loco4coues

Opening morning found my brother, brother in law and I on a ridge overlooking the area we had scouted 3 bigger bucks and several smaller bucks in the weeks before the hunt. We were there at first light and started glassing. A lot of cattle had moved into the area and we weren't seeing any deer where we had been seeing them previously. I began to glass a ridge a little further away. Within a few minutes I had spotted 2 bucks, 1 was a bigger buck. 6:50 am. We packed up and started running up and down the 3 ridges in between us and the bucks. We got to the spot we wanted to be and began glassing but we couldn't find the deer anywhere. 7:20 am We moved up to a better vantage point and set up for the long haul...we were gonna find these bucks. After a little while I found them, they were at the top of a long, tall ridge. We got my bro-in law spotting, my brother ranged them- 447 yds. We dialed up our scopes to 500 yds and got down prone for the shots. My brother asked if he could shoot the bigger buck of the two. We didn't have time to really look at them as they were headed into some thick brush. My brother has been hunting a few years longer than me and hadn't yet taken a decent coues. (I have two nice deer that score in the 90's) I told him to get on the bigger buck. His buck turned broadside, BOOM...WHOP! one buck down. My buck turned to see what was going on...BOOM...WHOP! Two bucks down!! They died 30 yds apart. My brothers buck was a pleasent suprise when we got to him. He has a ton of mass that carries all the way out, he has 2 double brow tines and grosses 107''. It was great to share that moment with him. My buck scores 83'' and is my 3rd biggest. I was thrilled it was a great hunt!

I shoot a .300 ultra mag, with a 165 gr. scirrocco. my brother shoots a .270 with a 130gr. nosler partition...

thanks for all the comments, here are some more pics...

165 grain scirocco is what I shoot out of mine and I love it.

129 2/8''

if those pics are any indication of his collection then that is awesome!!

where are the pics???

nice pics, as always thanks for sharing...what camera set up are you using?

hey hopesof100, nice video...what video camera set up are you using...?

How much overall antler growth does a coues buck acheive in the last 6 weeks of velvet? Does it depend on the age of the buck? any other factors or thoughts?

thanks benbrown...i was beginning to think that no one had any input ... thanks

thanks for the story and pics! congrats on an awesome bull!

what a buck! congrats! were you hunting from a tree stand, ground blind, spot and stalk? how far was the shot, details?

great pictures, thanks for sharing. What setup are you using to capture them?

awesome bucks, thanks for sharing

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awesome pics! thanks for sharing. thats something i've always wanted to do...just need some free time. thanks again!

nice mounts! who did you use?

WOW! what mass-awesome buck! congrats and thanks for sharing. score?

congrats, I would love to see a lion in the wild. I hope I have a tag and a weapon when I do.

Wow, awesome buck and great pics.

Congratulations! Sheep are so stunning. Awesome ram!

no joke

great job! sweet OTC success

Amazing pics! thanks for sharing them.