Leaderboard

Nothing beats the looks of an early October cape...

I braved the elements yesterday and got in on a 6-pack charter for cod off of Long Island. The weather wasn't bad for this time of the year, and the ocean was kind. I didn't get a limit but close to it. Cod is at the very top of my favorite fish to catch & eat, great start to the New Year!

I was having trouble with one of my trail cams, so I cleaned it up and set it out in my yard here on Long Island to test it. I was expecting the usual doe or cat but holy crap!!! I still can’t believe it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Morning sit of day 3. Beautiful sunrise. 36 degrees. Had 4 deer near the stand while pulling up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

After Brady threw the pick 6, my wife was yelling "Yes! Yes!" at the top of her lungs. It was the loudest I heard her yell like that since . . . well never, actually. Her love for the Bills is outmatched only by her hatred of the Patriots.

Day 2 in the books. Saw 3 doe today no bucks. 3 days left to knock one down! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

All dry and I am happy with the “whiteness.” now to figure out the background... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

First day in the books . Eats like a horse... has a nose. Smelled breakfast sitting on the counter top , plops down in front and howls. Lmao. Cried at bedtime for 20 minutes. Woke me up at 3:30. Out peed. 430 howling back out 1 and 2. Slept until 6. Woke me up out again and starving boy wanted breakfast. Just settled in for a nap . Miss Ellie wants to play with him but she doesnt understand he is a baby. Ran him over a couple times .nocked him over while sniffing him over . Nock on wood no accidents in the house for day one. No accidents in the crate either.

Guess what he found....

Well I got it all welded up and finished the mock up. Figured I’d snap a few photos. I need to pick up some hose clamps, and bungee cords to hold the ammo storage boxes down . I’m going to coat the radiator rack with truck bed liner. I installed external posts/ jump points for the battery to make it easier if I ever need to jump it or to just hook up the float charger for storage. Very happy how it turned out , wife’s will be next .

Eagerly awaiting the start of the 2020 Maple Season. The maple bug grows each year from within. The sweet smell of maple steam is nearing. Getting ready for another great ride, LOL.

Teacher is gone ......

He’s 22 years old and his first ever playoff game. He went to Wyoming college that never played in a big game. He played hard and made a couple of mistakes but i was happy the way he played, ya can’t hate the way he played or how he blamed the loss on himself. He’s a leader and will do great things in the future, give it time. What were you doing at 22 years old ?

I’m afraid of heights

Comfort Food - Tuna Melt and Clam Chowder !

Day 3 evening sit. Out of a Redneck hunting blind over a small food plot. Wind is crazy gusting over 40 mph. Hopefully it lays down a little bit before golden hour. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’ll be heading out this morning with the shotgun. Looking for does only today.

Mom weaned so he came home early . Hour and a half drive home . Didn't make much noise. Slept most of the way. Sleepy little slug. Ate a half a cup of food and passed out .

I'm in, with the bow. Made an impulse decision to get out in the woods instead of watching tv. Have low expectations of seeing deer, but it is too nice a day to just sit on the couch. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

Thank you for so many of you responding to this thread. Obviously there's a variety of opinions on this subject and a lot of that is situational which I quite understand. I sit and stand in my stand. They are always tucked into a tree with good cover but not enough to hinder a shot. Being in 9P means I get to see a lot of doe walk right under stand such that I could spit on them and without permit it's a nada. And even then I just don't shoot any doe when I do have a permit. No babies and no mamas with babies. But large single doe taste just fine. I guess the main reason for want to go lower is I started crossbow two years ago and very much enjoy it. I've mess my back up so bad that holding back a bow for any length of time is very painful. I had to give up bow few years back. Crossbow isn't an issue. Really sucks to get old but as long as I can crawl, I will hunt. My main concern is shot angle. I get the further they are away the less it matters. Even though I feel very accurate with X-bow out to 50 yards there isn't many places I can take that shot and if I could, I wouldn't. I've set a distance limit of 35 yards. This year I had a deer come in too close to shoot at first due to shot angle. I waited until he moved out further and even then I had to use my tenth grade geometry and biology and play the angle to get a decent lung shot. Glad I payed attention in those classes now but I never thought I would use it. If my stand was lower the angle would improve. Too low and you get busted. There's a trade off. As far as wood stands, if I know the age and how it was built I'm OK with that. But come on, how many wooden stands have you seen poorly built, that are ancient and are anchored into a growing tree. I'm not getting in that. Metal or wood I'm not trusting either much passed five years unless I carefully inspect and overhaul them with new bolts. I don't trust Chinese quality control. I was a rock climber at one point in my life. Not afraid of heights and I know how to anchor but I respect the situation. You fall rock climbing it always ends the same way. You smash into a wall of rock. It really hurts.

I remember reading articles about deflection testing years ago..They set up grids of wooden dowels and shot through it at targets at varying ranges with many different projectiles, including shotgun slugs and heavy bullets in a 45/70.... The results as I remember it indicated that unless the target was VERY close to the grid, ALL of the projectiles deflected enough to cause a miss or a bad hit...There didn't seem to be any evidence that heavy, slow moving projectiles deflected any less or any more than lighter, faster projectiles... I'm not sure how scientific these tests were, but the moral of the story was that it is much better to find an opening in the brush than to try to plow through it, regardless of what you are shooting..

Perfect tree for a stand, the triple tree breaks up your silhouette

I’m all ladders ,15-18 footers , some pretty big ones. Mine have seats that flip,up I can have my back right against the trunk if I wanted to . Most of mine are on telephone pole type trees just the way it is . The height difference between the entry and exit hole of my xbow buck this year was a couple inches , I don’t shoot a deer with bow or xbow more then 20 yards and are most under that . Heres my most hidden ladder , I killed two bucks out of it this year , could do that every year out of it , if I always sat there .

This actually could have been pretty funny ,had you put some thought into it and come up something other then common cliches. Oh I’ll take the fruits and vegetables, they’ll make good bait , thanks !

Dear teacher Please allow me the opportunity to prove at least one of your theory's wrong. Thanks, LOVE Treeguy Sent from my LM-V405 using Tapatalk

https://darntough.com/products/hunter-over-the-calf-extra-cushion?variant=30180653255 this is what I prefer for hunting. $30/pair. I think pretty warm but not overly bulky. Expensive but like Lawd said, once worn out just replace for new pair.

Above post reported. The sooner this psycho is removed from the forums, the better. Obviously deranged and impotent.

That's what I'm talking about!

Grilled marinated pork tenderloin, grilled asparagus, sautéed mushroom and a half a avocado with a little Tajin spice on it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We have had zero luck. I missed a fox this morning. We are very new at this and have zero idea what were doing. I've got a foxpro patriot. I start out with distress calls then eventually to coyote howls. I run each distress call 5 min each. The howls I let it go 1 or 2 howls then maybe 2 min break. Were at each set about 45-50 min. We've had 2 coyotes howl the past 2 nights but have not come in. Any help is needed lol I thought tonight would be good but it got very windy and rain/snow mix.

This year someone who is born will eventually be 80 years old and see the year 3000 on the calendar. And the Bills still won't have won a Super Bowl.

Now having a mourning beer at No BS. Russian Imperial Stout. It’s fantastic! Still bummed over Bills.

Lot of confusion over the height of ladder stands comes from the mfger's spec'ed height. Some are to platform, while many are to the shooting rail. Wish they'd all get their $hit together and advertise height to the platform, only! Lot of different terrain, vegetation, sight of view and personal preferences regarding stand height. If you prefer sitting on a bucket or up ~25' & are successful - No one should criticize your choices!

Go Bills & Titans! Best meatballs I EVER had. Thanks to@Otto for guiding me!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Lol.. . Not due to inexperience or skill...I find myself 20 -30 feet in the air often when hunting an open woods with little cover. If you are comfortable that high, your odds of being busted are much lower. I still would rather be 12' up in the middle of a cedar tree if I can find one..lol... In my early years of hunting I killed most of my deer from the ground(usually sitting on a pail) On the average I'm not fond of a stand in the 6-10' range. Unless you are covered up real well or dead still you are right in the deer's line of sight or peripheral vision and might be better off on the ground.

Good to know! I dropped $30 on the heaviest smartwool socks at Dicks and wore through them in one season, very aggravating Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Sounds like an easy night, make me want one

Wow. Seems comfortable there. Shocked you have seen him during day time. My parents have a ring cam and get deer on it. Mostly does but sometimes a decent buck runs through their front yard Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I am replenished with local variety Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Oneida lake walleye fry today

2x4s will never be stronger then steel . I'm easy though ,do what ever you want.

Hope Mom ain’t reading this!! Now I want the recipe!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well friday night was a major bust...went down to ashville area in chatataqua county. Buddy kept tellin me about the great spots to hunt yotes and fox... We have very differant ideas what a great spot looks like. Small open areas dont give ya a chance to really play the wind. Then the weather on top of it, thick fog followed by steady mist mixed with more fog, then heavy rain followed by fog...if you have never hunted with light in heavy mist or fog ill just ssy its almost pointless. Visibility was for the most part 50 yards max. During some breaks a little better. My buddy also needs to learn to control himself better. When he thought he saw eyes, he very loudly whispered over and over again "eyes"!!! Do u see the eyes!!... turns out after i got onto were he was looking it was rain water reflecting his light... went to bed at 4am...Tonight! Tonight is the night. We have probably 12-14 spots to hit, weather is better, its a area im familiar with. Tonight varmints will die!

Busted out some gear for the game today! Gotta show my boys what it's like to experience a playoff win! Sent from my moto z3 using Tapatalk

Starting with elk bugles tonight. Expecting a mountain lion encounter.

Slim..... I'll be the judge of that Sent from my LM-V405 using Tapatalk

Dragging a friend's buck out on Nov 2, I unfortunately hurt my back right at the start of rutcation (L4-L5 and L5-S1); presently dealing with a battery of tests and alot of challenges I'll have to deal with over the next few weeks. Stupid amount of pain, too. Surgery likely looming. I was dumb enough to push it probably too far; managed to get out with the help of a friend 9 days out of the originally planned 12 off. The other three I couldn't get out of bed due to pain/soreness. The sets were close to the truck and as expected, just outside the bulk of the action. A few close encounters with target bucks but physically it just didn't work out well, including one miss due to unfamiliarity with a borrowed xbow. Sometimes I could carry the bow and sometimes my friend had to walk me out. My wife is proud. Really, she is. I promise. She's still yelling at me, and I can hear her. I'm at work now 35 miles away. The evening of our snowstorm, I hunted the PM and on the walk out of the woods, picked up on where a target buck was bedded in some swale on a hedge row based on tracks and being able to glass him in the dark against a farm flood light. The next PM I drug myself with a Lone Wolf to the spot I thought I could get him and sat it out a whopping 6 inches off the ground. No usable trees to get higher and I couldn't carry a blind or sit in a folding chair comfortably. I couldn't climb either, let's just be real about it. At 3:30, three does come across an open field with the last being this one. I had to take the opportunity and did. 30 minutes later the target buck stepped out of the bedding and skirted me at 80 yards not knowing I was there; he picked up the trail of the does that came in with this one and followed the way they ran after the shot. He was shot the next morning by the neighbor. I was too sore to make the morning hunt and I got images of him on three cells cams that AM. That left me high and dry with no strong confidence moves to make on the last day of rutcation. Ah well. Still had as much fun as I could.