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Coues Deer Hunt Stories and Poetry

 

What was your favorite hunt?  If you would like to see your hunt story published here, please email me at amanda@coueswhitetail.com


Hunting Poetry

To Glass A Coues - an excellent poem by Scott Adams. This was originally published in the book "How to Hunt Coues Deer" by Duwane Adams and Tony Mandile.

Chasing Elliot's Ghost - Jeff Falls wrote a wonderful poem about Coues deer hunting.

Before Daybreak - Lee Elbert writes about the memories and feelings that come from a lifetime of hunting.

Ghost Hunter - Nick Cruz poetically pursues a Coues with his bow.


The following four hunt stories in this section come from guides and outfitters that help sponsor this web site.  Please enjoy the stories and consider booking your next Coues deer hunt with them.  Information for contacting these guides and outfitters is found within the story.

Hunting the Sierra Madre with Ojo Caliente Outfitters for Dos Machos Grandes - Ojo Caliente Outfitters was asked by the TV show Northwest Hunter to allow some filming of a Coues hunt.  This hunt story tells you all about how that hunt went and the two monster Coues they took in January 2002. 

The Fairy Dust Buck - A hunter guided by Cola Blanca Outfitters takes a tremendous buck in Mexico in 2004. 

Insane Coues Deer Hunter Syndrome - Read about a couple more hunters and how they took great bucks while hunting with Cola Blanca Outfitters.

The 110 buck - Jan 2006 -  Mexafari Outfitters provided a great hunt for site owner Amanda Moors and her friend Martin Guerena. 

My 2007 Hunt with Mexafari  - Amanda Moors and her friend Beth Pugh get some great bucks.  Beth's buck grosses 119 5/8...as a typical!  Wow!!!

The First Hunt 2006 - Kevin Kearney takes a giant 151 inch buck with Rio Sonora Outfitters. 

 


Hunt Stories

These hunt stories come from hunters of all kinds.

Martin Guerena's Coues deer hunt in unit 24A in Arizona.  His story was featured in the recent edition of Trophy Hunter magazine.  See a photo of his buck in our photo gallery and in this feature story.

Coues hunt with a bow  by Amanda Moors

Eddie's Unit 22 hunt   Eddie takes on the challenge of hunting Coues in thick manzanita!

Casey's first buck!  Read about and feel the excitement of a 17 year-old getting his first Coues deer.

Mark Hanson's Pope and Young buck!  Read along as this archer gets a great buck.

Marlon Giese's adventures in Unit 24b  A First Timer’s Tale of Coues Deer Hunting

Dave's 2002 hunt - Read as he has to shoot through a narrow window to get his buck.

Paul Grube - Paul gets the buck of a lifetime in his hunt in Arizona.

Bow hunt in Unit 31 - Robert Andresen takes a fine buck during the summer archery season.

Michelle and Joe - Read about them taking their first Coues deer.

Archery attempt - Creed and Vincent try to get a Coues with a bow. The deer come in to a predator call.  

Bill Lee's 1st Coues - Bill got his first Coues....... and then some.  This is a good one.

Dave Vines' hunt in Unit 34A Arizona - Dave gets his first Coues deer with his rifle after stalking Coues deer unsuccessfully for 5 years with his bow.

Casey's 2003 hunt - After his first Coues deer hunt last year, Casey was hooked.  So he headed out again in 2003.

Jordan Stailey's 2003 hunt - Jordan is a 14 year old hunter who was thrilled to get a Coues deer in New Mexico after missing a shot at a big mule deer.

John Browning 2003 hunt  - John took a nice Coues deer in Unit 22.

Tate Hyslip 2003 hunt  - read about a 16 year old who learns the value of getting good information from good people when planning and executing a hunt.

Josh Epperson 2003 - this is a very short story about how Josh found and shot a nice Coues buck with drop tines. 

Arthur Gonzales 2003 - read about the excellent Coues buck Arthur got on opening morning 2003.

John Lucero's first bowhunt for Coues - read along as John tries his luck for a Coues buck with a bow.  John has now gotten hooked on this little deer. 

Josh and a friend encounter some lions  - join the excitement as Josh and a friend have a close encounter with some mountain lions.

2003 Hunt: Short but Sweet  - Rich Thompson has an excellent Coues hunt in 2003.

Opening Day Double - Chris Vallejos writes about how he and his buddy got two fine bucks on opening day in Dec 2003.

Matt's January Coues with a Bow - Matt Moul takes his first Coues with a bow.

Bill Canizales 2000- Read about his archery hunt in Aug 2000.

My First Coues Buck - Terry gets his first Coues deer!

An Unforgettable First Coues - Alan Fischer gets a nice buck during his unusually eventful four day hunt.

Matt Lewis gets his first buck -  Matt is 15 and was excited to get a deer!

Sergio Orozco takes the Pope and Young World Record - Sergio gets his dream buck after a lot of dedication and hard work.  

It's Better to be Lucky than Good! - John Olvey gets a fine buck.

My 36B Buck - Lee Molina has some gun troubles, but manages to pull it off anyway.

My First Coues Deer - Brent Jones finally gets one after one unsuccessful hunt.

My 2004 Dec AZ Whitetail Hunt - Jack Luffy pursues his dream of a 110 inch buck.

World-Record Non-Typical Coues Deer - Tony Mandile shares some info about the new WR NT buck from the San Carlos Reservation.

My Father's Trophy - Mark Hanna relates the story of his father's excellent trophy.

A Good Hunt - Chris Dunn gets back into the spirit of true hunting and friendship during his 2005 hunt.

Unit 36C - We had a Blast! - Scott Kendrix tells about the adventures of him and his hunting buddy Kevin during their Oct 2005 hunt.

Audra's first deer - Join 10-year old Audra as she takes her first deer in Oct 2005.

Casey Charter's 2005 hunt - Casey gets his third Coues buck and his Dad gets one too. You can read his other stories here too: Casey's first buck and  Casey's 2003 buck

Our 2005 Hunt - Eric Shipp and his father Dennis both get bucks with the help of their uncle Steven Shipp.

My First Whitetail Buck - Jace Hatfield relays the story of his first Coues buck that he got when he was 13.

My 2005 Trophy!  Bill Kaul recounts how he got his 95 inch buck.

Mace's Monster Buck!  Mace Cochran gets an enormous 134 inch Coues.

Dental School Buck - Houston Davis makes the most of his time while going to dental school.

Verlander's first Coues buck - Greg Verlander takes a great buck and it's only his first!

Juan Franscisco - Chris Beck takes an enormous Coues buck in NM.

Shane's monster archery buck - Shane Church takes a great buck with his bow.

Ernesto's first Mexico buck - Ernesto gets a wonderful buck, the biggest he has taken to date!

Recipe for a Coues Hunt - Scott Higgins takes the new #3 muzzleloader Coues buck. 

Coosefan's "Big Easy" buck - Jim Mullins gets a nice buck after working hard during his Oct. 06 hunt.

Jaimie's first Coues buck! - Young hunter Jaimie Barrick takes a great buck as her first deer ever!

Greg Verlander gets a 2nd Coues and it's a good one! - Greg just started hunting these gray ghosts in 2005.  Now he has two 100 inch bucks under his belt!

My 2006 November AZ Coues Deer Hunt - Martin Guerena gets another great buck!  Wow!

My Dad's November AZ Deer Hunt - Martin Guerena helped his father get a buck in 2006 also and wrote up the story.  His dad is 63 years old and got a fine buck. 

My Wife's 1st Coues Deer, November 2006 - Venisa Reyna gets a really neat looking buck as her first ever!

Casey Charter gets his 4th Coues buck - Casey has developed a real passion for our little Coues deer and has successfully harvested a deer on his hunt trips.  Casey also wrote up his other three Coues hunts and those hunts are posted in this hunt story section too. Here are the links to his other hunt stories:  Casey's first buck!   and Casey's 2003 hunt  and Casey Charter's 2005 hunt

The "High Rack" buck  - Phil Cramer gets a big one!!

Another lady gets a great first Coues buck - Read Jori's Canizales' story about her first coues.  Rough scored at 116 inches!

Once Upon a Time - A father and daughter go hunting together in Dec 2006.  They both get very nice bucks.  This is an entertaining story about their adventures.

My Dec 2006 Archery Coues - Josh Epperson gets a nice one with his bow.

Devon Hass gets another nice buck! - Devon writes about his 2006 hunt with his son.

My First Coues Hunt - Andrew Dement has an exciting archery hunt in NM.

Perseverance - Jason Scarbrough gets a 109 inch buck with his bow!

My 2006-07 hunting season - Greg Lewis has an amazing year with successful elk, mulie, eastern whitetail and coues bucks from Mexico. 

A Backpack Hunt in NM - Greg Lewis gets another buck when he backpacks into NM alone.

My first Coues buck - Daniel Townsend scores his first buck.

First Coues Buck, First Day Success - Scott Gorczyca enjoys getting his first Coues buck.

My 2007 AZ Coues buck - site owner Amanda Moors has a great backpack hunt.

My 2007 Archery Coues! - Phil Cramer gets a nice one with his bow!

My First Hunt! - Heather Robertson gets an excellent Coues deer on her first hunt ever!

The 142 buck! - Jay Jones gets a monster in Mexico!

Josh's 2008 archery buck - Josh Epperson gets another dandy buck with his bow!

Azryan gets his first buck! - Ryan Feringa has an excellent hunt with help from several CouesWhitetail.com members.

Long Lesson Learned - Mike Bool enjoys a stellar backpack hunt with his father and a friend. 

Mr. Mass - aka The Velvet Trickster - In 2007, Josh Epperson got the buck he has been watching for three years.  This is quite a story and a great buck.

A Dream Come True - Dan Lunsford takes a giant buck in Mexico in Jan 2008.

Diablo!- Brian Fisher (aka AZPackhorse) tags a monster he has been watching.


 

 

 

 

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