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I'll be heading out in a few minutes . It's 32 here in Ontario ( burrrrrrrrrrrr ! ) . A bit nippy . Gotta remember to take some bread and sandwich meat . Figure on grabbing something to eat around noon . I will also be trying out the new Thermos .

I have seen very few pheasants in the past few years and I wouldn't shoot it . If it's legal go ahead and I wouldn't see a problem shooting it on the ground . Pheasants have lost a lot of habitat since farmers have removed so many hedge rows to make super sized fields plus the fox and yotes have helped to decimate their population . They are beautiful birds !

I put away the camo , got out the blaze orange and rearranged what I have in the backpack . Got out a couple boxes of rifled slugs . Now I need to hook up the trailer , load the ATV and I will be pretty much set to leave at 4 am to pick up my son in Honeoye Falls and head for Geneseo . Stopped off at Dicks and purchased a Bushnell 7-15 zoom binos and bought one of the Thermos "The Rock" .......... Be safe out there everyone !

I hope "The Rock" thermos is as good as people say . They had 3 left at the Irondequoit Target Store . None in Webster or Penfield . I bought one for $23 + tax

I went to Larry's once to have my deer processed several years ago . Never went back with another . I started cutting up my own ...........

I had the same thought . Some flossing might be in order also .

I noticed that some farmers have started cutting corn in the Pittsford / Mendon area the past few days .

I looked in Target , Wal-Mart and Dicks and couldn't find "The Rock" thermos . I have one of the tall Stanleys . I rinced it with hot water , put some coffee in it and placed it in the garage yesterday afternoon . A couple hours later I poured some and it was barely pee warm . Nuked it in the micro wave . I had no creamer or anything in it when I had the thermos in the garage .

Something I forgot to mention ...... There is a corn field about 500 yards north of our stands . On at least 4 different days I heard a Pheasant . Pheasants are few and far between so it was neat to know that some still exist . I havn't seen one in at least 2 years and I do spend a bit of time out in nature . There used to be a cock pheasant on my SIL's property that I would see each season but he either moved on or got shot . They are beautiful birds .

Congrats on getting a deer !

Another exciting day in the great outdoors . It was a bit nippy this am but other than that the weather wasn't bad . Saw 4 bucks and 1 doe . Nothing close enough to shoot at . Saw a bushy spot shaking like heck and with the binos I could see it was an 8 point buck . What a wuss ! Thought he should be rubbing something bigger . My son and I took a walk over there when we were done and the area was tore up pretty good . A red fox had come into the field while we were hunting . It was fun to watch him mousing . I believe I am through bow hunting for the season . Gotta get ready for the Saturday Gun Season opener . We will be hunting the Geneseo area .

My son has a camp in a section of Italy Valley between Potter and Naples . I hate walking around there as it always feels like you are walking uphill . His property is adjacent to state land and he gets tresspassers . There is a QDM group in the area and they have been seeing larger bucks since they started the program . I havn't hunted there in at least 3 years .

Sooooo , are you gonna hunt the ditch ? ... ...

Well apparently not all the white deer are there .....

I went back down to the Mendon spot this am and sat for 3 hours . Didn't see a thing . I guess the deer were honoring the Holiday . I think I will take a break in the action tomorrow and sleep in until 7:00 ........

Is it legal to shoot an Albino deer in the wild , like in 8F ? I don't see anything in the regs saying that it's not legal .

Forgot to mention that I took 490 East out of Pittsford . A ways before exit 26 I noticed something laying relaxed about 60 yards off the road on some pristine lawn . It looked lifelike and it was . It was at least a 10 point buck . I was tempted to get off at exit 26 , go back to 27 and come around again just to get a picture . What a beautiful deer and he was safe . His location had to be around Bending Drive or Weyburn Way .

Since you said it has been sold , I will lock the thread .

Thanks ! I hunted with my youngest son this am . I was setup and in my stand by 6:15 . Around 7:10 I had a buck approach my scent wick and then he veered off . He came back around walking real slow and I took a 25 yard shot that has been pretty much of a chip shot for me . My heart was pounding and I forget to hold my bow over the rail and I ticked it when I shot from the box stand . The arrow sailed just over the buck's back . I made a stupid mistake and it cost me . I guess it just wasn't meant to be . BUMMER ! I shot 2 practice arrows before leaving the stand so the miss was all me not the bow or anything else . I never saw any doe but did see 4 bucks counting the one my son shot . So , it turned out to be a good day after all . Got the deer field dressed and we removed one of our ladder stands that we are no longer using . With the warm temperature , we weren't sure how much deer movement there would be . Where the heck were the does . Probably staying out in the corn .

I have a Bear Grylls lock blade knife that would serve the purpose but I prefer using a fixed blade knife when field dressing . With a knife inside of the cavity of a deer I don't want to take a chance of the blade becoming unlocked . I believe in all of Murphy's Laws !

Which reminds me .... Wal-Mart , Dicks and Tractor Supply have signs by their food supplements ( bait ) stating that it is illegal to bait in New York State . They sell the stuff but put the signs out .

Nice going Wooly ! Looks like a nice size buck and should take up some room in the freezer . Also good shot placement .

Sat in a stand in Mendon from 6:10 until 10:30 am . Initially it was foggy but cleared up . I was hungry as I had breakfast at 4 am so I was reaching in my pocket for a granola bar and looked uphill behind me . Saw some movement in the sumacs and continued to watch . Saw that it was a small doe . She appeared to have a slight limp but I couldn't see any blood and her legs looked intact . Anyway , she stood on the trail that I had walked down . The wind was from the SE so she may have scented me . She crossed the trail at least 50 yards up from me and was heading for the corn . I plan to hunt the same area with my youngest son tomorrow am and then pull the stands late in the morning . Another guy , his wife and daughter gun hunt that area so we stay out of their way . We get bow - they get gun . It works .

Don't know . Hunting varies in different parts of the state . Since you are simply from New York , your question would be pretty hard to answer ..........

Seeing tracks and the bucks are hitting the scrapes ( at night ) . Saw one small doe today .