loco4coues Report post Posted October 28, 2012 This weekend's hunt couldn't come fast enough. I'm a full time student at ASU and I also work full time so I couldn't wait to get out in the field with my dad and my brother. Special thanks to my wife for her understanding and support. With 3 crazy boys and newborn baby girl at home she deserves a get away more than I do, but she still supported me in going on this hunt. Opening morning came and we were sitting on our predetermined glassing point trying to stay warm against the brutal wind. We waited for it to get light and started picking apart the hills. By 9 am we had seen 12 does but no bucks. The three bucks we had seen Thursday night were no where to be found. There were a lot of other hunters in the area so we decided to head back to camp around noon and devise a new plan for the afternoon. We decided to go to another area that we thought would have no other hunters and we have seen lots of deer on previous hunts. We arrived at the spot, parked and hiked in the one mile to our glassing point. We sat down and got the binos set up at just after 3 pm. After about two minutes my dad said he had a deer and it was a buck. We looked him over for a few minutes as he fed and milled around. My dad asked me if I wanted to go shoot him. I was more than happy to oblige. My brother and I emptied our packs and began our stalk of just under a mile. My dad stayed put to keep track of him. My brother and I were in position of the now bedded buck by 4:00. We had to wait almost and hour for the deer to get up. This is my view as we waited for him to stand up. And here he is after. 358 yards. .270 shooting 150 grain Berger VLD. We hiked out in the dark and got back to camp at about 7:30 Friday night. This is my 7th coues buck and a lot of luck helped me tag him. (Like most hunts, but this made this buck my lucky number 7) Saturday morning we went to a completely different area and new to us. We have always wanted to scout this massive canyon but never had the chance so we decided to hunt it. It took us over an hour to hike up to the top to be able to glass. We found a doe and a fawn before moving down the ridge a little to get a new angle on the canyon. After about an hour we moved one more time. After about 20 minutes I glassed up a buck across the canyon. My brother and I again prepared for the stalk and my dad stayed put to keep an eye on him. My brother put the hurt on him with his .270, 150 grain Berger at 388 yards. Lets just say once we had moved into position we were pleasantly surprised with the size of this buck. My buck scores 88 and my brothers taped out at 112. Clay at Mogollon Taxidermy aged him at about 8 years old. We had a great time as always. My brother and dad will be going back out looking for a buck for my dad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rclouse79 Report post Posted October 28, 2012 Dang, nice bucks! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willyhunts2 Report post Posted October 28, 2012 Real nice bucks. Look at the mass on the second one! Congrats to both of you. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorange Report post Posted October 28, 2012 Very nice couple of bucks...agree great mass on your brother's buck. Congrats! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Report post Posted October 28, 2012 I like the color on the second ones antlers - almost looks like freckles. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted October 28, 2012 Awesome! Don't forget to enter the bucks in the Coues buck contest! http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/34667-2012-coues-buck-contest/ and see if you can add them to the photogallery on the main site too.....here is a link to the "how to" article.... http://www.coueswhitetail.com/2012/09/how-to-use-coueswhitetail-com/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mathews Report post Posted October 28, 2012 Couple of great bucks, .270 sure does the trick doesnt it! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted October 28, 2012 Gotta love going in to a new area and being rewarded like that! Awesome bucks, both of them! How was the performance of the VLD? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loco4coues Report post Posted October 28, 2012 @ Casey: the VLD worked exactly as advertised. At just under 400 yards for both shots the bullets were still running pretty fast on impact. Both entered about 2 inches and then came apart, tuned everything to mush. Both made about quarter size exit wounds as well. I'm going to keep using them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted October 28, 2012 Congratulations on both bucks. Your brother's buck has some awesome mass. Thanks for sharing. TJ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn Report post Posted October 28, 2012 Great bucks! Congrats 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pine Donkey Report post Posted October 28, 2012 Great bucks. I love the mass on the second one! Congratulations! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
200"mulie Report post Posted October 29, 2012 Congrats all around! ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatlander Report post Posted October 29, 2012 Congrats. That buck of your brothers is a stud. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbd1234 Report post Posted October 29, 2012 REAL NICE BUCKS 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
