COOSEFAN Report post Posted March 6, 2013 Hey all, I found some more pics and took more pics of the buck with the sheds so I wanted to share em' with you all. Here's the story... So, back in 2008 we get the sheds from this buck and we know exactly where the sheds were found. A year later another set was found in the same area and the buck was bigger. I tried to buy the sheds but the owners felt they were worth thousands of dollars so I didn't get them. Over the years of hunting for this buck and this same area we find the Shed Buck along with several other great bucks and gain tons of knowledge about how to effectively hunt this area. So, with confidence that I can find at least one of the big bucks during the early season and with a client willing to do a backpack hunt, I have him apply for the tag, he draws it and the hunt is set! I went in early and packed in most of the water and when the client arrived we made the trek in with all our camping gear. I had several bucks that lived in the same small canyon figured out. The buck that the sheds came from, the "Shed Buck", I felt was the least likely to be there because he hadn't been seen in a while but I still felt confident at least one of the bucks would be there. The problem with this canyon is you have to sneak across an open hillside to get into position to effectively glass into the thick bedding side. You have to have the wind right in order to do this correctly and for the first 2 days of the hunt the wind was wrong so we waited and glassed different areas. We saw good bucks elsewhere but nothing over our lofty goal of 110". Finally on the 3rd day the wind slowed down and was finally blowing the right direction so off we went. We snuck down to our pre-determined glassing spot, I set up my tripod and binos and before Steve even had his backpack off I glassed up the "Shed Buck"! Here he is... I immediately knew it was the Shed Buck and told Steve to get set up for the shot because we need to kill this deer! Steve set up but was hesitant with shooting this buck just yet. We knew there was a higher scoring buck in the area and we hadn't even glassed the hillside yet! I agreed that we needed to look around in case this was a bachelor group but couldn't find any other deer. The Shed Buck laid there in his bed for over an hour as we watched him! We had the wind right, he was well within Steve's effective killing distance and we wanted a standing broadside shot. During that time frame we searched hard for the other bucks but it appeared he was all by himself. Steve still seemed hesitant to shoot this buck just yet but after I told him I'd give him the sheds and reassured him the character of this buck was off the charts, he agreed we needed to kill him now! Finally the buck stood up to stretch and without any delay Steve put the buck right back into his bed with a perfect shot! We hiked across the canyon and walked up to an amazing, once in a lifetime buck! The palmation and character of this buck is second to none! I have held the sheds for several years and as soon as I grabbed the rack and held this buck it felt exactly like the sheds, the curves, texture and angles were all the same but now one of his sticker points had turned into an awesome "J-hook" dropper! We packed him back to camp and savored the rest of the day! We no longer had to ration our water or food so we ate and drank like kings that night! Here's the mount that my buddy just finished last week along with the sheds! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted March 6, 2013 Once again congratulations to Steve and a big Kudo to you Jim for not keeping it to yourself. Thanks for sharing this buck again and what an amazing buck it is. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted March 6, 2013 That buck is so amazing!!! Congratulations to you both on a great hunt! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Sniper Report post Posted March 6, 2013 Very Jealous. Congrats again on an incredible deer. Love that character. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted March 7, 2013 Thanks for the replies! I scored this buck at 117 5/8" and several other folks have scored him all coming up within an 1/8" or 2 of my score so we are gonna stick with that. One thing is certain though, this buck is definitely one that score will never do any justice for! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BML Report post Posted March 7, 2013 WOW!!! I can't believe you had to talk him into shooting that deer! What an amazing buck! Congrats to you and Steve! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter4life Report post Posted March 7, 2013 Great story, and an awesome buck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cb375hh Report post Posted March 7, 2013 Nice work, gorgeous buck for sure. Never seen a buck with so much character. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr8 White Jr Report post Posted March 7, 2013 What an amazing buck! Back packing in to take a buck like that, sounds like a dream hunt. Great write up and pics! Thanks for the follow up story! -Tracy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jcubed Report post Posted March 7, 2013 Awesome buck. Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaffer62 Report post Posted March 7, 2013 I don't care how many bucks someone might have under their belt, that is not one you should pass on... EVER! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted March 7, 2013 Wow simply amazing coues buck. Congrats to both of you on getting that bad boy down and to have sheds from prior years is a bonus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Santana Outdoors Report post Posted March 7, 2013 Truly amazing buck, thanks for sharing. It would have taken all of three seconds before I decided its dirt nap time for this fella! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
izquik72 Report post Posted March 7, 2013 NO question asked..... That is a dream buck! I hope to see pictures of Steve's other critters if you had to coax him into shooting that awesome trophy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted March 8, 2013 Thanks again for the replies! For the record, we had the wind perfect, gun was set up with crosshairs on the buck, and he was bedded in a spot where he couldn't sneak out on us. That's why my friend felt comfortable waiting to shoot this buck. Passing this buck up was never even a thought, but I had a higher scoring buck living in the same area and my friend was afraid we'd shoot this buck and then the bigger buck would stand up close by. My friend was right in taking the time to verify this buck was alone, especially in this situation, but anytime I'm on a shooter animal I don't like wasting ANY time in making him dead! Especially with this buck because I'd rather have him in my hands than the higher scoring one! We'll kill the higher scoring one this year JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
