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Dad scored last night. He wasn't gonna come out since he had a Dr apt but I knew we would have some bucks cruising and I convinced him to hunt. He showed up at 330 in blue jeans and had a shot off shortly after 4pm. Had alot of pics of this guy and dad is beyond happy. Nicest buck in awhile. Turns out it was a buck he hit during bow season, clipped his front leg, so that made it even a little sweeter. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

Spent the last 2 days trying to get a doe for a friend that hasn't been able to get out, due to his wife having health issues. Gotter Done! Started hammering down the snow right after!! Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

This thread has sure gotten slow during the week. I keep checking in and there is only a post or two. Not sure what I am going to look at when hunting season is over. I miss Growalot. She was always active during the week and I liked reading about what she was seeing and her trail cam pics. Whether you agreed with her or not she sure kept this page active.

I’m frigging tired, walked just shy of 9 miles in over a foot of snow. Followed a smoking hot buck track for about half a mile but after following him I knew he wasn’t a shooter and kept going with my loop never got on a big track but saw 3 does and a little basket. Woods were pretty, it was a good day. Sitting here google mapping a spot to head to tomorrow since all my normal spots have too much snow to track. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Chunks of lung, always a good sign on a bloodtrail! Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

Tomorrow before work I’m going to sit on the edge of a pumpkin patch/cut corn field and hope to catch something out there eating in the blizzard. #fromtheground Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Was in Dublin Ireland last week. Perfect breakfast when I got to the airport. Tradition Irish breakfast and a O'haras stout. Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk

I have been hunting a LONG time now, but Ryan's kill will be etched in my memory forever, that is for darned sure! I have seen some crazy stuff while hunting over the years, but the way Ryan's buck just walked up to us while myself, Bob and Ryan were pretty much standing around next to a dead doe like the 3 stooges, talking out loud, etc. was truly one of the wildest scenes I have ever witnessed while hunting. It was downright surreal. You read about hunters concealing themselves from head to toe, spraying themselves silly with scent-killer, deer piss, you name it, and here we are just standing around and a dandy buck simply comes in paying us NO mind whatsoever! We have to give a lot of credit to Ryan here. He was the first one to spot this deer. He kept his composure and made a great shot under some pretty tense circumstances. We were watching this deer for a good distance coming in towards us. And the bucks antlers just kept getting bigger and bigger as he approached. Hunters with many years of experience would have become unglued in a similar situation, I can assure you, but Ryan followed all of Bob's instructions to a T and made an absolutely great kill. One, I am sure he will remember for the rest of his life! Kudos, to Bob and all his colleagues who were involved with this Field to Fork program. As we are seeing all these success stories and pictures here, they obviously did a terrific job in training these folks. Many of these mentors took precious time away from their own hunting to take these folks out and show them how to get the job done. In Ryan's case, he could not have had a better mentor than Bob. Also, many thanks to Bob for opening up his camp to me again this year. I thoroughly enjoy hunting with him and at his camp. I had a great time last year and an even better time this year as everyone just read above in Ryan's story. You just can't make up stuff like that!

I stay because my elderly parents won't move. They put up with me when I was younger, and I owe them the reciprocal loyalty. It's really that simple.

Don’t worry - just look ahead to Saturday Sunday forecast [emoji1589] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Born in NY. Went to college in NC. Graduate school in MA. Have lived in VA, MD and CT. Driven across country a few times and visited most of the lower 48 (missing Pacific NW and upper Midwest). Wife and I have settled and raised our kids in NY. My primary reason. Can't get good rye bread or pizza anywhere else. Sent from my Moto E (4) Plus using Tapatalk

I'm from the South - grew up in NC, went to college there. Moved to NY for grad school, then law school. Then stayed for work. Lived in Manhattan for 17 years, having an absolute blast, chasing girls, late night cafes, etc. Met a girl, fell in love, married, moved to the burbs. Typical story. Hated the burbs. It's now years later, and I still hate the burbs. But my kids go to good schools and have many opportunities. I've run my own shop for 20 years now, have a solid client base, and control my schedule. It would be very difficult to reproduce that anywhere else. Plus, I know that there is no Utopia. Yes, the southern states have a lot to offer. There are also lots of problems. And as with many places, although people may be "nice" to you, you may find that you remain an outsider, forever. I visit NC often (family), and I can tell ya, not only are there the inherent problems, but much of the South is now overrun with Damn Yankees, who are changing things. It's a common refrain there - they hated the North, so they moved South, and immediately started reshaping the South to be like the North. Florida... uh, well, I would say don't make plans until you have really spent some time there. I drove up thru the NC mountains with my son last year, a leisurely ride of several days through country I have always loved. One of the things he said was, "Wow, dad, this is just as pretty as upstate New York." I had to laugh. But it's true, NY has a lot to offer. More publicly owned land than any other state. Beautiful mountains, lakes, rivers, farms, winding country roads. The weather doesn't bother me. We go skiing. The gun laws suck, and I support all the major and local 2M advocacy groups. But the truth is, I never had much interest in AR's anyway, I love a fine, aesthetically pleasing, traditional bolt action rifle. I think it's a fairly safe bet those aren't going anywhere. Be sure what you're doing before you yank up roots and head South. I know more than one person who has ended up regretting it.

Thanks ! And yes, L3710. Best machine I ever bought. We load em up, get em out, elevate bucket and field dress without bending over, then dump em in the truck. Love hearing dad say "get the Kubota" !! It's the buck-it bucket Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

How Ryan got this buck was rather non-traditional but it highlighted something that he and I talked about when we got back on stand that afternoon. Any decision you make, no matter how small, can effect your hunt positively or negatively. You'll see what I mean in this following story. This took place at my hunting camp and my brother in law and Steve863 from the forum joined Ryan and myself. Even with all the snow the morning was pretty slow for action as well as the number of shots we were hearing. "It all started around 9 o’clock when Steve863 texted Bob that he had shot a doe. It was a quiet morning in our blind so Bob asked me if I wanted to go down to Steve863's doe and learn how to gut it or stay in the blind and keep hunting. I kind of shrugged and said I wasn’t sure and kept looking for deer; avoiding the tough decision. A few minutes later he asked me again. I was very indecisive and unsure because I thought I wouldn’t see a deer if we went down to gut the doe. Ultimately, I decided to go learn how to gut it in case I didn’t get a deer myself. Shortly after, we headed down to meet Steve863 by his doe. We leaned our guns and bags against the tree, and stood around talking in normal voices, listening to the story of what happened and how he shot it. As we were talking and getting ready to finally gut it, I looked around the woods and suddenly spotted a deer walking with its head down about 70 yards away. I was so surprised to see a deer down there in the first place but let alone one that close to us. I pointed it out to Bob and Steve863 and Bob quickly ran to the tree and got our guns and started saying it was a buck. I was so shocked and flustered I didn’t even realize it was a buck. Bob handed me the gun and I started to walk forward towards a little tree with a branch sticking out so I could rest the gun on it for an easier shot. Before I could take another step, Bob grabbed my shoulder and told me to not move so I didn’t make noise and spook the deer. I stood there and put the gun up to my shoulder while following the deer in my scope the whole time. I watched the deer walk from 70 yards in to about 30 yards with his head down the entire time, following the trail of the doe that Steve863 shot about an hour earlier. It didn’t see, hear, or smell us at all. Over my left shoulder and in my ear the whole time Bob was giving me directions. He then told me to aim in this one opening where the deer was heading, which would give me the perfect opportunity for a clear shot. As the deer kept walking without flinching or noticing us, Bob kept telling me to wait, wait. wait. (Edit: Additional info by Bob-- The buck was walking left to right and then veered right putting him on a collision course with us. At that point in the snow I could see the tracks of the doe and blood trail from Steve863's doe and the buck was right on them with his head down. The doe was literally laying at my heels and I knew this was going to get some pretty close quarters...lol). As soon as it walked into the opening I was aiming at, the deer stopped and looked right up at us. (edit: As he entered the clear lane at about 30 yards he turned sharply to his right giving us his left front shoulder quartering to. Ryan was carrying a 308Win so I knew that shot at that distance was a no brainer). Bob was telling me where to aim and then all I heard was “shoot, shoot”. As soon as I heard “shoot” the second time I pulled the trigger and hoped I made a good shot. After I shot I lowered the gun, put another bullet in the chamber and all of the sudden saw the deer start running full speed straight towards us. I had no idea what to do so I went behind Bob as he held the gun up aiming at the buck running at us. Looking back at it now it’s a little embarrassing, but in the moment when a 200+ pound buck is running at you in the middle of the woods, my first instinct was to run the other way. Bob was ready to put another shot in it until he looked through his scope and he could see the blood spraying out. He knew it was a good shot and didn’t need to shoot it again. After it ran towards us it turned to it's right , the front leg gave out and fell down, then it got back up and ran a few more feet and fell over again. Bob told me to keep my gun up and keep my eye on the deer in case it wasn’t dead and got up and ran away. During this time my leg was shaking uncontrollably and I couldn’t stop it to save my life. Now I know why Bob told us to stay in our blinds or tree stands for a little bit after shooting a deer to let the adrenaline die off. After a few minutes of waiting, all three of us walked slowly towards the deer with our guns up and confirmed it was dead. From there we took a few pictures and then began the gutting process. Bob showed me how and got me started, and I ended up gutting the buck and the doe. It wasn’t as bad as I expected it to be. I’m glad it all happened so fast and it wasn’t the traditional way of sitting and spotting a deer, and maybe waiting hours for it to walk out to where I can get a shot. I think this allowed me to just react and not overthink the whole situation and let it bother me and get my nerves going to where I was shaking while trying to get a shot off. Overall, it was an unreal experience and a great first hunting memory that I will never forget. I’m grateful to have been able to get a deer my first time hunting, let alone this nice buck. Thanks to Bob and all the QDMA members for all they have done during this great program. It has definitely given me a new hobby that I hope to continue and share with others and I highly recommend the program to anybody with even the slightest interest in hunting. I never thought I would have gotten into hunting but thanks to this program it has given me the knowledge and confidence to be able to go on my own and now I am definitely hooked."

Five more years and I'll retire. The grandkids will be off on their own. MIL is 85 and will most likely be joined with my FIL then. I'm looking at some property outside Brevard NC. (not too far from Ashville) At the foot of the Smokies. Will still have four seasons, and even "some" snow. But I'll be seeing green grass in March, and winter won't be five months long there. Some great hunting and fishing in the area. Gun laws are sensible, and taxes are about half of what we pay here. I did a lot of hiking and exploring in this area, when I lived in Charleston SC in my younger days. I still have friends there. This is where my bones will lie. My lifelong friend is thinking about coming too. He retires next year. I grew up here. There is a lot that binds me to this place. But the liberals and taxes are pushing me out.

I went to college in NY (Poughkeepsie), and owned land there for a number of years. NY is one of the most beautiful states in the country...it has mountains, an ocean, 2 great lakes, and lots of farmland. If you catch the right weekend in October, the turning leaves & rolling hills make post-card quality pictures. When I bought my camp, I really expected to retire there (Allegany County). But the reality of aging, mostly due to high taxes, a 5-month winter with lots of snow, and liberal politics in Albany, has changed my mind. I'm headed south when the time is right.

I have something for our governor that he can look up

This might be a few posts in the thread....net' issues for some reason. LOL Spent a week fishing over Thanksgiving fishing in the Amazon basin of Brazil (and yes I blew off Deer season opener for the first time ever in 28 years) This trip was lodged based on the Rio Travessao, a steam that eventually feeds to Rio Negro and then the Amazon at Manaus, Brazil where I flew into from Miami. Conditons ranged from 85-95* with high humidity and occasional thunderstorms. Rained sometime on 5 of 7 days and this is their dry season. River gained and lost visible depth during our stay by about a foot. Equiptment; you are responsible for all terminal tackle and outfit supplied up to date rods and reels; A light spinning with Shimano 2500, a casting with Shimano Curado , heavy spinning catfish/chunk bait Ugly Stick with Diawa 6500 (100lb braid). I chose to additionally take a TFO 3 pc casting rod and Shimano Curado K reel just to have something familiar in hand; but it wasn't necessary to bring. Casts are frequent and rapid; Peacock bass here are fast and aggressive; I was under prepared for the technical aspect and this ain't no chuck and duck trip for smallies. Nothing for a 6lb Peacock to straiten a 2x heavy 2/0 treble. Bent the Ugly Stick all the way doubled on more than one occasion on multiple fish. I was one of the only first timers of the group of 8, 5 of whom had already been Peacock fishing on another river for a week before changing to this camp. All where super helpful and I was assigned to a boat/cabin with a guy who was on his 15th Amazon trip all with this outfit. He was terrific partner to get me on fish and we shared a great experience, I hope he feels the same. Bird and vegetation were spectacular, a real treat to see untouched wilderness. The fishing is by agreement with local indigenous reservation who gains employment and currency for exclusive fishing rights. Guides are VERY respectful of catch and release and are expecting anglers to be the same. But most folks just like pics....so here are a few and some comments. Red Tail Catfish; best one for the week in camp; Bait; Chunked Piranha Peacock bass.....holy crap these guys can fight. Multiple jumps and runs. Always watchful Caiman looking for some lost bait scraps; Record class Black Piranha; these guys got serious teeth and require careful handling; Wolf fish....Trairao.....35 lbs (best in camp was my partner at 38 lbs minutes after this one). Caught many of these on chunk and big lures from 16-24 lbs. 20 lber Last day of last light and the reason I went fishing here; Paraiba catfish....64" and about 100+ lbs; 40 minute fight to land; And Francisco expert boat handler and guide; The end. Link to more pics;https://imgur.com/a/IrU2Rnf

I think the biggest thing is no one has the land to do them any more. We used to have 800 acres of woods to drive.loved doing drives..

Here's a picture of my Kimber Montana 84M in 7MM-08. It sports a Leupold Compact 3-9x33mm. Standard Duplex. I wanted the lightest 3-9 variable I could get on it. I think it's perfect for a lightweight rifle. It has enough power for long range, yet doesn't negatively affect the rifle's handling at all.

I've hiked Pisgah NF extensively, along with many of the others on your list. Along with about 200 miles of the AT. But I have to say, I've met up with more "off the grid" people, in my travels to NYC, and other large cities, than I ever have in the backwoods. Not to say, I've never met any "characters" while in the backwoods south, I certainly have. But that is part of the allure for me, not a deterrent. I identify more with backwoods than big city.

I put up another post a few days ago about the buck I harvested and the favorable weather setup I took advantage of. A member replied asking me to expand on this and how barometric pressure impacts deer movement so I decided to make a new post about it. Cold fronts are one of the best catalysts for deer movement and there are three phases to any cold front which we will discuss later as it relates to hunting. I’ve generalized the wind conditions below which are based on our typical north westerly winds for cold fronts but we occasionally have a NE system come through: Just before: winds will typically shift NW to N and barometric pressure will start increasing as temps slowly start to drop During: winds typically still NW to N, barometric pressure is high (30.2+) but typically flattens out as temperatures bottom After: winds shift S to SW, barometric pressure starts dropping as temps increase Before we get to the hunting part I think it’s worth explaining why cold fronts impact deer movement and how the deer react and interpret the weather conditions. Cold weather causes deer to use more energy to sustain which means they need to eat more and thus must head to food more during day light. During the rut it also drives more movement because it’s more favorable for bucks to run around – think about working out on a 90 degree July day vs. a 60 degree September day; I bet you can do a lot more and be more comfortable in September than July. So how do deer react to a cold front? Deer can sense changes in barometric pressure - I believe through a sensor in their ear - and they know if it starts rising that probably means colder weather is coming and vice versa when it drops. This means you’ll see movement just before it hits because deer will sense the pressure rising and will hit the feed to try and get enough reserves to get through whatever is coming. Once the cold is here and pressure is high they will typically continue to feed heavy or if during rut running around like crazy (partly because does are out more trying to eat). Finally, once the pressure starts dropping deer will understand better conditions are coming which I find usually has one good day of movement where deer are out restocking feed reserves and getting their social fix; after the first day of warmer temps I find movement drops off pretty drastically. Now to the fun part – how do you hunt them? Most of you know how powerful a October or early-to-mid November cold front can be at getting deer – especially mature bucks – up on their feet and I think any one of the above phases is a good time to be in the woods, although I’ve seen the most movement in #2 when temps are the lowest followed by #1 just before it hits and deer are preparing for it. That all changes from my experience once we get past the middle of November - they are still just as powerful (if not more) at driving movement but require different tactics. The cold fronts are now much colder with typically higher wind speeds and the deer are much more run down from already going through the bulk of rut. This translates to much more movement on phase #1 when the first northerly winds come in and pressure starts rising (signaling to deer bad weather ahead and the need to feed) and phase #3 when wind switches out of the south, temps start rising and pressure starts falling (signaling to deer the coast is clear and better conditions ahead). I’ve spent many lonely cold hours in the stand during the middle of those cold fronts thinking deer would be out feeding hard when temps are the lowest but based on my observations they more so just hunker down in thermal bedding and forage on whatever is close to that. It’s almost like they avoid movement to try and conserve as much food reserves as they can which makes sense given the difference in temps (an October / early November cold front probably bottoms out at 20-40F while later season they will usually be single digits). I think the very low movement characteristics of phase #2 really enhance phase #3 which is by far my favorite time to hunt one of these cold fronts - phase #1 is good too and I definitely go out but I generally stay out of woods during phase #2 and do stuff like pull trail cam cards, put up new sets, etc. Deer are social creatures and become more like humans late season in that they don’t like nasty weather any more than us. Deer will crave social interaction after being bottled up for a couple days dealing with extreme cold so there’s two powerful factors driving movement in phase #3 (need to restore feed reserves and get their social fix). If you get one of these cold fronts from say 11/15 to 11/25 then you add another even more powerful factor and that’s the desire to breed with the tail end of rut. Bucks will finish breeding any does they are locked down with during the cold front but they don’t really go out seeking new ones until weather gets better so you can see some powerful seeking and chasing on the first south wind after a cold front (especially with mature bucks). This is exactly what happened on my hunt – Tuesday afternoon the winds shifted NW and pressure started rising so I jumped in an observation stand overlooking a creek bed and rye grass field on one of my properties and saw quite a few does and some bucks (including a big frame 10) hitting the tallest section of grass an hour before sunset. Temps dropped to single digits Wednesday and Thursday – I ended up hunting Thursday because it was thanksgiving and who doesn’t hunt on Thanksgiving (?!) but only saw a few does – I usually see at least one 3 year old buck and minimum of 10-15 deer every time I hunt this property so this was a very slow day. Friday AM was still very cold but winds switched to the south, pressure started dropping, and it was probably 35 degrees by 2PM when I headed out. I went to the closest spot I could get to where I saw the deer feeding in the rye on Tuesday which happened to be in a hedgerow – we didn’t have a stand on it so I put some brush together and made a DIY blind to ground hunt from. I had a 3 year 130-140 class 8 pointer cruise by within 60 yards of me less than ten minutes after I was set up and had constant action the rest of the evening (two mature bucks, two 3 year olds, three 2 year olds and ~15 small bucks and does). I had 8 does in front of me in the rye around 430PM when I saw one snap her head back to the creek bed at the head of the hedgerow I was on and a second later I had my buck in sight at a full run after her grunting like crazy. I couldn’t stop him and ended up shooting him on the run, but it was something I will never forget and is a good example of how powerful the action can be right after one of those brutal late November cold fronts. The best stand locations are pinch points between bedding and food or right on a food source (my favorite are green ones like winter wheat, clover, rye, etc. or a cut corn field). I like to sit an observation stand where I can see a lot of ground on the first phase so I can get an idea of where the deer are moving and then I move in on those spots and either ground hunt or do a hang and hunt on that first day of southerly winds (unless of course I’m lucky enough to already have a set hung there but I’m usually not that lucky). I hope this helps explain my strategy better and helps one of you put a nice buck on the ground! Definitely let me know if anyone has any questions or has different opinions or experience on the matter. --- Horn Hunter

I've rarely found ticks on my deer, maybe a dozen times, and not in a few years. I do see keds on just about all my deer though. Maybe they're big ticks or probably I can't tell the difference, lol. Two years ago I was driving back from dropping deer at the processor, and kept feeling a tickle on my neck like a tag from the shirt or something. After a few times, I moved the rear view mirror to see what it was, and saw a ked crawling right by my hairline. Was glad there was no one around to see my reaction although there may have been some swerving.

This is the worst weather of any season I've seen in a long long time.

i used to have that or something similiar with trout fishing. Maybe "nextholeitus" lol. I used to keep saying one more spot...around that bend looks good..... one time i found myself stuck out way after dark on a stream in the tug hill and didnt get back out til almost midnight by following the stream back. those hunts you go out on look like some adventures

Finished brewing our Troegs Perpetual IPA clone in our home brew setup and enjoying an Abandon 60 Cycle IPA. Really good stuff.

Hybrid of these ?! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That’s just mrs clause feeding the reindeer .

Box push pierogies, hickory smoked kielbasa, onions, garlic, with cow massage dry rub.

Why do you stay in NY? I have contemplated this for myself several times. I dont have any kids - so no school issue/ties, I would think i can prob get a job elsewhere without too much problem. So why do I stay.......I really hate winter more and more , the older i get and the Job i have requires me to fight it all day. Why do I stay.......The state is not tax or 2nd ammendment friendly to say the least and there are many other states where it seems life would be easier. So why do I stay........ I guess its because its what I know. I have lived here all my life. The roads i travel on are mine. I have land to hunt that i know well, i have a job that i can get a lot of time off in the fall, i know that if I drop a worm harness in Oneida i am likely to get a walleye, and i dont care to be run off either from an at times unfriendly state due to taxes and regulation that i dont agree with. Its always been home. I do enjoy the springs/summers and fall. And like where i live most of the time. I do have to say the pull is getting stronger to leave the older i get. I am not a big fan of heat but winter makes a tougher life for all that have to deal with it. Maybe if i could look outside and not have to go out in it everyday it wouldnt be so bad. But gotta say its tough to remain a NYer, when so many things point to other states. Tenessee and Kentucky and W Virginia have been batting their pretty eyes at me for a while now......hmmmm

Hunted this way with my cousins in Pennsylvania for years. They own a 700 acre dairy farm and probably had permission to hunt double that acreage. Used to be about 15-20 of us. Until about 15 years ago, nobody stand hunted. We would meet in front of the barn at 7:30, do 3 drives in the AM, have lunch and then do 2 drives in the afternoon. We averaged close to 80% success on bucks, and close to 100% success filling the doe tags we had. I'll be honest, it was the most fun and exciting hunting I ever did. Pa. Antler restrictions and the fact that many of the surronding properties started to become off limits, as well as our age-I am the third oldest hunting there now-have made us all stand hunters. We still do well, but I miss the shouts of "buck coming your way", "2 doe headed to the briars"' etc. Will

Only because you have a great sense of humor, and you can punch me in the nuts at the CNY Beer Meet & Greet!

Listen I don’t like that fruity crap either but that beer flavored seltzer you posted just ain’t cutting it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Love the Adirondacks, hate the taxes and politics! However, my daughter's mother will not cooperate on custody at all if I move now. So it looks like another 5 years hard time in Newyorkistan for me. On the plus side, I spend a lot of time in my professional life advising people on retirement plans and tax shelter strategies. Needless to say, there is no shortage of New Yorkers who want to pay less taxes. lol

great roads? in addition to the schools, medical care is much better up here too.

You will surely not go wrong with that scope it is first class al the way. I think I would go even lighter and more compact myself sticking to the theme of that lightweight rifle. My favorite big game scope is the regular 2x7 Leupold, it is reliable and will do everything need be for most big game hunting. Al

The compliments need to go to my dear old mother!! For years now, whenever she hears that I am going hunting, she cooks up a storm for me to take along with me. I guess she's afraid that I might die of hunger out in the woods! My wife, on the other hand, doesn't seem to be as worried. LOL

While I completely disagree with the politics of the great state of NY there isn't much else I don't like about it. My family and friends are here. While I complain about dealing with the snow one of my favorite things to do is snowmobile. This state has so much to offer. I live about 5 minutes from Saratoga which is great for going out for the night. Can have the boat launched on Sacandaga Lake or Lake George in about 30 minutes and Saratoga Lake in 10 or 15 minutes. I can snowmobile from my house or take it to the Adirondacks and Canada. I have a great group of guys I hunt with on a lease that produces some nice deer. My daughter is in a school I am happy with , is involved in a great soccer program and my wife and I both have decent paying jobs. When I get closer to retirement I will have to see where my daughter has settled and health of my parents etc. I am sure moving to a different state with a much lower cost of living might be a smarter way to spend my retirement. I don't know at this time if it will shake out that way.

Neighbor living near property I hunt texted that 12 more inches fell last night. I''m staying home, looking at places to live down south. I'll hunt Hogs in 89 degree weather, rather than put up with this bullsheet.

I think Florida's in my future

I took a look out the window and said NOPE. I've got to take care of some of this snow

First 2 Texas heart shots didn’t pan out

Venison tenderloin sliced 1/2" thick and sautéed medium rare in butter, along with steamed asparagus and beer... I haven't started farting yet, but it won't be long....<< SMILE>>….

Is it a super secret recipe? Does it require a password or a secret handshake like something from the Loyal order of Water Buffalos? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Never had Facebook Twitter Instagram etc, do have a snatch chat tho!

activity seen by those hunting the farm definitely picked up when it warmed up a tad. that said i'm sure people movement must have had an effect too as more were out. regardless of people pressure i'm with ya.

"Over? Did you say over? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the German's bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! And it ain't over now! Cause when the going gets tough.. The tough get goin'. Who's with me?"

DO NOT attempt to catch piranhas with your bare hands. Ask Bionic if you dont believe me

I put a deer in my freezer last week and he hasn't moved since.... I'd say yes, deer activity definitely decreases the colder they get!