>IF you've never hunted them I
>might have a tip for
>you, if you have hunted
>them before you already know
>this. I've only had one
>tag, I killed a
>nice buck but I know
>so very little about them
>that I almost don't want
>to write this because I'm
>sure you know it, but
>if you don't then maybe
>this can help.
>
>Some buddies and I drew tags
>years ago (mid-90s) by San
>Manuel. We went down there
>found a spot threw up
>a couple tents and spent
>the next 3-4 days walking
>our tails off without seeing
>one Coues. We were seeing
>mulies, desert sheep, mt lion,
>and pigs but no Coues.
>Each morning and evening I
>would see off in the
>distance, a guy sitting on
>a hill by his 4-wheeler.
>He never left the 4-wheeler
>just sat on the ground
>looking through his spotting scope.
>All this time I'm thinking
>how lazy this guy must
>be and he'll never kill
>a buck sitting there. Then
>one of the evenings I
>ran into him coming off
>the hill and dang lucky
>for me and my buddies,
> he stopped and visited.
>He kindly asked if I'd
>ever hunted them before which
>I told him nope. He
>then said that everyday he
>would watch me hiking around
>missing unseen Coues bucks within
>100 yards of me. He
>asked if I wanted to
>meet him on the hill
>the next morning and he'd
>show me some bucks. Short
>story.. the next morning 30
>minutes into spotting he had
>me a nice buck spotted
>a mile away in which
>I killed an hour later.
>Plus with the info this
>guy gave me my buddies
>both also ended up killing
>bucks. All three were nice
>mature coues bucks.
>
>I'd dare say that which out
>this guy helping us we
>probably would have come home
>empty.
>
>So find a nice spotting location
>in the shade, lay out
>your snaks and water, make
>yourself comfortable and glass, glass,
>glass.
>
>Good luck.
>
>
>"I hate being bi-polar.....Its awesome"
One of the best posts I have seen. Hunting tactics vary per species, and even per area. Hunting elk in Idaho, is a lot different than in AZ. Great post.