Four Seasons

I doubt they will. Possible though. They might say be out in a field and notice it getting dark and start heading towards their roost but then daylight come back pronto. Or jump up in a tree at brush whenever they stand if possible. Will freak them out without a doubt. The last think they like is standing on the ground in the dark.

189# And 206#. Most are 160-180lbs run down from rutting.

The state land I hunt does not take much effort to kill just any deer. Massive effort to kill a top one. You can sit in a stand where you can see your truck and kill a deer.

Exactly. I have 1000 acres of land out my back door of good hunting yet I travel 3 hours to hunt great state land. There are plenty of deer to be had for free with a little effort. When it comes to bucks I have two tags and they will carry something really mature or something 120’ or better. I have no problem not filling my buck tags when I have 4-6 doe tags that can be used. And it does not hurt the hunting area letting 15-20 smaller bucks walk every season. A smart hunter does not Ruin his buck hunting chances during the special time of year by stinking up their land harvesting does. All the late seasons we have in this state works fine for that.

Filling all 6-8 maybe. Can’t believe I saw one that said they didn’t get any without having their chances and blowing it or passing them up first time or two around. And in this day and age and heavy deer population state there is few excuses of not going where there are more animals.

So now you think someone that hunts for the top of the class does not get meat? Do you think by someone not filling their buck tags on smaller whitetail bucks does not have a half dozen other tags they can use on any givin day to fill their freezer? Filling tags is not a real tough problem.

Well not sure how that would matter unless one is In a contest against other hunters using scores to beat each other. I have hunted for over 50 years and have went thru every step of hunting there is and matured with the sport. I have enjoyed every part of hunting there is possible every time I step into the woods. I get the same exact enjoyment as every other Hunter except I now also incorporate improving my skills to the maximum and take on only the best of the best of the animal I am hunting. I find 2-3 of the top animals in my area, while I enjoy that part of hunting, without a gun in my hand and then I Hunt Those animals until I either harvest one of them, have something bigger, more mature show up or I run out of time. In which case I eat my tag. A lesser animal harvested does absolutely nothing for me or my herd. I get the same enjoyments of hunting and harvesting a spike of 50 years ago as I do killing nothing but a very mature buck or one scoring 120in or better in a state that does not have them behind every tree. I actually get more out of the hunt when I am successful in the rack,meat and knowing I beat the best of the best in the woods. Not an easy task by any means.

Not sure why anyone that hunts anything is missing out on anything. You think a guy that only kills 120in deer or better misses any part of the big picture of hunting? Hell No. They actually get more. They get the thrill of beating one of the smartest animals in the woods one on one on their turf. They get a great rack to put on the wall along with the most meat an animal can offer. The only person those kind of hunters that succeed need to impress is themselves. Who gives a crap about anyone else. That’s on their insecurities.

The owner never moderated much when he was around. Hence all the others he had. It’s all irrelevant at the end of the day.

Some things will just never be known.

Night before the opener at the bar, Opening morning at the restaurant at 4am…If the night before was not to rough and opening night back at the bar celebrating all the days harvests. I think that would kill me today. lol. Party permits, boxes of slugs and waiting in line to be checked into Letchworth. Now it a free for all with anyone welcome. Times sure have changed.

I see button bucks mount about all year long. lol. Problem is they are all buck fawns In that pen. It’s just their way. Or should I say Mother Natures way.

Just natures way. Testosterone has all but dropped out of most bucks and they dropped their racks. They will still rub and chew on overhead scrape branches and even paw the ground and take a leak just to leave their calling card.

No doubt one of God’s better drawings. And critters are there for those that will do what it takes for sure.

True that. I try to make my life out of chasing and raising big bucks and have 1000 acres of great managed land in the North and a couple hundred acres that sits next to the great Letchworth State Park and in my 50 plus years I have never harvested one over 150 and have seen maybe 5 that would beat that mark. Not an easy go of it when one looks for 150 plus in this state. Although there are a few shot each year across the state they are far and few between.

Sure. Same ones in the bow harvest thread. You can see both my 8’s from this year in my post from How was your season thread.

3 1/2. 180-90 dressed 115-120 range. Would be very happy to see him make it thru and stay an 8 this year. Little width, mass and 10-15 inches and you got yourself a real special one. I was lucky enough to get a great 8 last fall for comparison 12 and 13 inch tines gave him what he needed for a hair over 128in. Good luck on holding him there. Do what ya can.

A great one. Cancer Sucks!!!!

Care to say how many you saw in Ny thru all those years of those sizes? Even say the smaller you saw there of 149inches?

He thought it would be a good idea to rub on a pile of 12ft cedar posts laying in the yearling pen. This is why any bucks not sold or to young get cut. They will run an anything.

We are an equal opportunity employer around here. No discrimination of Gender,Age or Color. All do their part to keep the $$$ coming in and going out. Perfect!

Well the furry critter says spring will be coming right along. Can’t wait to see what the boys look like this year.

True words. And many guilty parties. But you like the rest of us regulars who didn’t find the need to talk smack about this site and leave to go to another site where pretty much the only posters there are the same ones that posted here have no shouting matches. Those only happen when the few that left feel the need to come back and start shit shows. And still just like in the past, Never post anything hunting related on the site.

Makes sense. Those of us that choose that way get everything a person could get out of hunting. We get all the pleasures of of the woods, comrades hunting along with us, a mature buck with trophy antlers and all the meat we can use. Now that can’t be beat.