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Looks like a haircut on the yote, saw 14 deer 1 small buck.

I plan to do an afternoon hunt Saturday in Geneseo . I don't do an all day hunt as I don't feature getting up at 3am to do an all day . Buck or doe - no preference .

I couldn't have explained it better myself. I'm about 35 miles south of Rossie. Thousands and thousands of acres of state land to choose from. I usually can hunt all day and not run into another hunter outside of my group. Sent from my moto g power (2022) using Tapatalk

Going out in a few.

On my jog this morning I saw in a distance a deer chasing another deer. Too far to see what they were.

My first bow kill was on a yearling. From the ground and shot her in the neck. Severed the windpipe. Ran agout 50 yards thats it. Took a mature buck with a neck shot. Slup hit about and inch in from the underside. Crazy I tell you there was no exit wound. I found this to be impossible but even the processor could not find it. Deer fell in its tracks kicked a bit then died. I was using lightfields slugs and Im told they have some knockdown power. From what it seemed the shot sent a shock wave through the neck and killed the deer.

My 1st deer ever with a bow was a 6 point buck . I got him with a neck hit . I was in a permanent tree stand about 16 feet high , 3 bucks were together and I aimed at the last one . They were on a trail about 8 feet from the stand I was in . I aimed for the vitals but stupid me still had my quiver on . There was a 2X4 rail on the stand . When I released , the arrows in the quiver ticked the 2X4 and I hit the buck in the neck and he dropped on the spot . I took the quiver off and put a 2nd arrow in his vitals . I would never have the confidence to actually take a neck shot .

Frontal neck can kill, it's just more risk I guess. I would think only would be available from the ground. I've heard a ton of people only shoot side neck shots and they drop and don't waste (!?) meat (neck meat is still good!). I guess it depends on the situation and the hunter etc and the deer Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk

Saw that old doe and her fawn thats it. She is huge but was moving way early today. 4pm.

You got that right. The worst thing about the deer hunting up there, is how piss poor it makes the hinting seem in other places, regardless of how many more or how much bigger the deer might be. The ones up north are all worth at least double to me. A decent 3-pointer will trip my trigger up there, where around home in WNY, I’m usually looking for at least 3 points on a side. The best in world scenery and the solitude up there are worth that much to me at least. I’ve traveled to most of the lower 48, and none of them have anything on NY’s Adirondacks and Thousand Islands region, when it comes to the scenery. I’ve hunted the high desert of Colorado one time, and that was plenty. I could care less if I never cross the Mississippi again. I’m trying to talk my wife into looking for a decent chunk of land and moving to the town of Rossie (not sure if that’s how you spell it) after we retire. That’s about half way between her parents place and my family’s vacation cottage on Goose bay. I don’t want to be waterfront (taxes are too high), but half way between those places would give us plenty of fast (less than 30 minute) free access to it.

One word, Inept!! Al

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.

Had a small buck come out with 3 doe at 630, doe ain’t walkin no more.

No I don't use a harness or lifeline in a tree stand not that it's a bad idea I just never have. I like GreeneHunter just drop the bar when I'm settled. I won't sit a tree stand without the shooting rail. Sent from my moto g power (2022) using Tapatalk