bigbuckfever

Anybody have good luck grunting in a Coues buck in January in Az? I'm planning on setting up my target/decoy with some tiny antlers on it on a saddle between two secluded bowls that I know hold some nice bucks and see if I can grunt in a biggun out of those canyons. I'm hoping the resident bad butt buck will hear/see him and come to kick his butt and I can stick an arrow in him.

Welcome to Coues World. Great first buck and thanks for sharing the story. We all learn something on just about every hunt. Congrats!

Really nice buck, congrats!

Really nice, congrats!

Looks like you were able to hold that camera a lot steadier than I would have been able to staring at that bull. Thanks for sharing!

Awesome buck!! Don't know if ill ever see one that nice so thanks for sharing.

Dang! Sending my best wishes to ya for a quick recovery. Pulling for you

One of the best wild game meals I ever had was mt. lion. Buddy threw a hunk in a dutch oven with onions and potatoes. Makes my mouth water thinking about it.

Holy facials Batman, what a story!! Keep it coming.

We used to hunt a water hole back behind Sunflower area. Mile marker 222 had a dirt road that took you back to the base of the Matazals (sic) The two track road got so bad we swore it off just before they closed it. Pucker factor got too high for me.

fingers crossed for ya.

2 for 2, not bad. Congrats.

Once again you have me on the edge of my seat. Can't wait for more. Thanks for sharing

Whether you get a ticket and or fine imposed is determined by the G&F officer and the judge you encounter. If the winds in your face, you're fine. If the wind's at your back, you're screwed. I mistakenly shot a 3point muley instead of a whitetail I had a tag for. I called G&F and self reported the error. They said the warden for that unit was out of town and another officer from a different unit was filling in for him and he would find me. I was crushed and humiliated but I did what I thought at the time was the right thing. I was in a very remote area and tried as best as I could to relate to them how to find me. I skinned and gutted the deer and took care of the meat as to keep it salvageable. I waited 24 hours for him , but no one showed up so I headed back towards town. On the way I spotted a game and fish truck at the old rockhouse gas station off of 288 just north of the Salt River. I approached him and started to explain my situation and he interrupted me part way through it to angerly demand to know where the heck I had been. He said he spent hours looking for me and couldn't find me. He was really in a foul mood and made sure I knew how pissed he was. He asked why I had skinned and gutted it if I wasn't planning on keeping it (like a poacher). I explained that I had already made one mistake by shooting the wrong deer, I wasn't going to make another by letting the meat go bad. He clearly didn't like my answer and wrote me a ticket on the spot. When I went to court, the judge apparently was on the same page as the warden after reading his version of what happened, and he fined me. Left a pretty sour taste in my mouth. I honestly don't know if I'd make that call if it ever happened again.

That's a shooter for sure. Congrats.

What a great buck. Congrats to her.

Beautiful buck for any age hunter! Congrats to you two. Quality time he'll remember.

Heck man , I'd shoot this one's back up buck!! Seriously, congrats on your success. He's a really nice buck.

Nice buck. Congrats and thanks for sharing the story too. Gets me pumped for my hunt this week.

I'll go with others that guessed 128. Whatever it scores, that is one awesome buck.

Three for three on Coues. Sweet. Congrats.

Nice buck you two, Congrats, he's a beauty. How bout the story?

I put my "shooter buck" target minus the antlers next to a waterhole to see if it would help distract a buck. Had this guy come in and stop at 23 yds with a broadside shot. I'm going to try using it for Coues this Dec and Jan with some grunts and doe calls to see if I can pull one out of a canyon I like. I've got salt and a brushed in blind on a ridge top that has been there for a few years so they should be used to it by now. I just have to sneak in quietly in the dark and see what happens

You'll know after the first pack in if they're worth it, but if you don't take em, you'll never know.

Congratulations! Thanks for sharing.