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People do some scarey things !

Look like another one lost a fight .

Hey , don't forget . Tomorrow is the Marine Corps Birthday ! Semper Fi !

The Good , The Bad & The Ugly The Good ---- My youngest son got a doe this am The Bad ------ I didn't see a thing The Ugly ----- I missed a doe tonight My oldest and my youngest sons and I hunted a property on Bloomfield road in Mendon . My back was to a corn field with overgrown grass field in front . Never saw a thing . Boring !!! Saw youngest walking toward the truck . Called him . He had shot a doe and saw a 5 point when he was walking out to get the sled . We got together at 10:30 and loaded the deer in the truck . The boys took the doe home , packed some ice in the cavity so they could hunt in the afternoon . We got together again at another property in Mendon at 2 pm . I went to a stand I had used before and wasn't seeing anything . The corn had been gut so visibility was very good . Around 4:30 , there were 2 doe out in the field rummaging some corn . One of them came within about 30 yards and they weren't about to enter the little corner of the woods I was in because they had food . I took the bow off of the bow holder , stood up and started to draw back . When I practice , I always have my finger "behind" the trigger . Well , I didn't and I hit the trigger accidentally . I always laugh when someone says they hit a branch that they didn't see and figure , yeah sure . Well the arrow hit a branch and the deer took off . They started back and were looking around to see what made the noise and then left . It was starting to get dark so I climbed down , grabbed my scent wicks and walked over to the area where I assumed the arrow would be found . No luck . The 3 of us were looking in the dark and not finding it . We started walking back toward my son's truck and he said , Here is you arrow . It was about 10 yards from the flight path . Wow ! I guess a limb does a good job deflecting an arrow . At least I saw a couple deer .

Great story and there should be more guys like you in the world .

I'll be heading for Mendon around % am tomorrow and try a couple of spots . Gotta fill some DMPs and not having any luck so far . The farmers have started cutting a lot of the corn fields .

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Nice footage . congrats on the deer !

I have talked to hunters and family members about wearing a harness . Many feel that it is an inconvenience and won't wear it because it might restrict their shooting . Instead of thinking of themselves they should think about what happens to the wife and kids when the careless hunter becomes a quadrapalegic (sp) and has to be spoon fed , etc ! Falling doesn't just affect the person who falls . It places a burden on many people .

Growalot mentioned the way to camo a black safety harness by wearing your outer gacket , etc over the harness . It works . I don't believe it's necessary to hide a black harness but for someone who does , this would be a solution . if a person's family / friends were to read this thread they had probably told the person that he was Stupid for not wearing a harness . Tip-toeing around the name calling doesn't make it any better . I agree that the P.C. stuff is crap . Tell it like it is ...............

Went to Geneseo this afternoon . Fastened a yellow rope between two trees where a farmer had knocked down one of the gates and Ty-wrapped Posted signs on them . I was in the stand by 2 pm . Around 3 pm I heard voices , looked and saw two horse riders approaching . I grabbed my camera and took a pic of each rider . The 1st one had started to come into the laneway and hadn't realized the rope was there and the horse balked . She spotted me and went oops sorry and headed down the field . The other rider followed her . They don't have permission to be on my SILs property but would have been if I hadn't blocked the opening . They rode back by about 20 minutes later . I wasn't seeing anything else . It was cloudy but comfortable . Around 5:10 pm it was getting a bit dark and I saw a doe in the lower pasture lot about 80 yards away . I watched her browse for a few minutes and she wandered off . I figured it was safe to get down . I grabbed my gear , got down and removed my scent wick and saw 3 doe jump the pasture lot fence and haul butt down the field . So much for hunting !

If you start seeing double , you might have better luck !

And .......... how do you age a pig ? Just asking because I don't know .

Congrats on the deer !

I have a dental appointment at 11:15 and nothing scheduled after that so ....... I am going to head for either Groveland or Geneseo for an afternoon hunt . I can't shoot anything from sitting at the computer except for BS . The clock is winding down so I gotta get out there . I wasted a Sunday afternoon hunt by watching the Bills get their butts handed to them by the Jersey Jets ! Ughhhhhhhhhh ! I should have been in a treestand !

Nice going getting the buck . Congrats Fletch !

Congrats on a job well done !

No big deal . Most of us don't know these "hunting gurus" personally and all the things they do . I don't care for Ted Nugent and won't watch any of Jimmy Houston's shows . I also can't stand Jackie Bushwhacker at Buck Masters .

Jasper ---- welcome to Hunting NY . Fill out your Profile and folks won't have to ask your age , etc .. Looks like you spend a lot of time outdoors . That's great !

Welcome to Hunting NY and good luck this season .

I just knew that someone would have to rain on my parade .

My son asked me if they broke the deer's neck to move it so easy .....

A lot of folks don't like Tred Barta but he is fun to watch . Tred was set up in a brush ground blind as he is in a wheel chair . He had two misses at on a 4 point 35 yards with his Long Bow and they showed it all . The next day he was back out there and the same buck showed up . He got that same buck the 2nd day .

My youngest son and I were talking the other day about how long to wait after hitting a deer with an arrow . I told him that I waited an hour after killing a buck on the 26th . It had already started to stiffen . I said that I thought it was odd that on the shows the guy shoots a deer during light hours but when they get to it , it's dark . Nick said , "Dad , you shot this deer an hour ago and it has started to stiffen up How is it that on the shows , they shoot a deer and track it the next morning . It's dead and the guy lifts the head and it moves easily . Why hasn't rigor mortis set in yet ? " Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm !

And remember .......... wax on - wax off !