Coues Archer Report post Posted December 21, 2015 Let me just start this off by giving Thanks to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; for giving me the ability to bag an absolute toad this season. So it was Thursday morning and I and best friend went out to our favorite spot for whitetail hunting. Weather conditions were exceptional; nice clear sky, wind @ 4mph and a blistering cold temperature of "8 degrees F", yeah extremely cold! These conditions offered the perfect setting to get those big bucks up and moving. As we got to our blind my best friend and I sat there patiently waiting for a buck to present itself. After sitting for 3 hours and nothing showing up; all of a sudden directly 12:00 O'clock from my position I noticed movement in a mesquite thicket, as slow as can be I raised my binoculars just to see that an absolute toad was headed down a heavily used trail directly in front of my blind. I then told my buddy that a monster buck was headed right for us. Immediately I ranged several positions on where I thought that buck would step out from the thicket. There were approximately 3 trial heads that the buck could of chose to take, the 1st being 30 yards from my positon, 2nd being 40 yards and 3rd being 50 yards. As the buck inched his way through the mesquites he finally got about 70 yards from my blind; I then drew my bow and held it there waiting for him to present a shot. And Yes, My heart was racing a 100 mph but being experienced I calmed myself getting strait into kill mode! The buck then decided to take the 3rd trail head which was 50 yards from my position; as soon as the buck came out of the thicket I put my 4th pin directly on his vitals; completely focusing on that alone and not the giant set of antlers of this mature Coues buck. I then let it fly; just to hear from my buddy that I shot a foot and half above his back lol.. I couldn’t believe it! I asked him are you sure? A foot and half? That would mean I measured the wrong distance.... It just didn’t add up, I asked him to range the trail head and he said 50 yards!? I then replied saying well I used my 50 yard pin. We then had a discussion about how the buck responded after the shot, as soon as the arrow went his way the buck expressed tell-tale signs of being whacked as he bolted over everything and anything in his path. Running over mesquites and brush like a bat out of heck! That alone was enough to convince me that I did in fact hit the buck so we sat there for the next Hour and half waiting for this buck to die. "Assuming I even hit the dang thing" haha... As we got to where I shot the buck, we combed the area just to find that there was no arrow to be found. I then walked about 30 yards down where he bolted, just to have a huge sigh of relief as I feasted my eyes on a nice bright pool of blood. This next part of the story will literally take pages of writing to explain because SO much happened trying to find this buck. Long story short we tracked this bucks blood trail for the next 6 hours in the nastiest of terrain. The thickets he went through were just absolutely insane! God literally tested every ounce of hunting ability within me to find this buck. There were times where there was no blood to be found and we had to go off of the tracks and occasionally the only blood was just a little streak on a strand of grass that was size of a cm. Needless to say I also couldn’t have done this without my best-friend; he was tracking that buck like a bloodhound! Working as a team we were then able to find this buck. I owe him one for all his help and gratitude. Here he is as he lays: Finally made the 100 Inch Club!!! 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couestracker Report post Posted December 21, 2015 There aren't any picture's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted December 21, 2015 Sorry for the inconvenience, the dang uploader is not working..... I'll post the pics soon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcoyote Report post Posted December 21, 2015 Great story. Was it real? Pictures will tell! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted December 21, 2015 Here they are! 14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZHog Report post Posted December 21, 2015 Congratulations on the Toad! Thanks for the story and pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will K Report post Posted December 21, 2015 Sweet buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PelaPapas Report post Posted December 21, 2015 Jeez, you ain't kidding man! That is a stud of a buck! Congrats to you on that trophy!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viper Report post Posted December 21, 2015 Great buck! Looks like your buddy got a nice buck too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted December 22, 2015 2 monster bucks. Sweet tracking job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOHNTR Report post Posted December 22, 2015 Great Coues buck! Congratulations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted December 22, 2015 Awesome job sticking with the trail and finding that amazing buck. True hunter right there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redman Report post Posted December 22, 2015 sweet what a nice buck... curious where did you end of hitting him? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couestracker Report post Posted December 22, 2015 Fantastic buck, congratulations! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZbowhntr Report post Posted December 22, 2015 Great buck and tracking job. Way to stick with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
