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Daughter got her spike last night. It’s her first NY deer and third in her storied hunting career, 3 days, 3 shots, 3 deer. She questions why I come home empty handed so much [emoji38] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My son and grandson were out this am in Geneseo . He said it rained quite a bit but they did see a few doe and fawns . Blake was holding out for a big buck but that didn't happen . The did see 3 coyotes at over 200 yards but didn't shoot . The Genesee Valley Hunt Club rode by with the dogs to chase the fox . I wonder if that is what kicked out the coyotes . The riders went past one of my cuddeback cameras in the woods . Matt said there was at least 20 riders .

Sat one of our leased properties last night for the first time, multiple bucks every night on camera. The neighbor fired a rifle about 30 minutes before dark, hopefully it was an actual "youth hunter." Had a small 8 come out of the corn before dark and feed by but the bigger bucks stayed out of the field all night, which hasn't happened in 2-3 weeks. I'm guessing the rifle shot is to blame. The super wide buck showed back up early this morning, so that's reassuring. I did some mid day scouting on some public land close to home and found several fresh scrapes and a huge buck track in them. Going to spend a few sits near there. I'll attach the scrape track... Sent from my motorola edge (2022) using Tapatalk

My youth hunter chickened out again, I went out with the bow at 4. Had two doe at 10 yards bleating the whole time but were in a hard spot to shoot, rather that force a shot or spook them I let them pass, never smelled me downwind.

No deer for youth hunters on our hill but they learned a lot!

One only need look at what is happening in Israel to understand why law abiding citizens here be allowed, in fact encouraged to be well armed, and prepared to protect their families, neighbors, and maybe even the Country itself. Think it can't happen here? Guess again! With the millions of illegals flooding into this country, don't bet the farm or your family's life on it.

Dog down 10 8 Pm. Took the week off to coyote hunt and ended the week taking down a dog that was chasing the landowner last week while he was checking trail cameras. While we were heading out to the stand location after sundown, we noticed two dogs flanking us. They made their move and closed the gap pretty quickly once we got into a field. I was ready and dropped the lead dog. 46 lb Male

Holy crap! Lol. Consider me motivated! Good luck on getting him!

On a side note, my big 8 is back on one of the leases, at least he was this morning. We've got a lot of good bucks this year but he's tied for number one to me. I'll attach a motivational pic for anyone interested! Sent from my motorola edge (2022) using Tapatalk

Glad to hear you're headed back up there, Jeff. We bumped into each other a few years ago up there. We'll be back in the area around the same time. If you're setting up camp in your usual spot, I'll hopefully see you again. Good luck! GG

My broad head after the doe sat, blew her opposite leg apart. New blade won’t spin true. Mike Sohm from Magnus responded to my email 8 minutes after I sent it mailing me a replacement head!

I wash everything in scent free detergent and put it in plastic tubs. If they get dirty or I sweat a bunch in them I'll rewash them but that's all I do. Nothing related to deer hunting ever makes sense. Just when you think you know what your doing you realize that you in fact have no idea what you are doing.

When I first started hunting I got Buck fever as bad as anyone could, my first Woodchuck I was shaking like a leaf. What cured my fever was small game hunting, Rabbits, Squirrels and Chucks, the more experience I got taking the shot and making the kill the less fever I got. When it came down to my first Buck I was using a Sako 222 with a 8X Leupold scope and a dot Reticle. I had probably killed over 50 Woodchucks with that rifle and I knew wherever that dot was when the shot was fired, that is where the bullet would strike. I put the dot at the base of that Buck's neck and touched her off and he went down like he was struck by lightning. Experience with the rifle, confidence in it's ability to put the bullet where I wanted made it easy. I still get excited, I was in the squirrel woods this morning and when I still hunted one for a shot I was excited but no shakes and the shot and kill was easy, if the excitement was not there I probably would quit hunting. I always say the best way to get young hunters started is on small game, experience builds confidence that you just can not get Deer hunting taking a shot once or twice a year. Al

I used to be very careful, now I don't even bother. They stay hung in the second garage. Hunt stands based on where the milkweed goes. I've seen no difference in success/ getting winded.

Absolutely, I had a doe bleating her brains out last night. With the cold temps its very possible a few may come in.

Friend hunted the new lease today and had 7 Doe and a big buck come by. Did not get a shot on the buck. I saw 4 Doe and about 10 Turkey. Great day in the woods with all this wind.

One Columbus day weekend a few years ago I had a big buck chasing a doe.

ridgerunner88 - that is a real nice size spike . Congrats to your daughter .

First deer of the day showed up a bit ago, a young buck. He came galloping out across the field, but he was pretty far out and wouldn’t stop.

I have a secret weapon that helps me out with scent control. Well, actually it really is not much of a secret anymore. The assist that I count on is in a little baggie that holds my collection of milkweed seeds. I've used them for years. They not only tell you where your wind is taking your scent at your stand, but they also float dozens of yards to tell you where your scent is going after it leaves your stand and gets redirected several times after it has gotten blown around by stray thermals and other ground features that can change what you think is the obvious wind direction. I find it a lot more useful to know exactly where your scent is going that to struggle and spend big bucks trying (in vain) to erase or cover it.

The worst are those that vote Democrat and pretend they are your friend. Al

Neighbors Grand daughter got the shakes on a nice buck this afternoon. He lives on. I told her it still happens to me. These girls are doing like 8 hrs in the stand a day! So proud!

The season started off slow, but we dropped two dogs in the limited time we had to hunt before the fog rolled in. Both healthy females, 30+ pounds.

The Good Lord blessed me again on the second Sunday of the early antlerless gun season. I “doubled down” on the “Jesus first” thing in the late morning, after a short uneventful early morning hunt with no deer sighting, church and adult Sunday school. After that, my wife had a heck of a honey-do list for me. I knocked off everything she asked for and then some. Then I drove about 20 miles to my parents place, on the opposite corner of wmu 9F. They had lots of work for me to do also, before I could go hunting. Once again, I knocked all of that and then some. This is where the “Others second” came in. I was much later than I wanted to be, back in the double ladder stand that goosifer sold me for $20 a couple years ago. That’s where the “Yourself last” thing came in. I thought I blew it again over there, by picking the wrong stand, as I had the previous Saturday afternoon. My dad had mowed the clover plot out back, during the week, to a short stubble. Between that and hearing the old boss doe blowing downwind, 1/2 hour before sunset, I thought for sure I was in for nothing. Once again, I decided to give up before sunset, and started to pack up my stuff. Just after I pulled off my camo face mask, I heard the unmistakable sound of hoof steps, in the tall goldenrod upwind. She stepped out, 45 yards away, 2 minutes after sunset. I cranked the old Redfield scope up to 7x and verified the lack of headgear or buttons, then settled the crosshairs on the back lower corner of her inboard shoulder blade. When the smoke cleared, there she laid: The J.O.Y. doe, 28 minutes before the closing buzzer of the early antlerless gun season. T/C Omega 50 cal, 240 gr XTP, (2) T7 50 gr pellets, Redfield wide field 2-7x. Ive only eaten her fillet mignonettes so far (made tacos with them) and once again, they were “to die for”. She was about as close to perfect of a “grinder doe” that a guy could ask for. With both of my first draw dmp tags punched now, and our meat supply in decent shape, I’m going to be a bit more selective than usual with my (5) remaining deer tags.