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2011-2012 Coues Buck Contest Winners
Congratulations to all our winners! And a big thank you to all those who contributed prizes to this contest. We had some outstanding prizes donated. Dan Lee of Artist’s Touch Taxidermy donated $300 off any taxidermy work. Camerland donated a Vortex scope. Sportsman’s Warehouse donated $200 worth of gift cards plus dozens of $10 off coupons. Forum members Tony Villegas, Phil Cramer, Jeff Mortensen, Carl Pugliese, Jim Boyd, Clay Price, Doug Koepsel, Mark and Kathi Nixon donated some great items as well! There are just too many great prizes to list here. View a complete listing of prizes and who donated them.
Thank you very much to ALL who donated. We couldn’t have such a fun contest without you! Please remember to support those businesses that help support this website and this contest!
Winners are shown on this page along with a link to their hunt story and the prize(s) they won. We will be mailing prizes out to the winners as soon as we can. Please contact either Doug or Amanda with your mailing address. If you don’t give us your mailing address, we can’t get your prize to you!
To see all the photos (not just the winners) that were entered in the contest, visit this link.
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Youth Largest |
Score |
Prize |
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1st place – Josey Human, Bowhntrsx7, Hunt Story
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123 3/8 |
$100 Sportsmans Warehouse Gift Certificate |
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2nd Place – Bodie Holowell, CWBodie, Hunt Story
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118 1/8 |
Deluxe Gun Cleaning Kit donated by Tony Villegas and Camo Cap donated by Boart Longyear Co., plus discount coupon forSportsmans Warehouse |
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3rd Place – Nate Crosland, jeffcros, Hunt Story
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117 7/8 |
Antler Night Lighthandmade and donated by Jeff Mortensen and Camo Cap donated by Boart Longyear Co., plus discount coupon forSportsmans Warehouse |
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Youth Smallest |
Score |
Prize |
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1st – Ryan Oldham, JohnO, Hunt Story
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5.0 (spikes 3 4/8 & 1 4/8) |
Bushnell Trophy 4-12 Riflescope donated by Tony Villegas and Camo Cap donated by Board Longyear Co., plus discount coupon forSportsmans Warehouse |
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Archery Typical |
Score |
Prize |
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1st – Devin Hancock, MDH, Hunt Story
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107 3/8 |
Frame Backpack donated by Mark and Kathi Nixon, plus discount coupon forSportsmans Warehouse |
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2nd – Jason Scarborough, Jasonclay, Hunt Story
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102 2/8 |
$50 gift certificate from Browning’s Custom Meats and Rage Broadheads donated byCarl Pugliese, plus discount coupon forSportsmans Warehouse |
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3rd – Gino Wulkotte, Coues n Sheep, Hunt Story
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102 1/8 |
Arizona EZ Fletch byArchery Headquartersand Rage Broadheads donated by Carl Pugilese |
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Archery Non-Typical |
Score |
Prize |
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1st – Andy Knowlton, azlongears, Hunt Story
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113 6/8 |
10-day rental of Swarovski Optics donated by Optics-4-Rent |
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Rifle Typical |
Score |
Prize |
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1st – Jim Boyd, JLB, Hunt Story
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113 6/8 |
Vortex 2x Pistol Scope and discount coupon forSportsmans Warehouse |
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2nd – Brian Fisher, azpackhorse, Hunt Story
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113 3/8 |
Skull Cleaning donated by CMC Skullworksand Shot Angle Measuring Device donated by Jim Boyd |
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3rd – Brad Drew, bdrew, Hunt Story
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111 1/8 |
$50 Sportsman Warehouse Gift Certificate and Shot Angle Measuring Device donated by Jim Boyd |
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Rifle Non-Typical |
Score |
Prize |
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1st – Jeremy Ulmer, ExtremeCoues, Hunt Story
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134 3/8 |
Covert Extreme Trail Cam donated by CouesWhitetail.com and Shot Angle Measuring Device donated by Jim Boyd |
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2nd – John Garrett, nofx, Hunt Story
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112 5/8 |
Buck Skinning Knife donated by Tony Villegas and Camo Cap donated by Boart Longyear Co. and discount coupon forSportsmans Warehouseand Shot Angle Measuring Device donated by Jim Boyd |
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Mexico Typical |
Score |
Prize |
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1st – Josh Epperson, Grong , Hunt Story
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109 3/8 |
$300 Gift Certificate toArtist’s Touch Taxidermy |
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2nd – Phil Cramer, Cramerhunts , Hunt Story
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96 7/8 |
Antler Bolo Tie handmade and donated by Jeff Mortensen anddiscount coupon forSportsmans Warehouse |
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Mexico Non-Typical |
Score |
Prize |
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1st – Ernesto Cibrian, ErnestoC, Hunt Story
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115 |
Guard Dog Bino Cover donated by ProGear Outdoors, Camo Cap and Pocket Knife donated by Boart Longyear Co. and plus discount coupon forSportsmans Warehouseand Shot Angle Measuring Device donated by Jim Boyd |
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Smallest Buck |
Score |
Prize |
| 1st – Lili Howell, couesnut – Hunt Story
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4 4/8 Spikes, 2″ plus 2 4/8″ | $50 Sportsmans Warehouse Gift Certificate |
| Smallest 3×3 typical Coues Buck (not counting eye guards) | Score | Prize |
1st – Rob Matthews, Basser15, Hunt Story  |
58 5/8 | Surefire 6P LED flashlight and discount coupon for Sportsmans Warehouse and Shot Angle Measuring Device donated by Jim Boyd |
| Best Field Photograph | Prize |
1st – Don Wenner, hunter4life |
Zeiss Knife donated by Zeissand Outdoor Experience 4 Alland Camo Cap donated by Boart Longyear Co. plus discount coupon forSportsmans Warehouse |
2nd – Chris Beck, SunDevil |
Guard Dog Bino donated by ProGear Outdoors, Camo Cap donated by Boart Longyear Co. plus discount coupon forSportsmans Warehouse |
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Spirit of the Hunt |
Prize |
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1st – Rob Matthews, Basser15
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Guard Dog Bino donated by ProGear Outdoors, Camo Cap donated by Boart Longyear Co., plus discount coupon forSportsmans Warehouse |
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Best Photo Essay (links to essays shown below with names) |
Prize |
| 1st – Phil Cramer, Cramerhunts2012 Sonora Coues Hunt |
11×14 Print from Plateau Light Photography, plus discount coupon for Sportsmans Warehouse |
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Best Youth Hunt Story (link to essay shown below with name) |
Prize |
| Bodie Holowell, CWBodieHunt Story |
$50 Sportsmans Warehouse Gift Certificate |
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Random Winner – Selected from list of entrants that didn’t place in the other categories |
Prize |
| Jett Scarborough, son of member JasonClayHunt Story |
$100 Gift Certificate to Gila Outdoor
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