. during the Dec 2003 season in Unit 21. I spotted him first thing in the morning with..
It’s all about who you know
by Tate Hyslip (and Dad) My adventure started as my Dad following the advice of Garth Carter, decided to put me in for the 2003 draw for..
Close to home deer
by John Browning I had left work at 3:30 pm and my girl friend and I were going to try and glass alittle before dark. I have a spot just..
Jordan Stailey’s 2003 hunt
by Jordan Stailey, age 14 It was the second day of the season I hadn’t been able to hunt the first day because of school and we had..
Casey Charter’s 2003 Hunt
My 2003 deer hunt began the day that my 2002 hunt ended. After harvesting a very nice 82 inch typical on the last day, I was hooked for..
Dave Vines’ hunt in Unit 34A Arizona
My name is Dave Vines and this is my first Coues deer. I have tried to hunt Coues deer with a bow for 5 years and have been unsuccessful..
Bill Lee’s first Coues deer… with a little extra excitement.
by Bill Lee I was invited to join two friends in 6A to go to their secret spot. One of my friends had taken a nice buck in this spot the..
Michelle’s and Joe’s first Coues deer hunt
by Arthur Gonzales This was our first Coues whitetail hunt in Southern Arizona. These deer were taken, unguided and on public land, in the..
Bow Hunt with Robert Andresen in Unit 31, Arizona
by Robert Andresen First thing, it was hard to find a place to hunt because of the years of drought we have had here in AZ. But with my..
