azcouesandelk

Great job I don't think there are many hat tricks done each year!

http://www.azgfd.gov/eservices/draw.shtml I got 33/37b archery pig no turkey or bear for me this year

Here are the pictures Great looking buck there!

Atta boy Josh can't wait for the story behind the beast!

How was I cheating I was never told the score I was just guessing like everybody else! That's not what I heard??? Who said that? I think someone is filling you with false info

How was I cheating I was never told the score I was just guessing like everybody else!

Good to see you on here! I know that you are going to get a good one with a coues finding machine like your brother! I also heard that you were a finding machine to boot! Can't wait to see some pictures from your hunt!!!

Other then the split G2s there is nothing to indicate that this deer is anything, but a whitetail. The size and configuration is all whitetail ( I am really jealous of both these deer by the way). I believe antlers in both MD and WT are so varied it is probably the worst possible indicator of a hybrid buck, yet used the most to discount big coues whitetails as not being the real McCoy. Bob I know what you mean by saying that antlers are the worst way to tell the difference between whitetail and mule deer. In my honest opinion I believe you have to see the tail in order to make a sure fire decision on what species it is. I thought it was neat how we were discussing hybrids and this great coues was taken with matching split g2's.

http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...ic=7336&hl= Here is an example of a mule deer looking rack on a whitetail from this year!

Will do boss!!! I can't wait to see it firsthand!

I have seen 1 and I am sure it is the same one that you are speaking about! Gonna get to see it tomorow in persone to! To answer your question though I have never seen another buck that size in velvet this late in the season.

Rio Salado is the same as Usery Mountain if I remeber right and it is a good range. They supply sandbags and you can buy targets there for $0.25 and they also have wood frames for you to use.

If your handing out spots I will take it I won't tell anybody about that spot I know that there were some huge deer to the north of you there the 2 weeks leading up to the hunt!

Well I just got back from my deer hunt and let me say it was brutal. The weather was hot, deer were staying bedded and it was tough finding bucks. My dad and I arrived at camp about 4 P.M. on Thursday so I decided to go out and check some areas where we were seeing good bucks. I got to my spot and glassed up a total of 20 other hunters in the area!!! I did not know what to do so we decided to try the area out anyways. On opening morning we glassed from one of our spots and found several does and about 12 other hunters. Decided to book it up to one of our other glassing points at about 8:30 and saw a kid with his third coues buck (a very respectable 3x3 with eyeguards). We glassed for about an hour and my dad went up the hill to go to the bathroom and I hear him say "BUCK" so we get up top after grabbing the rifles and my binos. We saw the buck go into a mesquite thicket so we setup to glass. The buck was a solid 90 class buck so we glassed for several hours in the thicket turning up another half dozen does but no bucks. We went back to the truck to refresh our water supply and go glass from a different direction in the afternoon in hopes of getting on the buck we had seen earlier. We glassed til dark turning up another 10 or so does. On the second day we went to one of my go to spots. Setup to glass and found a nice 85 class 3x3 within 10 minutes. We decided to circle around and try to get on him. We worked our way around the mountain dropping through some good canyons and got setup where we thought the buck might be. Just as soon as we got setup we spotted a deer go between a couple of trees and drop into the canyon. We glassed for several more hours turning up more does but no buck. Not sure if it was the buck but my dad and I both think that it was. That afternoon we went to an area that I had heard held some good bucks but did not get much pressure. We setup to glass and found more does then the spine tingling sound of a rattle broke the silence. No more then 15 feet away was a 3 1/2 foot blacktail rattler. After relocating we heard another rattle and found a 12 or so inch pinkish colored rattler. We decided with only 10 minutes of light left and having the gettogether we would pack up and get away from those snakes. So on our third and final day we went to another reliable perch and glassed for about an hour turning up some does when my dad said he had a buck. We lost the buck but decided to circle around to get a better look at the hill and try to relocate the buck. After about 20 minutes we found the buck bedded and worked our way to 190 yards. We setup hoping the buck would walk out and give my dad a shot. At this point it was 8:00 to 8:15 and we waited and waited and waited. After sitting in the 85 to 90 degree weather for 7 hours my dad told me to shoot the buck in his bed if I thought I could make the shot. I got setup to shoot and slowly squeezed the trigger. The shot connected hitting the buck in the lungs but he got up and walked to the edge of the mesquite exposing his front shoulder, neck and head. I put the crosshairs on his neck and sent another round right where I was wanting it to hit and dropped the buck in his tracks. I cannot thank my dad enough for letting me harvest this buck when it should have been his since he had found it originally. Also I rough scored the buck at 80 2/8". Not to bad for a last day buck My dad and I with the buck And here I am with the buck Here is a head on shot of the buck I will post more pictures tomorow but now I need to get some sleep I have been at it since 4:30 this morning.

You got that right Dallas my dad has been more than generous this year and he deserves a great animal. I am going to do everything in my power to get him one I know what you mean John I was just stating that I had never seen that many people in such a small area. I am used to only running into maybe 3 or 4 hunters at a time. We just had to change our strategy a little bit but it all worked out for the best

That is a great story with 2 awesome bucks!!! I know what you mean about being with your dad while he takes his first buck it is very rare and I was able to do it with my dad last year!

Awesome job on a great buck!!! Like stated before this is the first instance I have seen of someone to tag a buck with there bow during a rifle hunt!!! Big congrats!

Go ahead and email me the pictures at azcouesandelk@cox.net and I will post them just make sure I can identify the pictures as yours somehow.

Congrats again Lance those bucks look awesome!!! I was in 36a the last 2 days helping a buddy on a mule deer hunt and we saw 2 whitetail bucks that were both over 95 both days and they were out in some serious muley country!!!

An area where I was deer hunting which hasn't had high mearns populations (actually only saw 1 covey all of last year) and we walked up 3 coveys a day on average!!! I think it is going to be a good year.

I figured you guys were busy with deer. You guys knew right where to be. We were thinking about being on that knob opening morning but you guys in there Thursday night and we didnt want to pressure anybody. Congratulations on all of your success

Welcome aboard Josh. Can't wait to get down there and see you guys nail some bucks!

Great writeup and buck especially for a last day!

We saw a good amount of deer just not the normal amount of bucks so it was somewhat dissapointing but we still had alot of fun.

I dont know if somebody already guessed this but I am going to say 86. Still a great buck no matter what the score.