Condor Report post Posted November 4, 2008 First of all sorry for the lousy pictures the only ones I have from the field are on my camera phone, I had to take these with my computer. So I drove down the thursday before the hunt to do some last minute scouting and to see where all the people were. There were people every where!!! I have never seen anything like it (there are a lot of road hunters!!!!!). We went to the southern part of 22 near Roosevelt to glass for this big buck we've been watching. When he didn't show up we crossed the road and saw some guys parked in the middle of the road. We kill the engine when we saw a guy a little ways off the road about to shoot. I throw up my binos and see a 2x1 carp about 70 yards away from the shooter. He shoots 3 times and misses before the deer trots over the hill. We keep driving up the road and pull off and start hiking. We glassed there for a couple hours and didn't see anything. That night we glassed up in the northern part of the unit and saw a spike and a doe. Pretty uneventful overall. The next morning we got to the trail head a little late so we had to run in the dark to get to the spot on time (about a 3 mile hike). I dropped my gun hiking up this near vertical ledge but luckily my buddy who also had a tag is not as clumsy as me and said I could use his gun. We get to the spot right at first light, completely out of breathe when 6 or 7 whitetail bucks jumped up and start booking it over the next finger. One buck broke off from the rest and kept hauling way far away. He was by far the biggest. We get glass on the rest as they each peak. There was a 3x3 and some 2x2's and I think a spike. As we make our way over the ridge still out of breathe my buddy finds the 3x3 again which amazes me because it was invisible through my bino's and when I looked through his swaro's it was obvious. My buddy with the tag passes him up because he has killed several bucks over 100 inches. I think its a great buck so me and BJ go in after him. We put some country in between us and creep around to get a shot but he had already peaked and dipped over the next ridge. I was pretty bummed but then we see a buck working its way towards us on the same hillside. I get glass on it and see it's a solid 2x2 that crabs inward. That got my heart going so I decide to shoot. I throw my buddies gun up on the tripod and get a range, 360 yards. I have him in my sights and the fever creeps up on me (increased heart rate, butterflies, everything) He stops for a second and I start my shooting sequence, breathe out and start to squeeze and he moves again. Finally, after working his way back to me at 210 yards he stops hard, slightly quartering towards me. BOOM!!! The buck jumps 5 or 6 feet in the air and gives one last hard kick, stumbles 5 yards and falls. Buck down! I hit him right above the heart and through both lungs. We gut him and make a backpack out of him and i throw him on my back and start packing him out. The pack out was one of the toughest things I've done with the steep country and loose rock everywhere! This was perhaps the most fun weekend of my life!!! He rough scores 68 inches. Thanks to Tyler, Nick and BJ without you guys this wouldn't be possible!!! Also thanks to Cory for scouting with me, we missed you out there but when your a big time lawyer we will be your entourage lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apatkelley Report post Posted November 4, 2008 Nice buck!! I like unit 22, but there can be lots of hunters in some of the better known areas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted November 4, 2008 Great job, hunting hard and doing all you can do to make an ethical one shot kill on a great buck, my hat's off to you!!!! JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle Eye Report post Posted November 4, 2008 Thats a great first coues! Way to go! He looks really dark. My brother shoot a buck like that last year but his has bigger eye guards. These coues are in some tough country and when you get one.. the HARD work begins to get him back but when you make it to where you are going its one of the best feelings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcouesandelk Report post Posted November 4, 2008 Way to go man! Wish I could have been up there to see you get him! You guys draw the tag again next year and just try to keep me away Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 Thats a nice 2 point! I love big two points! Looks like a .270 wsm shell on his cap. Gotta love them short fattys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 That's a great looking buck. Good story as well. Thanks for sharing. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ROBERT RIVERA Report post Posted November 4, 2008 great story thanks for sharing. nice deer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cramerhunts Report post Posted November 4, 2008 Great buck! Congrats on your first of hopefully many. Phil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted November 4, 2008 That is a great 2 point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted November 4, 2008 NICE! I'm pretty sure that was not unit 22 however. I'm sure it was unit 44 or 45....right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Condor Report post Posted November 4, 2008 Thats a nice 2 point! I love big two points! Looks like a .270 wsm shell on his cap. Gotta love them short fattys! .243 actually and i was really surprised at the damage that little bullet did! my next .300 win mag load i do is going to be really light im thinking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kcw Report post Posted November 4, 2008 congrats on a nice buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
