Bowhntrsx7 Report post Posted October 9, 2011 So here is my daughters first coues buck. Yeah first he green scored 123 5/8, scored by Dale Robertson at Wild Heritage Taxidermy who is an official SCI scorer and our favorite taxidermist. Dale does amazing work. Regardless, a once in a lifetime buck with a ton of character and the score is only a detail in the story so nobody has to wonder. She is going to post her story following the pics. Such an amazing day with four of the five kids on the hunt plus my wife. By the way she is a mule deer fanatic and call it sibling riverly or something else she has decided that mule deer rule and coues deer are just carp deer. Well done my girl who made an amazing shot and has turned into quite the huntress. She is 13 and has smoked 4 deer and 3 pigs. It isn't good for ya when she has a tag. Now don't leave them hangin girl get that story on!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Payne Report post Posted October 9, 2011 Wow! That is awesome! Love the smiles. Those freshly rubbed antlers are cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OpticNerd Report post Posted October 9, 2011 DANG! Would you look at that buck! What a deer! Just awesome how it looks like the whole family was there to experience this with her. Title says it all. Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OpticNerd Report post Posted October 9, 2011 Sorry I just got a 2nd look and just noticed just how big those bases are. Incredible buck congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bowhntrsx7 Report post Posted October 9, 2011 I started hunting with my dad when I was 3 and my brother was 1. The first buck that I ever killed was a forkhorn and last year i killed a 3x3. So this one started a little different. We woke up a little late. This year I wanted to kill a 4x4 Mule Deer. We got to our spot and there was some people that had found a few good Muley bucks. So we decided to try to find our own bucks but instead we whatched them stalk the 4x4 buck they had found. After a long stalk, they got a few shots. By now it was late morning and I wanted my own buck. So we went to a spot where we have not been in years. We all started glassing and Dad and I were talking about the AZ Big 10. He asked me "How are you going to shoot all the 10 if you hate Whitetail?" I said "then I will replace it with a Coyote." Then he said "10 more mins and then we will leave." So I headed back to the other set of rocks that the family was glassing off of, to pack up and head to the truck. Then Dad came running over and was exitedly telling us that he found a BIG buck. So we headed over there and on the way over there he was asking me "I know it is a whitetail but just think about it". I looked at him with the 15's but you could not see him, cuz he was too far. Right before we left my brother Hunter told me "you better kill this deer." So it was time to put a stalk on him!!! The whole way over there I was thinking Hunter is going to kill me if I do not kill this buck. We started across the ridge and it was Katclaw jungle. Dad kept looking over the ridge to see if the buck was still bedded. We finally got over the ridge and across from him and he got up!!! We kept moving around to get where I could shoot. He was eating Katclaw and then found a new place to lay down in the shade. My dad had me dry fire because I had BUCK FEVER BAD!!! I usually don't have time to get in my ear plugs but today we did. So I asked dad to give me a thumbs up when I could shoot. After about an hour he stood up and started to eat again. Dad gave me the thumbs up!! But before I could shoot he was in the Katclaw agian. Finally he came out into an opening and I couldn't keep my crosshairs on him. My dad had to tell me to take a deep breath. I did and then I was ready to shoot!!! Dad told me that I was 305 yards from the deer. SO I fixed my scope to 300 yards, held right in the middle of his shoulder. Then pulled the trigger. He walked 2 yards then died. I kept my record and only had to use 1 bullet. We got headed over to where the deer was and it was just cliffs everywhere. Then once we got to the mountain that the deer was on you could not see the ground because there was katclaw all over!!! When Dad got to the deer I was half way up the mountain stuck in the katclaw, Dad was flipping out because the deer was sooooo BIG. All he could say was "Josey Josey Josey." I finally got over there and the buck was huge!!! My dad wanted to get some pictures of me and the buck but there was so much katclaw that it was hard!!! Dad started to gut the deer and then they whole family decided to come over and see the huge deer. My brother is Whitetail Crazy!!! We got the deer all clean and ready and then we straped the deer on dads Badlands Pack! Dad packed the deer (that was not skinny at all!!!) out of the canyon whole. We made it down to the creek and then Dad and I waited for the kids to come down the creek. Then we got headed back up the hill. Once we got to the top I found a shed. Then the road at last. If I had to shoot a Whitetail agian it would be this one! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Younghunter Report post Posted October 9, 2011 Great buck! You should send in the picture to AZGFD they might put it on the front cover. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bowhntrsx7 Report post Posted October 9, 2011 Thats a great idea!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kennyazman Report post Posted October 9, 2011 What an awesome story and an amazing buck!!! That is what its all about right there! My boys are too young right now but I cant wait to someday get the chance to experience something like that with them. Nice shooting!! Way to go dad for getting those kids outdoors Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1stcoues75 Report post Posted October 9, 2011 Awesome. Thank you for the story and congratulations on a beautiful buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will K Report post Posted October 9, 2011 Way too cool to see our kids getting it done. Awesome. Good job too dad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THOR Report post Posted October 9, 2011 That is an awsome buck and great pics! Last pic is PRICELESS! Congrats on an amazing buck! ~Mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pwrguy Report post Posted October 9, 2011 Great buck!!! WOW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrRx09 Report post Posted October 9, 2011 Awesome buck! Big congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Sniper Report post Posted October 9, 2011 STUD buck. Big congrats, even if you are a carp fan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NOFX Report post Posted October 9, 2011 Way to go Josie!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
