azcouesfanatic Report post Posted January 16, 2012 So my January has been very busy leaving me very little time to hunt. I headed out Saturday for only the second time this year. Along for the ride was my younger brother. First light found us both behind the Swarovski trying to find a good buck. Taylor spotted the first deer and why he was directing me to the deer he spotted I found four more deer. The four deer I found turned out to be two bucks and two does. It was still early and the sun was not up yet so I was having some trouble evaluating the deer. One of the bucks appeared to have a huge frame but I could not see many points. I put the spotting scope to work and when the sun finally came up I could see the buck had a giant frame with a great spread but he did not have much for tines. I decided he was worth a go and off I went. I covered the mile pretty quickly and during my hike over to the buck he decided to move away from the other deer and bed down. The buck traveled approximately 700 yards away from the other deer before bedding. Once the deer bedded it was go time. I managed to get to 100 yards and the buck stood and changed positions before bedding again. I was able to sneak 55 yards closer and it was time to wait him out. After waiting for approximately 30 minutes I heard something to my left. I turned and saw a doe 50 yards out feeding my way. I figured she was going to blow the stalk but she just hung out and fed. After 15 minutes the buck stood up and started making his way towards the doe. He went behind a bush and put his head down and I came to full draw. The buck stepped out at 40 yards and I sent the arrow on its way. The hit was a little back but the buck only went 30 yards before bedding down again. I was able to stalk up and get another arrow in him and I had my first spot and stalk coues deer. Its not my biggest buck but I will gladly wait 351 days for another tag. I had a great time with my brother and the stalk came together perfectly. The buck has 17" beams and a 16" inside spread. He had two eye guards on both sides but he busted one off. I rough scored him at 85". Hope you enjoy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted January 16, 2012 Very cool buck and spot and stalk coues is a great achievement!! Don't forget to enter your buck and story in the coues buck contest! http://www.coueswhitetail.com/Coues_Buck_Contest_2011/coues_buck_contest_2011-12.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted January 16, 2012 Man - spot and stalk coues with a bow has to be one of the hardest things for a hunter to achieve, along with spot and stalk pronghorn, and you've done both. Great job - my hat is off to you. Huge congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yumabowhunter Report post Posted January 16, 2012 That is one heck of a frame! Congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobbyo Report post Posted January 16, 2012 Nice Job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues 'n' Sheep Report post Posted January 16, 2012 Awesome!! Way to go Brian!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRONG Report post Posted January 16, 2012 Way to go Brian!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huntlines Report post Posted January 16, 2012 Very nice! Spot and stalk on a coues buck is tough but to do it in the wide open country you were in is even tougher. Nice job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted January 16, 2012 Great spot and stalk buck, that thing is Wide!! Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bwhntr Report post Posted January 16, 2012 Congrats bud! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ADDICT Report post Posted January 16, 2012 Dude that is an awesome buck and story. Way to smoke him! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDH Report post Posted January 17, 2012 Congrats brian, franco told me you had killed a buck. I now know how hard it is to spot and stalk coues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pine Donkey Report post Posted January 17, 2012 Great main beams on that buck. Congratulations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couzer Report post Posted January 17, 2012 Nice job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zackman Report post Posted January 17, 2012 Nice buck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
