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Muzzleloader WNY Buck Sat in a tree for 3.5 hrs. A few doe ran up to me about 10:30. I raised up on one and, pft.... misfire. Saw three run off I put a new primer in and after a few minutes wondered if my powder got wet. It did. Pushed the bad load out with my ram rod and pushed my ram rod through with a stick from the tree I was in. Reloaded and waited till noon. Got down and walked through the wet leaves in silence with the wind in my favor. Followed a trail of fresh scat piles every 50/100 yds and as I popped my head over a hill/mound i saw him standing about 70 yds looking in my direction. I knew he couldn't smell me. I raised up quick, pulled the hammer back lined him up and squeezed. As the smoke cleared I saw two more deer run off that were with him. I reloaded quick and peered through my binos. He dropped dead right where he was standing. 100gr white hots 300gr powerbelt aerolights Remington primer Cva optima Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk

My son picked up my Euro Mount yesterday . Now I have to get it from him .

One for me that comes to mind is I could never be roaming around the house, spot a deer in the back yard grab the rifle and shoot it. To me personally that's not hunting that's grocery shopping at best and not "fair chase". I need to be in the woods actively hunting.

Last dmp filled, folded her

How did that work out for you?

Im in the witness protection program so First Light is all you get! lol

Drones used for anything more then head count of a property or locating a wounded animal.

Dropped this lone male after sneaking into a stand downwind of it. .20 cal 41 gr Tipped Hammer Hunter's did the job. SJC

This thread kind of makes one wonder how it is that any deer ever survived before trail cams, food plots, and supplemental winter feeding and careful counting and record keeping and micro management. Deer hunting is now mandated to be an agricultural project. It is not hunting anymore, it is animal husbandry. It is amazing how even back when we had a lot of very eager and active hunters, almost behind every tree, the deer herd still survived without all the assistance from our "expert" private game managers. Thank heavens we have all these "expert" people today that try to shame all hunters into all these deer management schemes. How would the herd ever survive without these people who try to tell others what deer they should shoot and which not to shoot? Of course all of this "expert" arguing and cajoling is probably a big part of the reason that hunting is slowly fading from existence as the common activity it used to be. We need all these self-proclaimed experts.......Don't we?

My buddy asked me to do a euro on his son’s deer. He wanted a piece of “driftwood” from the property they hunt. I’m pretty pleased with the results overall, although I don’t recommend working with epoxy resin on a log. Extremely difficult to mix, and apply etc. There were too many runs/drips etc, but it is what it is. Thanks for looking

I had a spike staring down an 8 ptr on trail cam, always wondered which one backed off first.

Got bumped off yesterday, January 2nd;, wouldn't load back up . Thought for a moment, it was curtains for the site. I don't know how I could have thought such a thing. Working good now. Anyone one else experience technical difficulties?

He and the rest of the libtards that used to frequent this board can go suck an egg as far as I am concerned, today's inauguration was great and made my day and then some!! Al

When we are up to camp, any deer seen in the yard/neighbors yard are off limits. They are visitors. When I was hunting in Georgia a bunch of years ago, some of the guys there talked about using dogs (legally). They hunted huge tracks of swamp land, which was pretty much inaccessible, so dogs were allowed to move them out. Ok, I get it. But they had one hell of a lot of deer down there, with amazing bag limits. Not my game, but it is thier neighborhood so ok by me. High fence/pay hunts. Nope. Not a hunt. Its a shoot. I have no need to have an engineered freak on my wall. I will be happy with what nature intended them to be. It may take more time given the size of the area, but if you are paying, you are shooting

The whole bait thing would not sit right with me. Just like hunting with dogs if you grew up doing it, it's your way. I just can't see pulling the trigger on a deer munching on a pile of corn. This debate could go on and on JMO.

For me one thing is hunting deer with dogs. I never even really thought it was much of a thing until my Son's moved to NC. I guess it's kinda common down there and legal. I tell him that's cheating and I personally have no desire to take place in that. I don't know maybe it's just because I was born and raised hunting here in the north. Sent from my moto g power (2022) using Tapatalk

My brother has a great attitude towards hunting. He has his name on the biggest deer taken on my property but he never lets that get in the way of a good hunt and kill. Doe , small buck or yearling. To him it's the hunt. Opening day he has his 14 year old Grandson with him. They have this half rack 6 pt come walking down 15 yards from the stand. My brother says for him to shoot, the kids says no I want a 10 pt. My brother looks at him and says this aint TV, that is your first deer now take it. We both had to remind the kid back at the buck pole what hunting is all about. He got it but it's unfortunate what was in his mind.

Also probably a prime reason why so many members left this site- the same guy constantly picking fights, throwing insults, calling names, anointing himself the superior hunter, and declaring everyone jealous of his prowess. It gets a bit tedious after a while.

There are stupid people that drive around like this !

The pond is frozen except a 2 ft dia of open water The goose is sitting in the water , the fox sitting on the ice … The fox really wants the goose , but every time he gets close the goose hisses at him and he backs off This went on for about an hour , then the fox gave up

I can think of a good central location for upstate NY. They also have the best Reuben sandwiches that I’ve ever had. That would be the Brewer Union Cafe on Bartel rd in Brewerton NY. It is about 15 minutes north of the I-90, just off I-81. I can be there in two hours from home in WNY, and about the same from my in-laws up in the Dacks.

Upon further looking around on Google now I'm thinking maybe a big coyote track it doesn't really look like a bear track. Sent from my moto g power (2022) using Tapatalk

Mom and Triplets are good to go as of Christmas! Pretty surprised they are intact, a good Mom.

Monday afternoon sit was anything but boring, with the number of deer still grazing on food sources. Good number of young ones rising up the ladder. Two bucks entered, minimus the head gear pushing doe around the field. Maybe find a shed or two in the future. This time of year can give a good assessment of the deer herd. The deer have settled down a lot. Enjoy being out to get sort of a handle on things.

Some Pics from my recent Chip switch out ...

Agree 100% Great day for America!

That is not a joke. That is a mandate for NYS survival!

I tried my hand in food plots this year. Now I have areas I mow that are in the woods and the deer love it. Nothing invested just mowing. This year we planted. I enjoyed doing for a number of reasons. First to see how good it would turn out, always wanted to be a farmer. Draw in the Does and hopefully a buck will follow. Give them some food for the winter. It's not much but will help a few. Honestly my plots are small and really a waste of time and money but I enjoyed it. Mowing the area keeping the grasses green and does the same. It never once crossed my mind, especially in my area which is heavy in Ag, that I would keep them on my land. These deer cruise everywhere and there is so much food around it wouldn't make a difference. As for trail cameras I love the picts they take but they have never helped me shoot a deer. Trying to remember back when it was spoken word of a big buck in the area, those days are gone. Everything changes. The young guys at my camp are into the plots and high end cameras. That will keep on evolving and drones will soon be the norm. Yes a lot has changed.

That’s a beauty Eddie. It took me about 45 minutes and 2/3 gallon of ethanol free gas to finish up my raw one on Monday. I’m glad we had a little thaw. The birds and other vermin had the mess around the concrete pad completely cleaned up in less than 24 hours. I usually leave them hang out in the barn for a few months, just in case there are any lingering odors. 3100 psi seems to work out just right, to blast everything out, and not cause any extra bone damage.

We could shoot for a day in the winter then have a backup plan to put it off more towards spring if we have to. Sent from my moto g power (2022) using Tapatalk

Yup, same here ; Thank God its back up and running!!