NYBowhunter

Where abouts in 4f do you offer hunts?

Pretty cool story nyslowhand, its bitter sweet. I was just glad to know what happened to that buck after all these years.

Shot my largest ML buck Dec. 14th, 2014 as he was trailing 2 doe fawns. Buck in my avatar.

Grow...without the history i would have never guessed the deer to be that old. No he didnt mention body size.

Opening morning 6 pointer, shot around 7:20. Otsego county. Like a twin to the buck i got with the crossbow couple weeks earlier.

No unfortunately he left and i didnt get his number, the picture was on my laptop at home.

Well heres the story, here iam opening morning of rifle its 10am and im dragging my 6 pointer out of my ditch to the road with the help of my cousin. As we get on the road a small car pulls up and we start to chat hunting. Shows me a 4 pointer he took that same morning (funny was stuffed in the truck of that tiny car), turns out he hunts on property that hes a care taker of at the end of my road. Now it gets interesting, he continues to tell me that hes in the DEC sportsman reg. Book for this year. Pulls out the book and there he is on page 68 i beleive check it out). Turns out that in December 8 2014 with the ML he shot a nontypical 12 pointer. Whats even more unusual i tell the guy i have a picture of his buck when it looked to be a 1 1/2 yr old back in August 2009, that would put this amazing buck at 6 1/2 years old. Why i think its the same buck, fist thing he told me was the buck had a unusual long nose (look at both pictures), also the U shape in both sides of horns. I always wondered what happed to that buck, now i can put that buck to rest.

Usually feet is what makes most people throw in the towel, the trick for me and my feet never get cold is i use 2k gram knee high rubber boots (needed as i walk thru a stream to get to a few of my stands. First i put on a thin dress sock and then put on socks made from Alpaca (thats the key ingredient, alpaca no other sock will do). This combo has been working for years. For the rest of my body including my head is lots of layers. I walk to stands minimally dressed, then put on layers in stand once i have cooled down.

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Welcome and i hunt Otsego county as well. But like Elmo said, what the hell is SGF?

Congrats young man, well done..next time try smiling a little more and forget about those TV poses...lol..

Where do people find the time to come up with this stuff, jeez....just hunt and be happy!!!!! The only outcome of these topics is negative and in most cases will pit hunter against hunter. Its hunting season aren't there better topics to discuss like the rut,etc..hey Doc stop stirring the pot, get yourself a crossbow and get out there, its fun!!!

This time of year I usually sit over a mock scrape that i open up every year. Typically will sit back and watch till 7 or 730 , then every 1/2 hr. Thereafter I'll hit the bleat can followed by a grunt tube till about 9:30 or 10am. I also lay down a scent trail to my stand then squirt doe in estrus in a near by tree and freshen up the mock srape. Worked like a charm on this guy, on saturday got him at 8am with his nose to the ground.

Thats awesome, congrats to you and your boy.

Marlin 336 in 35 caliber, 150gr. Spearpoint.

11/7/2015, 8am, 6 pointer, killed with ten point titan extreme, bolts tipped with slick tricks.

Congrats, what a brute!!

For 10 bucks i'll take them Skillet, can you deliver to brooklyn? Joking,good luck with sale.

Have a great day!!

Happy birthday, enjoy the day! !

Congrats, very nice buck.

The thunderheads and 58lbs seem fine, you should be more concerned with shot placement. Shoot behind that front leg you will be fine, but if you hit some of that large bone and the results will less than stellar. Good luck.

He was probably just scent checking her. Had she been in heat that buck would have been in tow without a doubt and you would have had your shot. He moved on to greener pastures to more willing ladies..lol..good luck.

Ten point Titan Extreme with cranking aid, 4 dot scope shoots out to 50 yards, using 100gr slick trick broadheads.

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