ruffcountry Report post Posted November 9, 2007 Well , after 3 years of hunting I was able to bag a wiley coues buck . I saw lots of other hunters , some illegals , whitetail and mule deer doe and yearlings , and lots of good looking country but in 5 hard days of hunting this is the only buck I seen . I did not hesitate to take him . He is not as large as some of yours' but I am very proud and I can look forward to trying to better him next year . It was a pretty tough hunt , what with the heat and the moon but yall know that , already . I hiked about 5 miles from nearest road and was glassing deer but no bucks . I climbed a ridge above a waterhole wth lots of tracks around it and began creeping along looking for deer . There was lots of sign and my spirits were high. I glassed several high valleys and then threw rocks down them before moving on . The next drainage was a nice shady one and shortly after I began glassing I spotted a bedded deer looking up at me , it was a buck and my brain screamed " shoot that S. O. D. " (son of a doe) , as I put down my binoculars and picked up my rifle the buck and a couple other deer got up and began to move . I steadied my rifle and when he stopped to look back , he made his last mistake . The 150 grain slug from my 300 wthby hit him high on the side in the middle of his back and traveled down thru the vitals to a stop under the skin of his neck/chest . It missed the backstraps and went between the shoulders , very little meat was ruined by the bullet . It was 3:30 pm when I shot him and it was 7:00 pm when I staggered up to my truck and took of my pack . Man , if that illegal had only come down that trail a couple hours later he could of had his first american job . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SEhunter Report post Posted November 9, 2007 They are wiley deer. Thats what makes them so fun to hunt. Great job and way to stick with it, Congrats!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues79 Report post Posted November 9, 2007 Congratulations! Your hard work paid off with a dang nice buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted November 9, 2007 Congratulations on a fine buck! I like how you set up that first photo. Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peloncillo Report post Posted November 9, 2007 Way to go and stick with it. Thats a fine buck and good story. Were you in 30A because I've seen some bucks in there with almost the same G1s? Congratulations on filling your tag. Keven Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elpepe25 Report post Posted November 9, 2007 patience is a virtue, congrads on a great buck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Sniper Report post Posted November 9, 2007 Congrats on a great deer. You definitely earned that one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muleybull Report post Posted November 9, 2007 Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted November 9, 2007 Beautiful buck! Congrats, JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shortpants Report post Posted November 9, 2007 WAY TO GO MAN, CONGRATULATIONS!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coueshunter Report post Posted November 9, 2007 Fantastic job..............persistence paid off and I hope you kill a monster next year.............Allen.......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KGAINES Report post Posted November 10, 2007 Congrats on a nice deer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jgabler Report post Posted November 10, 2007 Congrats on a job well done and deserved. Nice lookin buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
