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Picked him up today.

My son brought his 20 gauge Remington 11-48 to the NY place today. I set this up for him about 15 years ago. It has a smooth bore but will group within 3" at 50 yards and 6" at 100 yards. That's using full size Remington slugs no less. I want him to try some of the Tru-Ball slugs. Where he hunts, they stalk or still hunt and shots are usually closer than 50 yards. He doesn't even want to put a sling on it. It has a wood stock and forearm that is painted flat black. He's not into camo on his guns. It has Williams adjustable Fire Sights on the rib that glow in the daylight. What is custom, and really effective at reducing muzzle jump, especially when shooting at a running deer, is that brake on the barrel. It came off a Thompson Sub Machine Gun! The barrel was originally full choke. It also has a very nice trigger that breaks clean at 4.5 lbs. This gun is 60 years old and still shoots well without issues. It's the old long recoil operating system, where the entire barrel recoils rearward to eject the empty case. Remington made great guns back in the day and if you took care of them, they could be handed down through the generations. I bought it used, and it's nothing special, other than it's killed a lot of deer. I hope my son will be able to hand it down to his child someday too.

Opening day I use my dad's hand me down rem 788 in .308. It's a sentimental thing even though my dad is still hunting with me. After that it's either my tc impact or my 336 in 30-30 open sights.

The harder i work the luckier i get. Odd.

I have a friend who bin letting me hunt his land up there this will be my 3 rd season and I was finally given a doe tag this year I am hoping to take a deer with my 50 cal muzzle loader if not then i'll try the 44 Henry my wife got for me but i am looking forward to hunting it feels good to hunt deer after 6 years of not having a spot to go to just want to thank my friends for the invite again and i'll be making my stew , Lasagna , and chili with some hot wing and also honey wings garlic bread and i'll be bring two bottles of red wine for dinner just a thank you for the good times to come this November

I allways thought a standard fine duplex gave as fine an aiming point as needed. I have three Leupold vx3a all with the same, from 8mm mauser to .308, 3oo win mag to 45-70. (oops , 4, three 1.5x 5, one 2x7). I don't understand the dot or range finder dots, etc....I was taught to shoot your gun and know where it hits, anything more takes too much thinkin. My max. range shooting is 200 yards, normally sight in for 100 dead on.

I'd buy a new rifle to put under that scope. Problem solved. Just sayin'.

Extended my subscription today and got my free hat at Boonville logging show.

It helps to be good to turn lady luck on your side.

Luck does come to play in most endeavors. But skill and preparation tip the odds in your favor more often.

I did good, we had alot of fun! I was laughing so hard at one point it kinda messed my shot up but it was all in good fun and I had a blast! How did you do ATbuckhunter? Some pics from the shoot. We had 6 of us shooting together with some nice groups.

Hunted my first 2-3 years with my uncles marlin .35 but Been using my browning a bolt II 30-06 for about 13 years. I just won a Ruger American .308, looks like a nice gun so I may give it a shot this year. I'm a little nervous though because I'm so used to and comfortable with the trigger on my browning. I haven't gotten a chance at a big buck yet, feel like I'd want what I'm most comfortable with if he ever does pass by me during gun season. We'll see...

As far as I know, you can take as many rifles as you would like as long as they are legal to hunt deer with.

As far as I know, unless the rules have changed, you can't shoot across a road, over any part of a road, or from a road. Once you are off the road and shooting away from it, you are legal.

Not legally....

If you think the rut happens each year at the same time, you haven't hunted enough.

I have to agree that hard work and knowledge of your prey makes a huge difference, that said not all of us have extra time to spend scouting, shooting, setting up camera's, food plots, funnels and or research the subject of deer. Many of us are limited to state land and have no other access or the ability to leave family to "Scout for deer". Hell many are just happy to get away from home for a few days at all and hunt. We are talking about 2 levels of hunting plain and simple. Most of my friends simply do not have the time for any hunting other than the actual hunt. Family time takes priority. This is why sites like this are great for us who are addicted to whitetails to gather and fight with each other, lol. One thing is for sure, lady luck shines the more I prep regardless of how I hunt the great Whitetail Deer! Most of us addicts have found this out. But the lucky ones do not seem to listen lol. 2 more weeks and they will start to show up at the archery range for 20 or so shots and say "I am READY!"

Excellent idea. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I agree with you Doc...but we did get that rain and it was pretty heavy,,,There was road ponding and the local towns culvert pipes couldn't handle it,,,Then again if they cleaned them once in a blue moon they could have I suppose..any whoo...yep having to make weather plans is the pits...not just for farmers but construction ..roofers pouring concrete,framers ect ect... As Mr B says ...must be nice to have a job making that much money and you rarely need to be right...

Simply put the state land I hunt has very few deer. Population control in these area's is not needed. Yet the area's that do need it are usually hard to get access to causing basically NO hunting in the area with high populations. As more hunters pound the state lands these deer find sanctuary in these residential areas. You want population control. This is what is needed. 1)Stop making us get signed waivers to hunt in residential areas. If the home owner allows us in we should not need to get permision from every other house in the area. 2)Stop preventing us from shooting MORE deer. It does not matter if they are a buck. Bucks cause as much damage if not more than doe. I understand they can not reproduce yet they can still cause car accidents, plant damage and are part of the population issue. 3)Get the earn a tag system back in place, give us more reasons to get into the woods by giving out extra buck tags for every 2-3 doe shot. This will get us hunters to participate more in culling the population and added incetive to take more doe. Otherwise keep experimenting and see the results of diminished hunters in the field.

Something I picked up at the show was a couple stainless steel 7.62 bore brushes , they make a big diff.

It all just shows you how dedicated, focused, and creative these anti-hunting whackos are. They will use every trick in the book and are constantly coming at us with everything they've got. We on the other hand simply argue amongst ourselves, fail to support our own advocacy organizations, and continue to under-estimate the effectiveness of these kinds of tactics.

Brilliant suggestion, Dinsdale ! BTW, Eagle, there is a GORGEOUS Sako 6.5 x 55 in the classifieds...It would DESERVE a high end scope... Just tryin' to HELP..<<grin>>....

Ants.....I think have the "Hawk" part right.... I do believe that Remington made a birch stock, dull finish no frills model called the "Mohawk" that was mechanically the same as the 11-48... Or rather as the 48 which was simply a 3 shot version of the 5 shot 11-48..

Sticking with the 100 grain NAP thunderheads for the compound. They have never failed me yet. And shoot great out of my old bow. 100 grain slick tricks for the crossbow.

Christmas is coming guys, if you don't get NYON now, maybe be real sweet to Mrs. Claus and she'll stuff a subscription in your stocking. Easily the most for the least when it comes to NYS hunting, shooting & fishing, IMO...........

The NYSDEC has been issuing unlimited antlerless tags in 1C for 10+ years.They were telling hunters something.Problem is nobody was listening.Toooo many antlerless deer get a pass from hunters blinded by antlers.#1 reason everyone is pissed is because they lose their chance at an early season Buck. Herd Management before Trophy Management................don't blame the DEC.Their tools failed......not them.

I have a soft spot for 11-48s.. My first repeater was an 11-48 16 gauge modified....I bought it used for $85 in 1964...

I have to admit, this is kind of what I was expecting from you! Great job again with the vid and the shooting! Do you think they have enough KE at that range to kill the spider or duck in the intro,lol

Ill be there! I always enjoyed going for this.

First year with rifle, first year carrying my Ruger American .308. Fingers Crossed!

I just broadhead tuned my E32 yesterday. Took a whole 15 minutes.... This year I am shooting Solids with .75 bleeders and three bladed VPA's. Below is a 40 yard group of both heads and field point.

Savage 30-06 my first rifle. Still have yet to get a deer with it! My buddies Marlin 30-30 lever action I hope to get a deer with this special gun! And my Model 94 Winchester in 44 mag this is my prefered weapon as it is easy to fire, carry and I have taken all three of my deer up in the ADK with it.

First a little back story. Last fall my 80 year old dad had the opportunity to kill his second biggest buck ever in a large snow storm. Afterwards we talked about how to preserve the memory and I volunteered to try a euro mount. After several months of research on here and on the web, I finally got it done. It was really special to do this for my dad. I got the plaque from Springbrook Laser Engraving www.springbrooklaser.com. They are super nice people to work with. Here is dad after he shot the buck After we got him home Here is the plaque when it arrived. Here is the finished mount with the skull attached. Here is the three of us presenting dad with his trophy.

I've managed to dodge everything so far this morning. The weather radar doesn't look good for the afternoon though, and the wind is picking up. Be safe.

So, who am I going to give permission to hunt my property? The smart a$$ with an attitude who thinks he is entitled because he is all that and more. Or The guy who shows up at my place with a hearty hand shake and warm smile, looking for a place to hunt with his kid, who is not afraid of work? Hmmmmm.............

Im thinking they just dont know what to do, because their low hanging fruit strategy of flooding the areas with tags didnt work. They dont seem to care to listen to what people want, or look around at other states and take examples of good programs that work. They are completely blind to the fact that hunter satisfaction is going to make or break their "management plan". They need hunters to buy into the plan and carry it out. Thats not gonna work so well when they piss a large portion of hunters off, and make the hunters less willing to work with them. This is what we get when politicians are running the show. We need a real wildlife management department in this state, thats run by qualified individuals.

Id rather see part of gun season as doe only if they need to kill off does. It would make more sense than bow season. Ill continue to hunt the way I hunt, starting October 16th.

Basically the DEC stated they were going to stick to their original 2012-2016 Whitetail Mgmt Plan. Regardless of all the controversy caused by their early bow & ML doe only proposed legislations. Also referenced the Cornell survey, you know where only ~2500 individuals responded to it!??! As growalot mentioned, they literally dismissed the earn-a-buck concept. Next step would be to have a portion of the regular season, doe only. That is if bow & ML hunters did NOT reduce the population sufficiently. The DEC is acting like the spoiled kid that owns the bat & ball. It'll be my way or no way! FUBAR! Politics at its' worst & at our expense! So, to play that game, get all the DMPs you can, fill them out as harvests & report them, regardless if you actually kill any. Not like the DEC actually knows how many deer are really out there anyways.

This is a bit of an exaggeration in my opinion. Lots of other things come into play when people interact. Yes, being polite and respectful will never hurt, but you have someone come into a job interview who is all "Yes sir" and "Thank you, Mam" with mediocre skills, experience and school grades, he will most likely NOT get the job over someone who is just so-so in the politeness category, yet has great skills, experience and school grades. The person who is totally obnoxious may not stand a chance either, but having impeccable manners won't get you far if there is little else backing you up. Not having perfect manners doesn't automatically make someone rude, lazy or entitled either. Lots of obnoxious folks have become quite successful in this world. And this goes back decades and centuries, not something that has only happened in the last 20 years. Also tell me that a sexy looking girl won't have an advantage over one that has these impeccable manners, yet looks like Rosie O'Donell? It will be NO contest.

When they ask him about the rutting moon he goes into it in detail. Ultimately you have to be in the right place at the right time. Why are funnels the best? Because they re likely to travel them. Hot does, wind, a gazillion variables can hurt you but a buck, especially a mature one, will travel in cover. Despite what Alsheimer and other deer "experts" say- peak conception is about the same time each year. Some may come in during sept or dec but the 9-12 seems to be the "lockdown" time .... The more does the more subdued... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I couldn't agree more than this statement. No way will I waste vacation time on like the 27th of October or earlier. Pretty much Nov 1st through the 14th you can't go wrong

But if you know when the hot time is...the peak of the rut, it is the best time to maximize your time. Too many times down through the years I spent days in the stand, waiting for the rut to break...you can say it is still better than working...etc. Right? Wonderful to be in nature...And you never know. Lightning strikes. But I never have been very lucky. And that's OK. The only way I kill deer is by hard work and patience and figuring them out.

Not looking forward to appeasement deer management,

Funny thing is they did have a public comment period, myself and the people I hunt with did not respond favorably. I can't imagine that anyone did after reading this thread, yet they went along with the change anyway. Do they really think guys and gals are going out in 15 degree snow banks during late muzzleloader just to watch a weary buck walk on by after hunting hard all season? The Bucks help to get people out and they might still shoot a doe if one comes by, but take the bucks out of the equation and there is less reason to be out. This seems like a dismal failure already. I have no problem shooting doe, I'd shoot a doe on opening day regardless, but if a buck walks by later on.....I'd be shooting less deer, not more. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

1st two weeks doe only will throw it all into a tail wind. Bucks will breed only at night and sit tight during the day. They will know something is up when their lady friends are being targeted for abuse. They won't come out to defend but just will sit there and watch the slaughter from the thicket. But…….when we are done with our duty as conservationist to cull the herd they will come out…….seeking and searching for the leftovers, even a yearling will do. There won't be much left so bucks might just retire with the old-timers on the porch and talk about how it was back in the day….Happy hunting!

I must say that even though the doe only doesn't affect the areas I hunt... the DEC pulled this one out of left field somewhere... no explanation, no justification, no rhyme or reason, not even any input taken from hunters... they basically blind sided everyone... that doesn't make a lot of sense no matter if it affects you or not... a poor decision in my opinion. Well, unless their objective was to piss off a lot of hunters.

That was a purely political decision. The way I heard it, the local state rep would only support the change to allow x-bows in NY if LI was excluded. There is much opposition to hunting on LI. Lot's of "don't kill Bambi" types, and many live near hunting areas. They think spending thousands on "specialized sniper teams" is a better solution to population control than allowing hunting... while also feeding the deer in their yards. I heard that DEC was considering Connetquot for deer hunting... the locals are up set to fight it tooth and nail. (It doesn't help that the DEC was having closed and invitation only meetings on the topic, trying to exclude people from the decision making process). So many people on LI, so many different opinions and so little quality information distributed.

I am a euro mount guy, the plaque is very nice, well done....