CouesWhitetail

We saw a coues doe like that on my backpack hunt. We didn't get as close as you did, but she clearly heard and saw us coming and just kept calmly feeding and slowly moving slightly away. We got to 20 yards or so before she finally decided to move off more quickly. It was a nice experience! I had another time the same thing happened on Mt Graham....got within 20 feet of her...fun!

Thanks for the writeup and pics! Sorry you didn't get a buck, but sounds like you had a good time!

I posted this reply to your same question on our Facebook page....I am copying and pasting what I wrote there: It depends on if the two points form what Boone and Crockett calls "common base points" .....if the cross section of the base is clearly a figure 8, then they are common base points....if they are common base points and occur only on one antler then they are measured from tip to main beam....if they don't form a clear figure 8 at base, then they are not common base points and one gets measured to beam and one measured as a branch of the other you can read more here: http://books.google.com/books?id=OhFnqfEqIC8C&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=boone+and+crockett+common+base+points&source=bl&ots=nLB_Jk7z4-&sig=8NZVm4SvopcJzM5BCfDC0tK8Ka0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=h4tWVNKaBY7ooATJ_IHgAw&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=boone%20and%20crockett%20common%20base%20points&f=false Looking at it, I think they are not common base points and so one would be scored as a branch off the other. It looks almost identical to the first coues buck I ever shot!

Congratulations on a great buck!

Very nice! Patrick you are racking up the trophies fast!

Congratulations!

I love reading about all the backpack hunts this year! Congratulations! Sounds like a serious workout! Nothing like getting bluffed up at night with a full pack on.....I feel your pain on that one!

Congratulations Angela!! And yes, please join up and post your story!!

Congratulations! I rotated your pics for you

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Wow! way to get it done! That is a great buck and I am happy to see you sign up to share it with us! Congratulations! Hopefully this will be the beginning of the "coues bug" for you.

My husband was given some of these freeze-dried and flavored insects! Wouldn't it be fun to give these out to the kids tonight??

Good luck and thanks for sharing your hunt with us!

Good point! LOL!

GREAT buck!! Congratulations! And excellent CW.com sticker photo!!

Great dark-antlered buck! Congratulations to the boy! P.S. I rotated the pictures for you......did you happen to use a mac or an ipad or iphone to post them? Seems those sometimes give issues with photos being rotated....I don't know why.

Way to go Debbie!! and I hope you have some special planned for Peg, TJ!

It's nice to provide a way for lost items to find their way back to the original owners! I am glad people are using the site for that.

I think you did a great job honoring him. Thank you for sharing it with us....it is so sad to lose a good friend and hunting partner. Rest in peace Dan.

Outstanding!! way to make it happen fast by putting in all your scouting time!! Great buck!

Congratulations to your wife! I enjoyed the writeup!

Great pics and write-up!! Beautiful buck and great way to spend some time with your daughter! Congratulations!

Congratulations on filling your tag!

I have heard that sound close up when I was near a mother and her cub!

Excellent! Congratulations!