NYBowhunter

Yeah I know. I rather dredge thru 30" of snow then go to work..lol

4F where Otsego and Deleware counties meet.

Yeah dont need too far to get to the stand i want to hunt, drop into a ditch cross the stream come up on other side of ditch (little steep) and I'm there. My area will be in 20s and 30s till end of ML with a low of 5 Friday night.

Thats what I'm thinking and lots of food...lol.. even if I waste all day tomorrow plowing the driveway, I still have 4 days to hunt.

Okay heres the deal, 30" fell at camp , called agway and thats what they say fell last night. I already took off for ML starting tomorrow till end of ML. Am I crazy for traveling 3.5 hrs to camp, then need to dig tractor out of the barn, then plow out a couple hundred ft of driveway with tractor. What would you do? I really want to go.

The key for me to stay out for hours and not sweating on the walk in is I get dressed on stand and take my time walking to stand, I just wear thermals, pants and hoodie walking in and all other layers are carried to stand in a pack. Put on another hoodie, a jacket, heavy bibs, full face mask, pull over both hoodies on head when I get to the stand. In this weather and heavy snow I also break out the Baffin boots. The key is wear the bare minimal on the walk in and layer up when you get to your stand.

I heard the fox is still swimming.

Find food will find deer.

Those tiny backstraps are perfect size to wrap in bacon, the one pictured is from a larger deer where I cut the backstraps in half and wrapped in bacon, smoked over applewood. Amazing!!! Those little gems you have there are just the right size.

Ok let me know.

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I can bring the rifle up to camp next week. I' ll be up next Friday to Tuesday. Im not far from Stamford, can meet early morning or evening. Let me know.

Good luck.

No pity here, now get up off your ass and find that new property...lol

Thats fine and congrats. But I want to enjoy every time I go out, bow, crossbow, rifle, ML, spring, summer , winter and fall....to me the kill is a small part of what I enjoy about the hunt and owning property.. but thats me. I understand that not all have the means or desire to own, but if your passion is what you say it is then do something to change your current situation, if not then deal with it. Its that simple.

My point, if done legally not much can be done, decent or not hes doing it on a property you hunt. Get those other angles in order for next season and move on. Been there done that, no more. Was tired of people telling me when I could hunt, not knowing who was gonna show up. I was very successful, but it wasn't enjoyable. Unlike you, I still manged to kill mature bucks and does on the properties i had permission to hunt but it wasn't good not knowing what could happen next. How about traveling 4 hours only to be told you can't hunt because family of the landowner came up the last minute. I know what your going thru, get out and make it enjoyable, you will be much better off, trust me.

Not if its done legally, not much can be done.

Agreed deer are a natural resource for all to enjoy, but I think your smart enough to know if a deer your after enters private property that you don't have access too, you have lost that resource for the time being. To be very honest, the things you are dealing with are the very reason I bought my 41 acres 13 years ago. Doesn't seem very enjoyable what your doing.

Been contemplating selling for a while, but since I hardly used it when it had a scope doubt I will ever use it now without the scope.. Been a safe queen. Probably not even 2 boxes down the tube. This is very good condition Browning A Bolt 300 Win. Mag. Stainless Stalker with the B.O.S.S system. Will come with the stainless base and rings along with 32 bullets of the 180 gr. variety. Not looking to ship, can meet up at an FFL in the NYC area or up near camp, central NY (Oneonta, NY area) . FFL at buyers expense $800 firm.

Hey here's an idea, seriously, how about filming a deer hunt for a youth or another hunter. Im sure that's just as exciting without having to pull the trigger. Merry Xmas.

I put nothing past mankind, people do some ridiculous stupid shit. Guess they justify things in thier crazy messed up brains.

Tuff one because its not your property and I think we discussed something similar last year. I'm fine with him using all his tags legally to donate to someone in need or cant hunt anymore. But if hes testing the waters and asking you about using other peoples tags (DMP's transferred to him is fine) tells me hes not really a guy to trust. To be honest he just sounds like a person that likes to kill. Your in a bad position, as long as hes doing everything legally not much you can do or should say. Starting tension with a family may cost you dearly in the long run. Seems like your dealing with similar crap as last year. Find a new place or buy your own.

I couldn't agree anymore, the best time I had hunting this year was taking my dad who is 82 up the mountain in my UTV to retrieve my buck, just me and him. Killing a deer is a very small part of my hunts. I enjoy spending time with family at camp and the very best part is butchering deer at camp, waking up on a cold morning, cup of coffee, wood stove going butchering and talking for hours.

That's sad on every level, been there before, its not easy. Be strong brother.