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10/12/24

I’m heading to NY’s northern zone Friday, for early antlerless week up there. The weather forecast looks great. The leaves are just past peak, which is perfect for deer hunting mornings and evenings and fishing mid day. My favorite time of the year to be up there. I’m staying thru the opening weekend of rifle season. I have three tags that I could fill (two either/or and an antlerless) but I’ll be very thankful if I manage to fill just one. The scenery and solitude are so good up there, that I count every deer at least double what I do at home in WNY. I’ve been going up there that week for at least the last 10 years and this is the best weather forecast that I can remember. Might not even need my tree umbrella this year. It’s great to have free lodging and food (my in-laws live up there) and not need to purchase an out of state hunting license.

I’m looking forward to hunting deer up north this year. Last year was probably my worst ever up there, not even seeing a deer in (11) days of hunting. Things are definitely looking better this season, with recent sightings of at least (2) good ones. My wife was up there last weekend and saw a big doe with a fawn. Hopefully, I’ll be able to punch my antlerless tag on that big doe during early ML week this Saturday thru next Friday. There has also been a decent 6 pointer hanging around all summer, and it was sighted by her parents just after she left on Sunday. I’ll be after him all week with my ML and thru the next weekend with my rifle. I’ve got most of my gear packed and ready to go, and am heading out for the4.5 hour drive after work on Friday. I’m bringing along my scoped T/C Omega 50 cal ML, my open sighted Remlin 336 BL 30/30, and my J Stevens 16 ga side by side (for grouse). I’ll use my father in laws scoped Marlin 336 30/30, if it’s not raining, during the rifle season weekend. I’m also bringing some 16 ga slugs, and might try a deer hunt or two with my double. It fits right on st 50 yards with both barrels. It would be cool to get a deer or bear with that. I’ll also be doing lots of smallmouth bass fishing, in search of that elusive 22 inch plus bass to get mounted. I’ll release any others, but keep any incidental perch, for my mother in law. I can’t wait to get up there and am very thankful for the favorable weather forecast.

What a douche

Got the X50 scope back this afternoon and they were able to recover some of the videos. This is the dog I dropped at close range in the harvested corn field. It came from a long ways away and traveled through the cow herd before it met its demise. Wind was coming from the left, so it never knew we were there. SJC

Not sure how much of an impact it will have but I guess it is better than nothing if it survives the appeal process. In Buffalo on October 10, U.S. District Judge John Sinatra, Jr. declared unconstitutional a New York law that outlawed bearing arms on private property without the consent of the property owner. Extensively citing recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Sinatra ruled that the Second Amendment lets New Yorkers carry firearms even in such scenarios, so long as it’s private property that’s open to the public. The whole story is here: Judge disarms NY Concealed Carry Improvement Act (rochesterfirst.com)

Buddy just had a giant chasing a doe on cam at 9 am here in 7s

I'm a born and raised northern tier hunter and I love it. The scenery is often breathtaking and it keeps me grounded almost like my church. You don't see a ton of deer but you sure get excited about the ones you do see. I've taken a few trips south with a few people I've met on here and had a great time but always look forward to going back north. Sent from my moto g power (2022) using Tapatalk

Got a clipper frost last night. Some deer and sunshine.

All of my Deer hunting in recent years has been in the northern zone, the cool weather stretch we just had was getting me in the mood to do some Deer hunting. Now I see we are going into another warm weather spell so I will put the Deer hunting off for a little while longer and continue to hunt small game. Al

After only 25 minutes her staff was giving Bret the hand slashing under the chin move, we’re done here and it abruptly ended.

Complete Train Wreck , exactly what was expected !!!

Definitely use a lifeline each and every time I leave the ground regardless of stand type. I’ve fallen 2x and not doing it again.

I do not care how anyone votes , but I'm thinking that every time I see a Harris / Walz sign on a lawn there should also be a " Future Home for Illegals " sign on that same lawn ..... that's what they're Voting for correct ? Or is that way too Logical ?