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Went out for an evening hunt, nothing showed up on the kill plot, light south east breeze. Have to drive the family 6 hours to chataqua county today, so I pulled the plug at 645. My dad was at the cabin about 600 yards away making noise, working on the cabin. Walking down the wood road, stopped to look at our big plot which we mowed 2 weeks ago, there's a dozen deer in the field. This is less than 100 yards away from where I was sitting. Then I see a rack turn the corner, make towards the oak tree 15 yards away, so I freeze. He goes into the hedge row, and I hear munching. So I pull up the face mask, nock one, and slide over behind a big poplar. I know exactly where he's going to step out, but it's last light. Munching stops, I draw, he steps out, stares at me from under 20, and I watch the luminok slap home. Looked good, but didn't pass through. Saw him run and knock the arrow out on a tree. Thought I heard him crash. Back out, check again in 45, found the arrow, blood was excellent. Magnus Stinger went right through and poked out the other side. Got done butchering around 2am.

On the board! My daughter’s first time hunting from a tree thanks to a member here. Not the biggest but she made the call. She was shaking like the best of them, most fulfilling hunting experience of my life!

May not be today, may not be this week but at some point he will make a mistake and I will be right there.

8j and my son turned 12 in April this year. He was excited to bow/duck hunt in the first place and then when they lowered the gun age he was even more so. He got his very first duck on youth/veterans weekend up north 3 weeks ago. We bow hunted last weekend and he is gun hunting for the youth Columbus day weekend. We are trying a bean field this morning, bumped a few setting up but then saw a really nice 6 at shooting time. He just stayed out of range I was comfortable letting him shoot and also worrying about backstop issues. The having to be on the ground rule is pretty tough with a rifle and angles.

Pretty short and sweet story. Hunted Sunday PM with my son and we had an amazing sit. Saw piles of deer and even had some big bucks in the field. Unfortunately none came within bow range ( although my son said I should shoot them ) Got home and happen to check my cam and saw a giant bodied deer in a different field than the one we had sat in. I immediately wanted a closer look. I loved the fact he was a loaner away from all the herd we saw. Thankfully, the wind for that stand was perfect Monday so I hit it for an afternoon sit. The rest is history. He came out textbook the way he did the night before and I had a 17yrd shot. I waited in the stand for my dad and son to show up, and my son made short work of the track job. What an experiance to have 3 generations involved in! Thankful to punch a tag so early and be able to get some stuff done before gun season. According to the PA chest girth chart this buck dressed at 180# which was verified by an actual scale. Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

I got up to the top of the winery property this morning and there was a youth hunter already there. So, I pretty much just circled around and pulled cards and left...

I found a little time yesterday to bring my shoulder mounts into my office. That plus a few momentos to remind me of home, and I’m thinking it looks pretty darn good.

We learned a lot from this morning, moved the pop up to the middle of the bean fields and covered it in corn stalks. Proud to say my son just dropped his first buck ever. Pics shortly...

Straight through the shoulder blade, poked out the other side. And that's why I switched to fixed blade!

Well its here!! As I was mowing today I was thinking about all the ideas I had years ago in hopes to make our land the best it could be in preparing for my son being able to hunt. Now the youth hunt was age 14, well with the change its here tomorrow at age 13!! All the ideas and work my dad brother and I have done for the last number of years getting ready for this moment!! Hard to believe its here and another hunting first is in the books. His long gun hunting carrier begins! 1) plush food plot - check 2) redneck 5x6 blind over looking food plot - check 3) 7mm-08 locked, loaded and dialed in - check Now we just need the bucks to show up!!

My nephew's Kayden's first archery kill. It's his 2nd yr bow hunting. Doe fed out into the food plot 10min after he got on stand. 30 yrs shot. Went above 80 yrds. 106lbs. @chef bow look familiar?

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We got in the blind at 545 he just fell asleep.

7, didn't grow 1 brow tine. Very happy but it's gonna be a late night, gotta chop him up tonight. Nice 2 year old, shot right at last light, full story probably tomorrow

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Finally a shooter buck

Let's go. Good luck everyone.

Please reserve this topic for March…GO HUNT! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

From the ground

My bad, kill the other thread! I had a great morning, a spike and another small buck came in a and fed on acorns for almost an hour, then a lone fawn joined them. They stuck around a while then moved off. Maybe an hour later a doe busted me about 60 yards out (definitely wasnt taking a selfie like a 13 year old). She stared for a long time and finally came in. She walked behind my 33 yard tree and stopped broadside at what I decided was 40. As always its all a blur but I believe she wheeled at the shot because it went in high and back and exited her hip. After a long blood trail and a short grid search I found her. She may be the biggest doe Ive killed

Whoops, posted in the wrong thread. Copy and paste Really thankful for the extra half hour of shooting light! So while I'm putting on my boots at the truck I see eyes glowing from my headlamp about 30 yards away. A spike, a doe and a fawn stop and stare at me for a minute and continue on their way sort of in the direction of my stand. I sneak over to my stand and about 5 minutes after the new shooting time I see movement straight ahead. I have to assume it's the same group of deer but now there are 2 adult does, 1 clearly bigger than the other. The spike hangs around for a couple minutes at like 10 yards from me. He starts to walk away very cautiously and the smaller doe just about catches up with him. Had to be super cautious standing up and drawing back with 4 deer within 20 yards but I pulled it off. The spike was hanging around and stomping for another half hour trying to figure out what happened. What more can you ask for on opening day! 99.6 lbs dressed Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

Discuss . for reference, The Cube Rule . https://cuberule.com fyi pizza is toast and pop tarts are ravioli.

Settled in ground blind for evening wondering if there are more skeeters in the blind than outside

I'm out. Only cause only day of hunting for me til next weekend now. Hoping for a wandering doe. Lots of pics in this spot where we planted.

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Last year I did some primitive deer hunt videos. I called the series Buckskins and Bows. Here is the first Buckskins and Bows video of this season. Have a good hunt everybody. Take care, brian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx7_Tz-3-yk

In the Buckform and listening for any youth rifle shots. Good hunting to all the youngsters this morning.

Good luck to everyone taking a youth out this weekend. A huge thank you to Greg/gman for allowing me to continue to hunt his property and now bring my 12 year old son Hunter out to hunt.

Pass #2 on this guys this year and 3rd overall now.

I’m up. Evening watch. I’ll only “ send it “ on one after other nights sighting. Winds freaking perfect , deployed 2 cams .

Came in by herself this am, hard quartering away shot, Magnus black hornet ate her up, she went about 50 yards.

Been hunting in New York state for 8 Years now. Second year bow hunting. Hunted Minnesota before moving here. This guy is my first bow kill. Put alot of work have alot bigger bucks on the property we hunt but I am very happy and blessed to take this nice 3 pt!!

My oldest son talked his siblings and a couple others into donating to buy a CuddeLink cell camera set for my 80th B'day . We set them up in Geneseo a couple weeks ago . I bought the Verizon 2000 pic package for $20 plus tax . I can cancel whenever I want and will probably keep paying through December . The set has a Home camera and two remotes . It's pretty neat to get pictures and a report sent to me via e-mail from 50 miles away . Since the cameras cost $600 , I spent a little over $100 for lock boxes . If I am really happy with the results , I have enough gift cards to buy another camera to the set .

I have a new article in the latest Journal on losing my mind while fishing for seatrout in Iceland. Check it out at your finer cigar shops everywhere.

We moved this stand to the thick stuff, below a small ridge. Shots will be close. But this is where we need to be, based on everything we've put together. It's not perfect, as access, and wind direction is the key, but it's close. This may be my gun opener spot? A cut between two big THICK bedding areas, that we never set foot in. About 200 yards to the left from the top picture. If I don't get him from one spot, hopefully I will from the other? Time will tell? Or perhaps I'll shoot the first decent one that comes in? I was quite humbled last year.

I am all ready for the November 6 southern zone crossbow opener now. Both of my crossbows are dialed in. The little Barnett Recruit took a little adjustment to raise the point of impact, but the Centerpoint Sniper 370 was right on. On the Sniper, the top 3 scope lines are on at 20, 35, and 50 yards. I suppose the forth from the top might work at 60 plus but I won’t shoot over 50. On the Recruit, the three dots are on at 20, 32, and 45 yards. The Recruit handles a lot easier and would be way better for offhand shots or from hang on stands with no shooting rails. The Sniper is very front-heavy and needs a shooting rail or sticks. All but one of my stands are now equipped with those. My corn plots are looking good this year and I might try still hunting thru them with the Recruit on a windy day. It is so light and narrow, that it would be almost as good as a vertical bow for that duty. I also drove around out back with my tractor to fetch some milkweed pods, and check out my stands and plots. I saw 3 buck scrapes on that ride.

Right species, wrong gender....pass.... for this PM anyway. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

Does all over just not in range, buddy shot a real nice 7pt this am so I came home and helped him! Says he had tinks 69 out and grunted him in I’m shocked.

I had a fawn bedded down under my stand for 2 hours today. His mom finally joined up with him and she wasn’t much bigger than him. She got a pass too.

rachunter, The hole is from the way it grew in nature. The hole serves no purpose other than to give it character. The Bowyer who made the bow has made several over the years with knot holes in them, thus his nickname Hole in the Bow Chuck.

Tactacam. Good luck out there

That’s about the most symmetrical non-typical out there I bet!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

All settled in for a few hours in 7F. No deer for me yet. Just heard my first shot of the morning. Hopefully some young hunter just connected on his or her first deer and made a memory that will last them forever!! Hope everyone has a great day today!!!

You know it. I hope to see the forum light up tomorrow with some success from the youth hunters. LFG. Good luck.

Atta boy Zack. You should be proud no matter what happens this weekend and I know you will be. I won’t be in the area this weekend and I wish I was. Good luck to you & your son!

A few more from the recent pull. I'm sitting out this weekend but will be in next weekend.

Ah man after my own secrets. Puffer you spent 12 bucks for... 6 ft. Smoke stick which is just plain stupid 4 ft. Film canister full of milkweed pod 50 yards if you have good eyesight. I've watched it for 80 yards and change direction 2 times. Secrets in the wind....free