SunDevil Report post Posted July 22, 2006 Here is a pic of a very happy 1st time coues deer hunter with his very 1st coues buck. This is my buddy's step brother from CA. He had read about coues deer hunting and had heard my buddy talk about it during holiday visits and finally decided to see what it was all about. We got him all set up with binos on a tripod and let him have at it. It was kind of funny in that he had no idea what any of the trees, bushes or cactus were called but he learned real quick. He was amazed at the terrain, vegetation and that deer lived in this environment. Amazingly, after only scouting with us the day before the hunt, he glassed up a bigger buck than this opening morning all by himself. Unfortunately after several hours of stalking that buck he was never able to get a shot at it. He shot this 90" buck on Sunday morning of the October hunt. Probably the neatest thing about the experience with him was that on Saturday afternoon he told us that even if he didn't get a deer, this was the best deer hunt he had ever been on. He has hunted muleys in UT and blacktails in CA. It was pretty cool! I glassed this buck up, they took off and BAM, he went and nailed it. He was so pumped. We kept telling him he had no idea what he had just done and that there were people that hunt for years and never are fortunate to get a deer like that. Anyway, my buddy's credit card was hit for 2 non resident deer tags, so he is coming back for another crack at the elusive grey ghost. We just don't know if it will be in Oct or Dec. Enjoy and good luck on the draw. CB Here is another one. CB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted July 22, 2006 Thats awesome, congrats to him. Thanks for posting it was a nice change of scenery! JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
az4life Report post Posted July 22, 2006 What a nice buck and story! He did set the bar high for this year though. Good Luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ajohunter Report post Posted July 22, 2006 That is awesome, I love hearing stories like this! Good job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DEERSLAM Report post Posted July 22, 2006 Another hunter hooked on Coues. Great story, thanks for sharing. Jim's right, nice change of scenery Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Switchback Report post Posted July 22, 2006 Great stories and pics looks like unit 31 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanley Report post Posted July 22, 2006 That's awesome Chris! Cool that he nailed a nice one his first time out. I was always a carp hunter, and just got turned on to coues 3 years ago or so. I've been out on two coues hunts, but haven't killed one yet. I would be proud to get one like that for my first one! Hopefully I can to it this fall (assuming I get drawn....), and I might even settle for something smaller. S. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DEERSLAM Report post Posted July 22, 2006 That's awesome Chris! Cool that he nailed a nice one his first time out. I was always a carp hunter, and just got turned on to coues 3 years ago or so. I've been out on two coues hunts, but haven't killed one yet. I would be proud to get one like that for my first one! Hopefully I can to it this fall (assuming I get drawn....), and I might even settle for something smaller. S. Stanley, How can someone who has always been a mule deer hunter refer to them as "carp"? I know it's coues deer hunter slang but I will never get used to it or use it. No offense Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mulie hunter Report post Posted July 23, 2006 That's awesome Chris! Cool that he nailed a nice one his first time out. I was always a carp hunter, and just got turned on to coues 3 years ago or so. I've been out on two coues hunts, but haven't killed one yet. I would be proud to get one like that for my first one! Hopefully I can to it this fall (assuming I get drawn....), and I might even settle for something smaller. S. Stanley, How can someone who has always been a mule deer hunter refer to them as "carp"? I know it's coues deer hunter slang but I will never get used to it or use it. No offense I agree I am still a mule deer hunter and don't like the term carp. Who knows one day I may hunt Coues and love it ,I am actually thinking of bowhunting them in Jan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted July 23, 2006 yeah i thikn i would be pumped if my first deer was that big! and looks like he nailed him by the blood coming out of the mouth! very nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SunDevil Report post Posted July 25, 2006 Unfortunately, I can not take credit for the picture. I was the spotter while they were putting on the stalk and then after it was over I started looking for the other guy that was with us. CB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
