Gobbler Chaser

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.

Weather not perfect this morning in South Ulster, so I decided to get my Covid antibody test in Newburgh. Not a single bird in the fields, but that's been the norm around here this season. Numbers are definitely down. I saw this with the lack of fall birds during last deer season. As of May 1st I've been out several maybe 8 mornings and have only heard two distant gobbles. I've given up dumb hunting from my blind and pretty much walk the land with ears open. I've been over to nearby state forest and things aren't much different. One thing I did notice on state land yesterday/Sunday morning was there wasn't a single hunter. Well we have a couple of decent days coming up and I'll be out there with ears open. Wish we would finally get some real spring weather. Haven't had to use the mosquito spray yet this season.

I had my first exposurer to Gobbler hunting as a 10yr 14yr old kid with my dad way back in the late 1960s in the northern Windham NY mountains. While working outdoors in the early spring he would announce I'm hearing Gobblers and we're going out in the morning. We would head out in the dark and listen and when he heard a gobbler we'd head towards it and sit by a tree and he would call with a box call, that was it, one old worn box call. He hunted with a Marlin bolt action .22 magnum with a 4 power Redfield scope mounted on it. Not sure if that was even legal back then, but I'm not even sure my dad ever even bought turkey tags or hunted in season either. As far as he was concerned, when the turkeys gobbled the season was on and I remember it being real cold on some of those morning out with him. He took several birds with me in tow and even let me take a couple while he called them in. He'd shoot them right above the back leg and they would drop and flap for a minute and be done. I remember him taking shots at what had to be 80 yds with that Marlin. We didn't wear camo or face covering but he was smart enough to have us wear anything bright either. He had a buddy who used a .222/12 ga Savage break barrel back then. All highly illegal and dangerous today, but that's how things were back then I guess.

I'm at a loss for words

Stepped out at 5 and the wind was blowing pretty good (Ulster). I gave it an hour and it only got worse. Tomorrow has promise according to the weatherman, I Hope. Starting to panic because we're into May pretty good here and it's flying by fast. So I pulled out my Turkey log book and looked back over 15 yrs of my Turkey kills and I have nailed Gobblers right up to May 24th and several mid month, the 16th, 12th.. So despite everything I still have hope..

Better late than never. You get the second round of activity later in the morning some days

It's always a tough walk home after a situation like that