COOSEFAN Report post Posted January 16, 2009 Well another Mexico trip is done and we are all home safe so it can only be called a success! The hunt consisted of DIY mule deer tags on an undeveloped ranch that bordered a well known successful ranch. Pops, Jimmy (bro n' law), and his dad (also named Jim) all had the mule deer tags and we all had the option to shoot a coues for the price of the tag if one presented itself. We had two ranches to hunt and the ranch that "supposedly" had coues was a 2 hour one way nasty road trip, so our focus was for the mulies on the ranch we were staying at. We soon found out that there was only one small section of the ranch that had any deer sign at all. We hunted this section hard for two days and only saw 4 does and 1 buck. The buck had 2 of those 4 does with him and he was big enough for Jimmy! After killing that buck, the neighboring ranch found out we were hunting that section and they forced us to hunt our other ranch! They had high paying clients and the only deer they could find were jumping on to our ranch at this same spot so they wanted us out of there! We felt we had our hands tied as we were all working under the same outfitter, so we started making the long brutal trips to the other ranch in search of any sign of deer. We were finding a few tracks here and there and did a lot of glassing but came up with very little. We were very frustrated to say the least, we knew we could find another deer right behind our ranch house, but kept getting told we had to hunt elsewhere. On one of these trips to the other ranch we did find a few Javies and with one quick motion I grabbed the rifle from Pops and laid the smack down on my first rifle pig at 191 yards runnin'! Jimmy went with me to retrieve the pig and I was able to "woof" a second pig back to us and he hammered that one for the double! We were happy to bring back the meat for the rancher but were worried that our cook would use the meat for our meals.....we still aren't sure if that happened or not, our cook took the meat and it then dissappeared somewhere? I didn't get any good pics of the pigs, it's not like me, but we felt bad we were wasting prime time for the deer so here's the only pics I have. After a few very frustrating days feeling like we were wasting our time we finally had enough info via satellite phone from our outfitter to know that we were being jacked around by the neighboring ranch and we finally felt comfortable enough to hunt our spot again....on our ranch! With all the frustrations we had already gone through, we felt we would probably only have one afternoon and possibly a morning to hunt the good section on our ranch before the neighboring ranch came up with something new to keep us away. We hauled back over to our ranch and had pops on the gun, our mission was to find a good buck and be done so we could head home. It didn't take more than 30 minutes after leaving the ranch house to get to our favorite spot and Pops dropped the hammer on this gorgeous desert buck! All in all it was a successful trip. We knew we were going to be the guinea pigs on this ranch but we also were told we could hunt the two ranches however we liked, and were told we had nothing holding us back besides the ranch borders which were clearly visible. My only regret is that we let the neighboring ranch push us around when we knew we were in the right, we lost several valuable days and possibly could have held out for something bigger, but it's hard to argue when you are in Mexico by yourself! All parties involved with this hunt, on either ranch, are good people and the outfitters on the neighboring ranch were just doing what they could to keep the peace with their clients. I won't mention the outfitters name as they are good guys and very reputable, I just wish we got what we paid for and were able to hunt where we were told we could. Still a good trip, always a great thing to spend time with your family! Thanks, JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Sniper Report post Posted January 16, 2009 Ahhhh yes. Mexico ranch politics. I know them well . You did the right thing Jimmy in just going with the flow. In your situation anyways. There's not a whole lot you can do in those circumstances. Who knows how those other guys would have reacted if they found you guys on "their" ranch. Live and learn I guess. If you wanted to hunt with that guy again, you could use this experience as leverage on a future hunt however. I could fill up an hour's worth of reading on some of the ways we've been jerked around on hunts. Just makes you appreciate it that much more when you find a good ranch/outfitter. I'd still say you had a successful trip; you guys killed a couple great bucks! Congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted January 16, 2009 Great bucks and pigs. Thats sad that we all can't just get along . Congrats to all of you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Birddog Report post Posted January 16, 2009 What a couple of good ol bucks! I really like the first one! He's a little beat up but I really like that right side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted January 16, 2009 Way to make the most of a tough situation! Congratulations on the deer and javies! So, let me get this straight, EVERYONE on the trip is named JIM or JIMMY!!! hehehe, that's pretty funny. What's up with that? Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZantlerhead Report post Posted January 16, 2009 What a trip . Literally and metaphorically. Awesome kills, thanks for shareing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle Eye Report post Posted January 16, 2009 Thats not fair. I want to go to mexico and hunt... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hiker Report post Posted January 17, 2009 Sounds like a challenging & sanctifying time. But as you said, always nice to be with familia. You guys did good, way to stick with it. Couple of nice mulies to boot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted January 17, 2009 Wow. those are some big deer. Congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COUESAZ Report post Posted January 17, 2009 Ha I knew jim was into hunting high fence ranches for pigs. Way to guys. Glad you made it home fine. Nice bucks as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longshooter Report post Posted January 17, 2009 Cool pics Jim.... Looks like you guys had a blast Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunterdan Report post Posted January 21, 2009 Congrats Jim. Even with all the problems still looks like you had a very successful trip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernesto C Report post Posted January 21, 2009 Way to make the most of a tough situation! Congratulations on the deer and javies! So, let me get this straight, EVERYONE on the trip is named JIM or JIMMY!!! hehehe, that's pretty funny. What's up with that? Amanda Nothing wrong with that.......in Mexico every one is named Juan or Maria Good bucks, they are big enough for me too. Ernesto C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZcoues_addict Report post Posted January 21, 2009 Great looking bucks Jim! Congrats to your family, and thanks for posting them up! Hopefully I can make it down there for a hunt one of these days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
