darrcolburn Report post Posted October 14, 2012 \ My oldest son Parker Coues Colburn turned ten this year and was finally old enough to hunt big game in Arizona. Parker drew a juniors deer tag and was excited for his first deer hunt. We did some shooting at the range and I was confident in his shooting. Jay Scott and I did some scouting the week before the hunt and found several coues deer bucks to go after. Parker could not miss school on opening day so Jay and I headed out to glass in the morning while Parker went to school. My plan was to glass in the morning and then drive back and pick Parker up from school and hunt the evening and the weekend. We headed out with the Polaris Rangers loaded and ready for the weekend. Friday morning Jay and I glassed up several bucks and ended up having 6 different coues deer bucks bedded. Jay stayed to keep an eye on the bucks while I headed back to Phoenix around noon. I arrived at school and Parker jumped in the truck and the first thing he asked was did you see any bucks this morning? I smiled and told him we had several bucks bedded that I thought we could get to before dark. We raced back to our spot and arrived with about an hour of shooting light left. When we got back to Jay he told us the bucks were up feeding and in the same spot. He also said that another 4x3 buck joined the original group. Parker and I hiked up to a point and I started glassing for the bucks. I found the biggest buck and ranged him at 175 yards. The buck was straight down hill and looking up in our direction. I laid our packs down and made a rest for Parker to shoot off of. I explained to Parker where the buck was and he told me he could see him. Parker was able to find him in the scope and told me he was ready to shoot. I told him to wait until I got the video camera rolling. A few seconds later I asked him if he was very steady and he said yes and he was ready to shoot. At the shot the buck jumped and disappeared down hill out of view. The shot looked and sounded good so we gathered up our stuff and quickly hiked down to where I last saw the buck. I quickly found his tracks and then blood. 100 yards farther down the hill we found Parker's first buck. I don't know who was more excited, Jay and I or Parker. We slept on our cots under the stars and headed home the next day. Parker's coues deer buck has 4 points on his right antler and 3 on his left. I could not have dreamed of a better experience for my sons first buck. A big thank you to Jay Scott for being there on one of the best hunts I have been on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted October 14, 2012 Let me be the first to congratulate Parker and I know I won't be the last. That is a great buck and many thanks to everyone who helped start this young man on a journey of a lifetime of good things to come. Thanks for sharing Parker's hunt and pictures. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomgobbler Report post Posted October 14, 2012 very cool! nice to see the kids out and knocking them down! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arizonaelitefreak Report post Posted October 14, 2012 wow that thing is a toad! congrats parker on one heck of a first deer! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Kid Report post Posted October 14, 2012 Great first buck congrats to Parker and you many more hunts to come. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcouesfanatic Report post Posted October 14, 2012 Way to go Parker. That buck is way bigger than my first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted October 14, 2012 Nice job Parker and good shooting. Congrats on your first of many bucks i'm sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZBUCKEYE Report post Posted October 14, 2012 Gosh how I remember those days nothing better than a father son hunt. And you guys nailed it awesome buck and a lifetime of memories. Great Job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reganranch Report post Posted October 14, 2012 Great Job Parker! The head on that buck is huge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twigsnapper Report post Posted October 15, 2012 Great job Parker, you set a high bar for yourself. ; ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZwest16 Report post Posted October 15, 2012 Congrats Parker! There will be plenty more bucks to come in the future but one thing is for sure you will never forget your first! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky2hunt Report post Posted October 15, 2012 Nice job Parker, dad and friends! What a great first deer with memories to last a lifetime! Congrats!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trophyhnter Report post Posted October 15, 2012 Great job Parker! Great shooting! Congrats on your lifelong memory! Darr, did he have buck fever? Just after my nephew shot his first deer (kiabab doe) he turned to my brother and said visibly shaking, "Dad I cann't shot shaking, what's wrong with me?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darrcolburn Report post Posted October 15, 2012 Thank you everyone for the nice comments. I had been waiting for that day since Parker was born. Parker did get buck fever but it was after he made the shot that he said his heart was beating fast! That is what it is all about. We spent all day yesterday cutting and grinding meat and boiling the skull together. Great memories that will last a lifetime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcoues Report post Posted October 15, 2012 good job parker!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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