Couesi1 Report post Posted December 12, 2004 Hey Ultramag, I haven't been in the rockhouse in a long time, but I believe the buck you're referring to in the photo is the one killed by some business man who has a livestock permit in Unit 23, or at least used to. His name is charles and I believe he is number three in the non-typical category in the arizona books. He killed that buck, I'm guessing by memory in about 1988. Couesi1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rembrant Report post Posted December 12, 2004 Oh yeah cooozy-one? What have you got in YOUR hand... A UNIT 23 TAG????!!!! BOOOHYAGHH!! CALL!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couesi1 Report post Posted December 15, 2004 Rembrandt, Yes i do.......and it's burning a hole in my pocket. Can't wait to stick it around a nice set of antlers on one of GOD's chosen deer. Couesi1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couesi1 Report post Posted December 15, 2004 Rembrandt, Forgot, ............I got full house......Aces over kings. Shouldn't have called. Couesi1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rembrant Report post Posted December 15, 2004 I figured as much. You've been hanging around the 23 strings. I hope you do well - kill a big deer. Just stay outa my spot. Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rembrant Report post Posted December 26, 2004 Rembrant to BCoover... Rembrant to BCoover... you out there? You said you'd kill in the first couple of days. Did you? I hope you killed a big'n! Me and my brother been passin up bucks like Morris the Cat passes up regular cat food. We're goin out for the last 6 days manana. Seen some decent bucks, no monsters. It's time to switch from shopping mode to killing mode - just gotta find the right ones. I hope you and your family are having a blast. Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ultramag Report post Posted December 28, 2004 well i took my bow out last weekend and seen a couple of good bucks,just not close enough for a shot ,it was fun ,theres that if factor again,however i did see a buck for about 5 seconds and did not get a good look ,but it was non typical,thats all i know about him he just had a way of vanising,he was huge,went into thick cover, never to be seen again,he was that ,is this a mule deer buck or no thats a whitetial,and he was gone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muskeg Report post Posted December 30, 2004 I now totally agree with rembrant ..... There are NO deer of any kind in 23. But there are Lions !!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CB1 Report post Posted January 1, 2005 WEEEELLLL....Gentlemen, how did your 23 hunt go?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rembrant Report post Posted January 2, 2005 Thanks for asking CB1. My brother and I both killed. The day after Christmas we backpacked another 6 days of supplies up the mountain. Not long after we arrive and repair our wind-damaged tents, my brother spots a wide-racked buck in a good place and insisted that I go check him out. One look in the spotting scope and I new I wanted to take him. His rack was as wide as his ears and he was a solid 3 point - plus eye guards. The buck was in a good spot (3/4 of a mile away) to be stalked and I wound up 120 yds away from where I new him to be tending a doe. This was uncomfortably close for me, but was the only way I was gonna get a shot. There was no rock or tree limb for a solid rest, so I needed to sit down to get my elbows on my knees. Before I could get this done, a 2 point buck walks out of the trees and is looking at me. We do the stand-off thing for about 5 minutes. He finally walks behind another tree and the big buck exposes himself as he follows the hot doe - walking directly away from me. I follow him with the crosshairs off-handed as he walks about 60 yds further before he offers me something other than a Texas heart shot. He turns right, exposing his vitals, and is instantly behind another tree. I had a brief oportunity for a shot, and was gonna take it, but because of the pack trip, the stalk, the stand-off, and the stress/excitement. I was not able to hold steady enough on him - so I didn't shoot. With all deer now behind trees, I manage to take a seat and wait for a good shot. The wind was perfectly bad, but by the time I convinced myself that I must have been high enough above the deer to get away with it, the 2 point blows and he, another 2 point and a doe bolt away. The unseen big buck stays put. I wait... for two hours! Finally both 2-points return! one dissapears in the brush/trees and the other walks directly to where I am believing the big buck is. This dink is repelled from the trees and I finally catch a glimpse of the big buck - twice, but with no clear shot. I continue waiting, but it was easier with the confirmation. I began praying for another doe to come along and make this buck budge. After a few minutes a doe, the original hot doe (I thought she ran off earlier), runs out of the trees with the other 2-point on her tail! This was too much for the big buck and the chase was on! Out in the clearing now, the 3-point put the fear of death into the 2-point and is now whole heartedly chasing his mate! Not knowing where they will end up, I square off on the big guy and shoot him on the run. YESS!! I later range the shot at 220 yds. He is not the 100 incher that I was hoping for but he scores 90", is 17" wide and is really handsome. I would do it again. The next day I spot a 90 plus'er in a bad spot below cliffs and major rock slides. My bro decides to pass. Later that day at darn near dark O'clock I spot a big deer entering the same clearing where my buck was killed. My bro gets him in the spotting scope and declares, "He's a freaking toad!" (100 plus) and takes off - racing against darkness. That buck beat us. We spot another near-100" buck on the 29th on an opposing mountain and watch him walk around the corner. My bro hiked over there and sat watching that edge of the mountain, while I watched it from a-far for the rest of the day. That buck beat us too. On the last day we spot a big buck, first thing in the morning, closer to us. In the early light he looks big. The stalk ends up in the same clearing where my buck fell, and my brother's buck lay dead 15 yds from the other kill spot! This buck was not as big as we had thought. He is a 14" forky, trying to be a three point on both sides. We're still not clear if we are the victims of a bait and switch, 'cause we thought we were on a big buck. But still a blessing for a last day buck, with plenty of time to pick up camp and get out of Dodge. I will send Amanda some pics to post, 'cause I'm computerly stupid, and I want to send them from a better unit than this one. Also, all the above story is complete fabrication because it has been proven that there are no deer of any kind in Unit 23! You can rest assured that the pics I will send to Amanda are also computer generated. Sorry to have you read this long post for nothing, Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CB1 Report post Posted January 2, 2005 Right on, sounds like an awesome expierence, congrats can't wait to see the pictures, thank you for writing the story, fun to read, even if it's make belive.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TREESTANDMAN Report post Posted January 4, 2005 Congrats Rembrant. A 90 inch buck is a great buck in my book! Can't wait to see the pictures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TREESTANDMAN Report post Posted January 4, 2005 Bcoover, Did you see any toad? Any cool experiences? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rembrant Report post Posted January 4, 2005 Thanks Treestandman, Big Coues bucks are doggon hard to get!! I'm gonna get this one mounted 'cause I'm gettin closer to 50 than 45 and don't know how many more backpackers I have left in me. I think we get a bit desensitized by having the opportunity of seeing so many big Coues deer bucks on this site. It's a whole different deal to go find one in season with a tag in your pocket. I hope that all these guys that kill the really big ones appreciate them to the fullest (I'm sure they do) and get them mounted. Thanks again, Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowsniper Report post Posted January 4, 2005 Mike, Awesome! Congrats on a great shot on a great coues! Good story! Be sure to let us know when the pics are up! Next year you need to put in for somewhere else besides 23, cause I hear that there ain't no coues up there!! Bowsniper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
