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I sent you a pm I may need to let some go..

Great Deer.

Your doing the right thing go in with an idea if what you want to try. Often people will just shoot what's available at the local shop and call it good, If they don't have what you want to try find a place that does. Also make sure the bow of what ever type you decided is the best fit for you. Shops want to get a bow off their shelf, and will make the bows they have fit you when they could order the same bow in a different weight or draw length that could be more appropriate for you.

Thanks for the updates. Good luck to everyone out there.

Well I hope they get fired up we leave in 4 days.

I think you are on the right track. I would let your truck do the work until you locate the elevation or the terrain that the deer are holding in. Depending on when your there bucks should be close to the does maybe not chasing but in the same area. We usually hunt around 4000-4500ft in elevation. The deer we hunt really like to hold in the small fingers off of larger drainage's, but as I write this maybe I just like to hunt those more.

Start planning your trip for next year. Coues Deer are more addicting that cocaine, successful or not you are going to want to go back. Good luck! And like everyone else says "less hiking more glassing"!

So did you ever see your Lion!

I hunted several years with a the Sure-loc max with 3 pins, until I got caught unprepared so I know have it in a 5 pin. As far as durability they are very well made and will take a beating. If you hit and break it you would have broken just about any sight no madder what sight was on your bow. I would stay away from a single pin go with a minimum of 3. It is nice to dial the sight right in on bedded deer, or shots between pins.

Thanks for your input. Last year I hunted the 2nd-10th and I didn't think I did to bad for the 1st year, saw some good bucks and had alot of fun. Needless to say I am addicted. I know that they aren't going to prancing around, but women have been the death of many great coues deer so it can't hurt.

I am trying to schedule my days off for January Coues in 30A. If you were to pick a week stretch to hunt and try and catch the rut when would you go?. I was thinking of going somewhere around the 6th-13th. Thanks

Great Post! Coues 'n' Sheep. On a different forum a gentleman posted pictures of an elk and a antelope that he had dissected and had pictures showing the vitals organs in relation to there outward features. I know I have been aiming to far back and to high. Looking back to the two animals that I have hit through the muscle of the front shoulder they have been some of my quickest recovery's. When someone I am hunting with shoots an animal I have a list of questions that I want answered. What position was the animal when you shot, as well as the position on impact? How far was the shot? Where did he run and how lung could you hear him? Could you see the arrow in the animal or an exit hole, or blood flowing from the impact sight? What did the impact sound like? What was the animals body reaction? How did the shot feel? All of these give me an Idea of what we are up against and how long to wait. Time is everything, give them plenty of time! On good hits at least 30-40 minutes. 3-4 hours after a poor hit. If its in the evening I have always waited until the next morning, but if I had inclement weather I would track through the night. We will usually blood trail with only two people on the blood, with only 2 there is less ground disturbance and less noise. If we loose it and can't find it then we bring in the troops and try the blood again. If we still are unable to find him we will then start searching bedding areas and water sources. While your tracking glass everywhere, once while tracking a bull elk I followed blood past this bull 3 times he was with in 40 yards from last blood where I spotted him in his bed 5 hours after the first try through that area. When your done tracking please take down your flagging tape if you used any. Great idea for a thread!

I have been shooting the PSE phantom. Its ugly but it shoots well and your arrow cannot fall off of it. They usually run about $60. The key with fall-aways is to make sure they are staying up until the last instant before your vanes hit them for the best performance.

I just got home from my first trip down chasing Coues Deer. And I am hooked. I was unsuccessful, but I am already starting to work on next years hunt. To bought a pair of the 15X50 to take down there. I was very impressed, I have looked through just about every $500-$1000 price range binocular over the past year in the 15's. And these were very clear and the comfortable to glass through. The depth of focus was driving crazy for the 1st couple of days, but I did get used to it. I think they are the best 15's for under a grand that I have seen. The focus was enough of a nuisance that I will eventually try and replace them with swaro 15's, but they will be more than sufficient in the meantime.