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Had a Fisher cat run right up to the base of my tree stand this am. He had his front two paws on the bottom step of my climbing sticks. I waved at him. He showed me his teeth. I showed him my crossbow. He reluctantly trotted off. Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk

Big doe down

Once in a life time deer. Dwarf melanistic whitetail buck! Could you even imagine.

Wishing you a very happy, healthy, and safe New Year in 2024.

Happy New Year and looking forward to another great year here on "Hunting NY.Com" Al

A little drizzle and light Southeast breeze. Starting to ice coat exposed surfaces coming in. Nice encounter with a buck this morning that lost his antlers. Sorry, no pic. Some doe that wandered in. Happy New Year. One more Holiday hunt day to go.

Well we started out the New Year with a bang, actually quite a few bangs. The cold weather had the geese flying good this morning. My lab Waylon couldn't have been happier. Happy New Year everyone.

Happy New Year all!!!

Happy New Year! Trump 2024!

Went out with my neighbor. We both shot at the same doe and missed. Did some pushes but nothing. Sat in the lease field stand tonight it was beautiful but no deer. Need a food plot up there. While doing my pushes I found two dead heads. Also a view from the stand.

This morning we got out again. Our friend Danny came along with his girlfriend Nicole. Danny had shot his first deer hunting with us on the second day of gun season this year. Early on 4 ducks came in and we bagged 3 of them. The goose hunting was slow with many high flying migrators going over us. We had to leave at 11:30 and at 11:15 we called in a big single goose. Nicole had never shot a goose and we decided that she would get the first shots. Nicole slammed the bird with her first shot. We were all so proud and so happy for her. That makes 2 firsts for the couple hunting with us this year. And of course my lab Waylon made a great retrieve.

That little gal looks like a pro waterfowler, congrats to her, had to be a thrill, and congrats to you Charlie for getting her started in the right direction. Al

Looks like a great place to hunt! You might want to have a few plots out in the goldenrod that you keep mowed as well as the pathways. Don't mow the whole thing. There's a good chance that the deer will use the goldenrod as a bedding area occasionally, and start feeding in the greenery that sprouts up in the mowed down plots. I have an area just like that and the deer love it.

Gotta love how you give it all until the end. I am that way myself if the cards don’t fall in my favor some years. My goal is a couple top of the class mature bucks and a doe or two and I’m out on to other outdoor games. I was lucky enough to get that done fairly early this fall. Give em hell tonight!!!

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Happy New Year to all my friends. Celebrate what you accomplished in 23 and make 24 even better!

Didn't get out. Maybe one last sit tonight by the corn. Been a long season for sure!

Jk not big lol

Pretty cool ain't it, I once saw a photo of a woman with a nice Buck she took that was totally black. Having raised all kinds of livestock for many years every now and then I will have some sort of genetic mutation pop up with an odd color or look, it is interesting stuff. Hunting I have shot a couple of Jet Black Woodchucks and may get a crack at a Jet Black Squirrel this season as I have seen at least three different ones while Deer hunting Al

Heading out for one last morning sit

They look like they've been around for a while. And, it's interesting how different the characteristics are between the two racks.

Perfect morning out in the open. A nice doe with three pretty small deer with her. I choose to pass. I have a feeling antlers are behind me, LOL

Get a temporary ladder stand up, and observe. See where they are. You can do that year round. Be mindful of prevailing wind and your backdrop.

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