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Picked up my 2017 buck this week from S&S in Springville and could not be happier with the results! Those guys do great work! Just thought I would share, it is my biggest buck to date with a 24” spread. . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't recall if I posted this last year but with my newfound discovery in the ease of uploading to youtube, here it is. This is the buck I killed about a minute and a half after the video ends, IIRC. He was in eyesight about 20 seconds before this clip started. He wanted to go to the east but my grunt call turned him and he came in.

Not much but got this little gem on Craigslist couple weeks ago .I stole it wife cleaned entire thing thoughally everythingnworks love have AC for camping. Have it out for our first family camper trip this weekend.

What a joy doing work at the property this morning. Cleared trails and started some stand work. No long walks, no hauling in chainsaw and other equipment. Drive right up, clear or jump in stand and move on. Got more work done in 2hrs than I often would in 4 or more and I don’t feel it a bit. Good investment based on first work day using her. Took ADK suggestion and grabbed a polar utility cart to tow behind so that I can haul whatever is needed. Great combo.

Just an awesome day, reels were screaming nonstop!

Smoked babyback ribs wings and Home made tater salad Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Tots and venison burger Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Smoke Lake Ontario Salmon from the camp ground

Wtf...was I supposed to fast today? Seafood risotto from Morgan’s in Rye(Westchester county) Wife had New York strip and truffle fries-I had most of those). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Want me to stop by and carve it into a mermaid for ya..? You can hang a treestand right in the crotch of it,lol

BBQ ribs(cheated by starting in the oven); smoked baked beans; salad-untouched! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

$2500 guy had a new one just wanted to get rid of

got the girlfriend on a decent cat on the hudson the other night. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Good morning on Oneida. Lost 5 eyes before landing one . Was a tough start but got a limit and fishing buddy Corey got one too. Lol

Chicken Caesar salad Too whooped to fire up the smoker for salmon caught today

Different day on the water gab the dream team - no fishing just some fun ‘yaking and boy can my 14!year old yak yak yak Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Pic 1 is 4 bucks! In other pics I can see the back two are small bucks but this is the best pic with all four together. Pretty cool! Pic 2 is a coyote Pic 3 and 4 is the Giant 7. He’s a monster for July 13th! That was this morning!!! Pic 5 is LAST YEAR of the giant 7. Same exact rack with 2 brows but now he’s bigger. We never had pics of him again last year but clearly he survived! For Putnam County, I’m pretty pumped about these bucks. This is year 3 for us on this land and we have only killed 2.5’s and so does the only neighbor so each year we have seen better bucks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Can’t believe the boys didn’t post yet but had a great day on the water .. Tacs, Turkey feathers myself and my cousin lots of sun and sore left arms

I figured I would Start a thread to document my work putting in a couple of food plots on the land we bought this spring. This morning we got started cutting a trail to get the tractor back to the plot areas. A few weeks ago I went through and marked some trees to cut to put in the trail, but once we started cutting today, I didnt Like how the ground sloped in some of the areas. There is an old trail on the property line, so Haley and I walked It and found the old enterance. It had been choked by some bushes, but I decided It would be easiest to just open it back up. I pushed Out all of the brush with the front end loader and back blade. We were able to get to both of the plots within a couple of hours by just pushing brush and falldowns out of the way. We also cleared out the few bushes from the plot areas. This afternoon I have To go pick up a brush hog, and then I’ll go through and get everything mowed out this evening. The soil back there still has some moisture in it, so I’m hopeful that I’ll be able to get a plow in the ground next weekend.

Had some smoke pulled pork, and picked at a half of a smoked chicken, along with half of an italian hero, while tailgating with two other couples at Bethel last night, for Jason Aldean, and Luke Combs concert.

Bang! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Home made Garbage plates.

Always see these on this thread but First time seeing it in a store. Bought a 6. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sis is a lovely lady and they make perfect couple........ Good people, Dan & Sis.

Thanks moog and others..... I know I posted the story about that buck last fall but he was heading north and then turned to the east. I was further north and just a touch west so I grunted (with that Vector call) and he stopped. He looked my way then kept going.....I grunted again and he turned my way! He came in and actually fed on something right in front of me for a moment. His head and body were behind some brush and there was no shot. After what seemed like a week he started to walk into an opening. I made a burp to stop him (I'm quite an expert at the "burp" noise) and it worked. While the shot was perfect, I had very little blood for the first 150 yards or so. It was getting to be dusk and I was doubting my shot, thinking it may have been a bit high. I stopped and contemplated waiting a couple hours or even till morning (I hate leaving them all night) when all of a sudden I hear snorting coming from his direction of travel. Sunnoffabitch...... I turned and went back to my buddies and left him all night. 1st thing next morning I find him not 30-40 yards from where I stopped the night before with a almost perfect shot. It was a touch high and his lungs took some time to fill up. If I'd have gone 15 FEET more, I'd have spotted a blood trail of gruesome proportions. I don't regret pulling out that night; decisions decisions!

I’ve met Sis a couple of times. Dan married way up!

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Lol. He kept them into his 3rd year also. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Pretty cool. Side by side. Top is 7/24/17, bottom is 7/13/18. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Time for dessert. Espresso martini Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Beside every good man is s good woman..

While I was over at the Legion, The Mermaid called one of her in-laws, who has logging experience... When I got home, the limbs were already on the ground, where I can deal with them... Thank you ALL, for your generous offers to help ….I sincerely appreciate it.... I guess she's not a jinx after all.....Hehehe....

Nice we mostly stayed in Hyannis and spread out from there. Wishing I was there Enjoy.

The day after tomorrow will mark the four-year anniversary of this thread!! Put together some extra goodness to post up, and thanks to everyone for keeping things lively and making me drool every day.

One good thing about w/r is it's pH tolerance for new plots. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

Yeah I’ll get some pics later when I get The brush hog in there. Ive always had fun doing plots over at the farm, but this is completely different with it being my own place. I dont Have to worry about what other people want to do, or what the landowner wants or doesn’t want done. It’s really nice having it be all mine and to be able to do things exactly how I want To.

Irish blonde ale brewed by my buddy. Was good. Sent from my SM-S327VL using Tapatalk

Im no tree expert by far but have you looked into dustun chestnut trees from what ive read they start producing nuts way faster like in just a 3 to 5 yrs where i think oaks is more like 10 to 15yrs and are preffered by deer more... i plan on putting in a few next year

I saw one wider than once myself, but her boyfriend caught me drawing a bead on her and that was the end of that....<<sigh>>... All kidding aside, nice buck, my friend !

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Checked 2 of the 3 cams today. Very overgrown so couldn’t get to the third in shorts. Kicked up a big deer on way in but couldn’t see Head. Kicked up a fawn on way out. Throw & grow again is working. Tons of does/fawns and small bucks. I tried to send the best pics. Pic 1 is a nice buck for early June Pic 2 is Doe & fawn Pic 3 is a small buck with the doe & fawn Pic 4 is a bobcat! Pic 5 is a small buck Pic 6 is the 8 pointer we have seen now 3 years so he’s 4.5. He has the same shorter 3rd tine of left side, 3 years in a row. Pic 7 is a very wide 6pt, maybe he’ll make it to 8pts? Pic 8 is a giant 7pt. Have better pics of him on other camera and I also have 1 pic from him last summer I’ll send separate email. Not the wide 7 with 1 brow from last year. This is a big 7 with both brows like last year but bigger. Will do separate post with other pics. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cool- glad he didn't slip past the second camera!

Raises hand !!! And also responsible for the other dink. Jay and Tacks caught all the big uns.

Now that's an All Star team!!! Way to go guy's!!

. Couple different styles over the years. Won't find a better animal to spend your day with that's for sure. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Myself I try to go both routes. When you breed a pretty, clean say 6 by 6 into a doe that had a whole pedigree of clean bucks you will get a nice clean pretty buck 9 of 10 times. They sell like crazy and are the most sought after but bring you the least pay. Most of the industry is a pay by the score kinda thing. The breeding market is a bit different. I myself breed more non typical bucks into my cleaner does. Those big knarly, Ugly some would say have proven they have the ability to produce massive blood flow, that after all is what makes antlers. More blood flow the bigger the antlers. Believe it or not, a guy raises deer in an open hayfield with a building for shelter will grow bigger deer then a guy with the perfect deer woodlot habitat. Sunshine and heat keeps the bucks blood thinner which in turn sends more to the antlers. Strange but true. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Ground Turkey with seasoning, diced raw red pepper, raw diced red onion, cooked black beans, avocado, and a sprinkle of cheddarjack, and franks, sprinkled with fresh lime all in a wheat wrap. Sounds bizarre but it was really good. New healthy meal the girlfriend discovered.

Ny strip steak with tossed salad and cheesy cauliflour.