MidLifeHntr Report post Posted January 12, 2009 This year was tough on my rifle deer hunt. So I have decided to give bow hunting a try. My buddy picked me up early Sunday and we headed out. Met another buddy who was camping out and hunting pigs/deer. We spent 45 minutes glassing in the cold sunrise. Spotted Mulies and whitetail does, no bucks. Total on the day we saw 18 deer, 4 bucks and no pigs. Moved to our second spot and spent some more time glassing, nothing. Then we moved to the 3rd spot on a high ridge over looking a vast valley. Twenty minutes later moved to a better vantage point. There he was standing in the middle of a dirt road. He was there for a good ten minutes then moved off of the road to the object of his attention. There was a doe milling around. The buck started rubbing a tree and snorting the gorund. We waited a good 15 minutes to make sure he wasn't moving out then Rom started his stalk down the backside of the mountain. During the stalk this buck crossed back over the road and 30 yards up a hill. Stood and then remembered what got his attention in the first place and made a bee-line for the doe. About that time Rom was sneaking over the last ridge. The buck must have thought it was another buck because he charged towards the ridge, then stopped. Just then Rom pops up and the 2 are looking at each other. Roms draws and the first arrow is low. The buck runs 10 yards and quarters towards my buddy. The second arrow hits its mark and the buck runs back up the hill 50 yards, beds down and then flops over. The hill explodes with 6-8 parting deer. Another with horns. On big deer down at 70 yards with a PSE X-Force. I watched the entire hunt through the binos. It was fantastic and gave me some idea on what to do on my first stalk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MidLifeHntr Report post Posted January 12, 2009 Soory for the duplicate photos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted January 12, 2009 Sweet buck tell your buddy congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cramerhunts Report post Posted January 12, 2009 Very nice buck! Congrats to your buddy on a dandy buck. Phil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azryan Report post Posted January 12, 2009 that is a really nice buck...congrats to both you and your buddy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
palivs2hnt Report post Posted January 12, 2009 Huge congrats! Beautiful buck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZcoues_addict Report post Posted January 12, 2009 Beautiful archery buck! Congrats and thanks for sharing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luvdemcoues Report post Posted January 12, 2009 Wow! Was that done without Camo? There is not a much better way to getted hooked on archery coues hunting than watching it through the binos. That's great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted January 13, 2009 Mann you got it done great job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SO I HUNT Report post Posted January 13, 2009 Great looking buck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZantlerhead Report post Posted January 13, 2009 Way to go! stud buck there! he's got it all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MidLifeHntr Report post Posted January 13, 2009 Cammo is rarely used. Only if it's cold out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
