Leaderboard

This one was taken in the afternoon around 4pm. back in 2013, think November 7th? In the one picture, I snapped a picture of a small 5 point that almost walked right up to my stand. This big guy must of smelled his prints and followed his trail right to my stand as well. rest is history!!! 1st 10 pointer taken in my life. Great feeling. Last picture is his mount on my wall.

Circle of life

. I had a good past two days down my way Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

And still, with a crossbow, you have to have the skill and woodsmanship to consistently, put yourself 30 yards or so downwind of deer to kill them. Even with rifles, some "clowns" can only hope to get lucky. No matter what tool is in their hand. A good hunter is still a good hunter. A stumblebum in the woods is no threat to the deer population. Especially with a crossbow! Let full inclusion happen. And let each hunter decide for themselves what tool they want to hunt with.

Proficiency at its finest

Yup- baby reds are darker.

This is my season in a nutshell I will probably go out a few more times but I don't think I will find much. The top left picture isn't mine a friend found it and I was lucky enough to be with him because it is his first shed he has ever found. These are all Westchester County Inviato dal mio iPhone utilizzando Tapatalk

Rack of lamb Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not giants, but perfect for eating. Jr was 1st on the board, as usual!

Full inclusion and be done with it and move on. That's all. Have a nice day!!

Meatloaf, mashed potato's, and steamed baby carrots. I took a few pics. Then I thought, it's meatloaf, Who care's about pics.

Very bad news flowing in tonight. I can't find Jenny ANYWHERE! I just got in touch with her best friend Natalie(aka Natty) who's dad just happens to be an undercover high ranking 8 star officer for the ABV! He just stopped over to take reports and talk to witnesses about Jenny's last where abouts.... I swear to you guys....., I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HER DISAPEARANCE!

I'm in too. It's got to be the first shot of the day. Some guys have practice regiments all year long and others are starting to tone up the muscles and begin practice as the season approaches. But, practicing first and then taking a shot is cheating. It can be anytime of the day but It's got to be the first shot of the day before any practice shots. Who has other rules for this August Challenge? Who else is in.

Fish cleaning fuel

I'll release these back to the water in a couple days

They want us labeled murderers and our hunting ammo banned. If you think they are spending money of pet shelters, think again. http://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2016/4/1/hsus-dupes-donors-in-favor-of-bankrolling-attacks-on-nra-and-american-hunters/

I stole this one

Every tool used to kill a deer is a learned skill no matter how easy some perceive it to be.....

April 25'th of last spring. They should be peeking out of their holes in the next couple weeks here. I just checked in on 3 red dens today and two of them are active again this year. Pretty sure I got a yote den pegged too, but I didn't get a chance to check that one today.

A hunter shouldn't be punished or criticized for not shooting doe, or if he shoots a small buck etc. as long as it's legal. Like many bow hunters I will harvest a doe or 2 during gun or muzzleloader. I prefer not to disrupt my stands or shoot a doe in warmer weather or the expense of a broken carbon arrow and an expensive rage head. A dead doe is a dead doe irregardless of the season she's harvested in.Opening day gun 2015

Heading to beef and barrel in olean for my mom's birthday she drove 2 hrs here to go lol Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

Ya know, these "elite" hunters, are so worried about sharing the woods with, "noob, clown and brown it's down gun hunters". If you are a so much more, proficient hunter, why worry about "those" guys killing "your" deer? Shouldn't be a problem if you are the superior hunter, right?

Where does every one come up with every gun hunter with a crossbow? If full inclusion happens a bow course is required to hunt with it.. so once you take the bow couse you are trained, or qualified, will some be new yes.. but they will be taught ethics and how a deer dies with hemoraging instead of shock lime a bullet. It seems this it the big argument against full inclusion. Mad crazy brown it's down hunters invading the woods... but this new bill allowing full inclusion removes this.. so the argument becomes invalid.. yes they will be new but so was I to archery and everyone else at some point...

Beer cheese soup and a fish fry. I ate the whole thing and lapsed into a food coma before posting last night

Finally back to the beer thread! I had the plague (aka the flu) and got my legs ripped right out from under me. One morning, fine. By evening couldn't even stand up. Spent at least 16 hours a day sleeping. Anyways it's good to be back

"Alone" is coming back

you could only claim the safe act worked if someone didn't get shot an eighth time

I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was.

It doesn't matter to me if someone needs to use a crossbow as no one does on any property that I hunt on . Actually if it gets women and kids out there , great . Kids will get bored and most women can't go without perfume or hairspray so maybe they will spook deer from the adjacent property over to me . That would be a big plus . I don't support crossbows nor do I fight against them . I couldn't care less !

Sorry in advance to city hunters...We still do lol.....cityiots But honestly most of time it's probably Joe blow from down the valley with the illegal bait pile his boy Fred jacking deer at night and his wife daughter and sister filling out tags... But the post was asking for honest logical reasons... Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

A long time ago I was big into Coon hunting and competition nite hunts with Coon Hounds, I worked hard on keeping my dogs straight on Coon. I would break them from running any off game like Deer, Rabbits and Fox. Anyhow I purchased a silver phase Red Fox kit from an animal dealer to use for breaking my dogs. Silvers are basically black with some of the guard hair having white tips. Below is my little fox kit whom I named Roxy and one of my best English Coon Hounds Eli. Roxy grew up to be a beautiful fox especially in the winter when her coat was at it's best. So yes there are black Foxes. Al

I feel once while building a tree stand. Feel right on my ass and put another crack in it.

I'm gonna have to have a good long talk with her tonight when she gets home! I've been wooried sick... but I'm glad to see she was in good hands,lol

He let this one go. You might recognize that spot, Larry. The boy's a pro!

Thanks to everyone out there for keeping it safe and smart... I know I appreciate it.

I wouldn't get much help from my female partner. As she would constantly be pointing and laughing.

Very rarely do I ever get to see the mommas. The kits are usually are out playing while momma is out hunting down dinner. If I don't see them out, I'll stay away assuming they are in the den with her and she wont let them out while I'm there anyhow. I also try not to stick around longer than an hour when I do see them out. When I was running cams over the dens last spring, they showed momma coming and going every hour, on the hour like clockwork. I wouldn't want them to miss their feeding time.

Beer and stadium food at the Ranger game tonight! We are sitting right behind the bench in Dolans suite!! Two middle aged guys with their two daughters, can't miss us!!!

I could go for that if traditional shooters were given the rut 2 weeks..x bow first , and compound in the lull

Your dad, kid or disabled neighbor aren't my pariah. The average joe who has a gun season starting during chase phase, running the same length as archery season, is the issue. We do not need more of that mentality in the woods or altering the herd structure or harvest. Glad you enjoy archery, and your avatar has my think you enjoy older deer.... This conversation is about preserving that. All of these jackasses that claim they're the same are wrong and if we want to make it equal opportunity let's follow ohios one and done plan...but then all of the cross I advocates would sing a new song. Cool on your kiddo w steel. I would guess the yotes take out over 50% of the fawn crop annually. This was nowhere near the case 5 or 10 years ago. They're gaining on the predator side of the cycle. When our nasty snow gets an ice crust they're on adults. We also have had some brutal winters. I believe with all my heart they're doing the dec s dirty over harvest work and are the ideal apex predator for such a small parcel environment as wNY.

I don’t know if any standard method for measuring ones proficiency even exists. If you know of one lets hear it. I know for guns hunters say they hold a such and such diameter pattern. But I'm asking about archery skills here. One method I’ve seen, fires five consecutive arrows at a six inch diameter circle centered on a standard 8-1/2 X 11 sheet of paper. As you move the paper back and forth down range, you must have all arrows on the page with four of those arrows inside the six inch ring. If you have no problems doing so at, let say 35 yards, that is the measurement of your proficiency. Most 3D targets for deer have a ten ring about five inches in diameter. So let’s also establish this scenario. At what distance do you think you could release five arrows and consistently hit the ten spot of a standard 3D deer target given the allowance for no more than one arrow of the five scoring an eight. Now I’m not a sharpshooter and I haven’t done a test run myself. I’m thinking 30 yards is doable. Having said that, I must now try and report back. I've taken deer at 40 yards but for me that's a reach and not a measurement of proficiency. So here is the challenge. Let us know how good you think you are. Then using either the six inch circle on paper or standard 3D target report back your measured proficiency. Don't be afraid, be honest.

That's Funny!!!

That's just the way life goes sometimes my friend.... You gotta take the good with the bad sometimes.... I blame the trout fisherman for this travesty! Damn home wreckers! We had such a good relationship going on until now, I'll miss her, but I know her heart will find it's way back to me!

You've jumped the shark buddy. Not only are compounds easier to use than crossbows, but now scent control isn't a concern. I literally laughed out loud and my wife just gave me a weird look. Playing the wind works fine, you will kill deer. Even if you're contracting cancer in the stand, but good scent control IMPROVES your odds. Gun hunter, scent control doesn't matter wants to use a crossbow guy here in the flesh folks. Made my point for me.

you stole that from Woolys fishing hole or goose nest ?!

Slaying a unicorn. Rating of 100.

I was getting an actress crush on Lagertha, but then I saw what she did to her new husband. Kind of soured me just a bit..

That's impossible.......all those people walking around with loaded firearms....you would think at least one of those firearms would have went rouge and shot someone.....something is very fishy here...I am going to have to find a liberal and ask them what happened....

Alone. I hope they bring it back. Really enjoyed it.