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Happy birthday Jim

Went out archery hunting today with a buddy to see if we could get a spot and stock archery kill on tape. I got up to the hills before he did and started glassing when I glassed up a small buck pushing 4 does. I watched them for awhile intell they bedded down then backed out and met my buddy down the hill. After I met up with him we hiked back up on the ridge and found the deer still in the same canyon feeding so we got the camera set up on the tripod discussed a game plan and I dove off into the canyon for the stock. I dropped down to the bottom and stocked within 100 yards infront of the deer as they were feeding down the canyon. I was able to get within 30 yards of them before they new something was up then the take a few steps and stare game started intell the buck finally walked behind a big bush and it gave me a chance to draw back without being seen. But the little bastard only peeked around the bush starring right at me with just his head showing and would not take another step to give me a good broad side shot. After playing the waiting game at fall draw for awhile and deciding I probaly should not shoot him in the face I decided to try and shoot the buck threw the bush so I guessed were his shoulder would be and let the arrow fly. Well the bush was alot thicker than I thought and the arrow hit a branch and flew over his back. Well he took off and started running up the hill. I whistled a few times and finally got him to stop and turn back around for a second look . now he was facing me with just the front of his chest and neck looking at me . I hit him with the range finder and it said 78 yards. So I put the 80 yard pin on him a little high to compensate for the uphill shot and sqeezed the trigger on the release . I watched the arrow arch way up and drill him dead center in his chest, WACK , he took off and only made it maybe 40 yards before he dropped. He is one of the smallest bucks I have killed with a bow but we wanted to get a archery kill on tape and he worked just fine for it..

My buddy just got back from Mexico and while he was down there the cow boys had a coues fawn in a pin on the ranch. I guess something happened to its mother and there taking care of it for now

Great Bull.

Thats a pig and a 190 class buck

Because he was less than 20 yards away and I could see his head and part of his neck so I had a pretty good idea of were his kill zone was. I guess I should have shot him in the neck or the head but I could not bring my self to doing so.. He had me pinned and I learned 20+ years ago to do what ever it takes to kill a animal. Don't get me wrong you have a valid point and it was probaly not the smartest move at the time but I figured since I did it 2 years ago at 50 yards and made a perfect shot and kill I could do it again

Awesome buck man

Good shooting Adam.. Don't listen to the ethic police to much around here there just jealous they can't shoot a bow that consistant out to 100 yards... If your confident out that far and you know you can hit the vitals more power to you.. Every one who hunts with a bow will lose a deer some time in there life.

Outstanding!!!! Thanks for sharing the story and pic, and congrats on your archery kill!!! I have a question though. I've been a novice archer for several years. By novice, I mean that I never got into it in a hard core way and I don't shoot on a regular basis (hence, I don't archery hunt much...). My question though is regarding your comment about 'holding a little high to compensate for the uphill shot.....'; I always thought you should hold low to compensate for an uphill shot?? Again, being a total novice, I'm interested in this comment so as I grow my skills so I can improve as an archer..... I always thought that given 'physics' and the natural laws of gravity, that you should hold low (with a rifle or bow.....) while shooting on an incline or a decline of any significance.... Is this not true? Any hard-core bow shooters wanna comment please???? Thanks! S. Great job on knocking down the deer, but it does appear you got a bit lucky (which is great). Both uphill and downhill shots drop less then a totally flat shot. Without getting all "physics teacher" on you it has to do with the distance the arrow travels in the plane perpendicular to the gravitational force. Uphill and downhill shots spend less time in that perpendicular plane and therefore drop less. Thanks for the helpful info. I have always known when shooting down hill at steep angles to hold low but I always thought the opposite went for up hill. The last 2 archery bucks I shot uphill I held a tad higher and heart shot both of them So I thought my assumption was correct. Learn something new every day

Congrats, thats a pig

I have a few of these knives and there awesome. I have skinned and boned a few deer with them and its the best knive I have ever used. There so sharp there scarey.

Good luck on finding your buck. Just don't give up . If he is running around with your arrow in him he is damaging his insides pretty well and its just a matter of time till he dies. Coues deer are a tough critter. I have seen them jump off 100 foot cliffs after they got shot, break a leg on the way down, then when you get down to them they jump up and run away from you

Awesome. you can't beat a good old fashion spot and stock archery kill on a coues

Great buck, I think I will guess right at 97 1/8

Great desert buck. Congrats

GO with what displays his best side on his rack first . you can Also try tipping his nose down a bit as well. Brett over at GTT just mounted a muley with the nose tipped down and it really makes the horns look awesome. Maybe he can post the pic of it to give you a idea

Nice job dusty... The cool part about that deer is you have all the video footage of him from your scouting trips there.

Nice buck again Jason. From seeing your buck in person at GTT's taxidermist shop today those pics do not do your buck justice man. The mass on that buck is sick Larry

ALso look around for the closest water from were you shot him. Lots of times they will go water if there hurtin Good luck on finding your buck dude. I know the feeling man. I lost a 200"+ Muley in January of 07 that I had been watching since October of 06.

Glad you got it figured out dude in time for your hunt..

If I had the money I would spend it on the gov. elk tag and mule deer tag in a heart beat.

Those bucks are awesome . you kill a huge buck then you wacked a cool charactor buck. You can't beat that. Congrats on a awesome hunt

I have 2 mature frozen coues capes in my freezer that I need to get rid of. Askin $60 a piece or both for $100 602-469-2254

This gun has been sold!!

I lost a toad of a muley 2 years ago because I let a arrow fly at a quartering away deer. He was right at 60 yards and I thought I could put a arrow in his vitals and I hit him to far back. He was a solid 200"+ 4x4 with deep forks and was over 30" wide. You probaly did the riht thing