Doc

Ha-ha-ha-ha.....I'm more paranoid than you. My feet don't leave the ground while hunting.....ever anymore. I came down out of the trees quite a few years ago. It's a "heights" thing. My last tree stand was a 5' x 5' platform only 12 feet off the ground, and a railing all the way around. Eventually even all that wasn't enough and I found that I could not shoot my bow while both arms were wrapped around the tree. No I don't do tree stands anymore, and I'm actually more excited about hunting when I am on the ground, eyeball to eyeball with the deer. Yes, hunting from the ground is a bit of a handicap, but it does increase the challenge and the excitement. And I don't have to worry about lifelines.

Best recounting of an elk hunt that I have ever seen on a forum. I suggest that you submit that to a few hunting magazines for publishing.

Crows can be a dead give-away too. I fond one deer just by checking out some heavy crow activity.

It is a bit hard to apply any scale to the critter. Nothing there to really compare it to. But I have seen some huge coyotes down here in Ontario County, and I would imagine that the Adirondacks could grow some big ones too.

Our house is 1000' from the road with no direct view. I learned long ago how unattended property gets stolen when people think no one is looking. It's a real shame. I hear that the looting has started up already in the hurricane ravaged areas. How low can people get?

Wow! That's not just an elk. That's a monster elk. Now there is a trophy and an experience that you will remember for a lifetime. You deserve a hearty congratulations on an accomplishment that few of us will ever experience. And yes, I want to 2nd that request from Cons to hear more of the story.

I have a lifetime supply of ammo for all my guns loaded up and ready to go. I don't like the tactics that NYS is conjuring up to frustrate and harass gun owners out of using our guns. So quite a while ago, I decided to insulate myself against their anti-gun activities. I knew that ammunition was their next target.

Isn't that great tat they decided to put o a show in front of your camera.

I had 7 turkeys come off the hill and walked across our yard. Quite spectacular since we usually don't have a large population of turkeys here. I have not seen a lot of deer yet. Of course with all the leaves still on, it's not easy to see much of anything.

That is just plain and simple harassment. NYS has found a lot of ways to deny 2nd amendment protections for gun owners.

I enjoy all participation and conversation (on topic or off). I have found it quite easy to simply move on to the next topic if I find one that does not interest me. It is really no big deal. Actually, I even enjoy the political topics on that dastardly political sub-forum that everyone pretends isn't there......lol. None of it bothers me a bit.

I have seen pictures of black whitetail deer. Apparently there are all kinds of color variations out there.

Still have the old MQ-32 Mathews cranked up to 60#, and things are dialed in good for this year. My 80 year old, spindly, used-up, arms do feel the wear and tear when I practice too long, so I may have to drop it down a touch next year. What is really wearing down on me is the old legs. It always seems that everything around hear is uphill. That "killer" hill behind the house seems to be getting steeper every year. I have already cut way back on my scouting and pre-season wandering around. I don't think it will be my arms or shoulders that stop my hunting. It's all the rest of my body that's not handling the old-age all that well anymore. And no changing of hunting weapon is really going to help that. But for this year at least, I think we're good to go.

I have to admit that I have never patterned an individual deer and then harvested him....With camera or with any method. I was just curious about the comments of trail cams being an unfair advantage. I have heard that BS a few times, so I just thought I would check here to see just how many times cameras have actually become an aid in hunting. About the only claim I can make in that regard is that sometimes I get a mental boost that keeps me on stand a little longer when I know there is a nice buck somewhere in the area. But what I have found through trail-cams is that a lot of the nicer bucks travel at night and seldom repeat any movements. They seem to travel great distances and have very little repetitiveness that can be of any use in hunting. And when rut rolls around, all bets are off and it really depends on what doe they happen to be keyed in on at any particular day and in any particular area of their range (and even outside their range). But the question remains. How many of you have successfully used a trail cam to harvest your buck?

Because TV continues to hang on every word she has to say......Even Fox. When you come down to it, the Democrats have willingly pronounced her some kind of major spokesperson for their party. I can't for the life of me understand why that is.

How many of you have successfully scouted out an individual deer by using a game camera and then successfully taken that individual deer because of the pictures you have taken?

If you have ever watched that program on TV, you know that Cesar Milan (a phenomenal dog trainer) believes and demonstrates with every program that dogs can detect the human owner's mental state and anxiety and all kinds of our mental emotions, and react accordingly. I found this to be unbelievable at first but after watching several programs. I have become a believer. It is like they are reading your mind. Do deer have similar abilities? Who knows?

And another assassination attempt on Trump. Looks like the Democrat hate messages are starting to take hold.

Trail Cameras sure do catch a lot of attention, don't they.

Looks like you have a good season coming up.

Once I got tired of chasing links all over the entire DEC web-site, I finally did the right thing and went down to the Town Clerk and she fixed the whole thing up in a couple minutes.

The reason that I heard was regarding DEC cost. But what really happens to any cost savings that they may get out of all this? Is it reflected in a reduction in license fees or given back to the hunters in any way? I never see where they try to make that case.

Here's another thought: Are there any archery clubs in your area. If so, they may have ideas on how to appropriately hook up a needy young potential bowhunter with the equipment.

Once the deer is dead and on the ground in front of you, do you really care about how much noise a sandwich bag is going to make as you slip the tag into it and attach the bag/tag to the deer? No......Probably not. But in reality, plastic sandwich bags do not make much noise anyway. I use them for my sandwiches on stand all the time, and I don't remember a whole lot of noise when I pull them out of my pack and start munching on the sandwiches.

It sounds like you have developed a form of instinctive shooting that works for you without all the clap-trap of sights and such. All I can say is "Don't mess with success". Stay with what is working for you.