Coues 'n' Sheep

I am selling the cape off of the coues buck I killed this month. It is a mature winter cape that is tube skinned... No holes or nicks... Anyone who has bought capes from me in the past knows that I sell/price based on the quallity of the cape. I will include a pic of the buck it cam off of. ... SOLD!

For some reason Jason & I started scouting and setting cameras in early mid-November... Come mid-December we were already seen a few good deer... By the last week of December we had a "Hit List" taking shape in our favorite spots... One of the prospects was the "Big 3"... a young deer with a long typical frame that made everyone question his score... I told Jason that I hoped he shot him before he walked in front of me, cuz I was not sure if I could pass him. Even if he was only as big as our lowest guess, he'd be my largest typical coues buck and I am a sucker for big typical bucks...HaHa. I had the Big 3 on my cams alot, but mostly at night and did not expect him to show until the the rutting got him to be a bit more careless. On Dec 30th I finally got a good daytime picture that confirmed in my mind that this buck would be in the 105-/+ range. Now I was really wanting Jason to shoot him, so I didn't have to attempt to pass this buck, since I really wanted 110"... I wanted to see what the month might bring down my trail! Opening morning still had New Years eve's final toast fogging my head as I strapped myself in, 26' up in the air... The morning was steady with critter movement... By mid-morning I had seen 5 does and the last two were way skitish... they distracted me with their white flag behavior and when I shifted my glance back to where they came from there was the Big 3 shadowing another doe and heading my way... and at that moment the thought of passing him was GONE! A long ten seconds later he hit a clearing in the brush at 26 yds and the arrow was on its way... a huge PBR style kick out and he charged right past me at Mach 2! It was over and he was mine.... BBD! I still gave him over an hour ... Jason & Justin hiked over to me and then I finally climbed out of my tree.... My arrow was coated solid red from tip to knock, the kind of red that screams victory, and the sign was as good as I had hoped... and better the further we followed. Less than 100 yds was all it took to find him, he had been dead in seconds after the shot. Hugs and hand shakes were exchanged, photos taken, and then the long pack out... I shot my buck at 9:50 am and got home at about 2 pm... then the celebration began! A huge thanks to my "Archery Coues Brutha", Jason Scarbrough, the most passionate archery coues deer hunter I know! And to all my family and friends who came to my house to share in the day, I am grateful to you all for making a great day even better! More adventures soon to come!....

Congrats on the Achery kill!

Here is a pic of Athena and also a pic of Zues, Athena's Poppa as Tina fed him some cheese... both have pedigees that are as long as your arm... and great dispossitions.

Love the TC pics as well as all the hard work that went into your success! Huge Congrats!!

Thanks Phil! This cape is a beauty!

Congrats on the success buddy!

Awesome! Congrats Houston! What are you up to these days?? Look me up some time!

Way to go Cody! Congrats on a successful January!! Now we have a whole year to sit and think about it!

I like it when Derek is in Mexico... keeps him off my slopes ... ... But unless he is holding out, my slopes were rough on him this year?

Awesome! Congrats!

...and lots of lions... most find deer numbers low due to the unchecked lion numbers... all the Big Tom Lions that are still taken in central and northern 22 come out of there... the wilderness areas provide no reasonable access to hunt the big cats. The wildernesses and state parks around the state are what provide AZ with endless big cats.

I am posting a buck for my good friend, Gary... the story of a lil' 2 point... Gary has had a lot going on this year, little time to scout, and his fav hunting spots werre not showing him much kindness... he had managed smoke a nice Javi, but the coues bucks were no where he was. In talking with our friend, Mike,about where to look he had a plan to hit one of my old haunts and put a few tactics he and I have discussed into practice... He went in there and scouted, settled on a spot, set up a blind, and headed for home... A long work week later he was headed to the blind. His morning started out with a guy walking right up to his blind...(blind poacher??)... after the woods quieted a does drfted past, then a glimps of a 3 point frame in the brush as it trolled passed... Just a short while later Gary spies movement below him and a 2 point comes right into view... it only took a moment for Gary to draw and send an arrow... a short blood trail later Gary was marveling over the good fortune of finally having an opportunity at a coues buck this January! Congrats my friend! What is cool is that a friend of mine has pics of this buck some distance away before he broke... imagine what this buck looked like with 15+ additional inches of trash and beam!!?? Trail cam pics are heading my way... I will share them when I get them.

Keep after it Bud... the Giants are on partol now... looking for that last piece of tail... it is tough hunting but the rewards can be Huge, especially where you are hunting.

Well the hunting has been hit and miss... There have been some decent bucks passed and lots of little guys passed. My son has hunted 21 days so far this month having passed several bucks between 90-100 inches and only seen one buck that was clearly over 100-105 inch class, but the buck was rutting so hard that he never had a shot even though he saw him twice in one day. My bride has opted not to shoot a January buck this year and really wants a velvet Mulie in August. Jett, Justin, Lucus, Brice, and Lee have all been hunting when ever they get a chance but luck has not put the bucks they are looking for infront of them on the days they are in the woods. Jason and I are wallowing in our early fortune this year and now I am doubly happy to have filled my piggy tag! This Javi is my first kill with a long bow and I am happy to have him! Not the biggest piggy in the world as far as age but a decent sized body.

Way to go John! Great Buck... One of these days you and I are gunna have to trade hats, that way I can shoot a nice mulie and you can shoot a nice coues!

Way to go Brian! Those heads seem to be awesome... I really like how the opperate!

I am very against this... a coues can drop its full body height at 20yds on a 40# draw wieght...I have video to prove it... these animals are not 3D targets... Just saying.

Awesome! Congrats!!

These people will stop at nothing... they are scary and educated beyond their intelligence. Wolves in that region would destroy the wildlife herds from the Mogollon rim to Utah… including the Kaibab.

Bravo! Simply awesome when hard work and preparation pay off!! Awesome story and Congrats!!

Fantasic! Congrats!!

Awesome & Congrats!! PERFECT shot placement!! Good work guys!!

Way to go Jimbo!! You guys are doing a great job down there!