NFA-ADK

First 2 pictures are a 3.5 possibly 4.5 Last picture is not the same deer... 2.5 maybe 3.5

Nice buck, congrats!!!

I don't like the one buck rule and I don't think shortening the year will help at all. AR restrictions should be removed, let the hunter choose what he wants.

That is a very cool story and a amazing buck!

That was funny. Looks like that car should be turned into a food plot. lol Thanks for sharing!

Nice!

They are general rules... It's all about safety for the most part. You set up a remote camp for over 20 plus years with 5-8 guys from different backgrounds and fields of work. Then tell me what rules you have at your camp. I would love to hear them. 1 Most of my hunters do not smoke. 2 Safety in camp is not something I will sacrifice when emergency medical help is 2 hours away. If having a few drinks and then grabbing a gun is your idea of safety then good luck. Not in my camp. No fighting at base camp, with all the knives and guns a fight can get out of hand real quick. Simple rule. When you have a guy inches from death in camp may be your outlook on safety may change. Or if you get shot at by some idiot next to your camp that figures he will target shoot into the valley you are in. Again they are general rules and I am hunting all day so I can not enforce them all but they are known. NFA = No Fooling Around (Polite version) Safety is not something I will sacrifice when hunting.

Very cool, congrats!!!

Did not win the lotto...

Wow awesome buck! Cool story!

You guys are crazy! lol and that is a compliment. We need trappers for sure! I thought deer hunting was hard but that trapping is really hard work!!!

WOW what a stud!

Just because something is Illegal does not make it wrong. Some of you would turn in your mother if she did not stop at a stop sign properly. If police operated in this manor, ever person doing 1 mph over the speed limit would get a ticket. Then the police would not be doing their job and would just be ticket generating every day. We all know that these official are suppose to use some discretionary and objective thinking while on the job. ECO are in the same boat... While new people in this position get a little overzealous, as they progress in their roll they will learn and prioritize. Many examples of this exist: Hunter driving home sees a deer on the side of the road that will die from a car accident. To end the suffering he puts a bullet in the animal but this was after dark. ECO arrives and gives a ticket for spotlighting and shooting after dark. Thrown out of court. Putting a mortally wounded animal down after dark IMO is an obligation morally. Might not be legal but my ethics will not let that animal suffer. These are some examples of how a law can conflict with what is right. And NO I will not use a knife, no way I am getting that close to a wounded animal and risking my life. After taking his first deer Joe Smoe goes to the DEC check station, after showing the officer where he took the deer, he gets a ticket for baiting due to an apple core that is days old 30 yards from where he was hunting. Baiting ticket given to this lucky lad. Officer is just interested in giving out tickets... Who cares if the apple was 5 days old. Many of us follow the game laws to the best of our ability and it is real easy for someone on the internet to say I would not have done that but I find that what some say on the internet is vastly different from what they would do in real life. Sometimes ethics will interfere with the law. No one is perfect but if you follow the laws to the best of your ability and use good moral ethics you should be ok. This includes following the sunrise to sunset shooting times, do not drive with a loaded weapon! (I can not believe how many people get caught doing this!) Fair chase standards apply, identify your target and place your shot! Not everyone stops perfect for every stop sign, or waits the full 3 seconds at a camera light. And I do not think their is a single person in the world who is a perfect driver. We all make mistake, no one is perfect. Follow the game laws to the best of your ability and be safe with your weapon, your ethics should provide the rest. Be safe, ID your target and place your shot. Only hunt with hunters that share your high standard of ethics and kick out any that do not. General NFA camp rules 1)Only smoking in the tent is from the wood burning stove. 2)No loaded fire arms at base camp. 3)No guns, knives or axe(wood chopping) after your first drink or dark which ever comes first. 4)After your first drink you are done hunting for the day, no exceptions. 5)No quads (Lost a member due to him wanting to use a quad on state land where it is illegal. Told him to find a new camp after he insisted on it.) 6)If everyone is not back by dark turn on the radio's, that includes me. 7)No politics or religion (No arguments at camp NFA this is suppose to be vacation!) 8)No excessive noise like music, I go up hunting to escape not listen to a concert. 9)Know your target and beyond, place your shot. Don't shoot at anything white or brown, that is just me with toilet paper finishing up! 10)Don't get lost!!! Get out of the woods and return home safe so we can do it again next year. As long as this happens we had a successful trip! 26 years of hunting. One bad accident which was one too many. Two people banned. One for improper handling of a fire arm and one for insisting on using a quad on state land. One member was given a warning for taking 3 shots at a running coyote his first year. After explaining shot placement, backstop and the fact that my partner of 26 years had NEVER taken a shot I think he understood. But he left the next day, I might have been a little hard on him. But then again this was the same person who wanted to leave after one day of hunting to get back to his family, hard for me to fathom but I have no kids... Again no one is perfect yet If you follow the law and your moral obligations you should be ok. Just wish more would follow the moral hunters code of ethics then the laws would be second nature and not needed. Wish full thinking...

Wow very nice buck! Patience paid off! Nice!

My Birthday Buck, first day of a 26 day hunt. I think I jumped him earlier in the day. Called in with a doe bleet and grunt tube. After using the can I heard a grunt 30 minutes later and responded with a grunt. Twenty minutes of him making rubs just below me (I wondered what that noise was?) he came into view for a perfect broad side shot. Felt like a gift from heaven above, my 3rd Buck out of Moose River and the highlight of my ADK hunting adventures. What a Birthday gift!!!

That was funny lol. Love his reaction!

Stuck at home working on my brothers computer. 2 weeks off so I have some time! Was going to shoot the bow but the wind here is pretty bad. Still need some practice so I will go anyway.

Congrats!

Nice shot! Congrats!

LOL that was funny when you snorted at him around 17 min. I think you scared him. Cool video and great story! Thanks for sharing.

Happy Birthday! Sucks that you got a ticket.

I told you that blind will not work! lol j/k Great job! Two in one day, awesome!

They are calling for high winds 6am to 6 pm. 25-30 mph with gust to 45 mph for LI. Not so good with a bow. Sounds like a good day to use my indoor pass. Another dozen arrows? Think I will clean my clothes and prep for Monday bow. Ahh so much more fun than Monday work, lol.

I don't think its possible to tell. If you can identify him next year I would love to see a pic. I think he will be more aggressive next year if no other bucks are around. Cool story!!! Depending on how hard the winter is, spring arrival and how healthy he is when antler growth starts again, plus nutrients in what he eats will all effect his antler growth. The stronger he is after winter and the more healthy will determine his rack size along with genetics and food. Mild winters result in a healthy deer population and larger antler growth.

Many hunters do not take the time to become a good shot. They like to bench shoot and say the GUN is good and think they can be a good shot without shooting offhand. No different in bow, some practice a week or two before the season and say I am good. You and your father did the right thing, it is a shame to see this but it's and unfortunate part of hunting. Hats off to you both for using your tags on these deer, you are true ethical sportsman and have my respect.