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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 .

Happy 237'th Birthday !

Which one ? The camera that I won I havn't opened . I may use it as a gift . Not taking any pics at the Mendon spot . Maybe if I had the camera out instead of the phone ......nah !

Can you imagine climbing into a stand and find out that big boy is in it ...........

First time all season that I had a deer close enough to shoot and I bungled it . I am soooo angry with myself ! ... ... Maybe I should try the phone / camera suggestion !

Debated on whether or not to post this under BLUNDERS or here . I was in my stand in Pittsford / Mendon by 6:15 this am . Put out 2 scent wicks and sprayed some Buck Bomb on them . At 7:05 an 8 point came down the trail that I had walked in on and went to the scrape . A tree blocked my view so I stood up with my bow ready for him to step into the field . He looked out in the field and started back the way he had come in but then headed to the north field on the other side of a hedge row . When he left the scrape he stood in a spot but offered no shot as there was thorn bushes , etc in the way . Later he went to the end of the other field and then across to the little gulley . Saw 3 doe , another buck and a not sure way up the field . Here is the BLUNDER ......I wanted to check the time so I pulled my phone out . It was locked and hard to unlock with my glove on my hand . I would be hitting 2 keys at a time . While I was monkeying around with the phone I glanced up another 8 point buck walked out between my 20 and 25 yard markers . I should have been paying attention . P.S. ---- it was 9:30am . I wasn't able to get either buck to return by using the Grunt Tube or the Doe In Heat Can . I wanted to boot myself in butt after that blunder but my legs are too short !

I use the single pin on my bow . It is adjustable but like above , I either aim low or aim high . Did this with my 3D target and it works fine .