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Tell him it's all good so long as he keeps salt licks under his trophies too.

Deer (especially nice bucks) wont hit a salt lick with any regularity durring daylight this time of year through late winter... I wouldn't sweat it. Tell him throw some corn out with it for extra appeal.

I'd ask him why he's trying to kill the apple tree? They are not salt tolerent, if he looked at me stupid ,I'd call the dec.

It sure ain't the .303, 45/70 or the .416 Rigby! LOL

Why bother with a salt lick under an apple tree ? I'd be happy using the apple tree as an attractant.

Talk to him first . I'd tell him I saw the salt lick and what's up with that ? we don't hunt like that around here, and it's so close to my property I could get in trouble by hunting to close to it . I hope it's just out by your camera for pics ( giving him an out) . Then keep a close eye on him. If your first move is to call the cops well expect the same when your kid drives to fast down the street , or you play your music a bit loud, build a shed or pool deck without a permit, you dog barks, grass is to high , camper is parked to long in your yard, maybe you like to have a camp fire some nights hope it meets all the code requirements because he'll be calling .even if you're right in everything you do he'll still call and the cops / code enforcement will respond. We have friends who's neighbor called on them dozens of time. When they cut the grass he'd call the Sheriff because the clippings crossed the property line...... Talk to him, watch him , you'll know after a season how he rolls.

Yes- and I was not the only one.A little different here where I hunt. I also don't believe in the "snitches get stitches" gangster,outlaw mentality.If the violators planned retribution or revenge?........well....may god have mercy on their soul.

The point of no return for me is when safety becomes an issue. That's when things get real.

Wait until you start finding the apples and other snacks that come out. Wait until he's tresspassing all over the area. Wait until he wacks a giant-illegally. Wait until he ruins what was probably a good area. Then sit back and wonder why you didn't call the DEC. If he played by the rules he wouldn't need to worry about someone calling up on him.

You have a larger problem here. Under NYS. law, you can be ticketed for baiting and or feeding deer, even though you didn't place the salt lick there. It applies even if you didn't know it was there during season. As long as your hunting within a certain distance of it, ECO's can nail ya. I would dam well inform my neighbor of it.

Bring it up in conversation that you saw his setup. Be nice and explain ti him to be careful because it is illegal to use the salt lick for deer. Don't make it sound like you will turn him in or anything like that. I can see people using these things for pictures but when season roles around and a nice deer is hitting the thing it will be hard to take away.

A mature buck does things with reason or he wouldn't have made that age. What's the reason? Pressure, wind, time of year, time of rut.... Are you hunting a specific buck or deer? Scout and then plan not plan then hope Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

So it may very well happen that the archery doe-take in those areas could go down substantially because of the DEC's brilliant program. Gee, I guess all those people who were surveyed kind of missed that little potential side-effect. And since no one at the DEC can think for themselves without a mandate from stakeholders, It may wind up a result that slips by everyone. Or perhaps the DEC knew exactly what would happen.

I'm 25 years old and I swear the night before opening day is like Christmas when I was a kid I can't sleep lol I usally leave my house at 4 am any tips on good ways to fall asleep sounds stupid but I want to be sharp and on point and I need a good night sleep any advice is welcomed

Elmo Ol' Buddy... Let me know the next time your wife's sister has a birthday party during hunting season.. I'll get you off the hook.. You go hunting and I'll go to the birthday party... I'll jump out of the cake in my lizard skin thong..!..

20ga mossberg 500 in 1993, funny how many git their first deer with a mossy 500..still have that same gun today in the safe, no frills gun that got it done.

I love the Gator...but the price tag is hefty...I didn't care for the Polaris and I really liked Kabota but the engine placement bothered me.

T/C Icon in 30-06. My first rifle got me my first deer in 2009.

Mossberg pump in .73 caliber slug.

Well, at least one of them is smart....

Pygmy You forgot me and my 8+56 mm. I am starting to feel like the od little duckling around here

I saw one in November one year. Doubt she made it. I feel like in some area's I hunt not even the bucks can find all the doe.

I don't shoot fawns till December

What information were you looking for? We got all the answers you could ever ask for right here! Their site seems to be very one sided IMO,lol

Id say bolt action 30-06 is the most popular.

I usually see one or two per season that still have spots in mid October, cant say as Ive ever seen any spots by early November though.

Of 19 of my personal hunting friends, here is the breakdown.. 30-06.....4 .270 Win...4 .243 .... 3 7mm08....2 25-06.... 2 .260 Rem.... 1 .270 WSM.... 1 30-30.... 1 .300 Win mag.... 1 Action types Bolt....16 Pump.... 1 Lever.... 1 Single shot.... 1 Bolt actions definitely rule here..It is interesting to note that there is not a single .308 Win or semi auto in the bunch. This certainly varies with locale..I once hunted in an Adirondack camp with 20 hunters...the rifles were OVERWHELMINGLY 30-06 and .308 Remington pumps and autos...I think there were only two bolt actions and two levers in camp..The rest were pumps and autos.. I sometimes hunt in New Brunswick with some friends who are locals there.. Most of them use Remington autos in .308 or 30-06, and they have lots of fun arguing among themselves about which is better..LOL...

Trespassing and shooting more deer then that person has tags for is it for me. Those are the only ones that bother me enough to call the DEC.

We as hunters have the opportunity to express our opinions, but what happens is based on more than just us. Unfortunately the DEC is driven by politics, and not biologists and wildlife management focused people. Until that happens, we are at the whim of groups that speak the loudest, and not always those that speak for the best interests of everyone. Carrying capacity needs to take the primary role in management decisions, some areas are just not capable of holding large numbers of deer. After that, hunter satisfaction, landowner needs and issues, etc come into play. Most changes that need to be made to improve hunting and herd health in alot of areas are going to make someone mad, the DEC should be making changes that are effective, take the least amount away from everyone today, and have a positive effect for everyone in the long run.

Yeah.My gut feeling tells memy luck has nothing to due with luck.

Winchester model 12 12 ga. Long time ago...lol

My first was shot with a paper cased Super x 12 gauge slug from a Winchester M37 single shot. My first deer with a RIFLE ( PA) was taken with a 7 x 57 175 grain factory load from a sporterized M 1895 Chilean Mauser.. I had bought the rifle for $35 from a surplus store, and my dad and I shortened the barrel, cut down the stock and I had the bolt altered and safety replaced.. In other words, we BUBBA'd the hell out of it.. Nonetheless it shot well and I shot several bucks with it.. I wish I had it today in its original, unaltered condition, because it was a fine specimen.

Yeah, I guess I gave that first choice (hardcore) the same interpretation. The fact is that I do know some that are so devoted and consumed by hunting that it does push aside all other priorities and responsibilities. I guess I do have other non-hunting activities and hobbies that share my interests and pastimes with my needs to hunt.

Base it on the gun and use- my 257 wby is for whitetails and it stupid flat- have a minix 3-15x50 w a duplex reticle 0-500 is between the crosshairs and the flat post taper on the duplex- my 7mmrm sendero wears a vortex pat in 4-16x50 but could shoot steel beyond 1k and have moa and exposed adj turrets .... Could use both for either duty but they're setup for their primary focus I have a cheapy savage w the combo doa drop scope- it sort of works but the glass quality (?bushnell) is lacking and the circles are too big and cluttering. It's like using a Swiss Army knifes pliers ... Better than nothing but not very good Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Im not sure the start drinking at 4 pm is something I'd do. But, A nice glass of single malt scotch about an hour before bed usually helps ease the nerves.

I have only seen a couple with faint spots in Mid October over the years . As of Aug 30 , 31 , they are still holding their spots pretty well .

Not too many from me. Can't remember when the last time I aw spots on a fawn at bow season, maybe 20 years ago???

After more than 40 hunting seasons, I still am lucky to get 4 or 5 hours sleep the night before the opening of firearms season. I'm still a kid at heart!

If your gonna be out there in the snow and cold weather you should get your self a much better pair of boots.....Not Walmart boots...

They could be almost anywhere….

Hung some stands last week in high heat and humidity , better late then never ...... Ya I got sweaty just like everyday at the gym or work. Today we'll be in our pool and it's great to keep warm pool temps well into Sept ! ( projecting it out another week or so) Then we are off to a river side bar supper time . I'm pretty darn happy with this heat in sept .

We keep saying that, but in reality, our damage done not agreeing is minimal to the DEC. We can disagree all we want but were not changing the rules no matter how much the DEC says we have a voice. We dont, and the DEC does what they want to their agenda. So we can disagree all we want, but in the end it still doesnt change the result.

If the dec wants more doe taken they should just pass out these signs with your doe tags.....

Good luck on him, I hope you see him!!

at the root of it in all this mumbo jumbo, he's a shooter!

I haven't been asked, but I can tell you how not to handle that dilemma, and I don't even have to be the head of the DEC whitetail management team. The antlerless season is actually a good idea, but to waste that activity by assigning it to the least effective hunting weapons/season sure does bring into question the sincerity and credibility of the effort.

Me too but if he is 3-4 years old he is probably not going to do much more. Cant say i would burn the tag on him if he was here but would give the green light for one of the other guys.

You guys gotta get the secret handshake down with photobucket. Geez.....................

I see the buck of your dreams waling along and the only missing part is you are not there, you are sitting home watching TV...get out there this year and maybe that buck will walk by... at 74, I do not hunt as much as I did in my youth, but still love the pre hunt scouting, just walking the woods and looking for deer sign or the first buck scrape. Then the plan take shape of were to do when on opening day the guns go off. I like the early bow season, warm weather and not a lot of hunters in the woods. I let the doe's and young bucks walk so I tell my wife of 50 years, but she says I just go out to take a nap by a tree. I hope all has a great hunting season Bill