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Small 3 point down passed on bigger this year but this was my last weekend out and needed meat

This enclosed blind is really paying off this year. I don’t how many times it’s been since the Gun opening that we have had at least some sort of perception but it’s been quite a bit. It’s currently freezing rain but dry and warm inside. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Grandson and I harvested a doe around 3:15. Wish he would have shot it but due to the way we were setup I was the only one with a shot but he was right there and I am calling it our harvest. Only deer we saw all day. Nice end to a good day with him

Getting ready to head out for my first sit of the season! Finally!

First day 4o buck. Not a great pic but it had an 18 inch spread. Huge buck. Shot him 2 1/2 miles from the car. Dragged him 300 yrds and said screw this and cut him up right there and walked it back to car. Bringing a back pack nxt yr.

Probably shot it from a Yukon Denali with Jersey plates.

Samantha and I hunted at Gman’s til 11:15 and saw nothing . Decent wind and snow but being in the glass tower she was warm which beats seeing nothing and being cold.

Sitting here with my grandson reminds me of way back when all this hunting was new to me. The anticipation and excitement, the rookie mistakes I made, the deer killed and the deer missed, the shared hunts with friends and my brother. Even the bad days were good now that I look back at them. Over my wool today, I am wearing my original decades old blaze orange vest. It is a bit worn just like the guy wearing it but the tales it could tell. Good luck Everyone, brian

This morning me and the wife loaded the 3 kids into the mini van and surprised them with a weekend trip to NYC to see the christmas tree go ice skating visit the 911 museum and other things. They were all very excited.

Headed out this morning with my youngest daughter who’s 7 years old. She finally had enough interest this year to see what she’s been missing out on. We will set up in the enclosed box crank the heat and have some fun. I expect this to be a short sit but you never know. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Was out for the last 1 1/2 tucked into a cut corn field. Ended up seeing 2 doe in the middle part of the field after taking a short walk up from the dip our permanent shack sits at the bottom of. Also had one doe blow out of the standing corn on the neighbors property. After getting back to the shack I decided to talk a quick walk behind it since it looked like I would have a shot at the gas line if I cleaned a lane through the scrub brush. I walked down the hill finding a real nice deer trail and low and behold when I looked down I found my first ever Shed Antler.....old and all chewed up but still pretty cool. I let my son go and get it and now he wants to shed hunt this spring. Sent from my moto z3 using Tapatalk

So I was in the stand by 6:45 this morning, there was about 5 inches of snow on the ground so no need for a flashlight which was nice. I started seeing movement about 7:15 about 100 yards below me, a few does moving into a stand of mature pines, then a few more. I have seen virtually nothing since opening day of gun so I was feeling good about this. A few does here and there meandering though the creek bottom kept my attention for the next half hour or so. Out of the corner of my eye I catch a big doe trotting up the hill to my left, I have no idea how she got there, or where she came from, then I see a deer behind her and put my scope on it, its a buck!. I see the rack and move the crosshairs to the shoulder and let 'er rip. It looked like he dropped, I think... The doe is standing 75 yards to my left, unalarmed, looking over her shoulder at where the buck was. I put the scope on her but decide not to shoot. I sit tight for a few minutes while she feeds her way up the hill a bit more. I climb down and find the buck right where he was standing. I recognized this buck as the one we called the "the crab claw buck" I have pics of him 30 yards from where I shot him. He broke off half of his split G4 (?) on his right side since the last video/pics. Really cool buck. It was quite a job getting him dressed, out of the woods and into the truck alone. I have never really cared how much a deer weighs, but I just may go grab a scale, this one seems very heavy! I also found two beds in the snow within yards of him, I am wondering if he wasn't bedded with that doe only 75 yards from me and I never saw them?

We have been in the process of moving the last couple weeks and have a week to go. While at the new house late this am I saw my first buck in my new backyard, looked like a 4 or 6 pt!!

Hunting with my grandson this morning. The creek we need to cross to get to where we wanted to go today, was running high. Somehow we got across in the dim light without getting our feet too wet. Ice pellets and wet snow is falling. We are hunting from the ground in a patch of thick hemlocks. Other than the sound of the ice pellets all is quiet. A classic morning of deer hunting. Fingers crossed that we get the opportunity to take a deer but even if we do not, today is a success. Who knows how many more hunts I have in me? Good luck to all. Cherish your time afield regardless of whether you take a deer.

Climbed down and headed to the car. Walk up on 2 doe feeding at about 20yds. I'm carrying a bow today. They see me, but they don't spook. Suburban deer. Do knock an arrow, but they meander away. I spend the next hour trying to get in close enough to shoot. Didn't happen though. Kept them within 75 the whole time and as close as 15 at the end, but just to many ground shrubs to give me a good shot with a bow. Cool game of cat and mouse though.

Gotta little 6 pt out pushing does this morning. Seeing a lot of movement early.

I don’t think there’s any doubt that it’s a buck, just further out than the other photos you shared.

Venison tenderloin stir fry over rice. The ginger , oyster sauce make this dish

Forgot about this 8 pointer Team 4

I'm willing to admit I'm wrong. Even if I am confused

sz is a 9 day not 7 following the close of regular,,, bow / muzell late season xbow is fine as long as you have muzell tag

Unzip it and send it! It's late in season, take the risk of getting busted if it gives you a better chance.

4:12 pitch with a metal roof. The snow does not stand a chance. Also. Not joking I did some CAD drawings for it before I started working on it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

There's reason to believe that he skirted all town ordinances and didn't get it signed off on by a structural engineer before beginning construction! That guy has a lot of nerve taking his children up in that monstrosity!! Sent from my moto z3 using Tapatalk

Dead quite here so far. Buddy Corey is about 500 yards to my west . Hoping to here a shot from him.

I'm out in the cut blind. A couple of doe's crossed at first light. Nothing since. Will pull it out this weekend. Along with the other two hub blinds. My hunting partner will do some small pushes to me later. I'm no longer going to be so selective at this point in the season. But hoping he can get one of the big boys up to me? We'll see?

Lone wolf

This isn't post rut necessarily, its possibly even second rut. Many does that weren't bred will go back into estrus agian. 28 days after the peak of the first rut. Presure has taught the deer to be much more cautious but if you find low pressure areas you could see some amazing activity. Morning cruising can happen agian and often times the only bucks that can go the distance are the big boys.

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My wife came home from work and saw it hanging in the garage...”I guess that’s going on the wall too!?” Ahhh yep. She is awesome! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Some of you are die hard turkey hunters. I'm not, I go kill turkeys because it's that time of year and it's pretty fun but I don't hunt religiously for them. I'd be all for a rimfire rifle adaptation for spring turkeys like some states. Many of you would probably have a fit though. Why? A shotgun is a gun, a rifle is a gun. You get a bit more range out of a rimfire, (same with crossbow). It also would be slightly less sporting to shoot a tom at 100 yds, no? You think more birds would be killed during the season as a result? Absolutely. You think more people would be out? Yes. Would it make the turkeys even tougher to kill? Yes. Would those diehard turkey lovers look down at birds shot with rifle? Yes. Would it bug you if I only started turkey hunting during the spring if they allowed rifles? Yes. It's the same debate we're having here. A "slight tweak" to a regulation change and people who cherish turkey hunting would have a fit. I cherish archery hunting, so to me it's the same small tweak that I don't like. It's my opinion and I'm entitled to it. I don't mind being called a selfish elitist because I know where I stand. And I'll continue to defend my passions against foreign intruders as I see fit. The insults don't bother me. To me "selfish" is also demanding a change in the current season to force your way into it to appease you. Selfish works both ways, but apparently some people need better prescriptions because they can't see their actions are just as selfish as mine. Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk

Another one for Team 4!

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Just dropped a load off. The anticipated turn around will have it ready for pick up at the end of January! Worth the wait though. I ended up getting mild slim jim's, dill slim jim's, maple breakfast, blueberry maple breakfast, texas style hots, and smoked jalapeno cheddar sausages. My wife's going to freak when I show her the bill!

um u most certainly can use regular season tags in late season and more so your regular buck only tag changes to either sex,,,, does anyone read the regs or go thru the hunting course it amazing people that actually hunt and carry a gun have no clue what the regs are

You don’t need bow privilege to use a crossbow, you need ML privilege. It’s good to, go in late ML season , this year Dec 14- 22nd .

Locked and loaded! Let’s go!

Dont they kick them to the curb once things get stinky anyway ? Next thing ya know shes leaving them at home while she goes out to play "bingo" before ya know it those fawns are running with a bad crowd and getting arrested ,I've seen it a hundred times ...

Fawns may follow their mother this time of year but they are mature and can breed and survive on their own. I wouldnt worry about it. She raised 2 and will prolly raise 2 next year

If you like that kind of Christmas stuff, might I recommend a trip through St Pats Cathedral when done up for the holiday. Spectacular sight regardless of your religious affiliation. I assume they are still “open for business” Eat as much pizza as possible Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Lots of trouble as well. I already feel bad for her future boyfriends. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I leaned over about 10 minutes ago and my butt let out a grunt way louder than i expected. I'll let you know if any deer come in.

I’m really thinking about heading out when it’s light enough to see tomorrow, but before hunting hours (sunrise). The spot I have is kind of hard to navigate to in the dark, even with a flashlight, and I think I’d cause less of a ruckus by going in when I can see where I’m going. Legal shooting hours aren’t until 7:12 anyways.

Jalapeno cheddar Venison sausage. 20 pounds in the freezer and 60 pounds of various sausage coming soon.

12/3 I was called by a hunter last night that reported shooting a buck at 240 yards. The first shot was a clean miss,the second connected and the buck dropped at the shot, thrashed around, then got up and ran off. My first thought was this is a high back hit, but then he went on to say they found what looked to be evidence of it being gutshot. This didn’t add up, but to be on the safe side I scheduled the track for this morning. We started in the field at the hit site, and Luna took us to the drop of blood they had found in the woods. Before that, we saw the gutshot evidence was actually clumpy poop. There were a lot of live deer in the area evidenced by Luna going hot a few times. Also, a neighbor was in his stand and told us he had 9 doe and a spike run by him. We found a couple drops of blood further up the trail, but nothing after that. Multiple restarts from the field and from last blood produced no evidence of a fatally hit deer. We covered 2.8 miles circling through the woods before calling it. I believe we have a high back hit and this buck is still alive. This concludes our tracking season......heading to Florida. Hope everyone has a good winter. The good Lord willing, we’ll do this again next season. 90 tracks with 32 recoveries.

Very happy to have this guy hanging. Been an interesting season to say the least, but I will not be eating a tag. This Franklinville ridge runner made my night with a little help from my Savage 220. 35 yard poke. Didnt go 20. Great set of loins on him ! Sent from my LM-V405 using Tapatalk

Just got to camp checked one camera where I shot my archery buck last year. I have bucks in daylight as of today, so I'm hoping for some luck before 4:30pm sunday.

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My daughters this year with a Cuomo picture added for humor