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Since we don't have a "live from the creek thread". But the creek is in the woods, so does this count?

Well my daughters birthday today so we are gonna check traps together and we are bringing her cousin so hopefully the trapping gods gave me some fur to show them ...enjoy your day yalllllll Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

Here he is, so glad we got him..Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

So true , i can't even tell you guys how absolutely sick to my stomach i was after that day , i lost sleep for days reliving the moment i released on him just saying over and over again to aim a couple inches higher, the highlight of my season was seeing him on the trail camera again and not even being able to see where the arrow hit.

This is what it's about shoot or not what a beautiful day in the woods Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

Sure he wants the antlers, but he didn't seal the deal did he? He came up way short and didn't really earn them. The guy who found them wants the antlers too, and has more right to them as far as I am concerned. The first guy lost his claim when he turned around and went home. After that, the whole carcass, antlers and all, became just another remnant laying in the woods rotting, to be found and claimed by whoever comes along.

Shot a doe at 15 yards with crossbow and 100 grain Slicktrick. She dropped within sight at 30 yards. The short blood trail was four feet wide and in spots, four feet high! Complete passthrough.

Mine very similar but I think the fixed broadhead was the difference. Only type of hit that concerns me regarding mechanical heads. Good luck with that buck next yrSent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

No more fancy pants broad-heads for me. Carbon express do great budget heads. I brought a 10 point down with their native head. 3 heads for $15 And the result:

The G5 sliced nicely, maybe I'll one day get to see how they cut through a deer

Less than 9 and a half months until bow season. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

My coworker owns a hunting camp in Northern Stubben Co. He hasn't been happy all bow or gun season. Not seeing anything, wanting to give up. We talked him into buying a smoke pole last week. Sighted it in and he invited a couple of us to his camp this weekend, Hunted a little yesterday and saw some tails. This morning mother nature gave us what we've all been asking for with some good snow cover. We made plans for the morning and went out a first light. As I was heading to a stand down at the bottom of a hill I kicked up some deer heading to the new smoke pole owner. After about 5 minutes I heard the shot and I will just say he was one happy hunter with a nice 1.5 yr doe. I kept telling him the season isn't over with till the sunset on the closing day of what ever season you are hunting. Don't ever give up.

behaved nicely in the quiver. No shot this year.

I shot a small, ahem...very small, button buck with a rage 2 blade 100 gr head last month. Looked like a 2 lung shot but turned out to be liver and edge of gut. Just missed near lung. Shot was very slightly quartering towards. 13 yards. Deer went about 80 yards. But without much of a blood trail. Usually I've seen better blood with this broad head. To me this just goes to show that every hit is different. You just never know what you will get with a blood trail until you take up the track. But with any head, if you make a good enough shot, you should be fine.

Man did I lose some lb's trompin around up some pretty steep mountains .... Perfect amount of snow , windy as hell though ... Lots of fresh tracks from last night , a few from this morning .... Met up with two guys that had just seen a group of 8 deer run off .... We pushed a couple areas , and spread out n walked the ridges , only one other fresh pair of boot tracks we came across ... Also came up on a drag in the snow and then a guy pile with yote tracks everywhere ... We must have bumped them off it as we came through .... Beautiful day in the finally snowy woods , met some nice fellas , but no deer, gonna try again tomorrow ... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Egg sack. Honey hole!

IMO you're not going to lure squirrels into an area this late in the season. Their already going to be where they're going to be. You'll only be feeding the ones already there. Make a peanut butter n jelly sammich for yourself and plunk down next to a big old oak . Better use of the PB

Ramcats worked great once again. Pass through on a doe at 15 yds, pass through on a 9pt at 32 yds. The ramcat went through the shoulder blade and still exited the last rib on opposite side on 9pt.. Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk

Ps..Kindle thinks I use thunderbirds...but I actually use thunderheads

Deer fat, like pork, does not freeze as well as the meat, and it will turn rancid and give the meat a stronger taste, even while in the freezer I will continue to trim ALL the fat, silverskin and connective tissue from my venison. It's a PITA, but makes for better tasting meat, IMHO.

I use their Torrid mech, have been for a lot of years and they are awesome. Big COC head and three blades. Two does this year one down in sight the other under 100 yards and heard her go down in a creek.I get them after the season sometimes for $9 a pack

Horrible, 3 blade rage ,never again. This big boy is thankful though. I haven't told anyone except for my dad who helped me track the 200 yard blood trail til it dried up. I hit him at 7:30 in the first days of archery,walked straight lines for hundreds of yards the rest of the day from the last blood spot ,we ended up getting pics of him on the trail camera a few weeks later which really set me at ease. It must have been a solid shoulder ball hit because it only entered the depth of the broadhead. Sick to my stomach for weeks until we saw him again perfectly fine.

I shoot 100 grain slick tricks. 1 bear no pass through. Went 60 yards. 1 doe went 40 yards. 1 buck went 20 yards. Glad I went back to them. May not leave a blood trail lick rage but get great penitration. If you hit them right you will find them.

Hilary Clinton....

4 coyotes off the farm in 8g. 3 in the first week (dirt hole) and the fourth tonight on a pee post Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Man, don't you guys EVER work????????

Perfectly said, but you left one out that not many would admit, "Deer snuck up on me while I was on my phone.". Good season = getting out there - Bonus is filling a tag. Bad season = not getting out there.

All done and boy did his head get smashed lol that was a task but it all was fine no rips or tears and went out and put the carcass in my garbage pile set on my back 30... and the glands I got one off without hitting it then the other one I nicked a little bit so I used vons makeup sponges he gave me to soak up the secretion and boy did the sponges stink so I also snuck in a pocket set on my back ditch that runs from the golf course and the other sponge went down a dirt hole so I'll have some action for sure on one of those freshen ups .. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

I would love to get one in my hands before I order one after the new year.Anyone close by (Fulton area) that would be willing to let me check theirs out?I am willing to take a drive also so let me know what you have!!

Turns out that my fridge/freezer crapped out last night. GE profile that is maybe 5 years old on the long side.. In the past 5 years I have had to replace my ., dishwasher, dryer, washing machine, stove and now refrigerator. I bought them all new…… My old washing machine ($1000) lasted a whole 2.5 years, dryer ($900) 4 years, dishwasher( $800) about 3years, stove ($1100) about 3 years and now a 5 year old fridge..($1200) ..All different top end brands!! What a bunch of $h!t that is sold to us now. My mom passed away a couple years ago, and in her house were the same washer & dryer she had since I was in my early 20's,(long time ago folks) and the same fridge, basement freezer and stove that she had since not long after that. They all worked 100% . BUNCH OF B.S.

4L - Nothing for the remainder of the morning still hunt, nor the evening sit. Heading out again in the morning, and then to Rensselaerville State Forest tomorrow afternoon. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Generally speaking, almost all broadheads will do what they are supposed to do as long as you have your bow tuned for them, and they are consistently going where you intend them to go, and you have your form properly developed and under control, and you take only high percentage shots. So really it is more about the shooter than the broadhead.

It's freakin freezing outside! I'm almost glad I'm this hungover

Got into the stand at noon hopefully this afternoon produces if not tomorrow Am is my last shot happy to be out with the smoke pole though Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You all are putting in more effort into this deer than the guy who didn't look for him.

My ass ain't global warmed this morning! With windchill real feel temp is 15 nice 13 mph wind brrrr gusts over 20 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just passed on a big(tall), but skinny doe... Wanted to shoot, had the hammer back and all.but couldn't get visions of Bullwinkle following her out of my head.. Freezer is full, just waiting for the big guy. I think..beautiful morning so far.very little wind..

Ballz. Hope you see some more this morning.

The NYS business interests regarding deer management have taken precedence over all aspects of deer management. Oh yes they have thrown in some random words about forest regeneration and habitat, but this document as far as I have been able to determine is really all about satisfying the squeakiest wheels who claim wildlife management must now be conducted with their interests in the forefront. Business now is the primary influence in establishing deer densities. They started it all with the implementation of Citizen Task Forces in the 90s to establish allowable deer densities according to business needs and wants. And now they are expanding that principle with USDA and Federal fish and game intervention and institutionalizing it all within the DEC.

My grim reaper performed okay this year, I had a slightly high but still lung hit. I had to track by his prints in the mud and turned up leaves rather than blood in a lot of spots which was surprising. Tempted to switch but I have a quiver full of these.

She is not to bright walking in the woods during gun season...Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

Muzzy 75gr performed flawlessly. About as perfect of a shot as you could ask for though. 22 yards, almost perfectly broadside, 60 pound draw weight from 20 feet up with no obstructions at all. It was a clean pass through and the deer just trotted off about 20 yards and died in sight. It is the third or fourth deer killed with this broadhead.

Try a large wooden crate with "ACME" painted on it in black.

. I'm sorry to hear that when do you get out ?

You builda ONE house, nobody calla you a carpenter...

I never saw a deer with horns. I have seen quite a few with antlers for sdure

I agree with you to a point I have seen some serious junk as older rifles WWII era or older. You can talk to old Vets and they will tell you it was a crap shoot as to who got a reliable gun. Yes with today's technology you can replace those parts and have a heck of a gun but as they were from the factory many were junk. Unfortunately the nicest guns I own aren't made in the US. I have some others but my CZ, Tikka, Glock are buy far the best craftsmanship I have seen in a while in new guns. Smith & Wesson still know what they are doing (newest pistol) but not many US manufacturers.

Outback ? I did that with mine years back. Fold the seats , tie the legs up ad you can do it. Getting them on the roof by yourself not so easy. I now have new model and it's higher. Got trailer hitch installed at uhaul /$220 versus $580 at dealer for same thing. Deer carrier is the cats meow. Flip deer on it , couple of ratchet straps and off you go. Good luck to you today

I've been doing a lot of research on Iowa and it looks like they have it pretty well figured out. I'm going to start putting in for preference points this year, hopefully in 2-3 years I will be able to make it happen. To go out there during the rut and see a lot more mature bucks would be well worth it for me. Let alone actually connecting on one. It seems they are all on the side of letting them grow. And I've read up on the cost of their NR tags being expensive, but it insures that serious big buck hunters are the ones purchasing them from out of state. Kind of wish NY would take some lessons. We have great bucks that "make it through", but could have a lot more. I know others have different opinions but that is mine.

I mentioned that I won't be filling DMP's, in post #140 of the "Possible reasons for a bad gun season" thread. I've read posts saying similar things, by at least one other member.