[Brand new, never gone hunting need tips/help]

41 minutes ago, nyslowhand said:

A mentor or at least some one to share their years of experience to cut your learning curve down significantly. Old farts are suckers for taking newbies under their wing. May require some "sweat equity" on your part as a pittance. Unfortunately, I'm not a good candidate as I'm at the opposite end of the state. Good luck!

I noticed most people are really far from me. Not many people in the city are willing to go jump all the hoops the NYPD has to get a permit. Hopefully someone near me sees this and helps me out.

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3 minutes ago, wolc123 said:

As far as the taxidermy goes, the last few years, European mounts have been gaining popularity.  Those are relatively easy to do yourself, with just a power washer.   I garbage-picked one of those (5) years ago, and have done about (6) bucks with it so far, the last one just today.  It only takes about a half hour to blast everything off and out of the skull (except for the antlers).  There are also some good youtube videos on that process.  Many folks like to have the skulls dipped after the process in a cammo pattern or glossy white.  I prefer just leaving them natural.      

The old way of doing this involved boiling a pot of water and scraping everything out as it cooked and softens.  That was a stinky messy job.  Going outside, on a concrete pad, wearing a rainsuit, with a fresh skinned head and a power washer is a much faster, cleaner way of getting it done.  The best part is, birds and vermin will usually clean up all the mess overnight.

Another option is to burry the head with the antlers sticking up out of the ground and digging it up the following late spring.  I guess there might be a few folks out there who actually have the patience to do it that way.     

I live in the city no way I can do most of this stuff unfortunately. Great info though thank you!

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4 minutes ago, New York Hillbilly said:

Welcome to the hunting world. Working as a police officer is a tough gig. Respect! 

1. There are folks on this site from the city, and all seem real nice. I hope they contact you. 

2. When you buy your license check the syllabus for the maps of public hunting as a place to start. You might even make some contacts here, and get an invite to go along. 

3. Check online for field dressing tips. Not so hard really, just messy and takes a little time until you get experienced at it. 

4. Yes the whole head goes to the taxidermist if you choose to have it mounted, Also, read up on the difference between caping a deer you expect to mount versus a deer you plan to just saw the skull cap and keep the antlers. 

Good luck on your journey! 

Ah I see there are other forms of mounting. Okay ill look up those videos. Hopefully they do contact me I’d love a mentor of sorts to guide me along. 

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7 minutes ago, wolc123 said:

Welcome to the site where I am certain you can find answers to al your questions.   I can't help much with the near NYC stuff, because I am nearly as far as you can get on the Western end of the state.  I have heard that there is some decent hunting around Westchester and Long Island. 

As far as the other stuff goes, there are lots of good youtube videos on gutting.  A butt-out tool gets that process started a lot easier and faster (also good videos on that).  Just make sure you stick it in the right hole if you kill a doe.

If you want to get a buck mounted that you intend to process yourself, cut thru the hide, behind the front legs, and skin the deer from that cut, towards the head.  Saw off the head at the base of the neck, leave the hide attached, put it in a garbage bag, and freeze it.   Take the frozen head/hide to the taxidermist of your choice, along with your carcass tag.      

You also need to have the carcass tag attached to the gutted deer if you take it to a processor.  They always know how to remove a head for a taxidermist.

Thank you, I’ve watched a couple videos definitely helpful.

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10 minutes ago, TreeGuy said:

Well, you must have a dang good spot or just be very confident if your asking about taxidermy before you have laid one down ! Most butcher shops will "cape" a deer for you and you can take that right to the taxi.

 

Field dressing.... Lots of videos online, just go slow when it's your turn.

 

I'm far from your area but I believe there are some fellas from down that way.

 

Good bunch of guys here, somebody from your area will chime in.

 

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Haha yeah I just ask for future reference you know. Thanks for the feedback!

[Brand new, never gone hunting need tips/help]

Whats up guys and girls. So I’m a cop down here in the lovely Bronx and I’ve been a life long lover of hunting. Watching videos and reading up on hunting my whole life. I recently decided to get off my lazy ass and just got my s**** together and get my license and equipment. In the last month I’ve done all that.

 

Now my questions,

Anyone in NYC here I can network with and link up with some time?

Where so I go hunting and how do I map it there?

recommendations for field dressing and quartering the deer or help finding a place to take it to near the city? 

 

If I want to mount a deer do I leave the head with everything in it and deliver it to the taxidermist like that?

tips on how to get started appreciated!!

Thank you.