bonecollector Report post Posted October 27, 2009 Congrats on a nice buck! welcome to CWT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arizona Griz Report post Posted October 27, 2009 What a great story. Thanks for taking the time in posting it. Congratulations on a very nice buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muskrat Report post Posted October 27, 2009 Great story, awesome deer. Thanks for posting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
June Report post Posted October 27, 2009 A big congrats!! Way to be patient and stay with it. That is a very nice buck. Thanks for posting your story and welcome.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted October 27, 2009 That sure is a dandy buck. Congrats on your hunt and a great story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanley Report post Posted October 27, 2009 Great buck!! Outstanding write-up also!!!! S. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coueshunter Report post Posted October 27, 2009 Great story. That is a great buck, you should be very proud of yourself and the buck............Allen........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azryan Report post Posted October 27, 2009 Congrats that is awesome. Way to go on your first coues hunt. Could not have done much better! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeybari Report post Posted October 27, 2009 great story welcome to Coues Hunting you hooked know sorry there is no looking back Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
audsley Report post Posted October 27, 2009 Do believe what's been said about it being a nice buck. Probably fewer than 3% of all Coues hunters will take a better one this year. Whereas most of us do spot and stalk, you seem to be doing spot and shoot. That's what I was doing 25-30 years ago - glassing only out to 400 or 500 yards . That cuts down your odds considerably, especially since Coues bucks are pretty aware of their surroundings within about a 600-yard radius. Nowadays I'm usually glassing 500 to 1,000 yards out, which is outside their awareness zone as long you aren't running around in a white sweatshirt (which I've seen people do) or making a lot of racket. Often I have to walk a few steps to pick up my rifle when I find one I want to go after because at long distances it doesn't matter. Not keeping your rifle handy isn't a good idea, but that's what I often find myself doing because I start moving around glassing from different places and don't take my rifle with me. And yes, I've missed a couple of opportunities because I wasn't ready to shoot when a big one suddenly showed up within range. Now that your appetite for Coues has really been whetted, consider getting some higher power binoculars. You can find deer in the sunlight at 1,000 yards with those, but it will be hard to see antlers, especially in the shade. I often have trouble seeing antlers in the shade at 1,000 yards with 15X. Optics quality, size of the objective lens and the age of the hunter have a lot to do with seeing bucks in the shade, which is where they'll usually be after it warms up. I once read that if a 60-year-old wants to see something as well as he saw it when he was 16, he'll need three times as much light. Patience and persistence is indeed the key. It's great that you've mastered that part. That's earning it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sam Report post Posted October 27, 2009 Great deer! You should be proud and enjoy every minute of looking at your pictures and the memories. I'm new to this site also. I've lived in AZ all my life and started hunting Coues in 1983. I am so glad I finally found this wesite. There are more people out there who are passionate about Coues hunting than I ever thought. I have a tag for 36A, late Novemeber. I hope I can do as well as you did.....thanks for the story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted October 28, 2009 Awesome buck. Great job on a wonderful deer. Congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cable Report post Posted October 28, 2009 Thanks Audsley, and everyone for the nice comments. Yeah, I'm getting to that age where my eyes get worse every year. I'll probably need bigger glass before long. As far as the size of my deer, I didn't think about it percentage-wise. I was just comparing it to what I know, and that's all the monster bucks posted on this forum. Some amazing deer taken this season already. I am very happy with mine and pretty proud of it too. Just ask my wife. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shortpants Report post Posted October 28, 2009 Atta boy Cable! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QUEST Report post Posted October 29, 2009 Congratulations! Thanks for the great story. I cant wait until I get the chance to spot and stalk. quest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
