CHD Report post Posted April 20, 2005 Poor pic of a super duper Region G (Grey's River) buck taken in 2000. Scores 215 gross B & C, 32" outside. How's this for a wall full of hawgs from western WY and SE Idaho? All mounted in same year by this taxidermist in Afton, WY. The Kaibab 3x4 made me think of the biggest 3x4 I've ever seen dead. Here he is taken in Region H (Hoback) in the mid-90's. I went into a small plumbing shop in Rock Springs when I lived there, and couldn't believe my eyes. This buck was killed by a kid and scores 210" as a 3x4! You can't see it it the pic, but the eyeguards are 6" long and grew forward! The unbranched tine must be 23"! You could mess with your buddies if you whacked this one and show up at camp with bloody hands and say I whacked a thin 3x4, then watch them sheet when you showed it to 'em! This is a prime example how most big animals never show up in magazines or on the net. Would you shoot a 3x4??? Here is my best eastern whitey of the 6 or so I've taken, whacked along a creek bottom south of Casper in 1992. See Amanda, this post is whitetail related, LOL. Here is a Shiras moose I took in 1999 right near dark. Had to butcher him by lanternlight. I had dislocated my knee the year before and didn't want to do it again packin' out a moose from a mountaintop, so I hunted near the roads. This is just an average one that was a good eater and was 8 years old and most importantly, was 70 yards from the truck! Butcher one of this pigs yourself, and you'll never complain about a Coues deer again! Here is the buck in my avatar that has been seen on this forum before. All tines over a foot long plus the front tines 13"+. The second pic is EXACTLY where he lived and died. Here is my camp on my last WY hunt in 2001 along with the drought-stunted buck I whacked at the end of the hunt that just about reaches the 30" mark. This is typical of my very basic, low-key camps. Have I got any of you diehard Coues addicts convinced to try Rocky Mtn. muleys yet, LOL? How 'bout you Bullwidgeon? How 'bout gettin out of AZ and NM for once and huntin' some other states? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter4life Report post Posted April 20, 2005 You've got me convinced to try hunting rocky mountain muleys. I have only hunted desert muleys and coues deer so far, but I once saw two giant typical muleys in northern NM and have wanted to get one ever since. That is kind of like my low-key camps, except there is usually a 2-man tent and there is a frame pack next to it with the truck parked several miles away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
25-06 Report post Posted April 20, 2005 Chris, Those pics are real cool, But I'am still hooked on coues Do ya have any pics of lion you've seen or taken, cuz that is my second passion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHD Report post Posted April 20, 2005 Hey .25, Coues deer are a great animal to be hooked on. Sorry, don't have any pics of lions or bears. I'm not into 'paws and claws'. 'Hoofs and horns' is what does it for me. I have a buddy in Show Low that has killed 4 lions in his lifetime while hunting Coues deer in AZ. One he spotted chasing a jackrabbit down the opposite hillside. Know how he spotted the other 3? He saw their tails twitch like cats do while he was glassing rocks looking for a big ol Coues buck. Take care. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
25-06 Report post Posted April 21, 2005 Hey Chris, I got hooked on coues by hunting lions, in some of the most beautiful country on this side of the mississippi. I still to this day will glass up plenty of deer, and find my self looking fer lion And just like you mentioned, Cats do have a hard time keeping there tail calm while just checking something out. But with out hounds, it might take another 20 years before I get one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
