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Don't shoot them in the guts....

Saturday my 12 year old took the Hunter Safety Course and is now a certified hunter. He has the lifetime I got him when he was 4 so now I have it in the mail to Albany to get his licenses. Can't just go to licensing agent. Sunday got out back and cleared my trails, checked my ladder stands and resecured them. Got a couple decent bucks on cam. A 9 and an 8 and a few little ones. Nothing real big yet. Need to get down to the hole and check my two stands there and check the cam.

I came back for this because I noticed it being mentioned in a thread I would rather help those locally and I also like to know where the meat is actually going. I understand that some people find taking anything that might help them as charity and just shy away. Also some just prefer to handle their own deer. So I put a notice up...that I enjoy hunting but can't use all the meat from the many tags I get. I would like to donate a whole deer to someone that wants and can use the meat. This letting them know it would be helping me as well as themselves. Well this is what happened so far : I hope this gives those thinking about it an incentive.I asked him if he wanted me to hold off for cooler weather and he said yes...I will probably skin it for him as well and quarter it if he needs. Hoping for more calls. PS............ checked with the DEC to make sure I know everything that needs to be done for a legal transfer

Maybe a stretch on my part but look at the picture and my labels.

+1 on the good job Grow. Each year I try and donate a couple to my buddy's family. Some years it doesn't work out for one reason or another, others things fall into place nicely......like last year! My buddy said that if by chance I could get two, take them. He had a few DMAP tags so I did, three came by and two were reduced to bag. It darn near broke my heart to let them go (give them away) as they were two nice 1.5 year old doe. Good shots and easy to get out.........................oh well, they were tickled to get them!

CWD.............. (Chronic Weiner Disease!)

My experience is that you never want to point the camera in the direction of the sun. The light form the sun will trigger the camera. You also want to ensure that there are no branches or tall weeds in the line of sight of the camera as the wind will trigger as well.

He's scared of heights...

I am not a deer hunter I am a protector of trees!!! Poor defenseless trees need protection! I promise to only go after the big tree killers. Some nice sign while hanging some stands with a friend before the rain today. Wow 2 weeks until Northern zone opener! This got my blood pumping!

Bite the bullet.

These pics are making me contemplate hunting out of a treestand for the first time in hopes of getting that yote or bobcat under me with my xbow in hand Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hind of deer, kind of kicking its back legs up. Looks to me like that white blotch is the tail and it head is hidden by front legs(kind of quartering away. Or a mountain lion!

Its really easy actually....just breath thru your mouth.

Great action shots there! No one will ever convince me crashing antlers early in the season is a bad idea. I've seen more battles in October than a lifetime of Novembers!

Shoot what YOU want, not what the TV shows, magazines and aholes on the web ram down your throat. If either of those bucks give you THE shot you are looking for, cork 'em.

Yes, it is the DEC that has jurisdiction over those events. A phone call would have been the right thing to do. Even if you put it down, the DEC should be notified. It can be kind of embarrassing and perhaps even costly if the DEC is notified by someone else. Butchering the deer before the DEC is called is basically destroying the evidence that it was a justifiable mercy-killing. Ethics-wise, it sounds like he did what needed to be done by someone. No problem there. But self protection from prosecution should be the primary concern at that point.

I have a year old savage 10/110 FCP HS Precision, less than 50 rounds through it asking $1200, prefer local delivery( I'm in southern NY) buyer pays FFL fees and shipping, scope is vortex viper 6.5x20x44

44 pics over 22 minutes and i'm still not sure who won........

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didn't get one antler on cam last year. so far this year I got a bunch of spikes, 4 and small 6 pointers but these are the first decent buck pics I've ever gotten on camera. pretty sure the second 2 pics are the same buck. the first one might be him too but it's tough to tell from the pic, gets quite a bit of glare right around sunrise and sunset. not a bad little 10 pointer for my area!!! he's a trophy in my book

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I have a climber "locked" in down at camp. I only ratcheted the base. The seat I left like a climber and put it over my head when I got out. That way platform access is easy and you jus drop it down once on the platform.

you can get denied and the guy after you in line can apply for the same unit and get it. I believe they historically know how many apply for a unit. They know how many they want to issue. Say they want 10,000 tags for an area and they normally get 20,000 applicants, the computer will handle it "Randomly". ( I think every other one that applies gets them ) I do know people that were initially denied and then in the mail the tags showed up because the area was under applied for.

I never understood how the "lottery" actually worked. If I apply and get denied from a low probability unit, does that mean the unit is closed? Or is it possible for someone else to apply at a later date and get it? How do you conduct a lottery without all participants enrolled at the same time?

I cut and package one up each year for a family that has 4 kids, father is disabled and mother works 3 jobs. Nice knowing the meat is going to a good use. Nice job Grow.

I disagree on this part despite agreeing with you on the bettering your chance component. I'd take the right 3 acres over the wrong 100 any day of the week. Size while seemingly a major determination, isn't always THE most determining factor to success or ability.

Erik Wagner he is located in mastic beach and does a great job. Also does chop meat and sausage that is awesome. 631-241-9046 John

Each will have their own opinion. I agree ending suffering was the best result regardless, but it sure it nice not to waste. I have no idea whether, if reported, it would go to food bank. But assuming it would, and he didn't want the meat, then one could argue it would have been better for him to report. Again, I agree with his decision, reported or not.

No argument here. You demonstrate well how the two overlap but are not one in the same. Two layers so to speak.

A quick check online and it looks like runaways are somewhat common for the D333....I'd return it locally if possible. If not, warranty via Moultrie, but you'll lose a few weeks, which is when we all want to be using our cams anyway.

And if you were happy, everyone should have been too.

often you don't haha. I've passed on bigger deer and tagged smaller. It's part of the sport. I don't regret passing the bucks, I feel better knowing i can stay in the woods longer and do not partake in tag sharing. I know a few guys at work who constantly bitch that all they ever kill is doe or small bucks. But then they tell me that they shoot the first one they see then quit. During the rut, you have to maintain your composure and wait to see if a buck is tailing her. Case and point for me was 2 years ago when my son was born. I wasn't going to have a lot of time to hunt so I shot the first buck I saw. A nice big and good tasting 5. A buck, that with a normal season I would have passed on. After I shot him, not 1 minute later walked out a nice 2.5 yr old 8. A monster? No, but within my goals.

so out of all those cases in the DEC chart 355 (that vast majority) are waterfowl and attributed to lead shot, which has been banned for the latter half of the chart data period. We have no idea from this what cases took place pre or post ban. Without that data a person could just as easily assert that the major issue has been dealt with and the other cases are minimal especially bullets.

Doin the right thing (puttin down a hurt deer) Values (not letting the meat go to waste even though law says otherwise)

I hope this guy shows his face in October during legal hours

looks like 2 diff bucks.. i have used trail cams now for 20 years (i started with the old trail timers that had a plunger that pushed the camera button on a 35mm) and i get more enjoyment out of them then hunting 90% of the time.

That'd make a nice position for a mount.

WTH is Vaseline going to do for you? I think you mean Vicks Vaporub (sp).

Stopped down yesterday to do a final run through of stands, lanes, etc before the season starts. Didnt get a whole lot on cams the last 2 weeks. Scrapes are really starting to open up, and i freshened up a couple of them while i was there. Cams were moved to plots and scrape locations. I have one stand left to trim out, but its a gun stand so no biggie. The plots are doing great. I noticed they are hitting the brassicas a little already.Cant wait for season to start.

My god that guy is missing his face also! Great deer!!!

The Bloomturd and Brandy Foundation had the Safe Act all written and handed it Cuomo. Remember him going out and saying he did not write it.

You’re actually late. You should have scouted as much property as you can get to in July/August. This said, if you only have limited time and haven’t already scouted and found a few bears, find 3 or more parcels within a hr drive (usually means state land). Start walking! You want to find sign (bear crap, berries, farmers field or other natural food. Once you found sign, look for the trails they travel…i.e.. Into a low area, swamp, evergreens, etc… set up on the trail from where they spend the day. They’ll move within a few hours of dark to feed. Bears are large greasy raccoons…nothing more. They’ll shit their pants and run from you if they know you are there or were there. DON’T let them know you were ever there! Control your scent, use a tree stand….ground blinds can spoke them…they’ll know it’s new to the area I’ve never been scared when I found bear crap. However, I’m always scared when I walk up on a cub and don’t know where mom is. also - if you get a shot, make sure the front leg is extended forward. If it is the shoulder bone won't block the shot into the vitals. bears are sometimes real hard to kill. Good luck

Maybe the ROUND UP was not hot enough? Two weeks is a good amount of time for it to get going. I always err on heavy side when I make a batch. going to be killing mine down in the spring and making that area a winter plot I need a few seasons working the soil in that part of the plot , will eventually be back in clover for good.

When i sprayed round up on my clover/weeds plot last year to plant my turnips end of July, the clover didnt die either. I tillied it in with the king kutter and it still grew with the turnips, until the turnips got near 2 ft tall (shaded out?)it seemed to die out. Or the round up finally set in.. not to sure really. But it looked great with nice clover growing with the turnips

Isn't always limiting yourself. The pistol I have is more accurate that most shotguns I have shot. Last year I took a coyote out of my stand at 165 yards. Not limiting

Spent the day at the farm today. Checked the plots, they are doing pretty good. Few pics, first one is the Ground Hog Radish and Dwarf Essex Rape plot... Next one is the Evolved Habitat Great Lakes mix... Last is the other buck in a bag mix. It has peas, beans and some other stuff. Cant remember exactly. I also threw some ground hog radish in there.... I hung two new sets as well. Just need to move two more stands and trim lanes for two others and we will be done. Found some good size yote tracks in a creek bed. I wear a size 11 shoe for comparison...

Yep, she's the scout. Being debriefed at Deer HQ as we speak.

Man, its been a while since Ive updated this. Havent had a ton going on though, just some scouting, trail cutting, maintaining the farms, etc. This past weekend we got 4 of our plots tilled up with the 5 foot King Cutter 2 tiller my buddy got this year. We have a good little operation going with the tractor, tiller, side by side and roller. We also acquired a sprayer this year, which i have a little work to do on, but it will be good to go for next year. We were thinking about 2 more plots this year, but we are going to spend time working the ground in the 2 new ones, which are both going to be planted in clover in the spring. The 4 we have done now will stay in annuals. The first plot we did in a mix of winter peas and turnips. Second one is Dwarf Essex Rape and Groundhog Radish. Third is some buck on a bag Rape, PTT, red clover mix. Last one is another buck on a bag Peas, beans, and a couple of other things that we threw some Groundhog Radish in with because we werent sure how well it would do this late. The tiller sure made things easy, and combined with the power of the 90hp JD, chewed through everything we threw at it. Root balls and everything. I figure we are going to till again in the spring and plant some rye or clover, then till that in mid summer and go back to our "deer candy" for the fall. After those two additional tills, the plots soil should be perfect, and easy to work.heres a few pics and a vid from Sunday's work.

Been processing my own for over 20 years. The best part is the satisfaction that you know where your meat has been, that every part of the deer will be utilized, and that it is cut EXACTLY the way you like it. There will be some investment. Buy TOP quality knives and a sharpener, a decent electric grinder and a large cutting board. After you cut your first couple deer you will realize how easy it is.

I have only used my buck knife. Same fixed blade for roughly 20 years.