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Here she is I'll take it on the last day

It's a wrap. Hunted dusk til 11 Had to be out there for final day. It pizzed out all morning Trying to get a deer for buddy who routinely shoots 4-5 deer a year. He's only seen 4 tails all year. He utilizes the whole deer , hide , sinew , meat etc . Freezer is full with 3 so were content. Bring on May 1st with some coyote hunting between now and then. It was a pleasure reading all of your "live " messages this year. Funny , informational , harvest thread and enjoyed the ride. Even though I've never met most of you I consider you all friends and dually respect your opinions , knowledge and wisdom Have a wonderful Christmas and happy new year.

Here is my ML buck from this morning ....

I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable season! I haven't posted on here much lately. Ever since i moved up here and started my own business its been tough to come on, on a regular like i did at my last job with the same 3 breaks a day we were given lol. plus i feel every time i get used to Tapatalk, they update and it screws me all up again... so annoying. Been awhile since i chatted with some of you, so I hope all is well! I had a very slow season for deer movement but every sit I have in the deer woods is always a great day. Best year for having shooter deer on trail cam. 9 or 10 deer total from 130 to 145" on 3 different properties. Never saw one on any of my sits but my TC revealed i sat the wrong set twice, as my TC showed a big 8 on one property and another big 8 on another at around 430 under my stand so too bad I wasn't there but thats the name of the game. My dad had a chance at a 9 point we called Dozer that has about a 23 to 24" spread. buck slipped in at 15 yards as he was looking the wrong way apparently lol. No shot tho... all in all things are good, I am enjoying every bit of being up state and being a business owner has been good to me so far. has its humbling moments but I love it. Headed down to LI for the Holidays and getting in some hunting in one of my best sets! looking fwd to it

Shot this nice 8pt in Tompkins County WMU 7H on Nov on Nov 25th at 4pm. Shot him with my 12 Gauge Single Shot H&R.

Special thanks to Great Valley/Humphrey fire dept!! Friend went to camp solo and after shooting buck suffered heart attack. Phone service spotty on hill but was able to let son know he was in trouble. Son dialed 911 on way down and they were able to find him n get him to hospital. To all the first responders out there, THANK YOU!

It was easier to understand once you put it in English !

I felt really bad for Miss Colombia. I offered to console her but my wife told me to sit my a%$ down.

Venison burgers with balsamic vinegar caramelized onions and s slab of sharp cheddar cheese.

Actually the problem is that a lot of people judge hunting across the state by what they see in their own tiny hunting areas. I believe there are places where winter could likely have decimated the herd. I believe there are areas of NYS where for all kinds of reasons, the deer are getting under-hunted. I also believe that DEC successes at making proper guestimates and remedial actions are not all as accurate as they could be, producing over and under-population circumstances. About the only correct assessment about the NYS deer populations is that it will differ wildly by region, by WMU, by township, by one parcel of property to the next. And that is why we hear claims of deer shortages being immediately followed by the replies that say, "Gee, everything is great here". The implication being that the first guy is wrong, or perhaps he's just not as great a hunter or as observant as the second guy. The fact is that both are likely correct about their little patch of hunting ground and neither has any bearing on the other's observations.

So my barber collects guns and older bows but never hunts. Before last season, he gave me an early 70s Kodiak magnum to start with traditional archery. I promised him I would do my best to kill a deer with it and sure enough, I was fortunate enough to do so. He was so happy that one of his bows was being used again and told me he never thought I would actually kill a deer with it. He just called me and said he has a Christmas gift for me. Another bow. He didn't give details, but I am sure it is another old recurve. Should be fun to try to use it to get him a deer next season. Excited to see what it is. Hopefully its not too long as I have grown quite fond of that short bow.

The last time I saw a crow picking away at a maggot infested purple, runny, oozing, hairless, stinking, deer carcass, I kind of made a promise that that was one critter that I will not be eating.

Got it done on a flat head in the poring rain.

Live from kitchen, was inspired by this chili. am making a stew with Moose , Venison, and bear meat. Will be delicious.

I heard from a buddy, that they found 30 dead deer up in the fairways/woods of Bluestone golf course in Oxford, NY. Just laid up and died during the winter. On another property he hunts he found 15 or so. Last winter was definitely a brutal one. That's why I'm not too upset about it being warm out this time of year. I think the deer deserve a break.

There was a time when rural people were mostly hard working farmers who's honesty was not to be questioned. Many deals and agreements were established with only a handshake and nobody worried about it because a man's word was his bond. Well times have changed and not necessarily for the better. Many of the rural residents are uprooted city dwellers most of whom moved out to the country for good legitimate reasons. However, along with this migration from the city came some who see the country as refuge from their past, and a new easier place to ply some rather unsavory lifestyles, from crack houses to meth plants to lifestyles of burglary and such. When I was a kid, we didn't even know where the key to the house was. Didn't need it. Today, I feel that every building on the place needs to be kept locked and I even lock the car while it is in our own driveway. A shotgun sits on the wall above the bed, and every lock on the house doors has a deadbolt accompanying it. Yup, times are much different, and neighbors are looked at a bit differently these days and with an eye of distrust and suspicion. And once in a while that distrust and suspicion turns out to be warranted.

I could never stand hearing the name Smuckers. Even reading it, I feel a slight urge to kill.

Having bad neighbors is a night mare. The couple across the street got divorced and she kept the house. Only she couldn't afford it on her own so she moved to an apartment and rented the house to her inbred toothless cousins from Hooterville. A full year on police cars in and out, fights in the driveway at all hours, property escorts, loud music and parties, drunks ,junk all over the uncut lawn..you name it. The bank finally took the place and booted them. contractors have been putting the place back together since early summer. According to the neighbor who lives right next door, the inside of the place was trashed. This was a beautiful home that was less than ten years old when cousin opossum and the crew moved in... Good luck grow…I know how it feels.

It was fun being a part of this thread, I check it often and always hoping to see hero shots of successful hunters. I guess we can keep posting, it's live from the woods, not live from the deer woods...

The biggest problem is the land being sold is valuable farmland and once it's developed it can not go back to farm able land

Soaked but did fill a doe tag. Time to dry out and look for a buck

Every picture of you is from when you were younger

Last selfie in the woods til May 1. I'll be counting the days til then. That's my real passion. And daughter can participate in youth hunt.

Spent the better part of the morning out muzzle loading with my seven year old son. I think he really enjoyed it as I let him guide me and make all decisions for our hunt. He made some pretty good choices and I was teaching him how to read the land sign and use the wind to our advantage. In the end his previously learned skills and those he is still learning got us in front of a small doe. He decided that I took a nice 9 pt already and we should let her go. I think he was really excited to see a deer so close in the woods.Great day over all but we were taking the long way out until I convinced him to get a compass out and see where we were headed. One day he will be an excellent woodsman. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My dad likes to cut meat when they're semi-frozen. Soft enough so that it can be cut but hard enough that it'll hold a solid shape and won't flop around as you cut. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

All i hear are excuses.

Setting the alarm for 4:45...

Well I had to really put up a stink with GE and they finally covered my wilson bill of almost $300. I then called home depot and was able to get $150 hd credit. Better than nothing I guess.

It'd make a dandy Christmas present from son to dad, with love. PS.......Weatherby doesn't make a front stuffer, AFAIK.

Stuffed peppers, lamb chops Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Our first meal from the harvest this year. Venison meatballs prepared by my daughter!

This has worked the best for me

I'm pretty sure that Hevi-Shot is safe in most modern shotguns and chokes, but as for older guns i'm not sure.

There's a rehearsal and during the rehearsal, he practiced announcing a 2nd and 1st runner up before announcing the winner. In a live statement, he did say he rehearsed but forgot. In the end though, as much as people are making fun of him, you have to admit, he didn't make any excuses and took full responsibility. Here is the Post Press Conference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcvO7XGqvV8

Make sure you keep that powder dry....you don't want a click and no boom if that buck presents a shot...in weather like this a balloon over the end of the barrel works well PS...A+ on your effort...I wasn't buring a sick day to be out in this. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

Never wear camo. Green jacket, green pants, green wool sweater, orange hat. Doesn't make a lick of difference in my experience.

Try Dick's Sporting Goods after Christmas. They usually have all their tree stands on sale then.

coldest not oldest but October temps are indeed older than December ones

I'm ready to be heading toward summer. What a long winter this has been (and it just started). Just the other day, we had a dusting of snow (of all things). And the temperature was below freezing (if you can imagine that). I can't take it anymore I tell ya. I'm scratching and digging for anything that makes me think it will get better.

i need one of these cams in my life... Are you still getting them? i might grab one or two after the holidays. is this the cam with the black IR?

Good luck to you & pops tomorrow. I'm done, I have to butcher Saturday's doe, Christmas shop and first thing, take the Mrs. to breakfast. Not too shabby for a day off.

I would still have a guy with a cat loader with ripper teeth come in and do the work. The machine would do the job in a fraction of the time of a skid steer and will remove a lot of the roots also. The teeth are spaced far enough apart to let the top soil sift through. Save the manual labor for more important things like lime, fertilizing and planting. God made big machines for a reason

Got it now! Gotta say, the hill towns do attract some interesting people. We have our share too.

All I have to do is push a button and the mirror on the bedroom ceiling moves and my shotgun falls to my hands !

Super fast gun access. https://youtu.be/sQSIx0ve5i0

Last night I made my bacon wrapped stuffed backstrap in the smoker, then fried up some hand cut french fries and made some poutine to go with it.

Been a long season for me from losing 2 with bow to no shots in rifle season...1 miss Saturday and a dead doe today 140 yards broadside after we jumped her and she stopped to look back Buddy's also got one today button buck with a previous injury that I wish I had taken a pic of while we were going to look for his ramrod...lol long story let's just say it's his 2nd one in 2 years Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

Ramcats worked great once again. Pass through on a doe at 15 yds, pass through on a 9pt at 32 yds. The ramcat went through the shoulder blade and still exited the last rib on opposite side on 9pt.. Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk

I have day time pics of fawn as well...but the mature deer are not showing until well after dusk. As far as pushing...I would guess you more than likely walked within feet of deer that just layed low...I have walked right up to deer and if they think you can't see them or they actually do not see your face...they will stay put then back track...I have had deer actually follow me after I've walked through...watched deer crawl away as pushers walk by them...when standing on ridge watching drivers ..it's amazing to watch the things deer do....either that or you have a santuary,a true santuary, near that 800acres.