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I'm always on the lookout for dead deer while hunting and scouting and I pay attention to crows calling as well as fox and coyote tracks. While scouting last weekend I heard a steady cawing of crows from the same location for quite a while and decided to investigate. Sure enough, as I got within 100 yards or so I saw one fly up off the ground. Then a second and a third as I got a little closer. It didn't take long to find the carcass they were pecking on. It looks like he'd been there since late bow or early gun. A gut shot straight through and a shame someone lost the beast. He's in the high 1teens.

Bought myself a Canon Rebel T5i, looking forward to taking some of the kind of shots we see from wooly Any tips from our photography pros?

are on the menu tonight. My wife butterflied three pieces of backstrap. They were stuffed with seasoned breadcrumbs, basil, graded cheese, mozzarella and olive oil. I was in charge of trussing them together. Cant wait for dinner.lol.

Now that the hunting season is over for some of us, and cabin fever season has started...I would like to share some hunting cartoons that I have drawn or am is the process of doing. Hope you get a chuckle or two. halfnelson/Jeff Philipbar

An option if you decide you don't want a full mount. This bear was about 250

14 ft to the floor, 6.5 ft x 6.5 ft wide. Propane heater, interior solar lights, carpeted floor. But certainly not easily moved. 360 degree watch, with a 400 yard view in the second pic.

Gentle reminder, only a few more days to get your entries posted. Thanks to those who have already posted.

1. Make more venison lasagna. 2. Make a table/bench mount for sausage press. 3. Look into the android app for my bank. Yes I know people that use mobile banking and feel comfortable & safe about it. Im just not there.

Looks like a copper bullet hole to me. lol

Sometimes your money clouds your brain......... It was built after a HORRIBLE hunting season, weather wise. Wind, snow, rain, hail you name it. My friend decided he wanted something special built. The interior is so big you just can't effectively cover all directions and with those huge windows you get picked off pretty easy. Often times the "last day of the season" afternoon hunt has been spent in it, sometimes with more than one occupant. The guns may not even be loaded..........just a place to go sit and have a quiet chat with the very good possibility of a brandy sun downer to close out another chapter in the "field notes" journal. Could even be a good cigar smoked too.................

I'd open a spa to so all the pretty boy hunters could get their hair, make-up, and nails done. I'd make a killing off all you killers!

Funeral home, people are always dying to get in....

Set up a bait site after season.A lot of action .Cant wait to do some predator hunting now.

No one knows for sure; but to play devils advocate it seems like so many of those quick 5 shot vollys come from slug guns and wounded deer often just die later- so that certainly doesn't age deer any. Seems like when riffle came in to areas I used to hunt, there were more one shot sequences so perhaps that tags a guy out quicker as compared to multiple wounding sequences. I'd love to see guys put one round in the chamber and the second in their pocket... bet they'd harvest more and wound less. Heck, I say one buck a year and one bullet at a time and no matter the round I think it would be safe.

Actually just signed up and already Crusin thru the adds...

dont look any further than archery talk, it is not a new york based website. i recently just sold my bow on it purchased my new bow on the site as well and got a really good deal.

Really common DL - you will have lots of bows for sale at that DL and some are adjustable without cams or mods.

No but assuming you know the bow you want, you can check the seller's feedback. I have bought a lot of bows on that sight and never had an issue, but I always check feedback.

big buck mink today picture does no justice it is huge

Hehehehe... In the area I am talking about, the definition of a virgin is " A person who has never had intimate relations outside his/her immediate family".... Tooth/Teeth are definitely optional.

I could send him to a place not too far west of Addison where he could find 40 WOODCHUCKS, but he'd be hard pressed to find a virgin !

Yeah for many reasons, especially when it's in an area you hunt. I hope to get out again soon with some snow and check a few other areas. Another good way to look for them is to follow fox tracks in the snow as they eventually will walk past any deer carcass in the area. Also good exercise and it's just great to be out in the woods to stretch the legs and see what you can see while scouting for next year all at the same time.

Jeez, that groundhog deserves nothing less than 40 virgins in groundhog heaven after letting himself get shot by such an expensive rifle/scope combination!! LOL

FSW- I made the statement for the enjoyment of other readers as well as my own....This is more fun than throwing rocks at a hornet's nest! Plus, if CWD didn't have a detrimental effect on cervids, then why even bother to identify the disease? Or maybe it's not about deer at all... Prions are the nastiest thing around and have been well documented to make the jump from four legged critters to humans. The last thing anyone wants is for people to start getting sick from CWD like they have from BSE, aka Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in humans.

We have 2 box blinds at camp. One is only 2' off the ground because it is in the hemlocks and any higher would reduce visibility. The one pictured is 4' off the ground. This summer we are putting in two others and they will have 8' legs. They are 4'x4' by 6'-6" tall at the highest part of the roof. Perfect size for one person. we use swivel office style chairs. I will admit they are probably a tad small if you wanted to bow hunt out of them.

I had put a cam on my blind for when I was not there,to see if anything moved on the trail in between.Needless to say,not much action during the day time. Also some pics from the cam just below this one,near the river.

"At least six states have issued warnings about lead bullets and the risks for pregnant women and children. " The only way lead bullets present a danger to pregnant woman and children, is if they are hitting them at 2700 fps. The U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said Tuesday that environmental groups have suggested no way in which EPA could regulate spent lead bullets and shot without also regulating cartridges and shells. The Toxic Substances Control Act exempts cartridges and shells from regulation. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/12/24/court-rules-against-environmentalists-seeking-epa-regs-for-lead-bullets/?intcmp=latestnews

Although I eat almost anything until I started cooking ribs with this method Mrs.Adkbuck objected to the waxy tallow which seems to be inherent in deer ribs. There is a little more work involved in making deer ribs that are free from this waxy substance which can cling to you teeth or the roof of your mouth but its worth it. Here is what I do. 1. Cut your ribs to be 4 or 5 inches long and separate into sections of 2 or 3 ribs . For the top ribs include the part that has some loin meat left on it from when you pulled off the loins. Remove as much fat from the ribs as possible. For the bottom sections I just cut off them where they meet the brisket. Even after cutting of all the fatty meat there is a lot of hidden meat left to enjoy. 2. Place the ribs on a broiler pan that has holes or slots on it to allow the melting tallow to drip away from the ribs and collect in the bottom of the pan. 3. Turn the broiler of your oven on low. Place the ribs on the broiler pan at least 4 inches away from the flame. I think this will work with an electric broiler but I don't have any experience other than with a gas broiler. Keep the ribs under the broiler for twenty minutes per side or more until most of the fat and tallow have drained off. Be careful not to burn ribs. 5. Cook the ribs using your favorite rib recipes. I cook mine in a slow cooker with about 2/3 a of bottle of dinosaur BBQ sauce plus water to cover for 8 hours on low. I finish them in the oven at 250 degrees (one-half hour each side) basting with the remaining BBQ sauce. 6. The last few deer we did this way tasted as good as pork ribs. Thanks for reading. Good luck.

Thanks guys. Something I forgot, which you guys I am sure already probably do. When you hang your deer get a pot of salt water and a clean cloth and wipe off the inside surfaces of the ribs to clean them up and remove the blood and residue from the field dressing. Not totally necessary but makes them a bit nicer. Pigmy! My hope for you is that you continue to hunt you way though countless more productive seasons in good health .....and that you consume untold numbers of tasty ribs!

A flag pole company and install the poles myself for the first 5 years the company I work for right now has competition when it comes to selling flags and banners but doesn't really have any competition when it comes to installing flag poles I think I could make a killing.

Here's a little simple tip not many people are aware of. If your camera allows it, reprogram the buttons so that your focus button is different from your shoot button. Pretty much all cameras come preset so that the shoot button and the focus button are the same exact button. You press the button down half way to focus and press it down fully to take the picture. I separate them so that I can focus on a subject before hand. After that, any time I press the button, it shoots instantly without any split second wasted on refocusing. Very important in sports and action photography.

Do you even know how to change magnification on a variable scope? LOL Swarovski Claus bought me a 3-12 rail mount......you'd be scared of that 50mm objective. But look mom....no rings!

Yes....

Hot DANG, but they sound good, ADK... I quit doing deer ribs for the same reason that you did.. If I'm still alive next deer season, I'd like to try some ribs using your recipe.. I DO love ribs !

What COULD be off kilter is the fellow yanking the trigger.

There have been a lot of good tips so far. One thing for sure is you can't determine the sex of a deer by looking at the track alone. Nor can you tell how big a rack a buck may have just by looking at the track. About the only thing the track will tell you is relative size of the deer, which needs to be compared to other deer in the immediate area. I've spent a lot of time looking for those picture book 200# + buck tracks like the Benoits find in Maine in ON. It took me a long time to realize that most of the mature bucks in the areas I hunt just don't weigh that much. The bucks I've killed in the Adirondacks dressed 191, 181, and 176. The 2nd two were later in the season, so they could have been 200ish earlier in the fall, but they just weren't hog-bodied bucks. There was a Lane Benoit podcast in which he mentions Hal Blood having trouble finding big buck tracks in the area of the Adirondacks he was hunting. Turned out, the bucks weren't just as heavy as he was used to although they may have had great racks. On the other hand, you may be able to tell a bit about how old a deer is by the shape and condition of the track. Sharp, even prints generally mean younger deer. Rounded and/or uneven length toes should mean the deer is a little on the older side. Rack vs track: as mentioned above, the track size alone tells you nothing about the buck's rack. There are a lot of examples of smaller than average-bodied bucks having huge racks. As others mentioned about judging antler size while on a track- you can get an idea of rack width by watching how narrow of an opening a buck will pass through. Other clues left by the antler are obvious like rubs along the track, but more subtle ones are spots where a buck passes under a spruce bow and breaks off dead twigs with his tines. Also, when feeding in the snow you may see where the main beams made marks in the snow around the edges. Once in a great while you will see the imprint of an antler in the snow at a bed from when the buck rested his head. I think I've seen this once. The best you can do as far as judging rack size while following the track is width and relative main beam length, but if I find myself on the track of a buck I already believe is mature based on hoof shape/characteristics I'm not really worried about the score of the rack. I have yet to be disappointed by a mature buck's rack. By following tracks you can also find out the deer's general mood; horny, hungry, lazy, etc. Even small parcel hunters can learn a lot by following tracks on the properties they hunt, just do it with caution or do it after the season is over. Finding out how deer use your property and most importantly- where they bed can make a huge difference.

OP has rings & bases that would already allow plenty of adjustment to change POI 12" @ 25 yds. If the base screws were that far out of alignment it would be obvious with a straight edge check.. Either the scope is whacked or the barrel is bent. My money is on the scope.

They look delicious.

You know, after thinking about your post a while I want to point out that I am also feel fortunate. Until my son & Curtis started helping me I was fast losing interest in hunting. Since 2010 I have had no hunting partners & now I have 2 eager young men in their mid-20s fired up, willing & able to do some of the hard work. It is also more fun to have some comeraderie (sp?) that comes with a small group. We are already talking of doing some exploration of a promising piece of county & state forest near here. It has a lot of mast trees & all 3 of us are planning on squirrel hunting it in the late summer/early fall to scout out the deer & get to know the lay of the land better. There is also talk about hauling my camper down to Yates county for the opening weekend of the SZ deer season. So, you see, it's a 2-way street for me. Not saying that I am doing it for my benefit, but helping youngsters get a good start has many rewards.

Removing radios bid per partner finding his.... FYI radios are a good deal... Can barely get 2 brand new for 45…

The worlds last remaining fixed 4 power scopes are welded to Pygmy's rifles and they ain't coming off for anyone! LOL

My Father had a Bushnell do the same thing one year. The scope was toast for some reason. good at the end of the seasons and couldn't get it to center in the summer. You gotta have an spare scope laying around. At least one of the underpowered fixed 4's...lol

I would have figured you'd want to buy a deer farm and grow a mullet like one of your forum heroes? LOL

Plain old fun....really it's a ton of fun early morning/night hunts with a light....even when you get dive bombed by a owl in pitch black that scares the tar outta you it's a blast....and coyotes to me are the most challenging game in ny IMO Edit....and selling fur will at least pay for your rounds

It breaks up the void of time in between deer and spring turkey season. Love hunting with my snow camo. There's also something about hunting at night that I like. Someone's going to hear the shot and be like WTH was that ?! Fox are fairly easy to call in but when you get a coyote under the gun it's a whole new ballgame.

Decided to pull out the shed collection for a few preseason pics... To date = 145 antlers with the majority (110 of them) coming from the past 5 years of serious shedding... Three best deadheads...170" 17 pt...antlered doe...137" 8-pt In the center are two rows of matched sets = 24 to date

The outrage you say! What - a cervid disease treatment not being given the same consideration and funding as a possible cure for cancer in humans? Maybe PETA could help?

Biz...Here's a pic of my dad and uncle at their cabin in Phoenicia around 1950. It's good to look at the old pics.

The Southern Tier Opener was picture perfect weather this year, cooler temperatures and about an inch of snow on the ground. The deer were very active, passed on 3 smaller Bucks throughout the day and killed a Mature Doe around 11:30 in the morning. About 3 pm, this Buck was just cruising thru and offered me a shot at about 100 yards. My bullet clipped a branch in front of him and grazed his belly on the first shot. To my surprise, he ran closer to about 75 yards and stood broadside. My bullet hit it's mark this time and piled up within 50 yards. 2014 was a very successful year for me, a nice 8 pt with the Bow (story in the Archery Harvest Thread), this 135" 9 pt with the Rifle and 2 Mature Does with the Rifle. Seems as though our Management efforts are paying off and those All Day sits are helping too!

My new camera and lens finally arrived so I took them to the stand this morning. I took it with me this evening too, but forgot to put a memory card in it. Man, did I ever miss out. The last two shots are just fillers from my old camera. More to come soon!