Agree with all those stated impression of Coues deer and the fun/challenge of hunting them. Looks like a great time. Great buck. Glad it worked out on the last day.
Beautiful deer, seeing the head really makes me want to get mine re-mounted as my taxidermist used too large a form and the small face is a big part of what makes it a coues. Additionally, I would argue that Blacktail is just as hard or potentially a little harder as they won't move in the day like a Coues will, but both are super tough.