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Walworth 9 point is still hanging around . I hope he shows up daytime in 3 weeks

I have more of a problem believing that a weatherman can predict the weather 3 weeks out.

My number 1 I am after

1st tag filled for NH took a doe Sat evening was a tough track hit her at 7:00PM legal shooting was till 7:30 she ducked & turned just enough as I released so I let her go for an hour then went to look at the area I shot her at. it took 20 minutes to find my arrow or what was left of it only about last 6" were left even with the blue nocturnal (have to say the blue is the brightest color I have used). got a buddy to come up & help track due to only small amount of blood & did not look like fatal blood was extremely slow going & I was getting discouraged were were on hands & knees searching it was very thick undergrowth do to recent logging just a drop here & there. until my buddy noticed a good spray of blood & said it looks bubbly sure enough looks like lung hit I was feeling better till I went to mark that blood spot it is pitch dark & shined the light & the ground was moving I yelled bees yup both got stung she ran right though a ground nest we ran a bit to get away from the nest & nock off the remaining bees we had on us. Funny now wasn't then because as I was running I turned to look at my buddy & he his flailing like no tomorrow he had a bee stinging him in his back but was behind his backpack & he got a Charley horse in his leg he didn't know which to take care of first. well after we calmed down we realized we never got a chance to mark the last blood & neither of us were going back to find it so we did a zig zag to try & pick up the blood trail was fairly easy as it got to be big frothy pools I could see where she stumbled & buddy panned the area with his flashlight & found her all in all she did not go a 100 yards it end up being a high shoulder hit took one lung, liver & through the stomach my broadhead tip was just poking through the skin on the opposite side. I am very happy for recovering her as I was thinking I had only wounded her & goes to show you things can go from good to bad in a sec & vise versa even when the shot looks perfect. Now have a Buck & turkey tag to fill

Coyote and for dinner I ate his liver with fava beans

Shoot, shovel, shut up. Repeat as needed.

Darn it, I wrote up a more extensive summary, but lost it...Here is the basics! After most of a 3 day travel from Oswego Cty including an overnight ferry trip to Newfoundland, we found ourselves at Patey and Sons Outfitting in River of Ponds, NF. This had been a 3 year scheduled, 10 year planned and 40 year dreamed of hunt for me, ever since reading "Look to the Wilderness" at the age of 12. After efficiently and pleasantly processing our paperwork (including licenses, butcher processing orders ...that's confidence?) and driving to the base camp, we had a fantastic flight out to our unnamed lake, about 45 minutes flight time away. We were awed by the untouched glacial wilderness, with probably 100s of thousands of glacially formed ponds, lakes, streams and rivers. we easily imagined woolly mammoths wandering in past times. After arriving at our camp, our pilot hurriedly headed back, racing the atlantic storm bearing down on us, which hampered us for the next 5 days. Season opened on Saturday, but heavy fog, rain and wind kept us indoors. Sunday was a no hunt day by law.Monday....a break in the weather! To condense the story, Both Ed and I realized poor weather for the rest of the week was coming, and we both were going to be happy with a bull with palmation. Only after about an hour into our sit to glass from a rocky hill situated in the middle of a sprawling valley, my guide spotted 3 moose- two cows, a good bull and 2 big bears. I had shot plenty of bears, so aftr a quick discussion, we planned a stalk on the bull, who was est. about 900 yards away, across the easterly valley on a hill just below tree line. After backtracking and crossing the valley, we approached the last seen location , using three large boulders as land marks. We knew he was bedded, so settled down to wait him out, I saw him stand, with a perfect angling shot behind the r shoulder. The shot should hit both lungs and take out the L shoulder....which it did! (about 170 yards, taken with my upgraded 1933 mfg. Oberndorf Model 98 Mauser, 8x57 mm.) The bull dropped in his tracks. My hunting partner Ed shot a similar sized bull about 2 in the afternoon with his 30-06 Remington pump.Over all a pretty dang fine day. We couldn't say more about the organization, planning, accomodations, etc of the outfitter. It is a fly in hunt, so it isn't cushy, but is certainly comfortable with plenty of good home style cooking, and VERY attentive and cordial guides. We left early due to the continuing foul weather, and a window allowing us to leave wed. a.m. We hope to return asap, but it will probably be 5 years or so for my pocket book.

Well I decided to make the switch from Hoyt to Bowtech. Been a Hoyt shooter for 10 years now...decided to try something else out. Got me a Bowtech Carbon Knight. Man what a sweet bow it is so far! Crazy light and absolutely dead in my hand after the shot. Amazing speed as well! If anyone out there is considering a carbon knight I highly recommend it! I put on a Throphy Ridge Revolution drop away rest and a HHA single pin sight. The HHA sights are awesome. Sight in your 20 and 40 yard and you can use a pre made yardage tape they supply you that has all your yardage markers set out to 80 yards. And it's dead accurate too!! Anyone else have a carbon knight or have any experience with them? I'm hoping this bow will last me a couple years First pic doesn't have my drop away or HHA on yet. I bought it with the R.A.K. package but I didn't care for the hostage rest or the multi pin sight so they were taken off after my first 30 shots. Second pic is my grouping at 50 yards the first time testing the yardage tape that HHA supply's you after you calibrate by using their site in method. These were shot with less than 50 shots total on the bow. Still have plenty of time to spend dialing in my form with the new bow but I was impressed at the grouping so early on. Never could group and bow this well at 50 yards on my first try at that range with a new bow.

Nothing but bears, yotes, does and small bucks all year. Nice surprise.

Lol- I'll bet we could lose a few of our own in that kind of cover!

i got one there thsi morning with my handgun still hunting

Here's one of mine on opening day of gun season 2013 This pic was taken approximately 45 minutes after sunrise and I was home eating backstrap by 8:30-9:00

You haven't heard the story? (grin) I shot the doe first. Gutted her and drug her from across the gully to my side then climbed back up in the stand, waiting on a buck. 20 minutes later I saw the first 'yote sneaking along, looking at the gut pile. Shot that one, skidded it over next to the doe and climbed back up in the stand. 20 minutes later the 2nd 'yote arrived on the seen. You know what happened next already................... 90 minutes of action from start to finish. Oh yea, all shot with the T/C Encore 50cal ML. Pretty good day afield! All the hides from the three 'yotes above were tanned. Two are in my family room and the other was sold.

In my area they have been hammering the hickories..I have been out three times and have shot 17 squirrels... They will be feeding in the oaks also, especially in areas where there are no hickories or pignuts.. Keep in mind that in years when there is a heavy acorn crop the squirrels tend to be spread out more, because there is food everywhere... They also tend to feed quite quietly in the tops of the oaks , unlike the frantic running and jumping from limb to limb that they do when feeding in hickories...Hunt very slowly, and be alert for subtle noises that might be made from squirrels moving in the treetops and cutting nuts... It will get easier after the leaves start to drop and most of the nuts are on the ground..Lots more action on the ground then, with squirrels running around gathering fallen nuts..

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Mr. Fingerlakesfur seems to have vanished

Brush guns to me were always shorter, lighter guns that were quick to the shoulder and being able to swing in close/thick quarters with the ability for quick follow-up shots.

If I was looking for a light, fast handling rifle, that is capable of quick follow up shots, out to 150 yds I would go for a lever action. Marlin 336, Winchester 94. Even better a vintage Savage 99 or Winchester 88. Rifles like these are light, quick and chambered in good 150 yard capable rounds.

I use a Dremel and then square end with a screw and sandpaper, works like a charm.

That's just cruel...but funny!

They're flying right in the rest of the group. I gotta say I'm itching to get into the trees with my bow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I made a jig just an L shape piece of wood that you can roll the arrow on. I take my roto zip and clamp it down onto my work bench and then position the piece of wood (jig) to where I want to cut it and zip away. It works real well and you get clean cuts. I will try to take pics tonight for ya.

I use Ryan's Country Meat shop. 372 Burdick-Medbury Road in Norwich, 607-334-7210. I have been using him for a few years and he does a great job. Everything is vacuum sealed and labeled for easy identification.

"could" result in damage? believe me, it eventually will if you don't protect yourself now........

or shoot a one piece, cut on contact broadhead and not have to worry about it...lol

take a look at the Ruger American predator or ranch model to me this is a brush gun cheap, short, light, accurate smooth & easily worked bolt only drawback in looking for a brush gun is these do not have iron sights

and I couldn't brain tan the pelt either because.............you can guess why.

Thanks! I can't wait for this season to be here! After all the hours I've spent scouting and preparing I hope I can let a arrow fly into a nice public land buck. After years of being spoiled with private land I'm kind of humbled by the public land only approach. It's become some what of a mission of mine to harvest a mature buck off public land. It's no easy feat in this state but if I can seal the deal it will be that much more rewarding.

Yes, my little Starling....

Never fails

Sorry, Eddie... I was a little bored and decided to educate a few of you pilgrims about some of NY's more bizarre flora and fauna... I suspect that Wooly and I are about the only members who know about some of this stuff.. Like the 'aggravated owl"... The "aggravated owl" is so named because..well...er.....Never mind.....

You got it with an MT (empty) handgun? Man, that's brave. How big is it?

I have seen a few during NY/Pa gobbler season, but not nearly as many as I have seen in Ontario gobbler season..I have shot 3 while gobbler hunting in Ontario and see at least one up there nearly every year.. It might be because I tend to hunt more open, flat land in Canada, while here at home I hunt more in the woods..

I like that first photo......I was gonna say thanks for saving a deers life, but then I looked on the ground next to you........

Good for you guys it's just about coyote season so you won't have to control your secrecy and silence much longer. Make sure to post some pics. We don't usually see more than 5 yote kills posted here a year anyhow from deer hunters. Good luck!

Don't forget to IMMEDIATELY fill out your antlerless carcass tag even if you're going to let her lay as bait for half a day. I could see an ECO strolling by, finding your doe stiffer than a 2x4, 30 yds from your stand with one of your arrows sticking out of her and you don't even have a pen with ya but you're still hunting. That could lead to some misinterpretation of what was really going on- "failure to properly tag game". That would suck!

A few years back, I shot a doe early in the morning. Gutted and dragged her out. Went back to the same spot later that day to look for a knife I had left there. After getting almost to the spot, I see a deer coming down the same way the doe did earlier. Turned out to be a nice 8 point that I shot about 20 yards from where I shot the doe. My hunting partner went to the same stand a few days later and he too shot a buck. So if you see a deer you want, take it. The old saying, don't let a deer go on the first day that you would shoot on the last day, holds true. Depending on the area, you may not get another chance.

If a doe walks past your stand on opening day. Smoke em. I will be doing the same if possible. I won't ruin a buck hunt.

Not sure what you are smoking but you had better quit !

Just an update: My dad found 2 nice pieces here in NY as well. 1 in dutchess county, 10 acres dirt cheap and the other is 20 acres in Putnam county, also dirt cheap. At the 10 acre property he kicked up 7 deer and saw lots of deer sign. At the 20 acre property he saw tons of deer sign, tons of acorns, and ran into a kid walking the street who said he sees deer all the time with "lots of points". Then he saw the neighbor outside who said he hunts sometimes and that the area is overpopulated with deer, lots of nice bucks. Not sure why the guy would say this unless he's just really a casual hunter? I know I wouldn't tell anyone about a good spot. The 20 acres border hundreds of state land that is NOT huntable. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I thought for a while these bears were coming in and eating these apples. After setting the camera to video mode and inspecting the apples I noticed they wait for them to rot then step on them and eat the seeds out of them. Pretty interesting to see them in action.

That is pretty awesome to be able to pass that one for a friend! Hats off to you WNY Bowhunter!!! He would be border line on private property but I would shoot if stalking on state land! Hope your buddy appreciates you and I hope to see him later on this year with that buck!!!

Do you hunting deer or numbers? That is a beautiful buck, who cares what it scores.

I don't need a number in some book, to tell me that is a deer, any hunter would love to put a tag on!

Me too. Nets are for fish...I prefer the gross score as they give you a better measure of the amount of bone that deer grew.

Not in my book, LOL! Dig those G2's.

plenty of mass its just not showing with all the length making it look skinny

Had a one legged girlfriend once. Her name was Eileen.

I forget stuff all the time. Like the time when I posted on a hunting forum and totally forgot I was on a political forum instead. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Listen if you got a chance to hunt Hawaii go for it whether its your honeymoon or not.Hawaii is an awesome place and not a destination youll go back to right away, if at all.You'll kick yourself later on if you dont. Got this nice cinnamon goat on the Parker Ranch on the big Island