What is your Coues deer set up?

[azyoung]

Rem 700 in a 300 win mag, 165 hornady btsp hand load and a 3x9x50 leupold scope, Swarovski 10x422 bino

 

 

azyoung

[pollohombre]

Red Rabbit has the right idea.

I taken over 20 of the little buggers and I shoot a 6.5 Lazzeroni Patriot topped with a Leupold 4.5x14 VX-L varmint reticle. I glass with 30x80 Docters and 15x56 Swarovskis. Binos I carry are 10x32 ELs and Cannon 10x36 stabilized. We have taken deer with many, many calibers and have found to put them down quickly a medium caliber with a fast semiexplosive bullet. Worst caliber I have used was a 338mag. It took 3 shots to put the deer down with the first one in the boiler room. I sure it would have died from the first shot but I don't like runners. They end up in the craziest places.

My 7mmSTW Sendero works real good with 120gr. bullets too.

Rick

[SunDevil]

My Rem 700 is chambered for 7mm Mag and has a Christensen barrel on it. It is topped with a Nikon Monarch 5.5 - 16.5 X 44. I am using and have had good success with Rem 150 grain nosler ballistic tips.

 

My glass is Nikon 10 X 42 LX and Swaro 15 X 56 SLC. For getting up close and personal I have the Nikon 25 - 75 X 82 ED Fieldscope. The 75X really reaches out. We used it last year and was able to evaluate a really nice buck from 8 tenths of a mile away.

 

The Manfrotto tripod can't be beat for price, size, weight and use.

 

Basic Bushnell 600 range finder that works just fine and gets the job done.

 

Not so sure if I am sold on the Cabelas pack or not but the price was right and it was a gift so I will probably keep using it for a little while.

 

The Canon S2 IS is great for the success pics. The 12X optical zoom along with the 5 megapixels lets you get pretty good pics out to a couple hundred yards. The Panasonic GS 35 has a 30X optical zoom which really gets out there and can also be used through a spotting scope or bino tube.

 

My most favorite item is my good old official Boy Scout knife. It was given to me from my dad back when I was a kid to use for cleaning salmon up in AK. It is easy to sharpen and holds its edge really good. I have bought and used other knives but keep coming back to it and it just stays in my pack all the time now.

 

Another most valuable item we started using a couple of years ago are latex medical gloves. When you pull em off they are inside out. No muss. No fuss.

 

CB

[DEERSLAM]

I'm shootin a custom built 7mmSTW built on a Rem. 700 action with a 28" Lilja barrel, Jewel trigger ( 2 1/2 lbs.) Mc Millian stock and Leica scope. It pushes a 160gr Sierra out the barrel at 3400fps.

As far as optics, Swaro 10x42EL, Swaro 15x56scl, Swaro 20-60x65mm spotter, Leica 900 range finder and Outdoorsman tripod. I use a Walkstool for comfy glassing and get it all in and out of the field with my Eberlestock J104 backpack.

[4Falls]

Just another working guy here witha family and a mortgage and an addiction to hunting.

 

Im shooting a Ruger m77 in 25-'06 with Simmons 4-14 ATV scope or Hoyt Tenacity 70# shooting Easton excell carbons tipped with 100 grain Rocket ultimate steels, Brunton 10x42s around my neck and 15x60 Doctors on a Bogen tripod stuffed into my Rancho Safari pack.

These packs are awesome. Lots of pockets well designed to fit the tools of the trade. Made by hand and can be customized howver you like. Check'em out. They're the same guys who make the CatQuivers and ghillie suits.

[COOSEFAN]

Jim,

Are you refering to the Crazy Creek classic chair. It weighs 23 oz and rolls/folds up to tie to the pack. THe stadium seat has thicker padding and is too stiff to roll or fold, and thus is bulky. Got em both. I tried inflatable seat pads, but two suffered from deflation syndrone.

 

http://www.crazycreek.com/interior.cfm?page=detail&item=28

 

Doug~RR

That's the one! It looks perfect, how do you like it? I always have either a foam pad or a tripod chair and every time I wish I had something with a backrest. Is the backrest adjustable? Thanks, JIM

[Tines]

.257 weatherby mag with 115 ballistic tips. 10x42 & 15x56 SLC's tripod that I have found the most durable is the Velbon EFL4. I switched packs to the ebberstock gunslinger and it fits all my junk in better than the badlands 2200 and has better compartments to carry the tripod/bino's etc. One of the best pieces of gear I carry is a good butt pad........LOL........cant glass long periods of time effectively if you are uncomfortable...........Allen........Hopefully I can get a tag this year to use all the junk I have............

 

coueshunter,

 

What's this ebberstock pack you're talking about? I tried to do a search on it and couldn't find anything.

[ultramag]

I am a working guy with a good credit card they love me! I shoot a 700 rem cdl.300 rum with varix-II 4-12 the gun has a trigger job and the barrel and action are bedded and free floating also a muzzel brake, very good shooting rifle.i bought a pair of 15x56 slc this year and have not used them much i also have a pair of 10x42 slc and they are great almost wish i had bought the 8x42. The range finder is next and a decent pack.

man i could walk into sportsmans spend 2 grand and not buy any one item over 75.00 bucks but the big stuff is bought.

[Red Rabbit]

Jim,

The sides have a strap and buckle, so you can tighten it closer than 90* for when you are leaning foward into the binos. You can also unfasten the side straps and lay back and rest/nap. I wish the bottom seat had more padding though.

 

Tines,

Sportsmans Warehouse carries the Eberlestock Gunslinger and Just One packs.

http://eberlestock.com/

 

Doug~RR

[matthewp45]

Tines, the Badlands 2200 is a very well built and designed pack. It has plenty of pockets and a built in pocket for a spotting scope and tripod. It does have an aluminum frame and is very comfortable even with a full load. Very balanced. This info and 50 cents will get you a cup of coffee.

[hunter4life]

Muzzleloader -- Knight .45 caliber disc elite topped with a leupold M-8 fixed 4x scope.

 

Binoculars -- Leica Trinovid 8x42

 

Spotting Scope -- Swarovski ATS 20-60x65

[azpackhorse]

Ruger M77 stainless/laminated stock in .300 win mag, leupold 3.5-10x50 VIII w/bipod. This rifle loves the Federal Classic 150gr, the accuracy is amazing and I would love to take a 500yd shot at a Coues someday(if the conditions are right)

 

Leica 10x32 trinovids, Brunton 15x51 atop a Nikon tripod. Just bought the Eberelstock J-1 last year and love it, I can put waayyy too much crap in there! I also carry a three legged fold up stool to sit on when I glass, my back can't handle sitt'n on the ground.

 

Bowtech Allegience, PSE radial weave 28 1/2" w/ Rocky mtn Snypers. This bow is spitt'n arrows out there at 312fps and is easy for me too shoot. I whacked a stink pig with it this year and hope to add an Elk and a Antelope to the list this year as well.

 

One of the most important things I do to make my Coues hunts enjoyable and productive is exercise and allot of it. Everyday I will run anywhere from 2 1/2 to 5 miles and upper body strength training as well, may not be priority for you younger fellers but someday you will know what I am talking about.

 

 

Hey Tines, if you wanna check out the Eberelstock pack give me a holler.

[azpackhorse]

double post

[cramerhunts]

Remington 700 chambered in 300 Ultra Mag SA with 150 grain bullets topped off with a bushnell elite 4200 2x10 scope. And if I don't draw the rifle tag than I am packing my bowtech Liberty VFT.

 

Around my neck I am carrying a set of weaver 10x42 binos and a nikon sporter scope in the pack. Bushnell 800 rangefinder on my hip for the distance marks.

[Tines]

Red Rabbit has the right idea.

I taken over 20 of the little buggers and I shoot a 6.5 Lazzeroni Patriot topped with a Leupold 4.5x14 VX-L varmint reticle. I glass with 30x80 Docters and 15x56 Swarovskis. Binos I carry are 10x32 ELs and Cannon 10x36 stabilized. We have taken deer with many, many calibers and have found to put them down quickly a medium caliber with a fast semiexplosive bullet. Worst caliber I have used was a 338mag. It took 3 shots to put the deer down with the first one in the boiler room. I sure it would have died from the first shot but I don't like runners. They end up in the craziest places.

My 7mmSTW Sendero works real good with 120gr. bullets too.

Rick

 

 

Rick,

 

What bullet were you using out of the .338? I've had pretty good success with mine. I'll be shooting a ballistic tip this year so the bullet does more damage on it's way through. I shot my buck last year, quartering away. The bullet entered the last rib and broke through and lodged on the far shoulder. I can understand your frustration in getting too much penetration. I'm not sure weight retention is of the utmost concern for these coues deer. I do like a little weight when shooting across these canyons.