COOSEFAN Report post Posted February 22, 2012 Howdy all, I'm sitting at Paradise Bakery because my internet is down at home and I'm having some serious CWT.com withdrawls!!! I just recently got home from my last hunt in MX and I've got TONS of cool pics and nice bucks to share with you all but it's hard doing it all from here. We had a very successful season, taking 11 coues bucks, all great bucks with the biggest being the first one that was 117"! I did a BUNCH of trigger pulling but never on a deer so no buck for me this season, still had a blast enjoying the company of great folks and big bucks! ALRIGHT, now for the good part! CHECK THIS OUT!!! You all remember this huge buck my client took in January 2010. I had this buck in my scope, had pressure on the trigger but ultimately didn't kill him. He was fully intact at that moment and I didn't shoot because of several reasons. First, it was my first time on the ranch, I had just met the ranch owner 30 mins. prior, I hadn't discussed with him yet on prices and I had no money in my pocket!! Secondly, I had a client coming in a week and was supposed to be scouting, not hunting....but till the day I die I will regret not finishing my pull on that trigger!!!! A week later I relocated this buck but he had broken 2 huge tines on his right antler. I sat with the client for 7 hours watching this buck rut his does debating on whether or not to shoot him. We knew he would surpass my clients goal of 110" even after the breakage, but it was some serious breakage! I couldn't tell him to shoot. I wanted the buck to live another year and get em' un-broken. We sat there all day hoping the buck that broke this buck would show up but no other big bucks came. Finally, at the end of the day my client decided to take em and have him fixed....BOOOM, done. Here he is, even with 2 missing tines he still scored 117". NOW CHECK THIS OUT!!! Fast forward to last summer. I get a call from my friend in Mexico, he says that same ranch owner just found a big shed. Cool, we planned on hunting there again this year so I was anxious to see it. We show up on the ranch about a month ago and the owner pulls out the shed and I about fell over!!! It was missing the G2 but I knew instantly it was off our broken buck and it was the side that was broken! I noticed the broken G2 looked fresh and inquired what happened, he said he hit his barn-sour horse with it and broke it...GO FIND IT !!! It was dark but with flashlights he took us where it happened and we found the broken tine! Here it is, it's obviously from the year prior to us killing him but was laying under thick brush and was still hard white. I glued the tine back on also. The shed scores 58" putting this buck at a straight up 130" 3x3 the year prior. He gained a couple inches the next year on beams, mass and a little inside kicker that developed the next year. Also, the shed was found around 500 yards from where we killed him! WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF THAT!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted February 22, 2012 Side note: My buddy still has the rack from this buck as the client was slow in paying for the mount and the tines haven't been fixed yet. Finding this shed is perfect because now the repair job will be as close to exact as possible! Now I just need to find a way to get the shed home legally! JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mathews Report post Posted February 22, 2012 What a toad! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elkaddict Report post Posted February 22, 2012 HUGE!! For a straight 3 point that buck is unbelievable! Neat you got the shed, if ,like you said, you can get it back here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted February 22, 2012 You're still the only Coues hunter I know to pass on a 130" buck. Pendejo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted February 22, 2012 AWESOME!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted February 22, 2012 MAN! WHAT A BUCK!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Payne Report post Posted February 23, 2012 What an unbelievable deer! That is great story about the shed too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted February 23, 2012 What a stud! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elkhunter Report post Posted February 23, 2012 Mail the shed to yourself from Mex to Arizona! That's a hog dude! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues 'n' Sheep Report post Posted February 23, 2012 Awesome! What an amazing buck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZantlerhead Report post Posted February 23, 2012 Awesome story, buck and shed.....found 500yds from where you got him, what are the chances of that.....pretty good now finding it, like a lotto ticket maybe little better..congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAM Report post Posted February 23, 2012 That's an awesome piece of bone!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted February 23, 2012 Awesome buck for sure Jim and thanks for the story. Your pics are always welcome here. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uofahughes2 Report post Posted February 23, 2012 Awesome deer! Were you by chance using Transcend Broadband for internet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
