Coues Sniper

That's a dang nice pig, good work. Looks like a perfect shot as well.

Great work on those sheds Josh, they definitely were well deserved! I plan on heading out in the next few weeks myself, hope i get lucky. Thanks again for the pics.

Josh i was wondering when you were going to get involved on this post! Wow, that is some unbelievable stuff you have in your collection. I think that crazy elk skull is my favorite, but that "lava bull" is just awesome. And it looks like it was found right as it hit the ground! Great great stuff man. Thanks for posting!!!!

Sweet pics Dan. I'll bet you'll be right there when they drop them horns too.

Very cool sheds Jim! What does that 'picket fence' set score? That mainbeam is very unique!

The VX-L does have some improvements over the older models so it is brighter. Also, even with the cut out, the 56mm scope has the brightness of a 53mm scope. So there are some definite gains there. As far as a comparison to the swaro, I don't own one so i honestly couldn't say. I will say that i have been surprised how long into the evening i was able to shoot out at the range i go to with mine. Hope that helped. kevin

I have a Leupold VXL with the turrets on my 300 ultra and love it. However, i grew up on Leupold and haven't had the joy of using the likes of Swaro and US. I've only shot out to 800 with it, but have had really good results at all yardages. And it holds it's zero great. The VXL lets you put big glass on your gun and still mount it low. My scope is a 56mm and mounts as low as a 40mm.

Thanks guys. Love this topic! Not even going to try to pull the wool over anyone's eyes, this is an Eastern whitetail, but i think it qualifies as a freak. I actually bought this shed however. I'm a mass fanatic and thought to myself, when am i ever going to be able to FIND an Eastern shed anyways? Especially one like this. Pics don't do it justice though, it's just a pig. Weighs well over 3 lbs.

Great topic! I too love odd horns or character and you guys have some great stuff. Here's my best. Pretty sure it's a carp but it's still a very cool shed.

great day in the morning, that is a HOG!!! look at those brows, and beams, and mass, and tines, and how it comes around... I could go on. Awesome, awesome deer man. congrats!

Oh wow. i officially hate you guys. Huge congrats!

Congratulations on a great buck! Sounds like it was a hunt you won't soon forget either!

Whoa! What an awesome buck. I love palmation like that. Geez that's a great buck! i hope to see one like that someday. Any idea on the score???

Wow, too bad that drop was broken off! Thanks for the extra pic.

Really nice looking buck. Is that a broken drop tine on his left? Do you have any other pictures of him. Tell the "old man" congrats on a great buck. And 411 yards is no gimme either.

Great buck, and an even better shot! 70 yards and it looks like you hit him perfect! Congrats and thanks for the story.

Darn right! I live in Las Vegas, but i say a bunch of us just go down there and take the dang horns back. I'm in. What that guy did is friggin' disgusting. He basically stole those horns. Keep us posted on this one.

Warthog, you absolutely hit the nail right on the head.

I'm a huge fan of the 22-250. I have one in the Remington Varmint model (essentially a small bore Sendero) and it's a laser. I shot a 20 shot group with it once just for fun and i can cover the entire group with a quarter, and that was with a gusting headwind. Also have had some amazing groups out to 400 yards as well. But i really think you can't go wrong with any of the calibers mentioned. All are very adequate for what you are looking for. The 22-250 ammo is more expensive as some others have said, but still my personal choice. I like the added range.

Unbelievable deer. That mass just makes him all that much more impressive. Congrats to the hunter on the deer of several lifetimes!!!

Snapped some pics of this buck the other day. At first all i had was the head on view and i could tell he had some height but was narrow, spindly, and had very short brows. But them he turned... and i about fell over. It's very hard to tell in the pictures because they curve so much, but his 3's are probably around 9 inches. Easy. I put him in the mid 80's, but he looked like a young deer. Hope he gets some mass and main beams to him! And sorry the pics aren't great, I pretty much suck at the digiscoping thing.

Yeah, if you could post some closer shots of that buck and maybe a score (not that it matters, he's a shooter anywhere!) that would be great. Congrats on a super buck!!!

Patrick, I don't think anyone meant anything negative in regards to the comments that were made. Most of the people in this forum are good guys (and gals) and mean well. But it isn't everyday you see such a young hunter harvest such a great trophy! And as with any big deer, rumors always fly. I am sure that the young man did work hard and deserve that deer, not many Coues bucks come easy. Congratulations to you and your son on a great, great deer and also welcome to the forum. I'm sure the people who made any comments feel the same way. I'd love to see some more angles of that buck as well! thanks, kevin

Oh wow, what a cool buck! Just like i like them: narrow, massive, and lots of character. Tell your brother congrats on an awesome buck. Sure would like to see a side view of him too!!! Neat, neat deer.

That is a great buck no matter how many you have killed. Congratulations and thanks for the story too!