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We wanted to point out a few important threads on the https://huntingny.com/forums/ forums to check out.

The 2019 "Live From the Woods" thread is up and ready for live action from the woods, 9th year in a row! Post your sightings, stories and pictures -> https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/50085-live-from-the-woods-2019-lets-hear-stories-and-see-some-pictures/

As always there are some amazing trail camera photos up, some real nice deer have been posted, check them out -> https://huntingny.com/forums/forum/23-trail-camera-pictures/

Be sure to also check out the 2019  Archery Harvest Thread -> https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/52574-2019-huntingny-bowarchery-harvest-thread/

And of course check out the main Bow Hunting -> https://huntingny.com/forums/forum/16-bow-hunting/ and  Deer Hunting forum here - > https://huntingny.com/forums/forum/11-deer-hunting/

Hot Topics!

Whats for Dinner Tonight! - > https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/23281-whats-for-dinner-tonight/
2019 Lawn Thread (not hunting relating) Lawn Care Nuts - https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/50924-2019-lawn-thread
Shed Hunting 2019 - https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/49511-shed-hunting-2019/
2019 Rut Discussions - https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/52728-2019-rut-observations-and-activity/
Pre Hunting Season Trail Camera Pictures - https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/51346-preseason-trail-cam-pics/
Goy My First Bear! - https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/52629-got-my-first-bear/
Lets See Those Killer Bows  - https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/52408-lets-see-those-killer-bows/

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We wanted to point out a few important threads on the https://huntingny.com/forums/ forums to check out.

The 2018 "Live From the Woods" thread is up and ready for live action from the woods, 9th year in a row! Post your sightings, stories and pictures -> https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/47908-live-from-the-woods-2018-lets-hear-stories-and-see-some-pictures/

2018 HuntingNY Whitetail Classic - You can sign up for the contest by replying to this thread, sign up is active NOW and will end at Midnight on September 28, 2018 at which time this thread will automatically lock. In the contest section, each hunter will get their own thread, in which entries should be posted. Contest entries must be submitted by Midnight on January 2, 2019 (Sorry, seasons that run into 2019 are not included in this contest). https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/47098-2018-huntingny-whitetail-classic/

As always there are some amazing trail camera photos up, some real nice deer have been posted, check them out -> https://huntingny.com/forums/forum/23-trail-camera-pictures/

Be sure to also check out the 2018 Archery Harvest Thread -> https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/47911-2018-huntingny-bowarchery-harvest-thread/

And of course check out the main Bow Hunting -> https://huntingny.com/forums/forum/16-bow-hunting/ and  Deer Hunting forum here - > https://huntingny.com/forums/forum/11-deer-hunting/

Hot Topics!

The Shot That Counts -> https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/47369-the-shot-that-counts-2018/
Whats for dinner tonight, game recipies -> https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/23281-whats-for-dinner-tonight/
Hunter Harassment - Have you ever been harassed? ->  https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/47493-hunter-harassment/
Which hunting weapon and seach do you like the best? -> https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/47874-which-hunting-weapon-and-season-do-you-like-the-best/
Most wanted bucks for 2018, some great pictures here! -> https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/46959-most-wanted-for-2018/
DMP / Doe Tag Swap -> https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/47909-dmp-tag-exchange-swap-donate/

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If you have a hunting related business (ex. hunting store / archery shop), hunting club or organization, or a hunting related website you want to share with members we have opened up a link sharing system here: https://huntingny.com/links Just select the category and click "Add Link" on the right side of the page. 

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Be safe, have fun, and good luck this 2018 season! 

We wanted to point out a few important threads on the https://huntingny.com/forums/ forums to check out.

The 2017 "Live From the Stand / Woods" thread is up with quite a few posts already for the 2017 season of live action from the woods, 8th year in a row! -> https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/40154-live-from-the-woods-2017-edition/

I just added a new topic, What did you do to prepare for the 2017 Season and what are your Hunting tradtions? This is always fun, please go ahead and post here: https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/40214-what-did-you-do-to-prepare-for-the-2017-season-and-what-traditions/

As always there are some amazing trail camera photos up, some real nice deer have been posted, check them out -> https://huntingny.com/forums/forum/23-trail-camera-pictures/

Be sure to also check out the 2017 Archery Harvest Thread -> https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/40137-2017-huntingny-archery-harvest-thread/ - lots of great deer taken this year already during archery. 

And of course check out the main Bow Hunting -> https://huntingny.com/forums/forum/16-bow-hunting/ and  Deer Hunting forum here - > https://huntingny.com/forums/forum/11-deer-hunting/

Hot Topics!

Buying Deer Bait - > https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/40195-buying-deer-bait/
Whats for dinner tonight, game recipies -> https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/23281-whats-for-dinner-tonight/
2017 DMP Swap Thread - > https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/39343-2017-dmp-swap-thread/
Shoot or Pass - Trophy Hunting -> https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/40074-shoot-or-pass-trophy-hunting-age/
Just one more treestand, how many stands do you have? - > https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/39197-just-one-moretreestand/

If you are a Facebook user, please give us a "Like" our Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/HuntingNY and help spread the word. The site has grown leaps and bounds since started, there are over 592377 posts as of today! Please remember to tell friends and family about the site, you can even forward them this email / link.

If you have a hunting related business (ex. hunting store / archery shop), hunting club or organization, or a hunting related website you want to share with members we have opened up a link sharing system here: https://huntingny.com/links Just select the category and click "Add Link" on the right side of the page. 

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Be safe, have fun, and good luck this 2017 season! 

The 2016 "Live From the Stand / Woods" thread is up with thousands of posts already from the 2016 season of live action from the woods, 7th year in a row! -> https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/34783-live-from-the-woods-2016-edition-7th-year-lets-make-this-happen/

As always there are some amazing trail camera photos up, some real nice deer have been posted over the last few weeks -> http://huntingny.com/forums/forum/23-trail-camera-pictures/

Be sure to also check out the 2016 HuntingNY Archery Harvest thread - lots of great deer taken this year already during archery. 

And of course check out the main Deer Hunting forum here - > https://huntingny.com/forums/forum/11-deer-hunting/

Hot Topics!

Southern Zone Rut Status & Updates - > https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/35818-rut-status-southern-zone/

Loading a deer into your car/truck - > https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/36178-something-practical-loading-a-deer/

Your Opening Day Spot - > https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/36172-your-opening-day-spot/

Does Anyone Miss A Monday Deer Opener? - > https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/36163-does-anyone-miss-the-monday-opener/

Thank you

Be safe, have fun, and good luck this 2016 season! 

Here are a few:

Bruno knocked down this mature 7 pointer on Long Island, nice buck!

http://huntingny.com...dpost__p__74937

RangerClay scored on this turkey Saturday morning.

http://huntingny.com...od-on-saturday/

And forum member njg0621 knocked down this doe up in Saratoga for the Northern Zone opener.

http://huntingny.com...dpost__p__74512

Congrats to all, more pictures are already flowing in, make sure you keep an eye out on these the 2011 harvest thread as well as the bow hunting and deer hunting forums for more posts for the 2011 hunting season!

I almost left out this great buck by Tom, he knocked down this 8 pointer during the northern zone early season with his left over tag from last year.

Check it out here: http://huntingny.com...-to-the-season/

Check out the amazing trail camera pictures, there are some real monsters in New York: http://huntingny.com...amera-pictures/

Are you all set for the Bow Season? Chime in on a few of the posts in the Bow Hunting section here: http://huntingny.com...16-bow-hunting/

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We have decided to have our second contest, The Hunting NY 2011 Best Buck and Story Contest!

To read the full contest post and to comment on the contest click here: http://huntingny.com...y-contest-info/

First Place (Grand Prize):

- A beautiful professional deer head mount by award winning Fins to Feathers Taxidermy. (see below for details)

- A HuntingNY.com embroidered lighted 3 LED mossy oak hunting hat (trying to get a few of these again, if not it will be a embroidered hat)

- A one year subscription to one of the following magazines: Field & Stream, Petersons Bowhunting Magazine, or North American Whitetail

- Proving Ground DVD - Donated by our partners over at Venatic Outdoors (the DVD is amazing, great job guys!)

- Two Free Rounds at Thrill Of The Hunt Indoor 3D Archery Range - Donated by our sponsors Thrill Of The Hunt

- One Thrill Of The Hunt embroidered hat - Donated by our sponsors Thrill Of The Hunt

To see the info, rules and rest of the prizes click here

And again, not to repeat myself, but I will. Please spread the word about HuntingNY.com to friends, family and hunting buddies. The more people we have the more interaction, fun, and knowledge we can all share about hunting in the state of New York. With that said, spread the word, get others involved in the sport, and have a safe and fun 2011 hunting season!

I can't speak for everyone, however last year I could have shoveled the acorns off the ground almost everywhere on our property. Last year was quite a year for acorns in New York and I believe it had accounted for less action and movement during the hunting season, specifically bow season. Deer love acorns, and if they are dropping that is what they are going to hit first regardless of food plots and other food sources you have in the area.

If there are acorns everywhere, specifically in the area's where deer feel secure, near bedding area's and thickets why would a deer move out of those area's when they have everything they need right there? Most of the success around my area were people that had hunted near deer bedding area's. While others who did not observed minimal movement during the bow season, which was the complete opposite of previous years where their stands / blinds had a lot of action and success. Last year I observed that the deer movement basically changed overnight once those acorns started dropping. We had two trail camera’s up one on a major travel route to our two small food plots and another in the field. The deer were still hitting the fields at night, however action during the day nearly stopped on the fields once those acorns starting dropping and the one travel route became a ghost town, the trail camera was snapping a fraction of what it was before.

This year is different, I noticed a lot less acorns in the oak tree’s, and hope that this may cause some more movement during the day. Those with food plots might see the plots getting hit more frequently and earlier then last year. If you have an area's where acorns drop constantly year after year that might be the place to setup shop this year. There are a few nice white oaks where we had setup a friend to hunt during the bow season, unfortunately there was not a lot of action in this spot because the deer had way to many other places to fill up on. Something else to thing about is how has last years acorn crop effected this years deer population. I was speaking with a friend yesterday, and he is could not believe the amount of bear cubs and fawns he has seen this year, and attributes that the to the acorn crop of last year.

Acorn information:

“One ounce of dried acorn has on average 140 calories, of which 9 grams is fat, 15 grams is carbohydrate, and 2 grams is protein. Using some simple math, that means a whopping 50% (72 calories) of the caloric intake is from fat! Now you now why deer pig out on them prior to the onset of winter. But the buck doesn’t stop there.

Carbohydrates make up 43% of the caloric intake, which can also be converted and stored by a deer’s body as fat or immediately used as energy. Protein makes up just 6% of the caloric intake, but protein is not very important for adult deer at this time of year. However, growing fawns appreciate the additional protein because they need it to increase muscle mass prior to the dead of winter.” - Source: http://www.buckmanag...iled-deer-food/

The QDMA has an article “Scouting After The Harvest” which covers some great points about what to look for when inspecting an Oak tree.

“If you are inspecting an oak, do you see many acorn caps, a good indication that something has eaten the acorns? In fact, if deer are heavily using a particular oak tree, you shouldn’t find many acorns because they are eating them as fast as they fall. Obviously, signs that deer are eating the food source are important. However, the one key sign I look for and will instantly give me confidence that deer are using the area is fresh deer droppings. If old droppings are present too, I’m hanging a stand! That means that deer have been using the area consistently for a while.”

What have you noticed in your hunting area’s? Do you notice any deer movement changes during banner acorn years? How is the acorn crop this year looking as opposed to previous years?