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Went to South Bristol this morning and hunted with my oldest son . Debated on whether to use the treestand or Doghouse Blind . Used the ladderstand . There were 3 doe eating near the tent blind . One of them was right next to it . The blind is about 40 yards from the treestand . Anyway , I saw 5 doe , 2 doe fawns , 2 racoons and had a hawk landed on a branch 20' from me . One of the doe fawns was eating acorns 5 yards from where I was sitting . We went up to our vehicles around 11 am . My son had seen several doe and two 8 pointers and said the bucks were beyond his range with his recurve . He was going to haed to his property in Italy Valley to hunt with my youngest son for a couple days . I had planned to hunt the less steep side of the property this afternoon but had an intestinal problem and came home . My stomach was way off and I didn't want an accidental discharge !

Was in a stand in Geneseo opening day at 6:20 am . Didn't see even one deer . Did see a red fox that came within 20 yards of my stand . Got down to do some walking . Saw 6 or 7 turkeys way down the lane-way . Left around 12:30 .

A couple of real nice deer !

Dave --- I believe you are only entitled to 2 (two) bucks per season in NY . You get a Buck tag for gun season and an Either / Or for Bow/Mz . If you shoot a buck during archery season , you can't during ML season .

Thanks Steve . I didn't kmow that but should have .

I drove to Geneseo this morning and was in a treestand by 6:20 . Saw a fox at 7:37 . I could hear the dogs barking at the kennels over around Avon road . I started to get a stiff neck and my right shoulder had tightened up . Thought I would shoot one of my target tips . Aimed at a leaf about 18 yards away . It was all I could do to pull the bow back but I put a hurtin' on that leaf ! : Walked down the lane-way (hedgerow on each side ) to see if anything might be bedded down . Saw 6 or 7 turkeys way down at the other end . They disappeared quick . Checked out the pond field . It was super wet . Went back to the stand and left at noon . The wind had been blowing in my face all morning and it was a bit nippy . Plans for tomorrow are to hunt South Bristol in the am with my oldest son .............

You should have received a Bow/Ml Either -Or Tag plus a Bow/Ml Anterless Tag ( 2 tags ). I think I would use the Bow/Ml Anterless Tag on the 1st doe and save the DMP for the 2nd . That way if you don't get 2 doe during archery , you still have a shot at filling it during gun season . Check your Tags over good !

Yeah , it was windy in Geneseo . Had it blowing in my face all morning .

Congrats on the doe and also for passing up on the little guy . I didn't see one darned deer today !

Yeah , that weird broadhead definately slipped through the cracks .

Ditto ---- They got your number .

I recall being in the Geneseo WalMart the day before gun season one year . A guy was at the counter buying 20 ga & 12 ga slugs . A buddy was loaning him a shotgun for opening day . The guy didn't know what ga it was and hadn't shot it . I asked why he hadn't sighted it in . He said his buddy had done that already . It would have been funny if it turned out to be a 16 gauge ! : ... ;D

The wind forecast doesn't look much better Sunday . It lets up a bit Monday . I may be wasting my time tomorrow but what better way to waste time than sitting in a treestand !

Hey Doc -- I bet you could sell those on EBAY .

I changed my plans about where to hunt due to the weather . Although it is forecasted to stop raining in South Bristol around 10 pm , the ground will still be wet . I would have to walk about 500 yards down some hilly terrain and I know how slippery it was when we put the treestands up soooooo , I think I will be hunting in the Geneseo area where it is much flatter . If Geneseo doesn't look so great , I may leave around noon , come home and go to Saturday evening mass and hunt South Bristol Sunday .... I have everything pretty much ready except for hooking up the trailer and loading the ATV .

Well Vipertech , here's hoping you get lucky opening day . Hope you get a deer too ! :

There are plenty of misspelled words on forums / sites but we know what the person is saying ( for the most part anyway ) . I don't think we need an English Teacher to come on here and correct the Grammar ! : ..... ???

I shouldn't be grunting this weekend . I have been pretty regular .......

I have 3 spots that are anywhere between 100 and 120 miles round trip so it's a daily round trip drive . Therefore , If I hunt Saturday , I will skip Sunday and alternate days . Two places that are close by are screwed up this year . One is overgrown with super high weeds / thorns and the other is overgrown with hunters . Soooooo , I gotta drive .

Ya know , getting old sure beats the alternative !!!

I have a TC pistol with 4 barrels . No serial number on the barrels . I have 4 permits for the Contender all with the same number from the frame .

Ditto !

I have a Moultrie IR-40 and have had it for a couple years . Great battery life .I also have some WildView cameras and this winter I plan to take them to the rifle range and put them to use . Their battery life sucks and they just die out . I still have one that hasn't been taken out of the package and uses AA batteries . I have a couple of Stealth Cams that work pretty good .

Nice stand Growsalot !

I have the Tru-Glo sight on two bows . Love the single pin sights !