aaronjo2324 Report post Posted December 22, 2011 My grandfather drew out for the December Coues deer hunt in Unit 23, the dates of the hunt were the 3-11th. Unfortunately we werent able to hunt the first part of the hunt because I had finals (I go to NMSU) and my grandpa was wanting me to go with him due to him having a knee replacement 8 months earlier and rotator cuff surgery 2 weeks before (Trust me, nothing will stop him from hunting). Finally on the 8th, i took my last test and I hit the road for a 3 and a half hour drive from Las Cruces up to meet my grandpa at the place that we were hunting. About 15 miles outside of Las Cruces i spotted 6 desert muleys just off the interstate with a HUGE buck in the group...I hoped this was a good sign for the hunt. I got to where we were hunting with only a couple hours left of daylight, so we just settled into camp for the hunt and would begin hunting on the 9th. My luck would have it that I caught a bad cold or flu that first night. It was a LONG night with minimal sleep. Finally the morning arrived and we started our drive up the mountain to Coues deer country. It took about an hour and a half to get to the top of the mountain where we had seen Coues deer before. We took a little walk to a water hole to look for deer tracks to see if any were even in the area. All we saw were bobcat and lion tracks. So we decided to drive back along the road a little ways and take a short walk. We walked about 600-700 yards from the road and my grandpa spotted 3 deer across the canyon, we didnt get a good look, but they were all big bodied, so we figured they were bucks. The deer actually crossed the canyon and came out on top on our side about 150 yards from where we were walking. As soon as i saw the buck, I knew it was a nice one so i told my grandpa to shoot. And just like that, his hunt was over. It was a nice buck that he got, not the biggest Coues deer he's gotten by any stretch, but its still a a good looking one....not bad for starting hunting almost a week after the hunt had started. haha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
200"mulie Report post Posted December 22, 2011 Congrats! sounds like a good hunt with family Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues 'n' Sheep Report post Posted December 22, 2011 Congrats! Good Times! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamaro Report post Posted December 22, 2011 Great Job.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
200"mulie Report post Posted December 22, 2011 Congrats! sounds like a good hunt with family And welcome to the forum!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Santana Outdoors Report post Posted December 24, 2011 That's awesome. Welcome and a big Congratulations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted December 24, 2011 Good job! Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatfootdoc Report post Posted December 24, 2011 Your Grandpas name wouldn't happen to be Art would it?? That mug looks very familiar!!! Congrats on the buck!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couzer Report post Posted December 25, 2011 Nicely done Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaronjo2324 Report post Posted December 26, 2011 Your Grandpas name wouldn't happen to be Art would it?? That mug looks very familiar!!! Congrats on the buck!! Yes sir, it would! How would you know him? I think everyone in Silver knows him as being a grumpy old man! Haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatfootdoc Report post Posted December 27, 2011 Hes a good guy, haven't seen him at the gym in awhile, now I know why! Tell him I said Hi and congrats on the buck. Adam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaronjo2324 Report post Posted December 28, 2011 Hes a good guy, haven't seen him at the gym in awhile, now I know why! Tell him I said Hi and congrats on the buck. Adam He wanted me to tell you that he still goes to the gym, except he's on the rehab side now instead of the gym. And also said he say thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
