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  1. Hey everyone, got it done today with very limited time. Story in the harvest thread. Hope all is well with everyone!
    26 points
  2. Kid we took out for youth got the 3.5 we’d been letting age up. Rather than be salty he didn’t make it to 4.5 I’ll post a pic for others to enjoy. Seriously, if someone is happy with a buck don’t be a douche bag. You win some you lose some but act with dignity. Wouldn’t want that loser mindset as a neighbor.
    17 points
  3. Buck down! He came strolling in, nose to the ground the entire time. I hadn't even planned on hunting today but my wife encouraged me to go out later in the day. No treestand, no blind, I sat on the ground just waiting to see if anything would come around. As dumb luck would have it, this is my first mature buck I've ever killed and I wasn't even trying. 20 minutes after I sat down back against a tree, boom. I had been seeing this buck on a few of my cams, one in particular that I took down awhile ago as movement went cold. Bullet went in from the shoulder and out the opposite side, he went about 10yrds before I heard the crash. His heart was a jellified mess. Savage 220, 3M.
    14 points
  4. Doe down Sent from my moto g fast using Tapatalk
    12 points
  5. Hey everyone, haven't been on here much with the new job and have had very little time off. Missed all of bow season. Made sure I was off this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Sat dark to dark on Friday with the crossbow and didn't see a single thing. Went back to the same stand this morning, not sure why since I saw nothing yesterday. Well I sat thru lunch without seeing anything. Finally about 2:30 I look over my right shoulder and there is a very small deer just outside the thicker stuff. Think it was probably a button but not sure. Was just glad to see something, it quickly went back in the thicker stuff and I figured it was bedded in there. At 3:30 I thought I heard a grunt but with the wind I wasn't sure. I waited till it was calm so it could be heard and hit by grunt tube a couple times. 30 seconds later i hear crashing and see the white tail of what I assume was the button bounding away. Crap, that wasn't what I wanted. Not even a minute later this guy comes out of the thick behind me on my left, I look saying what are you, get a glimpse of the rack and say to myself besides dead...lol. I shoot and he runs 30 yards, starts plowing and I put another one in him. Was a little disappointed to see the 2 on one side but the rack is unique. Glad I could punch a tag with the limited time I have.
    10 points
  6. First time out in three weeks since surgery went really south. Wife doesn't want me out alone yet so crossbow it is this morning.
    6 points
  7. My youngest son and my grandson both got a deer . Youngest son got a 7 point and grandson got a 3 point . they started out with a big problem in the morning . Neither of the ATV's would start so they had a long walk to get to their stands .
    5 points
  8. Practicing QDM is great, but that doesn't entitle you to all of the deer. All it took was one guy killing "your" deer and now you aren't letting them pass anymore? Sounds like your real devout to QDM anyways ... Sent from my moto g fast using Tapatalk
    4 points
  9. The regulation you quote applies to areas where centerfire rifles are not legal during the deer season. Does not apply to most areas of NYS.
    4 points
  10. Doe down @715. Thank you Lord for this harvest
    4 points
  11. Wasn't in the stand 45 minutes and I saw a little buck run behind me, then I saw he was chasing a doe that I never saw. They did a big loop back into the thicket, they came back out about 10 minutes later and she came to 30yds on field edge so I decided to break in my new rifle. She went 25 yds and tipped over. Drove the truck right to her. Home and skinned by dark. Sent from my moto g fast using Tapatalk
    3 points
  12. Filled buck tag yesterday, back at doe patrol today. We only get 3 months of this, don't waste a minute.
    3 points
  13. Seen a nice buck about 615 this am. About 930 seen 3 doe, shot a doe at 230 pm, and seen an 8 at 430. Very good day of hunting. Shot her with the 270 using Hornaday 140 grain sst. Dropped on impact. Tore up the front half of her. The biggest complaint I have had with that gun is lack of knockdown power/ no blood trail. Hopefully that issue is fixed /
    3 points
  14. So after missing on a doe with my second missfire of the year the deer gods more than made it up to me. I was blessed to be able to take this beautiful 10 point. Prably my biggest deer to date. Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk
    3 points
  15. We went out. In the stand by 6. By 7 I was covered in snow and lasted another 2 hours. You guys made the right choice!
    2 points
  16. When I was a young guy I would be out there, these days I am a "ruminator", the season is long and there is plenty of time for me to hunt in weather a bit more enjoyable. Besides I have a half a day worth of chores to do here on the farm where there is never any breaks from the weather, every day, 365 days a year. Looks like I will be clearing some serious snow over the next day or so. Al
    2 points
  17. IMHO A size larger lacrosse boot with insulation, with alpaca wool socks and then over them the heated socks. 4hrs in 20 degrees and toasty
    2 points
  18. When I get really cold ill put a hot hands on top of my head under my hat .
    2 points
  19. The color of those antlers are awesome. Nice buck man!
    2 points
  20. Left 2 cams out through the winter . Pulled these cams in spetember. Just got around to looking at the cards.
    2 points
  21. Got about 6 inches of fresh snow that has me mildly excited, going to try and make it 3 years in a row with a single shot I think. Time for the TC Encore with the 45-70 barrel to earn it's keep. I will be interested to see how the old 350 gr Barnes pointed soft points perform.
    1 point
  22. We went out also and buddy shoots a pretty 10 walking in with his daughter after daylight. Nothing special but nice 10 and he just laid in his bed looking at them like a snowshoe rabbit or something. Thinking they could not see him I guess.
    1 point
  23. I saw weather warning flashing on my truck screan the night b4 decided not to bother always tomorrow its 1 hour 15 minute drive in good weather to my hunting a spot with snow forget about it be on the road all day Probably.
    1 point
  24. I laugh more when I see almost every vehicle off the road is a 4x4 suv or truck While I’m driving my 2 wheel drive car 100 miles for work
    1 point
  25. Another layering item is a good quality wool sweater, I have a couple of the Cabelas with the windshear lining, one is 80% wool the other is 100%. I completed most of my chores this morning wearing a thin poly T, a heavy weight military poly long sleeve under shirt and a Cabelas heavy sweater with the windshear lining. When is gets colder I have a heavy nylon windbreaker jacket that I can wear over the above. Al
    1 point
  26. Hopefully you are still strapping in when going up and down your ladder stand otherwise you are still taking your life in your hands. Stay safe.
    1 point
  27. Sorry to hear. Stay safe! Went down the same road a year ago with bad surgery outcome. Damned near killed me. Literally! And gun season found me siting in a blind watching deer but unable to pull the trigger for fear of blowing my incision inside apart. I had several chances at the same really big buck within a few yards of me but could not muster the courage to risk pulling the trigger. My neighbor ended up shooting him.
    1 point
  28. Sorry @Pygmy we didnt have much luck but we didnt hear much shots either. Only counted 7 till 11am But great bonding time with son and had great sunrise
    1 point
  29. Get the heated gear and go.. i kick myself for not spending this money yrs ago No need for sitka or firstlite
    1 point
  30. The hunter. Boyd is known to be a great bow hunter and shot. It seems every year I hear from someone about the big buck he got.
    1 point
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  32. The walk in probably helped their Hunt .... whole lot quieter !
    1 point
  33. No, I'm not worried about them seeing me because I'm in a large white pine that has a big main trunk the first 20 then branches out and 28 was the only and perfect spot for a stand, I have a good view of the high grass and brush in 3 directions then uphill into the woods. What's a good height for the best shot angle?
    1 point
  34. Just before sunset I watch a doe and her fawn enter the field above me, about 150 yards away. I watched them putter around there a bit, and then they walked the trail in front of me to the lower field. They passed about 60 yards, and I let them walk. About 15 minutes later here comes another deer into the upper field. This one is a nice 2.5 year old 8 point. For whatever reason it felt like my heart was gonna pound out of my chest. I was able to keep my head calm though and watched him feed in the upper field through my scope. I decided if I could get a good shot on him I would take it rather than wait for him to decide to follow the does because I was afraid it would be too dark. I let him browse around up there and kept the scope on his vitals. When he finally turned perfectly broadside, I even waited until his front leg on my side went forward, then held low with full intention to put it behind his elbow and into his heart. I pulled the trigger and he blew out of there like he was on fire. I waited a few minutes then got down, and slowly circled into the wind to try and get around in front of where he ran. I really though I would find him piled up as I circled to where he was standing when I shot. No blood, no hair, no deer! I got to where he was standing and there in the dirt directly under where he was standing is where the shot hit , leaving a gouge in the ground and dirt kicked all over from the miss. In hind site, I guess trying to hold so low was not such a good idea. Had I held mid body, I would be putting a pic of me and the deer on here. But, in the end it was a fun opening day, and I'm glad it was a clean miss rather than chasing a deer all over in the dark. : )
    1 point
  35. 2 days in a row this 4 ptr responds to my grunt tube, bro you have to stop falling for it. Where’s your daddy.
    1 point
  36. Had a doe standing at my back door this morning. I got to the stand and after 10 minutes seen a big body moving my way. It was a big doe and her fawn. I thought about taking her. But when she 30 yards out I seen her licking and grooming her fawn. I couldn’t do it. Only heard 2 shots all day. Both my neighbor. He shot a small 8.
    1 point
  37. 22 f this morning. No deer seen. Nearest shot was 1/4mile or so away. Back in for the afternoon. Wife said i lied about the wind laying down .
    1 point
  38. I got the heated vest and socks …may as well add these
    1 point
  39. Maybe so, I narrowly avoided a skunk literally and figuratively this morning. I hooked a Spanish mackerel, maybe 13” long, but it flopped off before I could hoist it up to the pier. The natives down at the other end landed about a dozen of those, while I was out there this morning, putting them in 5 gallon buckets. At about 7:15, I finally hooked and landed a decent spotted bay bass, maybe 14”, a bit above average size. Very good fight, pound per pound nearly the equal of our freshwater smallmouth bass, back in NY. That was the best fish I saw landed on the little Pepper Park pier this morning. On my walk in, a dude walking his dog warned me of a skunk ,laying in ambush, behind a trash can. It smelled like one of the aborigins, down in the other end of the pier wasn’t so fortunate, and must have taken a full load of spray. My wife just texted that they got another foot of snow overnight. I’m going to run over to Walmart and pick up some gloves and a warm hat, for my car dig out at the Buffalo airport tomorrow night. I’ll also get some spf 15 suntan lotion, for out at the pool today. I got just a little burnt yesterday. I was going to go to the beach today, but I don’t feel like dealing with the weekend crowds and traffic. It was nice out there yesterday afternoon. I had my best meal of the week at my favorite west coast bar & grill. Mahi tacos and seared ahi. It was chilly out there this morning and I was thankful that I had my jacket in the car. It’s warming up very fast though and supposed to hit upper 70’s this afternoon. Good day for the hotel pool. I’m still looking forward to getting back home for some Thanksgiving deer hunting, in the snow.
    1 point
  40. That is correct. Does not have to be in a locked case if you are in the vehicle. ONLY is you leave the vehicle. Sent from my SM-S906U using Tapatalk
    1 point
  41. I hope you guys can still reconnect a time or two each fall. Hope he can make the drive up or you can meet in the middle or possibly hunt FL deer? I know how you feel, I didn't get to enjoy it as long as you did. But my hunting camp weve owned for 30 years now. It was my dad, my b rother myself, my grandfather, dads best bud and his son. It was great times. good laughs, good memories, My dad passed in '16.. and his buddy did a few months ago. His son and I as well as my brother want to kind of get back to our roots as kids but its hard with life, I cant hunt a whole lot with my family needs. Id be lucky to stay the night at camp without them a night a year. It just doesn't feel the same anymore and its a bit sad to say the least. But i guess that's life for some.. I started hunting at camp before legal age and now at 36 my brother and I own the property together. ITs still my home away from home. I just don't get to use it as often as id like.. even though im only 30 minutes away at most. Drive over hunt quick, head home.. Kind of takes the joy out of hunting some days.. Probably why i rarely hunt solo anymore.. I enjoy the comradery more than the hunt itself..
    1 point
  42. Well yesterday was a day to remember. Cut his track around 7 he had a haram of does on the top of the mountain and every so often he’d go up and pester another. Problem was there was so many tracks up there that it made it very slow to figure out what one was his. Luckily in the 6 miles of tracking him he really never went anywhere and finally found a receptive doe. I ended up killing him at 15ft. Looks like snow in Maine next week so I’m going to try and continue this amazing season and hopefully be home on time for a turkey dinner. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    1 point
  43. Yep, despite having gotten tips from a professional, you really need to just do it...alot. I found that partially freezing the quarters makes the meat much easier to handle, separate and slice like I want. Dont freeze until it is solid, just firming up good.
    1 point
  44. Thanks for all the tips guys. My buddy shot a doe today and I got some more practice in. I did much much better this time. No saw needed just paid extra attention to the joints and twisting. Was able to break down the entire deer with one blade. I guess I don't need a teacher anymore, I just kind lost my confidence after the first one but the second one brought it right back. The carcass had little to no meat on it after I was done.
    1 point
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