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That's a beautiful buck DeerSlayer ! Nice job .......

I'll be hunting my sister in laws property in Geneseo Saturday am . She said she would be in her stand also . Once I park , I only have a 1/4 mile walk to the stand that I will be using . I think I will take the ML instead of the shotgun . Curious to see how many gun hunters will be out and about .....

Sometimes when little Fluffy or Foo-Foo gets attcaked or killed by a yote some antis turn their hats 180 degrees .....

I looked them up and saw the kidney belt warmers for around $18 and then another $10 for shipping . That's a bit pricey . I recall a gun hunter who once said that he carried a pop bottle with coffee in it to his stand . He carried it in the back part of his shirt that was tucked in his trousers . He said it kept him warm and when the coffee cooled , he would drink it . He would then pee in the bottle and put it back in his shirt by his kidneys . Sounds a bit gross to me . I'd rather figure something out fof a kidney belt .

Does anyone have / use one or have you seen any in a store ?

My youngest son and I are going to hunt in Pittsford tomorrow afternoon . According to AccuWeather , the rain should be letting up by 1 pm . But ............ I heard on the news tonight that there may be wind gusts at 40 - 50 mph late tomorrow afternoon so we could end up cutting our hunting short .

Yeah , I could see where that would be a serious problem if someone was totally out of shape .

Thanks for posting the Harassment Law .......

They should hang his sorry ass in PUBLIC !

That buck is a beauty . The guy holds his camera about as steady as I do ........

We use the metal ladder stands and have a few set up in South Bristol . I had a DogHouse Blind setup on the property in case of bad weather . The property owner wanted it down and wants us to hunt from treestands because he feels it's safer . Didn't want to lose the hunting spot so I took it down yesterday . I figured I would be all set with the blind in case it rained but not anymore . The blind has the blaze orange tabs on all 4 sides ......... This is the only time ever I have had someone tell me NOT to hunt from the ground on their property !

Hadn't heard of that but I bought some Scorpion Venom String wax fro a small shop owner . I'll see if he has the spray .

Armor-all (sp) ----- I noticed a squeaking noise when I would start to draw my bow . My arrow would squeak when being drawn across the foam rubber arrow holder on the bow shelf . I put some Armor All on a paper towel and rubbed it on the arrow holder , rubbed it on my arrows and gave a little shot of it in the mechanism of my release . Everything is fine now . Thinking I should spray scent eliminator on everything now .

One thing you want to make sure of is have a minimal amount of slack in the strap that fastens to the tree . I try to put my strap high enough so I have enough slack so I can sit down with no tension on the strap . If you have too much slack you can drop several feet before the "sudden stop" and possibly snap your back or not be able to get back into the stand . http://www.downsouthhuntingforums.com/images/smiles/2cents.gif[/img]

On Nov 3 , I saw a total of 18 anterless deer , 3 bucks, 2 turkeys and 2 racoons in 7.7 hours of sitting . In the last two outings , I have seen 1 buck in a total of 8.7 hours of sitting ! I don't hunt that area when it gets close to dark due to the terrain . You want to see a lot of doe ? Drive through Mendon Ponds Park as it starts to get dark . The doe are laying low and feeding at night . The doe are out there but they have gone into "stealth mode" !

Hidehunter , welcome to Hunting NY . I take it you drive a Mac Truck ! http://www.downsouthhuntingforums.com/images/smiles/5243_rofl_1.gif[/img]

Welcome to Hunting NY . Another 315'er !

Went back down to South Bristol this am . Got goose bumps when I saw the sign for Dugway Road . Saw a buck by the side of the road near Hicks road and saw a doe as I made my turn down the drive to park . Those are the only two deer I saw all morning . I had to remove my blind as the property owner doesn't want us hunting from the ground during gun season . He's the owner so we don't argue . Checked out the shooting lanes for gun season . As far as we know , there will be 2 - 3 hunters on the adjacent property during gun season . Wednesday looks like a crappy day so my youngest son and I may try Pittsford in the afternoon . It looks like rain in the am but clearing in the afternoon . Can't give up yet .

What if the brakes fail on my vehicle , I go over a cliff and I never make it to the ladder stand ? ???

Sounds like the way to go ....

I have never tried it . Never heard of it until this post ! Treestand Safety HSS-360 Extension Limb

Yes and No ....... I have seen a few articles on the PSE Tac-15 . It's a powerfull and has amazing accuracy out to and beyond 100 yards . Here I am at 69 years old shooting a 60 & 70 pound bow . Poor me , I should be able to use something much easier . I could have reached out and touched some of those deer with the Tac-15 . I can pull the 60 & 70 # bows okay . I want something easier that will give me more distance with accuracy like the PSE Tac-15 ! You could use something easier, say like a 50 pound bow. People became polarized on bigger and more power. It was all marketing hype to sell more equipment. Macho man stuff. You could use something easier, say like a 50 pound bow. I can pull the 60 & 70 # bows okay . I want something easier that will give me more distance with accuracy like the PSE Tac-15 !

I'll stick with my Hunter Safety System vest . I am hunting from 15' ladder stands and hopefully can reach the ladder should I fall . Mountaineer Sports’ Rescue 1 Controlled Descent System might be the way to go . I saw an ad for it a couple months ago and it looks pretty safe .

Sorry for your loss Doc . I got goosebumps when I drove past Dugway Road this am on my way to bowhunt .

Nice job ! Nice looking buck . Sometimes things just have a way of working out but it hasn't worked for me yet this yaer .