Gobbler Chaser

He was a divisive bastard. Won't miss him in the least

Florida is for Newlyweds and Nearly Deads, but the Newlyweds stopped going

Funny how people who can't complete a sentence are suddenly infectious disease experts. And fer that matter I don't need no Bill Gates Micro chip put in me!!!

Many years ago I can remember my father once told me they hunted deer thru the regular archery season with crossbow back in the 1960s. He said that's before any crossbow laws were implemented

I'm a lifetime deer hunter but discovered Turkey hunting about 15yrs ago. It's awesome and rivals deer hunting in my book. You'll be flooded with advice here. Learn from your mistakes and enjoy

Bagged a fat doe 1.7 miles back on state land day before yesterday, I gave up on bucks and had to kill something. My gutless carryout only what you want method was again an astounding success. I was out of the woods alittle after dark in less than an hour and fifteen minutes, took exactly 20 mins to complete the gutless process which is about five mins more than the time it takes me to gut a deer. Detail butchered the hindquarters and trimmed up the straps yesterday in my heated shop while having a beer and only had to dump a five gallon bucket of waste, leg bones skin and trimmings which I easily carried out in one hand. This is so easy I'm even going to be doing this on my property and just load the legs into a milk crate I have mounted on my ATV and drop the straps into a bag and go. I realize I was doing something wrong after dragging many deer back to my barn or truck that weight say 110 lbs gutted and after the butchering process carrying too high of a percentage of skin bone and assorted other waste right back out into the woods. I realize this won't work for many of you especially novice hunters who like to hang the whole carcass and I understand this because I used to love seeing my kill on display for as long as the weather permitted hanging in my barn. But I like to keep things simple. Oh and for those of you who pity me and invision me as weak might want to spend a day working with me on my logging operation. Oh just for the record I did trim out the Vag to show a conservation officer if proof of sex was requested. Planning on an all day state land hunt tomorrow to possibly bag another. Happy Hunting!

Used to love heading into Manhattan to see the tree as a kid. My folks made it a yearly event. Man's those street corner chestnuts sold in a paper bag. When this virus crap clears out I'm heading in. Love NYC!

I won't be judged by the likes of you and would rather have yotes eat what I leave behind. Not interested in you or your "people's" help. I hunt alone to get away from people like you.

Reason is I don't like it

To remove the loins the shoulder blades have to be out of the way. A contractors bag is pretty heavy duty and if there's concern just double it.

My method is (deer on its back) I remove whole front legs by running blade under shoulder blades. They flip right off. Then I remove hind quarters cutting down and in right to the hip joint, I bend leg down and joint pops right out of socket. Then just cut the tendons and remove both hind legs which I secure together at the tendons with a sturdy zip tie. I then roll carcass onto it's belly and cut skin along spin and peel down to gain access to the straps. I remove the straps and put them into a plastic bag and into my backpack. I leave the front legs because I don't eat shoulder meat. I then run a cord between the zip tied hindquarters then put them in a heavy duty contractor bag which I drag behind me. If anyone has any objections to what I leave behind I'll gladly give you exact location to pick up anything I left behind. I can drag a set of hindquarters for any distance and the added weight of the straps in my pack is minimal even over rough terrain and in the dark, and all done in one trip. Hope this helps out other older hunters who are getting out of the game because of physical limitations and not wanting to risk injury by dragging out a heavy carcass. This method works for me and actually gives me more options on where I can hunt. I do this on my own property or my state land outings.

Not part of my gig. I hunt the way I want as long as it's legal. Save your pep talk.

After a kill what exactly has to be brought out of the woods. I'm at a point where dragging a deer out of a remote area is impossible and getting help even harder. Removing straps and hindquarters for carrying is manageable for a long carry. But is the head required to prove sex, etc? Not looking to get bashed just asking because I still love to hunt but am at a point where dragging an entire deer carcass several hundred yards isn't going to happen.

I like dogs more than most people and would probably smack that smile off his face if I saw that

Orange during rifle only for me

I'm going to try fasting. I've done it years ago kind of lucy goosey and remember how good it made me feel. As I age I feel like I'm carrying lead around in my gut some days. I'm guilty of overeating and eating because it's just there.

If politicians are so hated and unpopular why are the super wealthy always trying to buy them? Our government no longer works for the people. Many of us here want to believe everything is honky dory because we might feel we are in a pretty good place in life (nice pickup and wife's new SUV, nice house, maybe a boat etc ) but in reality the forces that be are working diligently on getting our goodies too. It's happening slowly, but each coming generation will feel the effect.

Screw all this political crap. The real mushroom hunting is just starting in the great state of NY. And I plan on buying a Harley.

I'm pretty sure deer numbers here in NY are better than NH. I had a good friend move to the Exceter NH area from NY years ago and he was very disappointed at the areas deer hunting. I know some won't agree, but NY is a great state with beautiful wilderness, mountains, varying terrain. Excellent hunting opportunities. Taxes are high but probably not much different from NH. Good luck and welcome to NY.

I love mine. Seat is right there. Throw it on in a second. Has a big pocket that I stick my coffee travel mug in. I sip my coffee on the move

Well that's it for me folks. Packing in my blinds. Putting away my gear. Turkey numbers are down here in South Ulster. Last two seasons are the slowest I've seen. I pretty much knew it would be a tough season with the lack of birds I saw during deer season last fall. I was hoping the easy winter would help things or that birds would move in from surrounding areas, neither happened. So now I look forward to Oct 1 for deer season. Hope next yr is better. I do have hope because the last ten years or so I have seen some great seasons.

Nothing like the quiet of my kitchen on a Turkey Hunt morning. Gonna give it another shot this morning despite not hearing a thing on my last 4 outings. I'm thinking this warmup in weather and Toms looking for a second round at romance might bring me some luck

It's a tough thing. They're like little trusting kids right to the end. Sorry for your loss

Woke up at 2:45 and just decided may as well stay awake. Gonna give it hell this morning. Whew, spring turkey is tough

It was nice and still, great for listening, but that's about it.