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Draven born on Sept 22nd at 5:55 AM. Completely ruining my hunting this season but I'll gladly trade in a season for this guy. 8 lbs exact. 20 and 1/4 inches. Discharged and home now. Mommy and baby doing really well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Awesome day on Erie out of dunkirk....100 fow 90 down not as many but more size to them will add more pics when I get home Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

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So, for dinner is smoked St.ouis style ribs. First time using a smoker. Came out awesome! Not quite fall off the bone, but tender as all hell, and just enough crust. Nice smoke ring to boot. Have some bacon and onion baked beans to heat up on the side in a minute here. Sent from my XT830C using Tapatalk

who cares looks like a nice deer...

3N cams, loaded with groups of does. No yotes no Fox. Several bucks. Lots of pics of 5pt and 8pt I’ve had all summer long. In one pic they are eating together and next they are fighting. First sparring pic I ever got. Throw and grow plots going strong, as are the acorns. I’ll be here on 10/1-10/3 for sure. Pretty confident the 5pt and 8pt are both older than 1.5’s. 3 cams spread out across 400yds. These bucks are on each of them. Makeshift blind 8yds from the sparring fight. Several fresh buck rubs. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My wife just told my kids today to "say goodbye to your father because hunting season starts next weekend" hahaha. She's such a pain in my ass

Here are a few from the latest card pull. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

My Girlfriend says she knows this is my time of year, but says is sad that "Girlfriend season" is over. LOL wow that is too funny! She is great about not complaining about my hunting time.....course she also works weekends....lol.

First time using the smoker beer. Sent from my XT830C using Tapatalk

I've probably killed as many deer still-hunting as from a stand, actually, probably more. To me, still-hunting is when you move quietly through the woods looking for deer, hoping to hear and see them first. While stalking is when you see a deer and make a move on it. Lots of techniques...one of my favorite is walking quietly and slowly down the edge of a cornfield, next to the woods during the rut, quiet in the plowed up soil and listen back in the woods for deer walking and running through the leaves. 'Course the wind has to be right. But my favorite and most successful way is still-hunting in full snow camo in a snow storm or snow squalls.

About 10 years ago I screwed up my back turkey hunting, trying to carry one out in my turkey vest...dumb. Twenty pound bird, wrenched my back. Anyways...I tried a chiropractor first...no luck, then pills from my Dr. to relieve the pain...no luck...just dulled it a bit. Finally went to an acupuncturist. I was sceptical...but will try anything. Instantly! felt better in a couple days I could straighten up for the first time in three weeks. I do not understand it...how putting needles in my ears, hands and arms could help my back? But I don't really care. It worked when the other two disciplines didn't. If....or should I say when I develop another chronic pain, I'm going to the acupuncturist first!

110 gross..short brows ..mismatched lengths.. Only an 8.. But don't worry about score.. Just try to target the top 2 or 3 bucks in your area you have on cam.. Enjoy the hunt the memories will last a lifetime!!!

Third arrow ever shot by my daughter. First two were at 20, so this was her first at 30 yards. This is an accurate crossbow!

How many players are going to disrespect the flag today ? Betting quite a few thugs will

TROPHY!!

Nice shoot in' Elmo!! Congratulations to the entire family!!

Point well taken. We all whine about the shortage of access to open hunting land and how crowded hunting conditions are killing hunting. Well, we have enough crowds without trying to attract more. Relax and hunt the piles of deer that we got and get over this trophy craze. You need guaranteed trophy deer takes, go to some game farm and get your trophy-fix taken care of.

Hunted yesterday and only shot 8, got up at 245 today for the last hoorah on early season. Supposed to be a hot field lately.

I think 110 is a good estimate, nice buck though definitely a shooter where I come from. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

Having this after this. Did pretty good in a 5K Daughter beat me by a little bit too. That little bean pole can run. Blacklight color run was fun. Throwing dye powder Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not stink bugs for us but spiders everywhere! I leave the house in the morning and spider webs are hanging off everything.................at night we can watch some huge spiders working their webs on the front porch. Cool but freaky!

32yds. Longest of my short career. Broadhead. Perched up 15 feet on a rock ledge. Aimed a little high since I’m dialed in at 25yds dead on. Lobbed it in and it still was a little high. Maybe because I was high up? Regardless, it’s a dead deer. White target Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Here's a good one I shot last year.

Wonder if he develops a flinch problem after that? I know I would!

Plots getting some buck action Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Saw some nice knifes and collections in the thread for field dressing Deer and wondered if there was the same type of enthusiasm with the the small game and bird hunters. For doing up most of my small game animals and birds I like and collect bird hunter's pocket knives with the toothpick or clip style blade along with a gut hook for removing bird entrails. These knives also work well for me when skinning out any furbearers I take. Al Boker bird gut hook knife

Looks like great day on the water.

Damn!

Tough to follow rob's ribs (my God those look tasty!), but here is my pork tenderloin. Ended up overcooking the smaller one a bit.

Yup, killed a bunch of deer still hunting with a bow. It's the only way I bow hunt in the ADK's Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have never worried about score I just target the top 3 to 5 bucks I have on cam.some have gone as high as 150 when scored..I share the pics with guys that hunt here and let them decide wether to hold out for a bigger deer or take a yearling ..that's is my management..no point or score restrictions just shoot what your happy with no complaining someone gets something bigger.. When you drop the score and just think I'd be happy with him you become a better Hunter and much happier

CONGRATS............brother you have a gift enjoy hunt next year when my kids where born i did not hunt for five years...Congrats again ...

We were getting stink bugs in the house all summer ,it seemed like everyday I was killing one and throwing it out . I would use 2 paper towels folded a couple times ,after I snatched them I would squish them and the stink would still get on my fingers.

My dad loves to hunt that way ,unfortunately the property we hunt is longer then it is wide and doesn't allow for stalking into the wind for very long distances. He wears noninsulated muck boots and is dead silent when he walks.

The grass is ways greener on the other side of the fence..... or so it seems.

Id like to see the research on that... kind of hard to declare something as subjective as that. My vote would be for one of the best places to hunt whitetails, but I obviously haven't done the research on it like you have. It would be interesting to find out the criteria used to determine the BEST place to hunt deer. I may have to move to another state if the hunting here isn't as good as I've thought it was all these years. I certainly hope the DEC does something as important as "making good moves that actually help something" because that is definitely what is keeping NY from being the "best".

dang you did that deer a favor...lol

Not a marten, it's a fox.

My wife is not a hunter but enjoys the venison especially the venison bologna. She understands how much hunting means to me and my son and has never complained about how much I hunt. I always tell her she's lucky I only deer hunt and that the season is only 2 1/2 months long. She enjoys her alone time curling up with a good book. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

Checked cams today, I’ll start with 3S (Westchester- Bow only). nothing bigger than the same 4pt I always get pics of. Several does, but I did come across a nice big buck rub that I’m hoping is from a bigger buck. I also took 3 shots with broadheads from my perched spot on some rocks. it’s about 15 feet higher than surrounding land. Shot 24, 28, and 32 yd shots. The 32 was the furthest I ever took. I aimed a little high and lobbed right in, still a little higher than expected but maybe since I’m shooting like a cheating treestand guy up 15’ essentially. Anyway, now I got confidence at that distance. You can see white target at base of old treestand. Next post will be 3N report, which is where I will be opening day. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

funny you posted this I was just looking at some case knives on ebay and the bird and trappers where really chatching my eye.there was one with the hook,blade and saw that I liked a lot.

Muffuletta from Louie's Deli. Pre 5K Blacklight run down at The Outer Harbor Pretty good but not as good as the one in NOLA Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have the Buck one and also a nice yellow case also that Remington with the choke wrench and maybe 3-4 more I see you have a Camillus one in pheasant , Me too and also one in duck I think my brother has all four He really collects them he even has one in Damascus I'll send him your picture so he can look over it he is always looking for them and your pic will help him to identify any he may not have if that is ok with you

I have a few more, some not shown here, it took me awhile but I think I have an example from about all the significant makers. Sadly many of the American manufacturers are no longer in business. Al

At Yelling Goat. Queso fondito and chips. Shaved prime rib , caramelized onions , olive oil , tart cherry demi glaze , mozzarella, provolone and garlic pizza. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What's the big deal I shoot 60's all the time. We're talking 9 holes right!!

LOL! But I did fall off one a couple years ago. Went to sit down in the dark and mis-judged where it was, and went azz over tea kettle. With all the racket and muffled laughing, didn't see any deer that morning.

I will give you one of the best smoking resources around. http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/f/ Make sure to keep notes on your smokes. I failed to do that in the beginning and it extends your learning time lol. Take notes of times, temps, weight going in, woods, rubs, outside temp....Believe me it will help. I wish I had when I started. Also good thermometers are a must for the smoker and the meat.

Beignets These peanuts are addicting Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk