Coues 'n' Sheep

Got any info on it??? I might be looking for a new Site for a bow.

Right on! That is my favorite way to do it as well!! Thanks for sharing all of the pics! Congrats to your success and Good luck on your future Horseback hunts!!!

Hey Mike..... I just wanted to keep you posted on how much fun you missed out on!!! Sheila and Sofi (Tina's Lap dog) playing on my office floor this morning!

Tim here is a link to a previous Berger VLD topic here on CW.com http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...pic=6231&hl

Speaking of which..... If your not working when the antlers drop we gotta go get my Cameras we left out there!!!! ..... And you're packing the ratchet and socket to get the bear boxes off da tree!

Hey, what did you order??? Guess I better get to shooting my bow if I'm gunna show my ugly mug up there....

I want that Job!!!

'Magine that!!

I have a Question for you guys.... you and your cousin..... .... And I'm not trying to be Jerk.... I just have to know.... So please don't think I'm startin' trouble..... but I know that others are thinkin' what I am.... so here I go..... You guys are hunting Coues horseback... packin' way back in the hills,Right? You guys are having good success by the looks of it... and congrats! But my Question is this....... How long are you guys leaving the hide on the deer? I realize that it keeps the meat clean but are you losing meat or getting a gamie taste by leaving it on for an extended time? The reason I ask is because I don't know the answer..... I have always thought that getting the hide off was as important as gutting or field processing the meat ASAP. I hunt by foot and generally, on a long pack out, I bone out the entire deer and pack head, horns (Both horns attached ), cape, and meat in one trip. Since this is the Second pic that I have seen that way it made me want to ask.... I'm sure that time of the year and daytime temps play a role as well. Thanks. CnS

I guess all of us Native Arizona Folks just take for granted what a great place we live in. Now that Scotty Boy has lived here for a while, he now knows it, too! Good luck with the Transfer Scotty... Hope it is a Painless move.... It will be nice to have you back down here posting AZ stories again!!! CnS

My buddy ehunt asked me to post these for him. He and his dad took these two Great Coues bucks in Mexico in January. His story is soon to follow.....

I'm more in line with your thinking on this... hope it works out I'm with you guys.... But I also hope it works...

Lets try this Grong!

Looks Good, Scout'm! Best of luck!

That is all that Eric had... Guess his "south o'da border" hunting partner No Abla Camera!!!! I will try blow them up and then crop and resize.... just make your viewing experience better!!! :lol:

LMAO!!! Thanks Josh! I thought that I sent you a Text Picture after I shot it, but are not the only one that did not get it.... ... Don't quite understand how you send it to 10 guys and only about half get the pic????? Anyhow.... Yeah, I am real happy with how fast I got it back, too! Gary is a good guy and did a nice job for me as well!!!

I had the need...... to get bloody!!!! I have been hunting my butt off this January and the hunt is drawing to an end. My Hunting Partner (Jason Clay), and I began hunting a brand new area this month. Our two spots were about a quarter mile appart and the spot that I picked is shaping up to be another "Honey Hole".....Showing lots of sign of a BIG buck & good deer sign all around. I have hunted it a few days and so has Jason.... We have never not seen a deer while hunting that spot and last week Jason had a 3 buck day.... He saw the Monster, that we knew was there, but could not get a shot at the rutting Beast.... and he saw the buck I shot today, but passed knowing the bigger buck might come back at any moment. Jason said to me about the buck he passed on.... "I don't know if you can pass that buck up, man.... He is Sexy!" We have not seen that big buck again, but we know he is there somewhere..... Today I told myself that if this buck or the two larger bucks came back..... I was gunna get Bloody! When I saw him walking down the trail toward me I knew Jason was right! He is not a monster but he is a perfectly symetrical buck and I am Jazzed to end the Drought with him. No "Tag Soup" for me this Year!!! Thanks to my buddy, Jason, without him this season would not have been as fun or as successful!!

Bla Bla Bla...... What box have you been living in..... .... Oh I for got.... You don't read well... my bad... You could buy the BTW video, Casey... I have one I'll sell or Rent to you so you can make an educated judgement.... There are PLENTY of Dead critters to prove that the VLD's are not just for punching paper..... There are also pleny of animals that were not recovered because they were shot with a target bullet. But of course, none of that comes to mind does it? Casey, What Gun/bullet or Bow/arrow/Broadhead combination doesn't have losses???? For cryin' out loud.... we all sure know that a .270 WSM with 140 gr. AccuBonds will kill a coues... if you shoot him 4 times. Obviously it is the Opperator and not the tool that Skews the results! If 13 year old girls can make one shot kills on bull elk at 385 and 450 yds.... with the Berger 168 VLD, then I'd say that it is a Proven Big Game bullet! Oh, and Casey..... those little girls managed to keep the skull plates of those bulls in one piece and the horns, too. Hey G/H..... Thanks for the Avitar!!!

Jason, what caliber are you shooting?? I found that 82 gr. of IMR 7828 was the best load with the 168 VLD in my 300 Wby. That probably doesn't help you a bit..... but thought I'd share just in case.

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Bla Bla Bla...... What box have you been living in..... .... Oh I for got.... You don't read well... my bad... You could buy the BTW video, Casey... I have one I'll sell or Rent to you so you can make an educated judgement.... There are PLENTY of Dead critters to prove that the VLD's are not just for punching paper.....

A dandy for sure!!!! I'm guessing that he is gunna get to grow another set...... No ground Checkin' Pics????

Most 30 mm tubes have enough travel for a flat shooting gun to reach 900-1000 yds real easy. The Huskumaw Scope I put on my 300 Wby Mag goes to over 900 yds on one turret revolution with a 168 gr. Berger VLD. Your best bet is to shoot a 7mm Mag., a 300 RUM, a 300 Wby mag, or something better balistics than those if you plan to shoot out that far anyhow. CnS The gun I'm considering putting the scope on is chambered in 270 WSM. The trajectory is similar if not a little better than the rounds you mentioned - depending on your choice of load. I already have the scope on a different gun but was considering making a swap to take better advantage of the the target turrets it has. The scope has a 1" tube and I just don't know about whether it will have the travel if I don't shim it or use +moa bases. I determined that from the factory setting I have about one and a half rotation before the travel ends. I have no intention of shooting game at those kinds of ranges but if I'm going to get the gun up for long range shooting I would like to do it right and have the travel necessary to get out to 800+ if for nothing else the ocassional long range target practice. Thanks for the help. I know that I am gunna get bashed for this.... but what about wind drift on the 270 WSM..... there are a lot of variables at those long distances...... As far as the bases that you are talking about..... I think those are more for guys that plan to shoot beyond 1000 yds. But I am not sure..... I would assume that sub 1000 yd shots will be no problem with standard bases. I have shot my rifle at 1000 yds and had a bunch of room left. But that is a question that might be much easily answered over at: www.longrangehunting/forums/ ......some of those guys are kinda brutal, but there are a lot of them that are a wealth of info. Good luck. CnS

FYI.... Mike..... The guys at Best of the West and John Barnes both use 168 Gr. VLD's in their 7 mags. They Swear by them.

Most 30 mm tubes have enough travel for a flat shooting gun to reach 900-1000 yds real easy. The Huskumaw Scope I put on my 300 Wby Mag goes to over 900 yds on one turret revolution with a 168 gr. Berger VLD. Your best bet is to shoot a 7mm Mag., a 300 RUM, a 300 Wby mag, or something better balistics than those if you plan to shoot out that far anyhow. CnS