Coues 'n' Sheep

Zero rutting.....

???? It is a center fire cartridge..... I think that is all that matters.

Shoot, Shoot,.... SHOOT!!!!!!! Don't wait for dogs..... SHOOT!!!!

Sold!!!!! Where and when do you want me to meet you!

Sounds like your having a ball! Good luck! BWT....... SHOOT THE LIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They eat the deer!! All that help means plenty of Lion tags...... Use Them!!!!

Hey Casey...... Are you going to tell the helicopter story?? Ya know you had two of the BEST Coues Deer hunters in Southern AZ hunting with you.... the odds were in your favor...... and yet here we are talking about a buck you shot the horn off of instead of the 120"er you promised us!!!!

Heard that story...... and that guy sounds like a real swell dude!! Heath told me all about it..... You guys showed way more restraint than I would have. The sad part is that many adults are teaching thier kids those kinds of ethics and respect for others...... all to ensure they get the big one on that hunt. CnS

I have always used my 22-250, a buddy of mine bought his wife-to-be a .204 for deer and smaller and it is sweet!!! I wouldn't mind having one myself! CnS

Dude that sucks..... But hey, look at the bright side.... if we knew what was in most of the suff we eat we would starve to death!!! So.... just cook it all a bit longer than normal.... don't waist it. It is a shame that people no longer have pride in what they do..... CnS

Danielle, if you like maybe we can go shooting some time I am a really good shot... just ask everyone on here Bah HaHaHaHaHaHa!!!!!!! Hey Casey, Obviously you are no better with the women than you are at shooting...... Maybe you should be asking all these girls for some shooting lessons, instead of a date.... Dirk D. Hey girls..... (HC1 & HC2)..... We had a wonderful time hunting with you both and I (we) are so very proud of you both! The two of you put grown men to shame in the woods! Thanks for being you and for letting us come along.... not that you could have stoppped me from tagging along .... but thanks for making it so fun!! UG

And very possibly Bass Pro Shops.....

Well said, Lance!

Bla Bla Bla...... a guy kills one forky in January and he is a Die Hard January hunter..... What about all that August huntin' you did????? Mr. Smith, Congrats to your wife on a nice buck. I hope that she is very proud of herself..... It is awesome to see the Ladies out there Slayin'em! But, I got say..... "Get over it"..... and you did.... as mentioned before the Dec. archery hunts are going fast! And that is a shame! There is pleny of room for 50 or 75 BLESSED rifle tag holders in the woods/desert when thier only competion is guys armed with bows. Wrong place, Wrong time..... it happens. The closer you get to the end of your 2 Week Rifle Hunt the better the hunting gets anyhow...... Good Luck. CnS

Sa-Weet!!!! Helluva deer! Congrats

That is what it is all about, right there!!!! Congrats to all!!! That is not only a story worth telling over and over again..... it is a memory that will last a lifetime! Congrats, again. CnS

Aww Man!!! Casey, you should pick that ugly head of yours up and hold it just a might higher! Welcome to the world of "real hunting"..... There is a reason they don't call it "Killing".... The field photo says it all! That (side) rack looks big on that short snouted, small headed buck and that is a mistake we have all made when "buck fever" sets in! Atleast you killed a buck.... I have an October tag that still has the sticker on the back! Anyhow, I think your missing the point..... and I want to know more about the REAL ISSUE...... How in the Sam H*ll you blew the dang head off the danged ol' deer!!!! A guy that boasts such fabulous shooting skills and over all hunting knowledge, surely knows the difference between vitals and skull plate! Anyhow, enjoy your generous helping of Humble Pie..... we have all had a slice or two ourselves, and you will come to know that it is just the first of many that hunting will feed you with a sling shot. CnS

I was in BPS tonite...... what a frickin' joke..... again! I find the perfect treestand..... and convince my wife to buy it for me for X-mas.... right. So, I ask one of the kind and knowledge-less kids that work there if he can get me that one from stock, and begin the L O N G painfull wait.... just to find out, 20+ minutes later that they don't have any more.... "Okay, I'll take the display then," I say. "Um.... you would have to talk to my manager about that,".....long pause "Oh there he is. I'll be right back." Several minutes later he returns, alone. "Nope. Can't help you with that display..... It is out of the box and that means there would be a liability if we sold it to you," he says. Liabilty!!!!! The guns and bows in that place are out of the box and they sell them after countless numbers of people have handled and messed with them!!!!! I REALLY wanted that stand and I was over an hour and a half from home when those Arse Holes sent me packin' without the gift I wanted!!!!! I am Frickin' STEAMED about it!!!! I am just not sure that I ever plan to do business with any Bass Pro retail shops ever again.... The Vegas store pissed me off about 3 years ago... and I'm done. Screw them..... there is many other places to spend my huntin' dollars in Arizona. Besides that they are more expensive than the other stores, too. Thanks for allowing me to vent! CnS

A buddy of mine put that big front rack on over the hood and it is Great!

That is Great!!!! I like the middle on with the underline. It would make a Fabulous stocking stuffer!!!!!

I had just turned 6 when my dad let me start checkin' my own "mini" trap line..... Of course I did not know that he was checking those 6 sets for me every morning, to make sure that I did not have any trouble..... Kinda wondered why all my critters were stiff and dead when I got to them.. I was killing, skinning, and fleshing fur bearing critters from about age 7 on. That gave me a bunch of skills that I use to this day. You can't start 'em too early..... that would be like having too much money or killing a critter that was too big. IMO. CnS

Well...... Thanks Troy..... I feel like a Hero after reading your post. But, hey.... it is your story. What ol' HC left out of his story is how AWESOME his daughters are!!!!!! These two girls hunted one of the most rugged units in the state and while Mother Nature poured down the rain, they hunted...... and always carried a smile. They humped canyons and mountain sides, fought brush taller than they are, climbed up & down rock bluffs, and trudged through the mud...... never once, did I hear a whine or a complaint... and yet still more smiles. Troy was kind enough to let me use the girls to test out my new Huskemaw Optics Scope and my new Berger 168 gr. VLD hand loads...... and they worked!! We showed the girls bulls and gave them good equipment but they got the job done like they had been doing it for years!!! Both girls made Great one shot kills..... and were as calm as anyone could have asked them to be..... 385 yds and 450 yds!!!!! That is good shootin'!!! Don't get me wrong they were shakin' with excitement, but when I whispered for them to take the shot when they were ready...... they sucked it up and "got'er done". I just can't express how proud I am of these two girls. In hunts such as this, the "trophy" is not measured in inches bone..... but in priceless memories that two young girls will own forever. Just to fill two bull tags with 13 year old girls in a hunt like this ought to be pretty tough.... but those girls made it easy on us by shooting straight and being TOUGH. BTW.... besides boning and packing out these two bulls I help another buddy bone and pack his wife's bull in another unit.... 3 bulls in 5 days..... my frickin' back hurts, Troy!!!!!! Just aint nuthin' like getting bloody that may times in one week!!!! Gotta love it!!!!! I have to send out a big thanks to my Boy, Colton, for his help. And to Troy and the Girls, for letting me "tag along". What a Blast! CnS

Switchback XT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is, no other bow!!!!!!

FYI.... The kid whith the long Blond hair is not the hunter..... He was with Gauge when he shot the buck. And That buck is not a 3x3.... It is a 4x4, plus eyegaurds.... or a 5x5 if you count eyegaurds, and green grossed 124 6/8. There were larger bucks taken in unit 33 this year. I have not seen the pics of the other monster, but might know a little about where the buck came from. A friend had seen a buck that sounds much like the Monster you are talking about.... but never got to ground check him.... I will try to find out more. CnS

Um... Cory.... I hate you.... ..... I meant I hate that you have my favorite tag...... Good luck on you hunt! And yes, this site will make you a slave to it..... a junkie..... an addict..... It can't be helped. CnS

Man that is a GREAT story and a GREAT buck!!!!!! Congrats, Amanda!!!!