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Biggest buck ever afar 30 years of bowhunting .... a few years off during that time.

Here is my favorite stand

I shot this guy on 10/12. My goal this year was to shoot a mounter, but I am not too proud and still too young with not many bow bucks under my belt to pass a nice tweener. When I first got in the stand at dark I heard some movement NE of me. Nothing showed. A few hours later I was sitting in my stand when I heard a crunch behind me. I turn to see squirrels. Figures. I hear it again and check again to see him walking down the row of pines I'm hunting in and headed north towards me. He's still out there, but will eventually be a 10 yard broadside if he keeps coming. And what's this? A big body behind him. The 8 stops, slowly backs up and heads east and I never see the other deer. I can sort of make him out but he's about 60 yards through some very thick brush. I grunt a few times and nothing. 5 minutes go by and he starts walking down a parallel run headed north, but this time to my east. Alright i think, second chance. He stays off the run at about 30 and behind a log. I have a narrow spine shot and decide not to take it. He stands there looking NE for what seems like forever. Then he wheezes. Are you serious? I've never seen this in the wild. He makes his way into some brush and out of site. A minute goes by and I hear sparing! Are you serious? Another first for me. 5 minutes go by and I see movement. Now a deer is headed west (basically making a full circle around my stand) but still too far out and in some brush. I see 2, then 3 deer. A forked spike comes in front of me headed west. Broadside 15 yards. No thanks. Then comes a 6 who I'm assuming was bedded down from this morning and also the 8's sparing partner. I see the 8 working a scrape behind him and decide to wait. Well doesn't the 8 take the same run in front of me but then go behind a pine a few yards north. He takes one step out at 22 and I draw, pic a window that in hindsight might have been a risk given some pine twigs and let it fly. He went about 60 yards. Single lung and liver. 10 minutes later comes another 6 from the SE headed NW. Then a doe. and when my dad comes in from his stand to help me drag out comes a huge 6 from the south. very thick beam. I believe he was with the 8 and the body I saw previous and just veered off because he came from that direction. Needless to say I would have been happy with the hunt even without the deer. Some of the best action I've ever had pre-rut. I'll update this later with some trail cam pics. a rage entrance wound! I think he weighed around 145lb.

Airing now ! I really think the guy is not in touch with reality. He's sorry for 8.8 million Americans loosing their health care. That number continues to grow daily. Along with failed foreign policy, failed financial policies, more free trade agreements failures and the list continues to grow. How could 61 million Americans? vote for such a failure?

Change is all I have left in my pocket.

This is where I will be sitting again on opening morning. NO climbing or safety harnesses needed.

Having some fun with grinding.............

I dont know about you guys, but my healthcare premiums doubled this year becuase of obamacare, and im not even in the exchanges, i have a private plan. I hope this county wakes up, if you think obama is bad, hillary will be worse

I love it when people talk about deer being downwind of them like their scent regiment has helped fool a whitetail's nose. Some deer will come downwind of you regardless of your stink and a lot of that has to do with location, familiarity, and disposition. But by far, the majority of deer downwind of hunters are not because of personal scent regiments (although I practice it to a "middle of the road" degree). It's simply because their nose is not catching the stink. Just because a deer is downwind means nothing as to whether one's scent stream is flowing that way. Scent isn't a line - it can be like a cone at times, but most times, it's like a flowing river winding around trees and over brush and the thermal impact can do things most hunters never realize. There's a reason bucks use the thermal tunnel to travel in hill country and enter fields via low spots in the evening in ag country. I think scent regiment comes into play more with ground scent left behind and getting rid of skin cells that would otherwise slough off during the act of walking to and from stand. It also helps with confidence - whatever your belief, do what instills the confidence.

I couldnt draw a tree stand so instead I used Steve863 and his rock.

There is no way anyone goes out 100% scent free. It's impossible. Then your crunching leaves on the way in. Cracking your knuckles while sitting. Playing with your phone. Zippering your back pack. Rubbing your pants again the seat. Your jacket making noise against the tree. It's impossible to be quiet. This is a game a luck, and hopefully the orange army pushes something your way.

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Just read this on Yahoo in the comments . . .thought I would share.... Please bow your heads as we say the messiah's prayer; Our father, who art in the White House, King Obama is your name Thy kingdom come, no gun for anyone In Socialist America as is in China Give us this day our monthly food stamps and forgive us our college loans, as you give us free phones Lead us not into debt ceilings and into Obozocare, And deliver us to your bias “Associated Press” & illegal alien scamnesty For thine is the gaydom, the perversion and the end of America as we know it amen

This will be my 49th opening day of NY gun season.. Even though I don't get as pumped as I used to get, the anticipation is still there.. Stands are all in place, rifles are sighted in, gear is all assembled.. All I'll have to do is get up Saturday morning and make the 5 minute drive to the property... Hunt safe and good luck to everyone...

Roughed in this stand last year and finished it this year. The paint job blends it in somewhat with the tree behind it that is overtaken with wild grape vines. 400 yard look down range. 330 degree view. No deer have been taken from it...yet. That's going to change in a few days.

12 min and 50 secs.......

I just did a simulated one based on opening day rifle, came up with this on the deer movement on a 100 acre lot.

Im not even gonna say it....

If that were my only option to hunt.....I am buying beef...lol

LOL Exactly. Any closer than 40 yards I don't know how you would tip your gun at that angle out a window. Guess scent control isn't an issue up there. Other than to the geese I mean.

I'll bring a dozen ears of corn.., a 10lb bag of apples.., pockets full of salt packets.., and a tub of extra crunchy Peter Pan peanut butter. Usually by the time I get to my stand, everything has fallen out the hole in my backpack and I'm left with a couple sandwiches, cookies, and coffee,lol!

Mountain Lion....

How big is that huge rub tree? 1"? LOL.

I could have reached out of the stand and stabbed him or swung a bag of pennies on his head if I had a tag. If you look at the screenshot, it is a still of a video of about 5 minutes of him. Here's another buck that swung around me that morning and ended up downwind He was about 7 yds at this point.

My husband doesn't do ANYTHING to remain scent free....no scent free showers, no scent free clothes, nothing! and then every year he shoots not only a doe but also a good buck off the ground with his bow. I don't know how he gets away with it although I think he may have a horseshoe up his ass.

hey Mike, Nice to meet you guys this week. Good luck the next few days. Well last friday I got it done. Biggest buck Ever... Also Biggest buck I've seen in the park.

im sure we all have the problem of the dryer having a dryer sheet smell. i use those scent killer fresh earth dryer sheets, i use like 3 of them and boy do they work good...

Is it within the framework of the board rules to say go penetrate yourself with whichever broadhead you prefer.I got plenty of support about what a troll you are so ill stick around. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not sure but it looks like he's trying to quit smoking.

I tend to hunt in escape routes that enter thick cover and let other hunters move the deer to me. If I hunt secluded areas that don't see many other guys I usually set up on a ridge to cover the most area. The deer are on their feet and moving around, so you can't go wrong wherever you go. Good luck out there!

HEY GUYS WHO IS PUUUMPED FOR OPENING DAY! RIFLE IS SIGHTED IN! SCOUTING IS DONE! TIME FOR THE HARVEST! LETS HEAR IT MOTIVATE EVERYONE TO GET OFF THE COUCH THIS WEEKEND! WHAT ARE YOU HUNTING WITH! HOWS THE SCOUTING GOING! GGETTT EMMM LEAAKIINGGG!!!!!

Time to even up the score with some of these bucks out of bow range….Cant wait!!!

Wow Nice!

Getting married the first day of GUN season ?? That's really SICK, man...!!.. I never heard of such a thing.. You should consider cultivating a better class of friends..

My fire tower stand.First pic is of my girl testing it out shortly after we got it set up last year.Second pic is the view from the stand.

There, in a meeting right now and i feel like shooting myself. This is making the time go by faster.

Here are two box blinds and Dad's Cabana on our lease. The Cabana has since been painted and windows added. The balance are more traditional stands. but there sure are nice during very cold snaps and rain. These are equipped with height and tilt adjustable office style chairs...lol We also have one tent blind that is on a platform built on scaffolding.

We built the 4' X 4' stands in the backyard. First time trying it for my son and I, and I highly recommend it. Very rewarding. Lightly screwed it together, made sure everything fit, removed the screws, and each one was 6 easy-to-handle panels. Getting the panels up the mountain and back in the woods was a real test, but well worth the effort. Thank god for one my son and one of our members with a quad or it would have been heart attack city. Threw a waterproof membrane on the roof. Cut out the windows before reassembling and we're ready to go. My sons uses sliding windows, whereas I went with a make-shift hinge and spinner set up. After the season, taped around the edges to make a secure fit, filled in all holes with wood putty, and it kept everything nice and clean inside. My old stand was built in the 60's and would always have mice, wasps, ants, and other critters. Nice to walk into a clean stand last couple of weekends and not have to do anything to fix it up. My only addition to it now would be some wood awnings over the two windows where the sun comes in in the morning. Causes a lot of glare, but hasn't been a problem yet.

We have all metal ladder stands on our property with the exception of the one tower stand I was building. Its about two years into the making, with limited time (kids), I try to do a little each time I get up there. We used to do woods stands on tree's (the classic three tree wood stand) but they tend to be a pain to maintain, fall apart in storms, safety issue. Goal of this stand is to be a place to bring my kids and other young ones once they get old enough. Not sure what to build on top yet, if I will do a little hut or something, will worry about that next year if there is time. Plus, this is the first property we have ever owned where I could actually do something like this. Anyways, this is it so far. Built it out of treated wood, 4x4's, 2x6's, 2x4's, and some decking boards. It's pretty solid, was a pain but decided to put it on concrete to keep the wood off the ground. Hopefully last for years and years. Hauled buckets of water and quickcrete up there with this crappy trailer we have for the ATV. I forget the actual dimensions, I want to say its about 8 feet by 12 feet. Not to sure if I should paint it next year to help protect the wood? Bottom First time sitting there.. Love this spot, the back over looks a ridge, this is the front view.

Should be peak chasing, I'm not sweating the warm temps the deer will be thinking with their weiners not brains.

ok, i know you talked about smoking. When you did smoke did you do more to be scent free?

My washer and drier have never seen scented soap or drier sheets. One benefit of having my own man~cave.

If I don't get anything, I will sit until 5pm. I will bring a sub for lunch and then some protein bars, apples, cookies, and beef jerky for snacks. I also bring a thermos of coffee and some gatorade. May as well make myself comfortable for the long day!

A pocket full of Werther's Originals.

10-4 second picture shows classic 1.5 year old. just goes to show how pictures can be deceiving.

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The cold hard truth of small parcel hunting. All night pics do is show you what is in the area. While that may seem positive, the reality is that your 5 acres is nothing more than a nighttime travel corridor between beds, beds and food, food and the next food on the circuit, or doe beds. If you don't have daytime pics of those bucks by now, there's not much to be positive about. If bucks were willing to travel through there in daylight, you'd know by now even with a doe leading them around.

The two best camo patterns on the market imo. I think Fall Gray is prime once the leaves fall. Brown deception is more of a season-long pattern or one for early to mid bow, but it doesn't beat FG once those leaves start to drop. A FG fleece suit is a smart move. People who use ASAT love it.

GAG ... Spilled my coffee on that one ... LOL

I saw the movie, but don't remember the line.. I was probably asleep at the time..That's how I watch most movies these days. Come to think of it, it's time for my NAP...<<yawn>>...