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Banana peppers stuffed with grated pesto Gouda , grated sharp cheddar and spicy hot venison Italian sausage off course wrapped in bacon. Using Apple wood chips. http://i.imgur.com/ekgXheS.jpg

Steve Phade, another hunter and I often hunt together. I cannot imagine a situation where we would be fighting over who killed a deer. I would be happy to finish one off for one of them (and its still their deer) and I am sure vice versa. If that is really a concern, I agree that hunting alone is a better option, but if you are hunting with friends it should be a non-issue. Forget first fatal shot, if a friend wounded a deer and I finish it, its his (whether the first shot would be fatal or not). That's what a friend does.

Why do you assume the police cannot do any good? You would be surprised what simple interviews of neighbors can turn up. Also, your report may be another clue to a pattern that they may need to find these creeps. One of the best protections of crooks is the unwillingness of victims to report crimes. Also, as has been said earlier on this thread, a report is necessary for any stolen items that get found later on to be returned to you. If the cops get these guys, how the hell are they supposed to know that some of the stolen items are yours if you haven't turned in a report? Another tip .... If you are going to resort to cameras, make sure they are well concealed, or you will just be contributing yet another item for them to steal.

I thought you all might get a kick out of these and maybe lighten up the mood here a bit....

probably around the same time we realized that washing your hands kept you healthier, not breathing in coal dust was good for your health, that smoking caused cancer and having to clean dried blood off your steering wheel and antlers could be easily and cheaply avoided.

No carpet in your truck bed, no gloves when gutting .... vile, just so vile .... So truthfully, half the time I forget the gloves or to put them on, but when I do remember, I am happy not to have to scrub so hard to clean my hands of the residue, especially since I am more of a grip and rip type field dresser.

I'm in for lunch but 2 walls up 2 to go...almost ran over a turkey on the way down this morning ...they were running every where...lol

never had the best luck rattling around here. I've called in little guys but nothing spectacular. I feel it's more to do with such an out of whack buck to doe population back when I tried it more where I was.

I hope youve never gotten anything infected in a strip joint lol

Its not a motor vehicle until you put something attached to it to move it. I do think even in NY and thats where I am also, you can use a trailer for a stand but it cannot be attached to anything motorized.

Karma sends me a smile..won a drawing...1/2 acre of clover,dual grunter ,rattle box,folding buck knife, bow sight, some decals and another surprise yet unknown....Then the mail lady drove up with my Gander Mnt freebies...the Gold tip XL's and the G5 broad heads...and another buck growl and doe in heat calls....That's a nice morning indeed!

I agree with practicing at longer ranges than your hunting range. It does make the closer shots easier. And I do that myself. But I really don't want to argue with you as to why ridiculously long shots (like 85 yards) are a no no. I'm not gonna change your mind. Good luck.

Well first of all I am thankful that I have never come across a bowhunter that was wearing "just nothing at all except a hat" ..... lol. Serious answer to your question ....... Whiskers. I have had a beard and a moustache since 1972 that always did a good job of covering my face. Only one problem with that ..... as the years have gone on, it has turned pretty darn white. As far as I can tell, it doesn't seem to be a problem though. I think it may not be as important as it is made out to be unless you are wobbling your head around constantly. Movement is what catches their eye, and I keep everything nice and slow while on stand. Likely, they will catch the motion of my drawing arm long before they see anything stationary on my face. It may be that camouflage is highly over-rated. From what I've seen during gun season, wearing solid flashy blaze orange, I have gotten away with all kinds of things without being picked off .... that is, until I make some fast movement. And it is the fast movement that has burned me even when I am wearing camo.

I've hunted 8.guys on 30 acres and we all had good time and hunts, I've had 8 guys on 300 acres and had good times and hunts, I've hunted 2.5 acres with 1 and had successful hunts. Habitat, style of hunting, surrounding pressure all play a factor. In muzzleloader we do drives, 20 plus people on 300 acres, it's very effective 2 drives 1 before lunch and 1 after.. each case is an individual basis

Wish I had the money in hand I've spent on attractant scents over the years, from buck bomb, doe estrus (OTC & farm fresh), drag lines, Tinks 69, Code Blue, blah, blah. If you take all the above posts and condense them it'll tell you what I've learnt over the years - they'll work in the right place at the right time, but nothing works all the time, everywhere! Short of having a real doe tied to a tree in front of your stand. lol

I.wear a face mask but I'm cheap I usually use a $10 mask and some times as the season hours on ill let my facial hair grow and then I stop wearing a mask.

Then they all know to wear a mask when breaking in your joint.

I don't see a problem with locking up land as long as there are enough hunters hunting the property to be beneficial to the habitat as far as deer take and sound management... and although it is ones right to own 1000 acres and keep it only to oneself... it does an injustice to real deer management. In the same respect it would be an injustice to have too many hunters on a smaller habitat. It would be nice to somehow find a balance somewhere in between. I'm sure self proclaimed QDMers can fall into any one of those categories. Someone, or a group, not taking into account all aspects of a good Quality Deer Management program is not really a QDMer at all.

They will be back. You need a security system, possibly something with a cellular connection so that it can contact you when it goes off so that you can catch them in the act.

Well I just went to look and that turned into a ruger American .270 And put a Nikon 3x9 bdc installed gun was 330 scope was 150 minus 10 percent plus ten dollar coupon seemed like a decent price

Just a reminder where your safety glasses and a mask.

I love my dropaway

Finished product minus a few. Oh so good ! http://i.imgur.com/ViLrcwy.jpg Did hot BBQ and salt n vinegar wings other day. Too bad venison almost gone. That's what I get for only putting one in the freezer last year Love the smoker !

It's more a question of being on the right acre than having enough acres ..... lol.

I just drooled on my keyboard

I have to do some work on this ladder stand also......

Go with a 1.5 inch cutting diameter mechanical.

I own and hunt on 17 acres. Have different areas on property that I switch to daily. Property has been productive for past 10 years.

That's why you set that up beforehand. At the end of the day, its just a buck, and solid family/friends are much more rare than a wallhanger imo. I'm equally as excited when a buddy knocks one down as when I do. There is no answer to the question other than the right acreage is what counts. Size is only one component to that answer.

what a bunch of dbags...

no mask, no face paint, not hat, except when it's cold then a winter hat. the few times I've been busted in a treestand it's been because of movement or bad wind. sitting on the ground for spring turkeys I use face paint

Face paint in warmer weather. Thin mask when cold.

You're gettin' soft Burt,lol

Watch the video and feel they way i feel. This will be the first year in many I will not have many days to hunt. Exactly 4 days this year. A new business and responsibilities with my girls will narrow down the time. I will long for the frost filled mornings and the excitement of last light. The cruntch of leaves under foot either deer or man it still sounds good! We get together to celebrate the hunt but also to come together to enjoy all that God has given us. As a hunter I love deer and am always amazed when I see one. Good luck to all this season especially the youth hunters that carry on our tradition!!!! This video is wonderful!!! Fred Bear lives on in all of us! Time to put a few miles between you and all that noise in the world……. https://www.facebook.com/BearArchery/videos/vb.128593671687/10152999186876688/?type=2&theater

I have tried several different masks, but I always had problems with them fogging up my glasses in the cold. I switched over to face paint several years ago, and love it. No more problems, works well. Only downfall is that I sometimes forget I have it on, and will go into a store, or restaurant and get some weird looks lol.

I like a tight fitting mask for archery hunting. I wear contacts 90% of the time but even with my specs on the mask doesn't fog them up. When gun hunting I often wear a mask but most of the time it is just to help knock the chill off my chubby cheeks. If it is REAL cold, I have a bunch of different masks for different levels of "Damn is it COLD".

HuntOrBeHunted ! Hope you have plans, with family, friends and an all around good time! Best of luck to you this season too!

Thanks. Was out camping for the weekend near Indian Lake. It was great. Did some scouting, hiking, good food on a open fire and some cold ones that night. Looking foward to the season kicking off and making some more great hunting memories. Good luck to you all as well.

Good luck dragging his fat a$$ out of the woods

Here we go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Funny how this starts on the fall equinox! But deer can't tell time? They know the planet and its cyles better than we do thats for sure. As far as I am concerned this is the kick off for the earliest pre-rut to begin with does getting bred and bucks testosterone level rising to a peak in about 30 days and will last as long as doe can be bred, usually for 2 months or longer. JMO I hope to see the color of your woods this fall ChefHunter86, good luck and paint it RED! OMG this post has me pumped!

Congrats….Not trying to rub it in but I won $2 on a scratch off today…Soooo...

Happy Birthday !

True words and all those words and sentiment boils down to what every hunter dreams of...Inches of Bone! You can say i would take any deer or i am a meat hunter but for most hunters...and the ones that have money and means..every part of their being when it comes to hunting is the hope of killing the biggest buck they can.

Nice

Well probably because I'll never see him again..lol

you hunt according to where you find deer sign.

Yes, all bullets deflect, and shotgun slugs deflect as badly as rifle bullets.. However, despite what Pistol 71, being the fountain of knowledge that he is, may say, there IS such a thing as a brush gun.. It is a short, light, handy firearm that is much quicker and more maneuverable to use in close, brushy cover than a heavier, longer, more unwieldy firearm... A 6 pound Marlin 336 in whatever chambering could qualify as a brush gun, as could a Rem 760 carbine...A bolt gun with a 24 or 26" barrel which weighs perhaps 8.5-9 pounds with scope would not be such a good candidate. Chambering is less important, since regardless of what you shoot, you need to find an opening in the brush to shoot it through, however, it's a good idea to use a bullet with good penetration, because perfect broadside shot are unlikely, and you may have to drive through considerable tissue in order to reach the vitals..

Perfect!! Beautiful job! The idea with the fence post and barb wire from the property where the buck was taken was spot on. It made a nice euro mount of a great buck into an eye popping trophy.

Deer activity will pick up the last week in October and run through the month of November. Peak activity will be a few days before and after Veterans Day. Same as every year in this area.