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I have been using the wrist high gloves for years and see no reason to change . I also carry a couple of the Tops / Wegmans plastic shopping bags in my pack . I dispose of them in the bag and often leave my knife in there . Never leave the gloves in the woods / fields .

Happy Birthday !

Nice buck . Hefty Hefty Hefty !

He is smart . My cam is over 200 yards away across the swamp and the Big Guy only shows up when it's dark .

Got some pics of the Big Boy plus a couple others on my friends trail camera .

Thanks . I have another set of String and cable for the Ben Pearson . I got 2 sets a few years ago for doing a review on another site . I tried calling Trader Point Archery and the number is no longer any good . The fellow that changed my string & Cable before closed his shop . I won't go to those jokers in Williamson . I shot 31 arrows this afternoon and another 16 after supper . I can still draw 70# . I'll be okay with the Parker . I just feel more comfortable having a backup bow .

I had the string break on my Ben Pearson TX-4 a couple weeks ago . That bow was set at 60# pull . I have been shooting my backup bow which is a Parker EZ Draw set at 70# . What a difference ! I need to get my bow to a shop and the shop in Phelps was recommended but that is quite a trip . Not sure if Trader Point Archery in Henrietta is still in business . Bullseye Archery is another long haul . A small local archery shop had closed up a while ago so I have to make some calls and git 'r done .

I am going to place another stand on my friend's property . I won't hunt that area until the 15th and will do one more card pull next Monday or Tuesday . My friend's son knows about this buck but can't hunt for bow bucks until Sept 17 and my friend ( the land owner ) doesn't deer hunt . I am not being optimistic , just hopeful that I might get a shot at the deer . The buck doesn't seem to make daily trips through the area . Someone is logging down the road and I believe this is causing more buck sightings on the property .

This is the same buck that walked right up to the camera over a week ago .

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Walworth 9 point is still hanging around . I hope he shows up daytime in 3 weeks

I have a place where I can hunt and a nice buck comes through once in a while . I am no going to hunt that place until the 3rd week of bow season .

PayPal is great and if there is a problem with the seller , they will intercede . I am pretty sure you could go with credit card if you choose not to use PayPal .

Not sure what you are smoking but you had better quit !

They NEVER fail to show up during deer season !

That's why I get mine at the Town Clerk's office .

Do the 3's fold back when you pull them out of a target or do you have to fold them back manually ?

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I will drag the deer off a trail to an open space . If shot in a field , I drag it to a spot on the edge of the field . I have seen a deer walk through a gut pile . Usually the piles are gone in a couple days . They don't seem to affect deer travel . Happiness = A large gut pile !

Free thinkers are fine . What the OP was talking about actually had nothing to do with with real QDM . And , the way he started his posting deserved little respect .

Awesome is right . I have never gotten bucks sparring on a Trail Cam .

It was in this am's Rochester Democrat & Chronicle . It's an old story that has been going around for a few years . It didn't mention a Loch Ness Monster in Lake Ontario though .........

They have been practicing QDM in Italy Valley for a few years and are taking some pretty good sized bucks . But , they also take their share of does .

Either you don't know what QDM is ar you're being facetious . QDM calls for the taking of does and letting the little bucks walk . What is Quality Deer Management? Quality Deer Management (QDM) is a management philosophy/practice that unites landowners, hunters, and managers in a common goal of producing biologically and socially balanced deer herds within existing environmental, social, and legal constraints. This approach typically involves the protection of most or all yearling bucks combined with an appropriate harvest of female deer to maintain a healthy population in balance with existing habitat conditions and hunter desires. This level of deer management involves the production of quality deer (bucks, does, and fawns), quality habitat, quality hunting experiences, and, most importantly, quality hunters. QDM guidelines are formulated according to property-specific objectives, goals, and limitations. Participating hunters enjoy both the tangible and intangible benefits of this approach. Pleasure can be derived from each hunting experience, regardless if a shot is fired. What is important is the chance to interact with a well-managed deer herd that is in balance with its habitat. A side benefit is the knowledge that mature bucks are present in the herd – something lacking on many areas under traditional deer management. When a quality buck is taken on a QDM area, the pride can be shared by all property hunters because it was they who produced it by allowing it to reach the older age classes which are necessary for large bodies and antlers. The QDM Philosophy Increasingly, landowners, hunters, and wildlife managers across North America are embracing the QDM philosophy. This is evidenced by the increasing voluntary and regulatory implementation of QDM practices on private and public lands. Hunters are rethinking what constitutes a “quality” hunt and how they can make a positive contribution to the future of the deer herds they hunt. Another benefit of QDM is increased hunter safety. By taking the time to positively identify each deer by sex and age, the likelihood of accidental shootings is even more remote than under current management methods. Hunters participating in QDM enjoy both the tangible and intangible benefits of this approach. Pleasure can be derived from each hunting experience regardless if a shot is fired or an animal is harvested. What is important is the chance to interact with a well-managed deer herd that is in balance with its habitat. A side benefit is the knowledge that mature bucks are present in the herd – something lacking on many areas under traditional deer management. When a quality

A better view for body size ..........