Ernesto C Report post Posted November 14, 2020 Coues deer hunting is my passion, love it! That's what I breathe. Located a shooter buck, disappeared in the thickness of the desert floor. While glassing for him for about 3 hrs. a BIG BUCK walked into my field of view. My heart skipped a beat! My eyes wide open and my jaw dropped to the floor, what a buck!! Looked for him frantically in the brush and mesquite packed desert floor.. just before dark I saw him again, waling behind some trees and then stopped on a opening to show me his majestic rack, wow! I immediately got up with the intention to grab my rifle and got into position for a shot; as I lifted my tripod to put them by my side some how my swaros got detach or disconnected and fell hard on the rock below me. It was a hard hit I knew that while I was aiming my rifle where I just saw the buck... the buck wasn't there anymore. I looked around that opening with my rifle scope and with my naked eye to see if I can see him again and shoot but nothing...looked again and then some more and notrhing. Immediately after I grabed my binoculars put them back on my tripod to find him again and guess what? they were broken!! My binos broke when fell onto the boulder below me! I could not see through them!! and somewhere below me therea was a huge buck! Looked for him with my naked eyes and through my rifle scope but with no success! 😩 Now I had no binos and it was only the 2nd day of my hunt. I was frustraded, devastated and traumatized...how I was going to look foor that giant on an area that is very thick full of brush and trees with no binoculars? To make a long story short, hunted for him for 4 more days never to see him or the other buck I originally saw before him. On the last day of my hunt I moved to a totally different area. Right at 7:00 am located this buck at 473 yards. I said to my self hey, last day, lets do it! One shot and this buck was mine! It was a long 3 hrs haul to my truck but a very happy camper 😋 Next year, Lord willing...I will go back and look for that big buck and with binos of course. P. S. Sucks to hunt with no swaros. 29 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatlander Report post Posted November 14, 2020 Way to rock it Ernesto! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucafu1 Report post Posted November 14, 2020 Wow, that is nice! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eddielasvegas Report post Posted November 14, 2020 Congrats and good on you for persevering. Eddie 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted November 14, 2020 What did you use to glass with the remainder of your hunt? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outdoor Writer Report post Posted November 14, 2020 Beauty, Ernesto!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted November 14, 2020 Heck of a back up, back up buck! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernesto C Report post Posted November 14, 2020 8 hours ago, firstcoueswas80 said: What did you use to glass with the remainder of your hunt? I had with me a small vortex binos that I use on my chest. I placed them on top of my tripod and hold them with my hands and that's how I was glassing..but you know..is not the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted November 14, 2020 50 minutes ago, Ernesto C said: I had with me a small vortex binos that I use on my chest. I placed them on top of my tripod and hold them with my hands and that's how I was glassing..but you know..is not the same. Oh man..ive done that before, it's difficult! Nicely done 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apache7mm Report post Posted November 14, 2020 Nothing wrong with that buck Ernesto, nothing like seeing a monster buck and the panic that goes with it. DAN 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peloncillo Report post Posted November 15, 2020 That does sound frustrating. Glad you were able to still get a nice buck. Good Job Keven 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernesto C Report post Posted November 15, 2020 Thanks Keven and thank you all I appreciate your words, thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted November 15, 2020 Congratulations again Ernesto! Talk about making the best out of a bad situation. Nice buck! Call me next time! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viper Report post Posted November 15, 2020 Great consolation buck!! Congrats 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigbuckfever Report post Posted November 15, 2020 Congrats on a really nice buck. Time to start getting the bow ready for January! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites