3rd day Coues

[azryan]

I was expecting big things for this hunt. I was planning on spending a lot of time scouting for that one special buck. I did spend a ton of time in the woods but looking for elk and not focusing on this hunt. It came quickly and I felt a little unprepared. I know the area very well, sometimes that hurts me because there are so many spots that I want to be in, but cant be in them all at once. I only had 3 days too hunt so I was going back and forth on which spots I wanted to be in. The 1st two days I hunted an area where I have seem some very good bucks. I could not find any of the bucks I had seen just a week prior. So I went to my backup area for my last day where I have been seeing a good amount of bucks. Glassed up some bucks first thing and watched them bed in a cut. There was 3 bucks and one I would consider a shooter. My brother and dad were with me just too tag along and I thought I would get them into the hunt. So I had my dad stay up top watching the cut and my brother came with me on the stalk too get some video.

 

Here is the glassing point

 

Two of the bucks, the bigger buck bedded down in a mesquite

 

I now made my move with my brother along side. I was more excited for him getting to be there if I shot one of these bucks. I crept up to the top of the ridge above from the cut, and started picking apart the cut looking for there exact bedding location. I spooked the small buck who had worked his way to the other side of the cut at the top the ridge. At that point I thought the other bucks were gonna run, but the small buck was far enough away from the other 2 bucks. So I got back too glassing the cut. I looked at it through the 15's for half an hour. Then a buck got up and started feeding 300 yards from me, it was not the bigger buck. I decided I was going to try and take the feeding buck. I gave my brother who was 10 yards behind me the signal that I was going to be shooting. I took the 15's off the tripod and setup the rifle and got comfortable. Once I was calm enough I let it fly. I was not sure if I had hit him since I lost sight of him from a tree blocking my view. I quickly moved too the side and got setup again. Just as I pulled the trigger again he fell too the ground. The 2nd shot was unnecessary I hit him in the back legs after he was down .

 

 

Not the kind of buck I was hoping too kill, but Im very happy with him. It was awesome too have my brother and dad with me, they both do not hunt so it was a good experience for them too see all the hard work that goes into a hunt. We had plenty of laughs and had a good time.

 

Here they are hard at work looking for deer on the 2nd day

 

I forgot too add after I was done gutting the deer and getting it ready to be packed out the bigger buck jumped out 50 yards below me. He held tight during that time. I just laugh at it. I cant get enough of coues hunting.

 

[general]

Those are some great pics.. Good looking deer.

 

Congratulations

[azslim]

Good for you Ryan!

 

I see you have added some new optics & tripod mount to the tool bag.

 

 

[The Coues]

Congrats!!

[slopoke36]

congrats!