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Nickels BBQ -Watkins Glen Carolina pulled pork. Pork , house slaw and Carolina sauce. Side of jalapeño peppadew Mac n cheese Fished off breakwall and nada . 3 mink playing for awhile

About 200 of them later! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This may sound like a strange tale of coincidence to many of you, but the more I see it work..., the more I believe there may be something to it. By no means am I trying to invent a new "deer hunting tactic" or strategy, but when things get slow in the deer woods, this may come as a pleasant surprise, and I just love trying new things to exploit any deers weakness! I got two... maybe 3 short stories to add here to give this topic some credibility. Last season on November 5'th while tucked in a blind not seeing a damn thing all day, I got bored with the hunt and decided to change tactics and quarry just before sunset. Instead of breaking out my grunt tube, or rattlin' horns, or bleat can, for another set of "deer calls", I decided to switch things up a bit and try to coax a coyote or two to the set up. So, I got on my howler and let a series of yote calls rip. As you can imagine, my first thought when I broke the silence was that I was expecting to spook every deer in the vicinity of the area clear out of town as soon as they heard that hungry predator announcing his position. What happened next even came as a bit of a shock to me. I spotted a nervous deer emerging from the break where the goldenrod met the apple orchard. He was just a young yearling buck, but that was the most action I'd seen all day up until this point. I thought he was a doe until he got close enough for a better inspection. He made his way off towards the creek bottom never to be seen again until later in the season. Shot opportunity was well under 20 yards. Since I was already in "photo mode", I got on the howler again.... Once again, it only took a matter of minutes and another deer was making his way past me almost on the same trail but out around 35 yards. Some of you may remember the "fanged 6 pointer" with the canine teeth I found dead after season with the arrow sticking out of his guts. That was him, and that was when I got my only pics of him on the hoof. Same deal with him..... nervous and jerky, and constantly looking back over his shoulder until he finally disappeared out of site of the blind rather quickly into the creek bottom as well. Fast forward to last night July 28'th...I climb into the observation stand with camera (and 6pck) in hand and things are slow as can be. Not a deer in site and it's almost 8:30. I figured WTF- with light fading fast, I may as well try to call in a summer yote for a few last minute hail mary pics since I've been getting so many on the trail cam recently about this time of day. I pulled the e-caller (Flextone Torch) out of my pack and ran "cottontail distress" for a burst but got no response or action. Waited about 5 minutes and hit the "woodpecker distress" and still nuthin'... Five more minutes passed and I was about to call it a night.., but for chits and giggles I hit the howler button. Not ONE minute later, a bachelor group of 7 bucks (one out of frame) came barreling across the field towards me from over 300 hundred yards away. They eventually peeled off and cut over to a secluded field about 100 yards out before dropping out of sight. I never did see anything in pursuit of them out in the open, but I got a funny feeling I know what was going on there from one stand of timber to the next. Is it even remotely possible deer hunters could use a healthy yote population to their advantage when the going gets tough, and the deer just don't want to move on their own? I think it is! Deer don't just up and leave a property to a new unfamiliar area to encounter a new and unfamiliar pack of dogs, and they are certainly not in jeopardy of finding themselves on the endangered species list on these properties. Instead they use their keen escape and evasive (survival) maneuvers to keep them ahead of "the predators" as we've all come to know all too well! I truly believe all the deer mentioned above were forced into range by coyotes closing in on my calls. Don't believe me..... try it NOW from the edge of a property you CAN'T hunt if you know you have a good yote population in the area. You never know what will come running your way and what have you got to lose. Obviously like with any kind of calling, it's not gonna work EVERY time. But if it works that ONE time when nothing else is happening, well that's the only time that matters! I know it's now something I'll keep in my bag of tricks when things are slow. I think too many times we concentrate on vocalizations that draw deer into our set ups with mixed results, without thinking about what puts them there in the first place. One last quicky from last years successful January 9'th yote hunt. Once again, I climb in my stand and get on the howler. ..... and not 5 minutes later a doe a 2 fawns are standing broadside in front of me not 30 yds out checking out their back trail. They nervously make their way off, and within 10 minutes here comes Miss Yotie down the same trail they left on. There won't be any further stories with THAT bitch in it,lol Ahh hell...one more short coyote blurp as long as I'm on the topic from July 12'th of last summer.. I posted a series of pics from the observation stand last summer of a yote hunting fawns in the field when he jumped a buck by accident. That buck made his way right under my stand when the yote decided to call off a short chase. As luck would have it, that wasn't the last time I had an encounter with that exact same buck under one of my stands! I guess the point I'm trying to make with this post is that coyotes aren't ALWAYS bad to the deer hunter, and sometimes they can even be helpful if you can force yourself to think that way! If anyone else has some similar stories go ahead and post 'em up here. There's no better time like the off season to put all the pieces of the previous seasons puzzles together! ...and a few short months later that buck wasn't so lucky when he ran into the baddest azz predator to ever step foot on his turf.....ME,lol

Beer cheese soup. BBQ pulled pork pizza and fries with 3 dipping sauces. Ithaca brewing company

At the source. Flower power on cask brewed with extra citra hops

Geeze Tom. Spoken like someone that wants access to land I paid for and continue to pay taxes on annually. I am sorry I am impeding your hunting by not letting you on. Good news though, you can go buy your own parcel with your own money and let the world on if you choose. Or just hunt the thousands of acres of public land that are already available to those that choose to use their money on other things. Perhaps you should have the right to my truck also to haul your deer out. C'mon. Are you serious?

yepper, very much like landmines, you can be around them and never have a moment of trouble, but when you do it has your full attention. I didn't see any bears at all today, which was surprising I don't think I did anyway, long day maybe I forgot one in the morning pretty sure I didn't see anything but deer, elk, bison and bighorns today, both kinds of eagles ofcourse, and the usual swan, pelicans, wolf critters etc, but no bears.

No excuse...a tad low for my liking on the top row center dot ..dropped my bow arm. A shot a day is deff a good excuse to fine tune some things! Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

Been seeing this guy at night lately in my backyard behind the pool. Tonight I caught him with enough light to get a video on my iPhone. https://vimeo.com/176816660 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Busted out the Bills glass in honor of opening day of training camp. Bengali by six point was a nice addition to dinner. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

Anniversary 18. Baltic Porter aged on Anerican oak with notes of caramel , chocolate and hints of smoke

Don't do it! Credit cards are bad!

Big Ditch Brewery Buffalo ( right now ). Low Bridge hoppy golden ale . i would but driving back to Rochester, so stick to one and a lower abv.

Big Ditch Brewery Buffalo ( right now ). Low Bridge hoppy golden ale .

So for only 20 % chance of rain...it rained all morning here...were now have thoroughly soaked ground...add tomorrows 60% of all day rain we will be in great shape ...but I'll need to wait until things dry a bit before discing and tilling. All of the pumpkins have flowers the melons developing fruit ,blue Hubbard with fruit and squash all flowered out. Though the weeds are loving it too...That farmers bean field must be doing GREAT...I haven't gotten more that 3 deer pics in several days...I supposes that may answer my question in another thread..Oh well I know I'm the only one planting a lot of turnips so hopefully that will draw them back...

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Watkins Glen. Fishing was fun but a bust. No sense of hiking as there are NO waterfalls do to drought. Lunch it is. Rooster fish triple witch Belgian triple

Btw I also support full inclusion..... And I'm an avid bow hunter, but it would be nice to have the option. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Glad you found it interesting enough to consider trying grampy. I know a lot of guys are hesitant to try new things especially when it comes to loud calling that WE perceive as threatening especially in the deer woods. I'm just the opposite and like to see how far I can push things before disaster strikes. These animals all live together every day and night and have learned how to be in the same space at the right time, and when to get out of each others way at the wrong times. I get a lot of crazy ideas from the bank load of pictures I've collected over the years. Whenever I add new ones, I compare them to the old ones to remind me of the encounters and possibly draw some parallels between them. Sometimes the meat of the patterns take time to sink in and recognize over a period of time.... sometimes years, which is why I like to have all my pics organized into chronological and species specific categories the way I do. It's really helped me to identify similarities in details that would have likely been forgotten over time. I've never been reliable enough to keep an updated and detailed journal of each hike or encounter in a printed format, but I can rely on my pictures to refresh my memory and show me things I may have missed or forgotten over time. Although I found your "woods sense" comment flattering, what it really boils down to for me is having the ability to go back in time to compare each individual encounter through my pics. I promise you.., some days I go out there and still make some of the biggest and dumbest mistakes known by the greenest of greenhorns... but I continue to learn from them all! I've tried both ATbuckeroo. I've never gone out to do it intentionally, but like I said, now I'm starting to see some patterns from past random experiences since I started paying attention to what brought the encounters on in the first place since they were all well documented. If I can ever get the hang of running and editing video with my camera(which I'm determined to), I would be thrilled to go out and bring back some actual target footage of what I'm talking about for you guys as soon as I could. I know I could make it happen again given enough time afield, but I need to learn how to cut and splice pieces of vids together so you're not watching an hour of empty footage before the action starts. If anyone knows a decent and relatively simple video editing program to get me started, that would be a great help in a step towards showing some of the behaviors and reactions that don't always show up in images. I still got some sweet footage from spring turkey that I still can't seem to figure out how to get it to run smoothly to post here. Every now and then I mess with it to the point of getting aggravated, before I hang it up again until next time I feel like getting aggravated,lol!

104 hours of work in the last two weeks. I deserve this and many more. Wish the choice was better but all I could find in the fridge at the in laws.

Here's one to add to the thread...

It's a sweet hot sauce, and it's not the best on hard boiled eggs. I should have stuck with red hot or the srarachia

Yes it's grilled venison night!! Grilled asparagus, sautéed mushrooms and tots. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've got a couple new plots this year that are almost impossible to hunt without getting busted coming or going from the stand. I took my excavator out there and solved the problem.

My hunting buddy called tonight to ask if I'd be interested in tracking again. He has a line on a good bloodline wirehaired dachshund. Her name is Xena and she is 9 months old. Both our tracking dogs died a few years ago after long lives doing what they loved to do. So we got away from blood tracking. Not sure if we will be under the Deersearch banner this time around. But will be independent and track for local hunters. Guess I better start getting in shape.

That's hilarious growie. We did zucchini lasagna with hot sausage tonight. Also had a treat as local store had pre-cooked lobster tails 2-for $6.

Looks like it is standing up and leaving Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

I'm not one to regularly publicize my political views but I just read this comment on a Facebook post for Secure America made by someonelse. Its a very interesting read about the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party..... After reading this is I hope people will rethink for whom they are voting this November. "Speaking of history lessons, try this on for size.I have just finished listening to Bill Clinton tell how wonderful that his wife, Hillary, has been for the Country over the past 35 years. All she has done and how efficient she has been. I’m reminded of how incapable Hillary was during the past many years. Here’s the “Rest of the story”: REMEMBER WHEN BILL CLINTON WAS PRESIDENT? We need to remind people of Hillary's track record. Especially those with short memories and those too young to remember. If you're over 35, you lived through it, so read it and recollect. When Bill Clinton was president, he allowed Hillary to assume authority over an attempt to health care reform. Even after threats and intimidation, she couldn't get a vote in a Democrat controlled US Congress. This fiasco cost the American taxpayers about $13 million for studies, promotion, and other efforts. Then, President Clinton gave Hillary authority over selecting a female attorney general. Her first two selections were Zoe Baird and Kimba Wood - both were forced to withdraw their names from consideration. Next, she chose Janet Reno - husband Bill described her selection as "my worst mistake." Some may not remember that Reno made the decision to gas David Koresh and the Branch Davidian religious sect in Waco, Texas resulting in dozens of deaths of women and children. Husband Bill allowed Hillary to make recommendations for the head of the Civil Rights Commission. Lani Guanier was her selection. When a little probing led to the discovery of Ms. Guanier's radical views, her name had to be withdrawn from consideration. Apparently a slow learner, husband Bill allowed Hillary to make some more recommendations. She chose former law partners Web Hubbel for the Justice Department, Vince Foster for the White House staff, and William Kennedy for the Treasury Department. Her selections went well: Hubbel went to prison, Foster (presumably) committed suicide, and Kennedy was forced to resign. Many younger voters will have no knowledge of "Travelgate." Hillary wanted to award unfettered travel contracts to Clinton friend Harry Thompson - and the White House Travel Office refused to comply. She managed to have them reported to the FBI and fired. This ruined their reputations, cost them their jobs, and caused a thirty-six month investigation. Only one employee, Billy Dale was charged with a crime, and that of the enormous crime of mixing personal and White House funds. A jury acquitted him of any crime in less than two hours. Still not convinced of her ineptness, Hillary was allowed to recommend a close Clinton friend, Craig Livingstone, for the position of Director of White House security. When Livingstone was investigated for the improper access of about 900 FBI files of Clinton enemies (Filegate) and the widespread use of drugs by White House staff, suddenly Hillary and the president denied even knowing Livingstone, and of course, denied knowledge of drug use in the White House. Following this debacle, the FBI closed its White House Liaison Office after more than thirty years of service to seven presidents. Next, when women started coming forward with allegations of sexual harassment and rape by Bill Clinton, Hillary was put in charge of the "bimbo eruption" and scandal defense. Some of her more notable decisions in the debacle were: She urged her husband not to settle the Paula Jones lawsuit. After the Starr investigation they settled with Ms. Jones. She refused to release the Whitewater documents, which led to the appointment of Ken Starr as Special Prosecutor. After $80 million dollars of taxpayer money was spent, Starr's investigation led to Monica Lewinsky, which led to Bill lying about and later admitting his affairs. Hillary's devious game plan resulted in Bill losing his license to practice law for 'lying under oath' to a grand jury and then his subsequent impeachment by the House of Representatives. Hillary avoided indictment for perjury and obstruction of justice during the Starr investigation by repeating, "I do not recall," "I have no recollection," and "I don't know" a total of 56 times while under oath. After leaving the White House, Hillary was forced to return an estimated $200,000 in White House furniture, china, and artwork that she had stolen. What a swell person - ready for another four or eight years of this low-life fool? Now we are exposed to the unsecure keeping and attempted destruction of beyond Top Secret emails while Hillary was US Secretary of State and the "pay to play" schemes of the Clinton Foundation. What "shoe will fall" next? But to her loyal fans: "What difference does it make?" Electing Hillary Clinton president would be like granting Satan absolution and giving him the keys to heaven!" Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab S2

This should be required reading for all voters! We do indeed all have very short memories. I must confess that much of this nudged my memory a bit. I remember all of it now that I have been reminded.

Awesome story and pics

Garbage is in garage. This guy just roams around at dusk Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Too far away..... try to sneak up behind him next time and tickle his tail. They like when you do that!

Or you could be cool and just let me hunt them... I'm sure I have a favor I could return some day Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

There was a thread about it a couple months ago. It's extremely accurate even at stupid distances you can really shrink groups. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

VERY cool ! I have seen a few while I was hunting in Alaska.. Never had a minute's trouble with one, but every one I saw just looked like he had a chip on his shoulder.. After seeing a few I decided I might need a bigger gun, especially while packing loads of moose or caribou meat.

When in Ithaca .. Ithaca Flower Power at Viva Cantina

Awesome creatures!

Dinesh d'souza summed up Hillary Clinton and the Democrat party quite well: She's a broker for national and world affairs who doesn't care about outcome as long as she gets her 10%. That she's being thrust forward as some sort of 'leader' by her party speaks to the integrity of that party.

Had a guy come in with a bulldozer and grade a road up my mountain so i can access the higher elevation of my property with my tractor, had him also open up 2 new food plots. I laid down lime, ferterlizer in those 2 new plots and planted rape and ladino clover. With the help of my young boys and my dad we cut up and stacked about 30 trees of varying size. Mowed existing food plots. Planted couple more apple trees.

Bingo!!! but also be aware of local ordinances and such......like I mentioned earlier, I can't override the rifle thing down on long Island, because they're forbidden anywhere and anytime while hunting or tracking.

"So my question is: am I allowed to bring my dog with me into the field when I deer hunt in the Northern Zone (specifically the Adirondacks)?" if this is your main question, and it sounds like you're asking if you can have your dog by your side while hunting and not tracking, and not using him for hunting, but just having him hang out with you ...the answer is no.

Nope there is no grey area, it's illegal. Tracking and hunting are two separate things that you can't mix together and do as you please.

We need some serious rain. Its so dry the weeds are dying. Thank god the clover is still hanging in there. If ya see some rain please send it my way. Thanks

I did it for a few years, was enjoyable in the beginning...to be honest the attitudes of some hunters burned me out.

My buddy picked up one of those new kodiaks this spring. Seems to run good. Only downfall is that unless you get the LE edition it doesn't have a front locking differential and he claims it's a huge disappointment to not have it. He says getting stuck is shockingly easy without it and has had to use the winch a few times to get himself out. I was almost gonna go with a new Honda rubicon 500 a couple months ago when I was looking but ended up going with a Kawasaki brute force 750 for only $100 more than the Honda. All that extra power for a hundred bucks seemed worth it to me. So far the brute force has been awesome. Great riding machine and holy hell does it have power. Forget about getting stuck or not having the power to pull something! I used to have a 500 Honda and while the power as adequate, it wasn't a beast by any means. These brute forces sure do have some snot and make riding really fun! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Good luck with the new dog. Great service to the hunting community.

The hill towns outside of Albany.