Joshy25 Report post Posted August 26, 2010 Tuesday 4AM comes, my buddy Josh ask's if I am getting up.. I stick my head up out of my sleeping bag to hear some fierce wind so I just grumble and keep sleeping.. 6am comes, and I finally get up, leave camp and start the long hike to the stand. Just after I get into the stand a doe came into water and then left.. Nothing else for over an hour so I decided to take a little nap. Nodding in & out of conciousness I would lift my head up just enought to check all shooting lanes and then keep snoozing. Right at 11am I see what is a big buck coming in. I sit up, reach for my bow, Knock an arrow. He came down to about 20 yrds when I pulled back and rested my 20 pin on him. He was quartering towards me and I waited for a broadside shot but he just would not turn. I waited a bit longer as my muscles were burning, he finally turned his neck to look behind him giving me more than enough shoulder to shoot for. I punched the release and watched him hump up hard and take off. 2 seconds later I hear a bunch of thrashing in the trees and then silence. I got on the radio and had my buddy Josh come down to help track..checked out my arrow which was covered in really good blood. Waited another 15 min.. then started to track him... The blood trail was emmediate and very good. Then nothing. I started to panic, glassing the area not seeing a dead deer. I could not pick up blood at all anywhere. It had just stopped. Then Josh says.. Hey why dont you check over by that dead deer.. lol.. I guess he had ran about 30 yards.. Stopped, started to stagger and took a hard right heading down hill and must have expired no more than a minute after I had shot him. He is a nice tall & wide 3x3 with kickers & junk on both sides.. I could not be happier. I owe a huge amount of thanks to my friend J. Smith. Thanks for helping make this dream come true! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted August 26, 2010 That's awesome!! Great story...great buck! Congratulations! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr.smith Report post Posted August 26, 2010 Glad I could be there for you buddy. Don't forget to mention this is your first archery deer. Quite a buck, gonna be hard to top. Congrats again Josh, you earned it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Sniper Report post Posted August 26, 2010 NICE buck, congrats man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joshy25 Report post Posted August 26, 2010 Thanks Josh, You will get on a buck, I am sure of it.. I will be back up with you Sunday., Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nohoch Report post Posted August 26, 2010 Congrats. Great looking buck and awesome that it's your first with a bow. Will be hard to top. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted August 26, 2010 Congrats on your first archery buck. its a good one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
synper100 Report post Posted August 27, 2010 Congrats on a super buck!!!!! Looks like dirt nap city for big coues this year!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
izquik72 Report post Posted August 27, 2010 First Archery buck..... Coues wtih a bow...... A nice wide mature coues w/ trash....... You are spoiled.... congrats man on a fantasic buck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Coues Report post Posted August 27, 2010 Congrats!!! Great job!!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn Report post Posted August 27, 2010 What a stud! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bow.hunter8971 Report post Posted August 27, 2010 congrats I bet it feels like a dream. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joshy25 Report post Posted August 27, 2010 couple of the last pics I got to take before I left him at my uncles/taxidermist. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesBuckhunter Report post Posted August 27, 2010 Congrats! nice story. i wonder what he will score.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted August 27, 2010 Truely awesome buck... great kill.. Good job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
