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Thanks Rob! Literally, right out my back door too! I close on my new house next month. The owners of the adjoining property live in CA. I've sent them 2 letters, called and left messages 2x, and contacted them through LinkedIn, but FINALLY heard back yesterday! Now I have my own property, plus the adjoining 66 acres to hunt!!

In the Dacks! If you don't hear from me by Saturday. I'm.here. lol.

Out for the PM hunt...set up in a different spot...after I got dug in, I noticed 10 feet behind me a coyote also dug in...hard to tell from the photo but I could easily crawl into it’s lair. Hopefully he minds his own business until I finish my hunt (and recover my deer if I get lucky enough to have one come within range). Congrats to those who harvested recently and good luck to those out in the field!

11/12 #1 Kunox and I tracked a buck this morning that was shot last night at 40 yards from the ground with a 30.06. The buck never reacted to the shot and the area was too thick for a follow up. A lot of white hair and a small amount of blood was found at the hit site. The hunter lost blood at 30 yards and backed out. Kunox showed us a little blood beyond that point and picked a trail. We ended up finding the gut shot 8 pointer dead, 1000 yards away in his second bed. There was very little blood on this track....Kunox is a good boy❤️ #2 Luna and I had a first today on this track. We were in a 300 acre high fence operation, with a very high deer density. The clients that come here never leave. It was a cemetery! There is one small open area in the fence that had heavy deer traffic through it. The hunter said about 60 deer live there and I believe it. Luna went hot many times as we bumped deer. A 10 pointer had been shot with a .270. We found white hair at the hit site, with a few drops of blood. The hunter had followed the light blood trail a couple hundred yards until it stopped, then backed out. Luna showed us one tiny speck beyond that point, that was it. We worked every trail through there, going 3.4 miles before calling the track. I believe this buck is probably still alive.

Got out today, had a 6 pointer at 45 but his body was that of a half year old fawn so I passed. Also have you ever seen the videos where the clowns keep getting out of the car? That's how this video starts out. I have no idea how they didn't see me, I was in an open ladder stand.

Eggplant rolls, chicken parm, salad and salt bread. Plus a Wegmans cookie cake to make it official.

11/03/2020 - Election Day It was a quick hunt, and just about everything went according to plan. I saw a young buck nose down, and a doe group walk the trail the day prior, and figured I should set up on it first thing in the morning. Given the expected snow on the ground, I figured the pine boughs would hang low, and decided on a ground hunt from a patch of Hemlocks downwind on the trail. I was also feeling pretty lazy about setting up sticks and such to climb a tree. I walked in an hour before sunrise, the snow crunched under my feet. It was crisp, calm and clear, the forest lit up in a high contrast black and white. No fresh tracks, so the deer hadn't moved off their feeding, I thought. My bow in my right hand, my stool in my left, and my pack on my back, I situated myself under hanging cover of the point Hemlock, and sat still. My wandering thoughts whipped back to attention at first light when a turkey blew out of the branches above me. Snow drifted in my face like stinging down feathers, and I worked on lowering my heart rate. Some time passed, and the sun crested behind me, bringing sharp focus to my surroundings. It was like a late December morning, a holiday morning, and all was still, but for a tree bending on its way to break some yards up the hill to my left. My head on a slow swivel, my bow resting up against the outside of my right leg, hands in my pass-thru pocket. The turkey wasn't alone. All at once, a flock busted out from the remaining Hemlocks, sending more snow down like a smoke-screen in all directions. I looked to my right, through the settling drift, and caught deer legs moving along the trail. I held still until I knew which direction they'd take. The lead doe took the main trail upwind of me. Perfect. Turkeys clucking their way off, I pulled my hands out, and leaned a bit to get my bow, and the lead doe pauses, her front half behind a tree. The train of does stopped and stared at her, waiting for some direction. I knew it, she saw me move. 25 yards away, a snow screen, in the dark of the Hemlock cover, and she saw me move. I couldn't see her head, but I felt her staring at me. I raised the bow, and came to full-draw unsure of what would happen next. Crash... The tree up the way fell. The train of does shifted their attention, ears swiveling like radar dishes. I didn't see a muscle move on the lead doe. She was locked on. Startled, but still sharp, I held at full draw. I saw her head peak around the tree trunk. She left the trail, and started walking towards me, trying to get downwind. She was alert, but not yet scared. She kept coming closer, head-on, each cautious step ratcheting up the shoulder burn from holding at full-draw. She closed the distance to what I thought was 15 yards, and held still, just in front of a small Hemlock bough. My mind raced around the idea of a frontal shot, and just as I was about to press the trigger, she stepped to her left, and in a flash, I knew this was the moment she was deciding to bound off, and I was going to stay ahead of her. She was staring right at me, quartered-to, pin in the V of her shoulder, I pressed the trigger, the arrow flew, I heard a pop. Suddenly, the woods erupted with hooves pounding away, everything lost in swaying branches and snow floating down into deer tracks. 30 minutes later, I left the security of the cover, and walked over to find my arrow stuck in a sapling trunk, blood and bubbles on the fletching, brown hair on the snow, a spray of blood behind where she had stood. I took up the track. I found her just over a stone wall, 115 yards from the shot site. She stumbled a few times on her track, disoriented by the lack of oxygen. She expired in a Hemlock grove, melting the thin layer of snow around where she lay. I took the time to thank her and the woods for their offering, and was grateful for the harvest, and that just about everything went according to plan.

11/10 #1 This morning Kunox and I tracked a 6 pointer a 15 year hunter shot yesterday afternoon. He and his Dad had only tracked it a short distance before backing out. Kunox quickly took us to last blood and after correcting himself once, took us 350 yards to the dead deer. He was happy to get a good chew, and we were happy the coyotes hadn’t found the buck first. #2 I hadn’t even walked in the house yet after the first track when I got another call. This one took me to Cape Vincent. Luna was extremely happy, to say the least! The bowhunter had shot an 8 pointer yesterday afternoon and he and a buddy had tracked it for 150 yards, then grid searched after losing blood. Luna took us to the point of loss, then it took a while to get past that point. She eventually chose a trail and took us into a swamp. At one point she acted like she wanted to cross a deep beaver run, then changed her mind. We ended up going back to last blood for a restart but we ended up back in the same area of the swamp. We waded through the beaver run and Luna seemed confident, so on we went. She checked and rejected 3 or 4 trails before picking one and sticking with it for a long way. I looked over a few yards off the trail and spotted the back of the buck as he was bedded, but I couldn’t see his head. I was surprised when he jumped up and moved slowly away from us. I had the hunter move up to dispatch the deer, he had only gone a short distance and bedded down again. He died 750 yards from where he was shot, but we covered 1.28 miles during the track. We never saw any blood beyond the hunter’s point of loss, so we definitely had to trust Luna girl!

Got permission yesterday to hunt a property that I’ve been trying to get permission for since July! Did a quick power scout of the perimeter yesterday afternoon, not wanting to disturb the bedding area. Threw up a stand at 4pm, just so I would have a spot to sit this morning. Will pick a better spot and move the stand after my morning sit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I just grunted up the biggest buck I have ever seen on the hoof. Came to 30 yds but stayed in the brush to the left of my plot. I was suppose to go to DR . Appointment... i just canceled... im staying here in the woods

Of course I get a pic of this guy the day after taking my bow buck! Camera been out at least a month and this is the only pic of him. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hmmmmm..That coyote lair reminds me a girl I once went out with...

11/11 Luna and I tracked a spike that had been shot 3 hours earlier in the evening. I was concerned about how hard this deer was hit when his reaction to the shot was described to me. He had immediately gone down, did some thrashing around, then got up and ran away. Sounded like a high back hit most likely. The most blood we saw was in the field where it fell, and that wasn’t a lot. Luna took us into the woods and showed us a few drops in two areas a few feet apart, which the hunters (the hunter was actually one of the guy’s wife, and mother to the other. She had a bad knee and couldn’t join us) had already seen. They had grid searched before backing out. Luna had multiple false starts while figuring out the grid searched area, but finally chose a line and we were off. It wasn’t long before she took us into a flooded section of woods, none of it over my knee deep boots. She worked in this area for quite awhile, finally choosing a line out of there as well. I still hadn’t seen any blood since the beginning so I was happy to hear the hunter call out that he had a drop of blood. At the 500 yard mark we jumped the buck and he ran off strong. We didn’t see any blood in his bed. Luna went hot and we were off to the races. It didn’t take long and we had a property line issue which took about 5 minutes to work through. Luna picked up the trail again, but with much less urgency this time. The buck crossed several fences and eventually ended up crossing a road. The property owner had joined us by that time (I’ve tracked for his family a couple times) and said we were welcome to continue. We were at the 900 yard mark and decided the deer wasn’t hit very hard and would most likely survive. We called the track there.

It was my turn this afternoon . Not sure what got his tail.....

I just got back from taking my Covid test..How long did it take for you guys to get your test results ?? My local Legion Post needs to know whether they should file for Chapter 11 or not....

Which way was she facing when you exposed yourself to her? It makes a big deference. lol Seriosly, Good Luck!

It's been really quiet around the traps over the last few nights. Hopefully the colder weather gets them cranked up again. Partner shared a better photo of our last coyote. (little better lighting) I just love this picture. It has cover the the NYSDEC trapping reg's book written all over it...lol. I think I am going to get a print made of it.

It’s a miracle ! A spike came down through the woods !

Larry..I have seen pictures of your daughter... I would love to have her come down and hunt out of my enclosed blind with me so we could not take a deer together... Just trying to help...

Finally on the board.... I was in my stand by 6:00 am...it was so quiet and relaxing without any wind.... I watched a small buck step out of thicket at 60 yards and look around the hardwoods....after 10 minutes...he turned and went back in thicket....20 minutes go by and 2 does come running down the hardwoods hill......and the run into thicket on right......then nothing for an hour.... Then 60 yards to my left where the little buck came out....out pops 7 does...holy cow...so I notice theres the giant matriarch that has blown me out twice and is a pain in my bowhunting butt...lol...she is followed by 3 nice does and 3 fawns So she proceeds to walk 20 yards broadside....never knew I was there.... I draw back ...noone notices....phew....release... Double lung.....she runs 50 yards into open hardwoods stops ....then does the right handed wobble crash run.....bammm... she is down in view...she is big.. Bowhunting rules!! Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk

8 days of 75-80 degrees turned this into not much of hunt. Passed a couple better bucks, and we decide to turn the last hunt of the trip into a meat Hunt. I got this little guy with 10 minutes left in the last day. Sent from my SM-G950U1 using Tapatalk

Glad you are feeling better, Tim ..Good luck to your wife..I am also getting tested today..I learned late yesterday that I was exposed to a person who now has it about 8 days ago.. I am showing no symptoms though, so I'm hopeful I dodged the bullet..

Well it's official, I tested positive for the coronavirus! DAMN! Now my wife is feeling sick, she'll get tested today. I certainly hope i haven't passed it on unknowingly? on a good note, iam feeling better and no fever since Sunday! Good luck to everyone out there today! It looks like a great day to be in the woods.

16 doe 2 buck . getting down soon ,I gotta put up a couple posted signs across the road , go to town for a turkey club . this afternoon I’m taking the game right to the bucks , I’ll be in my stand in the thick stuff . The bucks have been pushing the doe out but not following. Fatal mistake !

After not seeing anything all week this morning has been great. 8 does and a buck. Largest buck I’ve seen while hunting. 9 points. Never seen on any of my three cameras. Chasing a doe fast. I got so focused on trying to make him stop moving at the right time I ignored my range. Sent an arrow over him. Sleeping in the truck, can’t face anyone for a couple days after this failure!! If I got him on the camera near me I’ll post it later. Good luck guys!

Cut roughly the size of beef tenderloins, soaked in apple cider, wrapped w/ bacon . Seared outside including bacon, finished to rare-midrare in 400 deg oven. Diced onions into pan, port wine reduction, and it was delicious! Also cleaned out the heart, sliced lengthwise, removed all connective tissue, seared in pan w/ olive oil & s/p. Served rare. First white tail heart - delicious! Will take pictures next time.

Looked like a six , no brows , tall but well inside ears . Need one bigger and closer !

Yes. Will go out this Saturday for the first time.

Should have hunted at the end of my driveway. Couple of bucks must have been scuffling. About 30' is tore up with tracks and scuff marks. Not the best pic, but the entire end of my driveway looked like this.

5 more doe came through woods , that’s 11 so far , need some good bucks to chase them around please !

Doe grazing in front of me at 5 yards. Trying to wait for a buck but....

I got in clean I think, good luck everyone Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I'm in and sitting on the little plot. Alot ofscrapes leading up the logging road . Got a pic of this guy recently.

Took the easy road today. Chicken Violante and Panino from Mulberry’s in Lackawanna. Good stuff. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I lost one of my best hunting, fishing, and girl chasing buddys in Vietnam, as well as several other friends...Was a pallbearer at his funeral just one month before I left for active duty myself. It was the first time that I cried since I was 12 years old.... He never made it to his 21st birthday... I still think about him nearly every day...... Thank you all for remembering guys like him....

I thought I would post this here being as a lot of us really do enjoy the "old" harvest thread format. I decided not to hunt Saturday morning and instead head out for an afternoon sit. I walked the 1/2 miles through the loudest crunchiest leaves I have ever heard. I got to the stand, hung my bow on the rope, took off my pack, hung it on the rope, took two steps up the ladder and it creaked. Instantly I heard the "snap!" of a branch and looked up to see a very nice 8 point trotting away, not 30 yards from me. Directly down wind. He must have stood or was bedded right there and watched me over the last 80 yard approach and begin my climb. It was really cool to see and it was a buck we do not have pics of. 4 hours later, I'm getting ready for the last hour of the day and I catch movement from below as a deer moves up the hill on the trail I'm posted on. The setting sun made it difficult to really see what it was, but as he cleared a briar patch the left beam shined like a beacon in the sunlight. I thought I knew this buck! We have had pics of him since July. He looked to be a beast on camera. I started shaking. I thought to myself "come ON... this is nothing new, get it together." A few deep breaths and he walked behind a big oak, I drew and he stopped dead. For about a minute I held a full draw until he began moving again, another 15 yards into an opening, I grunted, he stopped and I let it fly. I could see the hit was high, it looked really high. I was a wreck. I watched him run about 150 yards from me before disappearing. I waited a few minutes and looked for the arrow. Nothing. Small amounts of blood. I figured I looked a little further and found good blood, but looked down the hill to see what appears to be his head bobbing left and right. I backed out. Went in the next morning and found him right there. After comparing the pics and the videos we have, it was clear that this deer was not the one I thought he was, very similar, but not the same deer. The deer I thought he was has two brows, this one only has one and he was not as big-bodied. We do not have any pics of this deer on camera. I am super happy with him and very thankful that I had the chance to take him. Thanks to everyone for all the support and encouragement after the shot. He's going on the wall!

11/7/20. Got in the stand 45 minutes or so before legal. 15 minutes later a gray fox visited. Right around legal light 2 young bucks showed up one came right under me all drunk/rutty. Shortly after a big yote bound in close no shot. A few minutes later another came from the same direction and worked to a shooting lane to my left (perfect for a shot). Got caught drawing and it spooked. Then around 7:30 I hear this buck coming in from behind me and starts turning left. 15-20 yard shot that us right handed shooters love.Once he was broadside stopped him with my mouth floated my pin where I wanted and pulled pulled pulled and the shot broke. Arrow hit its mark. He mule kicked hard before jacking up a fence and crashed in sight. Memory forever, meat in the cooler and maybe I saved a few trees. **Edit** Forgot to add 160# dressed. Sliver away from 16" inside

I am setting traps with a buddy for primarily coyote. He's been able to monitor our sets at his place with his cell cams so we can see even the ones that approach the sets and don't engage. One set was a dirt hole under a stump that was near where we knew they traveled. 39# female. Washed and drying. fleshed and put up once pretty dry.

22lr right behind the shoulder almost no damage at all. Definitely nothing big enough that needs repair

So do I !! We'd hit it off fine !!

Small buck just chased a doe past me, grunting his oysters off Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Next few days should be really good.. for those that have not had a lot of activity, just remember you can go from zero to hero in a few seconds at this point in the season..

Yeah , there was fraud . At least , Fraud in relation to voting by dead persons, as it appears . Evidently, a lot of dead people DID vote And , I’m multiple states; they’re reporting about it now as I type this . Multiple incidents found in GA, NV, and PA reported , to name a few .

It would be an honor ! Be forewarned she gets cold at mild temps, and has to pee a lot .....

Be patient and let the courts listen to the requests for recounts based on the evidence supplied which indicates massive improbability regarding the election results. Once the recounts are ordered by the courts, all the evidence will be presented for all to see. Hopefully the fraud will be exposed and Trump will overcome this leftist coup. If not, America will be dead and all the Biden supporters will be responsible for it's demise.

Sirloin tip stuffed with cream cheese,peppers and scallions wrapped with bacon. Forgot to take an after picture,but there was a lot of grunting and snort wheezing while I was eating it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So I was on vacation this past week I love the hunt pre-rut and always take the last week of October off if possible. I had seen deer every day out and seen bux every day as well but I tried to hold out for a good mature buck. I hadn’t taken a buck with the bow in a few years and really wanted my son to connect one. But he has been duckhunting and doing well too so after passing this guy up once I couldn’t resist a second time. A small buck came out in the field first at about 50 yards and he came out a few seconds behind him at about 35 yards they both stayed on course and eventually were right in front of me. I ranged the buck I call The Magnificent 7 he was at 27 yds cleared a cornstalk got to 25 and I drew and he kept walking getting past me. He stopped quartering away and I shot. Everything happens quick with the sound of the shot is what I felt good about it sounded like I made a good connection that Thumping a hollow sound. Found myself shaking a little bit calm down call my son he said he would be over to help me look for it in a half an hour as he was finishing up duckhunting. I waited about a half an hour and got down and looked all through the field and could not find any blood or the arrow. I checked the edge of the field where he ran off into the woods and could not find any blood. So my son had got there with my grandsons Eric who is six and Eli who is three and we decided to check a camera on the side hill to see if the buck went by wounded. When we got up to the camera we were ahead of Eli a little bit and he said hey papa here’s some blood and we looked on the ground that we had walked over and lo and behold there was a blood trail. Really couldn’t believe it at that point but hey take it as it comes so we started following the trail and lost it once then found it and then Eric said hey papa I think I see a fat deer up there and sure enough we see a white belly up ahead. Really couldn’t believe it at that point but hey take it as it comes so we started following the trail and lost it once then found it and then Eric said hey papa I think I see a fat deer up there and sure enough we see a white belly up ahead So it turns out my grandkids have some strong tracking and finding skills so if anyone is in need please let me know there’s turned out to be a great Halloween good hunting to all Lomax