tommat Report post Posted November 28, 2011 Not the biggest Coues I have taken but far from a spike. With having taken a cow elk in September, and my youngest son bagging a spike last month I was not short of meat so I set out to take a three point. Opening morning was cool and damp. It had rained on and off all night. I set out to my spot early to be there 1/2 before sunrise and was shocked to get there and have about 20' of visibility due to fog. After a half hour or so the fog lifted enough so I could do some limited glassing. Right away I saw a decent buck about 180 yds away side hilling up. Before I could get a better look he dissolved away up into the fog. I got back to the quad and went a couple canyons ahead of where I thought he might be headed and set out to lay in ambush. About a 1/3 mile or so up the ridge I spotted a buck, (not sure if it was the same one) feeding about two ridges over. A quick range finder reading was 280 yds. I wanted a better look so I dug out my Vortex 15 x 50 Vipers and placed them on the tripod. He was a neat looking 2 X 2, really tall. I set my Rem 770 .243 on the tripod and watched him through the scope. He busted me from the movement and was looking at me. It was such a sweet set up I couldn't resist and let it fly. Dropped him in his tracks. In this picture the "trophy shot" you can get a feel for the foggy background. I had to wait a few min for the fog to lift some to get some depth to the picture. Even though I had higher ambitions for this hunt I am very happy with this buck. He was very well fed, I have never seen so much body fat on a deer. I wish I would have taken a pic, even his rib cage had a thick layer of fat on it. Now if I could only harvest one with my bow........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanley Report post Posted November 28, 2011 Nice!!! Congrats on the success! Great way to spend Thanksgiving weekend!!!! Thanks for sharing with the site! S. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pine Donkey Report post Posted November 28, 2011 Great story. Congratulations. I tried glassing in the same fog, not fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbengraver Report post Posted November 29, 2011 Congrats on a cool looking buck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couzer Report post Posted November 29, 2011 Nice buck! Great pic with the fog in the background! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ffjpayne Report post Posted November 29, 2011 way to go tom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorange Report post Posted November 29, 2011 Nice! I'm taking my Viper 15x50s to 34A tomorrow to help a friend with his tag...hopefully we'll have similar luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted November 29, 2011 I like the fog in the background on your trophy shot...nice setup. Congrats on your buck. Don't forget to enter in the Coues buck contest...even though it's not a huge buck, you can win best story, best photo, or even the random winner we will pick from those who don't win in a particular category. http://www.coueswhitetail.com/Coues_Buck_Contest_2011/coues_buck_contest_2011-12.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinspe25 Report post Posted November 29, 2011 Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommat Report post Posted November 29, 2011 Thanks Amanda....I have already entered it. Wish me luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunting6 Report post Posted November 30, 2011 congrats on your success ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted November 30, 2011 Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky2hunt Report post Posted November 30, 2011 Congratulations, way to hang in there with the foggy conditions! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rcdinaz Report post Posted November 30, 2011 Well Done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
