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A friend of mine and I have been out since this morning. Saw a few this morning but no shots. Now we are sitting over the last field of corn on the farm. The farmers combining it. About a half hour ago three does popped out ahead of the combine I put one of them on the ground. Sitting until the end of the day hoping to get maybe one more.

I do not lock my camp ever. I have not had anything stolen. We in the north do not call others names when they say they would do thinngs ethically and legally. I do not have to wear a Halloween pumpkin costume to have others,not shoot me even on state land. We do not get on websites and gripe hunters are unethical if they come in thr woodd looking for a deer they wounded. We would help them look and drag the deer and be happy they got it not pissed they ruined our day. Want anymore examples Sent from my LGL35G using Tapatalk 2

Took a pic and put it on Instagram .... Hey doing L and R's are hard ! My wife walks in room," how old are you? " 54. " How old do you think you are?" ,well I guess I feel as good a s most in their 30's do. " so you don't think your like 12." Um no. The why the F@$& would you do that!!?? Guess she was not happy about it. Told her if they did it on Duck Dynasty she'd be laughing about it.

My son is 13years old and got his first deer this year a 6 pointer. He shot it with his BOW on the opening day of gun. (Southern tier) he shot it at 8:40am. 15yards quartering away great shot put it right in front of his hip took liver and one lung deer piled up in a 100 yards. Best thing is that I had a trail camera set up and on accident I got the deer getting hit with arrow and the excitement of my son have to watch video. So here's a video and a pic of my sons deer. Click on pic it is a video

About twenty years ago, before I owned my own land to hunt, I was one of those hour before light, get settled in, hunters. In my case it had nothing to do with the deer and everything to do with deer hunters. As much as I loved hunting I can honesty say. I feared getting shot. No joking!! The build up leading to opening day was intense with all the stories, scouting, blind building, etc., but it was also intensified at least in my case by the fear that some idiot might send a shot my way. The old days for me meant there would be tons of guys stumbling around the area I hunted, mostly under prepared, potentially still as loaded themselves from the night before partying as the guns they were carrying. All (in my mind) of them gung ho to kill a deer before nightfall so they could all meet at the local hotel/gin mill, park their vehicle and show off their success. This actually was a nightly occurrence throughout deer season in our town. Many a morning I would see the woods come to light and there before my eyes would be red/black checked jackets, green wool pants, or varying displays of blaze orange, and the knowledge that there were also camo folks I was not able to pick out. My uncles always took me in under the cover of darkness an hour before, parked be in a spot with my back towards the widest tree, and with a good vantage spot for viewing others walking in, and wish me "good luck" and "be safe". When the shooting started I would sometimes actually lay down and snug up to the tree to try and stay safe. Like many of you who have been doing this a long time, I can tell lots of horror stories, but I won't here. I just wanted to give the reason why I was one of the early birds, and it had nothing to do with the deer.

They are just as dumb as a 1 1/2 year old 8pt....... no difference.

Yeah, in a few days, I will be going down in the basement, pulling the sheet off the tree and bringing it upstairs .... lights and all. Just have to put the ornaments on and some icicles and she's ready to go (just a few minutes). Many years ago, wife got tired of sweeping up needles. No problem with that anymore. We have so much crap on that tree that you would never know whether it was real or not without walking up to it and poking around

Thanks Geno. That's number six on the year for me. Best year ever.

I guess I'll be the first to say I don't own any of the cold weather hunting apparel. Working construction throughout the winters has taught me how to effectively layer without over dressing to the point that bulkyness becomes a safety issue. It's all street clothes for me with a thin layer off camo or orange over the top but that's about it. I'm sure all these specialized garments work like a charm, but I could never shell out that sort of cash on something I'd likely destroy in a 40 hour work week. I still get cold on stand some days but that's usually my own poor planning before I walk out the door that leads to that. When it gets arctic frigid, I don't want to be out there hunting deer anyways. No sence being miserable doing something I enjoy. If I don't have enough t-shirts, socks, sweats, and hoodies in my dresser to stay comfortable, I'll just stay home!

I was so poor growing up , I would go to the KFC and lick other peoples fingers .

My daughters first deer,a great looking,rut crazed 8pt. No words can describe the proud feelings I got from watching the hunt unfold on opening morning of 2013.

Pic of my sons deer

My friend and I tracked a few different groups of deer all day. We saw 7 deer total and finally ended up stalking up on a 4pt. My buddy took him. Not bad for his first deer ever.

Its that time again! This is our fourth year for doing this thread and its always a lot of fun! Post in this thread using your smart phone (or other device you can get to the internet with) from your stand / woods with your thoughts, current conditions, pictures, sightings, etc. Don't forget, the site is Tapatalk enabled!

LOL! I was cooking out last winter, and had to pee. It was dark so I did what any guy would do, right there in the snow (but away from the grill) Some how the wife noticed the yellow snow and was appalled!! I don't get it.. I guess I was supposed to go inside, take off my snowy boots, walk down the hall to the John, walk back, put my boots back on and go back out…….REALLY? I guess it's me...

Not over here yet, cleaned and oiled up the centerfire rifles and put them away and took the smoke pole out and ready for the late MZ season.

I still have 2 dmps and my ML either sex tag. 2 does went on DMAPs

fill that freezer WNY! congrats

Dress at stand. I often carry my coat in , an open up zipper on mid layer,and wear just a ball cap instead of warm hat on walks. I've sat at 7 and 9 degrees this year for 4 hours warm as an English Muffin. UA base layer, UA heavy sweat shirt type thing,my Camo coat. On the bottom,UA infrared and a a set of bibs. Liner sock and a heavier sock,unknown gloves,knit hat. Wooly I hunted many years in my Carhartts, and hoodies! I always said look what outdoor workers wear,although they tend to be active while we sit. On the FD you won't see more then a UA top the it's all cotton and cheaper stronger cloths,welding mask liners are popular for head gear as well.

I found dressing so warm for the cold weather makes me sweat on my 2 mile hike in. Still looking for a solution for that.

Robert Frost, the original tresspasser: Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow.

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Yep, I am one of them.

Again if i felt my life was in that much danger. I would stay out of the woods. To me it would be like running into a fully engolfed structure fire knowing i could easily die. In reality if it were that bad people woyld not go. And if the inate danger were how is it more people do not get shot? Sent from my LGL35G using Tapatalk 2

Well last day of Gun Southern Zone and I'm at work ... boy does this stink ! Good luck to all out there !

Hello everyone. I'm new to whitetail deer hunting. Only been hunting 3 sessions on state land in Putnam County. This year is the first year of actually seeing deer in the woods. Lol. Never had a shot on opening weekend. 10 pt snuck up behind me in the rain. 9 deer passed in front of me about 80 yards out thru some thick brush, again no shot taken. This was a few days ago. And now deer season is coming to an end. Deer 3 Me 0

looks good

Oh and i have never found a carcass in the parking area and i do not feel a sense of entitlement that i have to tell others how many points a buck has to have before they can shoot it but find it great to put a dmp on a button buck and justify it by saying i need it to feed my family but pass on a larger crotch horn with more meat so i can be like some phony on tv Sent from my LGL35G using Tapatalk 2

Pretty and quiet morning. Thankful for no wind for a change.

LOL.. and why would you hunt there?

My wiener is my toy. I were so poor growing up, I had nothing else to play with.

Under armor wool outer layers. Wool is the best i have found Sent from my LGL35G using Tapatalk 2

no offense was taken, simple conversation is what's happening. Not everyone on here has to get butt hurt over something said.

because bowhunting is the chit! For me, it's not about filling tags.It's about the experience and the challenge

I have shot all but two of my deer in the afternoon. The other 2 were at 10 AM. The small bucks I have passed up have all been around 8AM. I am always in the woods a half hour or so before legal sunrise, just to get comfy. I used to settle in even earlier, but seeing as how that never paid off the half hour seems fine. Now in regards to the original post: My opening morning this year: Passed up a 4pt only to be shot moments later by a 70 yr old. I got out of my stand to give the man a hand gutting it and dragging it.... and guess what? That has been one of the greatest opening mornings I have ever had.

Thanks for all the replies. Went to Thunder Mountain today; and did much better than expected, was hitting 4 out of 5 clays. I'll definitly be back for more practice. It looks like Westside Pistol&Rifle is the place to go for a .22, so thats my next stop.

under armor is ok at best... Merino Wool is the best base layer u can get... First Lite, Minus33, Smartwool... etc

I suggest you all read the DEC handbook. There is a lot of good information in there.

Holy crap that's big, I'd love to see pics of that hog

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wanna be bow hunters ???? says the guy who thinks a hunt is over after having someone in his sector. Us wannabes would have adapted and overcome the situation and made the best of it. Do you "wanna be" the bow hunters we are? *directed toward rob

Seems like you are being already pointed in the right direction. As to general safety, not one safety precaution/handing procedure can be overlooked. It takes just one or a series of multiple "mishaps" to turn into serious consequence. Through the Army there is three things that you must ALWAYS pay attention to. That is 1)trigger finger: make sure that you alway keep you finger not only off the trigger, but away from the trigger guard so you never "accidentally" hit it. 2)muzzle awareness: never point your firearm at anything you don't intent to shoot at. This includes becoming complacent and leaning the rifle against your body, you'd never think someone would use the end of their barrel as a place to rest their head, but complacency happens and there are graves made because of this. 3)safety: make sure your firearm is always on "safe" for obvious reasons. I am frequently checking this especially in the woods as a twig or you might just knock it off safe on accident. Best of luck and I hope you find a place to go and eventually end up being able to hunt!

I said it in the other thread, I would shoot it without hesitation. If you can slit its through by all means do that (I prob couldn't). I'm not going to let a deer suffer needlessly.

To me, it is pretty simple .End the deers suffering. Take the punishment if you get caught. You know the rules.

Nothing but a discussion that will cause disagreement here. That's my comment.

Sometimes I take the front stuffer out during shotgun season, I love that thing.

Hell-I just want to know where he makes $300 a day!

yup, cougars are everywhere....the best time to see one is just before closing time.

I can't count the ones I've seen from the stand but certainly less than 25. I missed one by inches with the bow early in October, first and only one I have shot at with the bow. A number of years ago I had a pretty good morning In Lima NY while deer hunting. I shot a nice doe, gutted her and dragged her up to my side of the gully and climbed back up into the stand waiting on a buck. No buck showed but two 'yotes did in the next half hour........all with the T/C muzzleloader.

I've had alot of heartache using duke #2's without inline springs. The yotes will pull out! Springs will help. As will center plating to attach the chain from the middle of the trap frame. Offset jaws will also help hold them. If you're able to weld, it would be wise to laminate or bubble tip the jaws. 3 crunchproof swivels on the chain is standard setup nowadays.