CouesWhitetail Report post Posted March 16, 2011 Greg Joels asked me to post this for him: Our hunt started out in an area I grew up hunting muleys in. Now there isn't a muley to be found but the coues are still there. Thought being sentimental would bring us luck but it only brought lots of immigrants, border patrol, and wind. We saw plenty of bucks but nothing to get real excited about. It was good to get back in there and remember all the good times we had in those hills. Larry was probably tired of hearing a story at every bend in the road. We finally gave up on that area and pulled out the map. We decided on a new spot a few hours away and packed up camp. we went for a small hike that evening and larry was pretty jazzed up about the place. Being an accomplished whitetail hunter he tells me "this is a place you will see a monster." Following morning we took off hiking and it didn't take long for us to realize we made a good move. we had split up to glass and after an hour he comes up kinda (really) excited and said he had a shooter. He had been playing cat and mouse with the buck for an hour and lost him. We never saw that buck again but found another good buck in the 90's I just couldn't pull a shot off on. The wind was horrible and was blowing me off the mountain. I was so irritated and tired on day eight of the hunt I almost packed up and left. Larry convinced me to suck it up and stay one more day. Glad I did. Day 9: veterans day. we take off and push deeper into the area we had seen the bucks. We set up the glass on a killer looking canyon and started to work. I picked up some deer right away around a big dead cedar tree. A few does fed around the tree and I saw a buck thru the tree. It was hard to get the details on him I just knew he was big! I told larry that I had a hundred incher and he shifted his glass over and told me to get on the rifle. I set up in the prone and ranged the tree. 580. It always seems difficult to get comfy when the moment of truth arrives. Well I layed there for an hour and no buck. How did this guy give us the slip? I stood up behind the 15's and started panning around. Then I saw a "small" buck and got back behind the ultra and racked a 210 berger. A second later larry says" there he is." I just saw lots of horn, shifted the rifle, and definitely didn't squeeze the trigger! He ran about fifty yards and piled up. I ask larry if he was a good one and he said " well i have seen a few of those boogers and that's boone and crockett." After a high five that turned into a hug larry set off to find my dream buck. I continued to glass and after five minutes called him on the radio to tell him I had found two decent bucks on the same hillside that mine laid on. He ended up shooting a 97" buck an hour after mine was shot. When he got to his he called me and asked "how big did yours look compared to this?" I told him that he dwarfed it. He came back and said" wow, this isn't a bad buck." We met some first time deer hunters back at our starting spot one of whom was a disabled vet. We told them where some bucks were and set their binos up on a tripod. I ended up getting a picture message of tom and his first buck. How cool. He had shot it that morning I shot mine. What a day. Thank you to all our veterans and active military. Left side was 57. Right side was 49. 122 total. Had a drop tine going on right side was damaged in velvet id guess. Greg's buck: Larry's buck: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted March 16, 2011 Wow! That left side is awesome on the buck! Congrats and thanks for sharing your success! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
izquik72 Report post Posted March 16, 2011 Cool buck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buglethemin Report post Posted March 18, 2011 Thats any awesome buck, congrats, Im just a little confused. New Mexico, Mexico or AZ hunt. January Rifle? San Carlos? or lucky raffle winner. Nice Buck, just curious what state. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apachescout Report post Posted March 18, 2011 great buck!! thanks for sharing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grunt Report post Posted March 18, 2011 It was a southern az leftover tag 2010. Second hunt on last day. Just dumb luck!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmall Report post Posted March 18, 2011 That is the kind of day I dream about !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buglethemin Report post Posted March 22, 2011 My bad, I got my holidays mixed up, Veterans day is in November. Very nice buck. He that looks like a greg I know who is friends with Rob Hackwell??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couesobsession Report post Posted June 21, 2011 That 122" 3x6 is a dream buck. I once shot a 110" class 4x4 with stubby eyegaurds that had a drop time on his right side in that very unit. Maybe they had a common ancestor? It was about 5 years ago though. WE can't let that second 97" buck go by unnoticed though. He's a pig! I'd be happy to shoot that beaut. Congrats to everyone whoe took part in that hunt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest super jumbo Report post Posted June 22, 2011 What a dandy buck, with character to boot. Congratulations, it will be hard to top that one. Thanks for posting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grunt Report post Posted June 26, 2011 Larrys buck is sweet. Has a seven inch eye guard I believe. I never would have seen that buck if it weren't for him dragging me through some nasty stuff. He knows how to sniff those things out. Im pretty green still! Thanks for the comments. Im still in disbelief Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted June 26, 2011 What an awesome buck! Congrats, and way to stick with it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azstroops Report post Posted June 27, 2011 Awesome buck!!! good job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
