ultramag338 Report post Posted December 15, 2023 My oldest son drew his first deer tag and I was pumped it was in a unit that I've had great success in for coues. His tag was good for either coues or mule deer. His hunt was over Thanksgiving break so we had no worries about school. My dad and my 2nd oldest boy joined us on the trip. My dad left early the Friday before the opener to get camp setup and we left town soon after the boys got of school. A 4.5 hour drive later we arrived. I had a real hard time sleeping that night like a kid on Christmas eve. Opening morning found us overlooking a big bowl that I killed my buck in last year. Not even a rabbit was moving in there. The next few days were good with a few encounters here and there with really small bucks. It was a grind to find good bucks and I was starting to feel the pressure. Wednesday morning found us sitting a saddle that we could overlook a a tank that some good deer had been using. Around 10:30a a good buck was glassed up and it was on. We set up where the buck should come out about 100 yards out. Like planned the buck read the script and my boy punched him with a perfect shot. His first deer and his first coues. I was super pumped and we hugged high fived and rolled around. We got his buck taken care of and headed home with smiles. 18 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted December 15, 2023 Awesome. That's a great buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will K Report post Posted December 16, 2023 Nice Work. Congrat's, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redman Report post Posted December 16, 2023 Awesome story, passed on few that i am sure was hard for your son...then it all came together! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eli Report post Posted December 17, 2023 Great deer, congratulations Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke-BE Report post Posted December 17, 2023 Awesome comgrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted December 17, 2023 Congratulations on your son’s success! Nothing better than getting the boys together on a successful coues deer hunt. Great pictures too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites