willhunt4coues Report post Posted December 2, 2011 Well my wife did it, I was finally able to talk her into hunting the grey ghost of the desert the Coues deer and had put her in with my dad and I and we all got tags. Needless to say I did tag out in August with a spot and stalk Coues buck so I had all the time in the world for my wife and dad. Rick and his wife came up for 2 days but then had to take off. We seen anywhere from 1 to 3 bucks every day of the hunt but man they were always on the move and could not get set up in time or would pull the grey ghost and disappear. On Saturday we had spotted a great buck and Misty was able to get a shot off but with a bad shot (had to shoot through a catclaw) the bullet hit under the deer with him walking away shaking his head. On Wednesday Misty spotted a buck just in front of our glassing spot headed up the hill so I grabbed the binos and confirmed it was a great buck and set her up on the Triclawps setup ASAP. With the buck only 270 yards away and the Howa 308 in her grasp I knew she would get him but he was just cresting the hill and I was about to say you better hurry when she shot and the deer did the infamous donkey kick (as I call it). He went about 40 yards into the tree line so I showed her where he was at and she let out another shot. He ran a whole 10 yards up the hill and slid back down on his chest. Both shots had connected. My wife had just shot her first Coues Whitetail deer we named Black Ear because low and behold when we approached the deer he had a Black bullet hole through his ear (the dried blood was black). This was the same buck she had shot at on Saturday that's why he was shaking his head that day. Congrats babe, I could not be more proud of you. I hope this is not the only Coues you get I hope for many more hunts with you. You stayed calm and got the job done. Thanks Rick and Tes for coming up and being able to go for the days you did I wish you guys could have stayed longer and I know you wished it too. Me and my dad had spotted a BRUISER on Tuesday, tried to get him but never did and never saw him again. Thanks Cade for the awesome Tripod and Triclawps set up well worth all the money in the world. Congrats again babe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pine Donkey Report post Posted December 2, 2011 Congratulations to Misty on a very nice first buck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted December 2, 2011 Way to go Misty and Clay. Congrats on a nice coues! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZP&Y Report post Posted December 2, 2011 Awesome buck Misty way to stick with it! I loved the play by play! When you texted me in traffic , I had to swerve That area looks familiar lol Great job Clay, nothing better than hunting with family! Doug Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cramerhunts Report post Posted December 2, 2011 Whoohoo! Congratulations to you guys on a great first buck! Way to go! That's a great shooting set up and as you said worth every bit of the price! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted December 2, 2011 Good job and congrats to your wife! Nice buck and cool set up of that rifle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky2hunt Report post Posted December 2, 2011 Congrats to Misty on her first of hopefully many hunts! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted December 2, 2011 Way to go Misty! I hope you enjoyed the hunt and get another one next year! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinspe25 Report post Posted December 2, 2011 Very cool! Congrats to you Misty! Awesome buck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
izquik72 Report post Posted December 2, 2011 That is too cool Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues&Bass Report post Posted December 2, 2011 Another one down for the ladies! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted December 4, 2011 Beautiful buck! Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted December 5, 2011 Nice Job Misty!!! Congrats on a great buck - and great job Clay for getting her set up for success. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
az_shooter Report post Posted December 5, 2011 Great job on getting your first deer! its quite a rush ain't it hahaha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jgabler Report post Posted December 7, 2011 Congrats to her for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
