Coues Deer on the Border

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Coues Deer on the Border

Post by m gardner » Mon Nov 08, 2010 5:23 am

I spent 3 days hunting Coues Deer here in southern Az about 8 miles north of the border. On the second day I finally found some does. This morning I got into a bachelor herd of bucks and tried to shoot the largest but it was impossible to get into a shooting postion in the rocks and thorns then when I did the darn deer kept trotting to the nearest waterhole and never stopped so I didn't shoot. I saw a spike awhile later but he stood with his backend to me and I figured the 300 would turn him inside out if I shot him lengthwise and there's little meat on these small deer to begin with so I passed. It is very rugged country with little hunting pressure because of drug traffic and human smuggling which makes it dangerous. Here's a couple of videos I took. One is a three hour walk from a trail and there's still litter the other is an old gold mine right next to a trail. Very interesting times we are experiencing.
Mark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6VjDflJ7zI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfKw5EW_QhQ

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Re: Coues Deer on the Border

Post by MuleyMadness » Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:02 am

Pretty crazy stuff Mark, you keep that up your bound to run into some. :)

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Re: Coues Deer on the Border

Post by a_bow_nut » Sun Nov 14, 2010 12:58 pm

Some spooky stuff for sure.

My brother and I have always wanted to do some prospecting for gold in southern Arizona but everybody says that if you go to take plenty of protection. :-k

I want to spend my time looking for gold not watching my back all the time.

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