Matt Sasso

Very important to note that despite his wonderful generosity of giving us what we always had, Cuomo is a ________________.Insert your own foul langauge

Got a nice buck on Sunday Oct 6. The fun part about this buck was that i saw him my first morning out on Friday Oct 4th. He gave me a perfect broadside shot at 25 yds and I guess I just didn't settle my pin like i should have and i shot under him and sheered off a few of his chest hairs. I was a little disappointed but I had already taken a doe that morning and i had 3 months to find him again. On Sunday morning I sat up in the same tree and though I saw many does, he never came out. as I walked out of the woods that morning I came across ground zero. A small area with 2 or 3 active scrapes and every sapling rubbed free of bark. I knew this is where he was coming out from bedding all day. Lucky for me there was a big black pine with good vantage points right along the trail. I unpacked the climber, got out the saw and trimmed it for a 20' high sit. I was back in the stand at about 3pm that afternoon and almost immediately the does started coming out. I counted 9 in total and it didn't take long for me to get skylined. I was frozen in an uncomfortable position for over an hour before those pissed off does left the area. About 5:30pm I hear a crack behind me, looked down and there he was. I had to spin an lift the bow up over the side bar of my stand and i did this with great care making sure I didn't catch any of the bark on the black pine. He took a few steps as I drew back, gave me a quartering away shot a little better than straight down and I let fly. The arrow made a loud, deep thud as it sunk in high on his rib cage and lodged in his shoulder on the opposite side. I knew the arrow didn't pass thru and he turned and crashed in thru some of the thickest most dense tangle of brush, stickers and vines you can imagine. It sounded like Buick as he blasted 60 or so yards through the brush ending with a solid loud CRASH. I knew he was down. I got out of the stand immediately to begin finding him and I made note of the direction of where he crashed. This brush is so thick you might have to go 20' sideways just to get back on trail and go 2' forward. I found a few drops of blood that had splashed out of his back and moved forward. It didn't take long for me to lose the trail on the wet leaves and it seems several other deer spooked with him so following the running tracks wasn't working. I finally gave up and thought I would bring my beagle back to help me find him. I had gotten so turned around in there (it's really like one of those mouse mazes) that I just looked up over the trees and headed for daylight. And to my amazement, there he was. And as luck would have it, he died only 40' from a field. It still took me a good 10 minutes of maneuvering and a few cuts to get him out of there but I made it. he's not the biggest deer but It was a very fulfilling hunt and my strategy change paid off.

That is True. It is also fairly simple to take the test in August and do a field test. I haven't gotten around to it yet but I intend to next year. That is why I initially bought the book. I believe they have one or two licensed people on Long Island now. I am actually suggesting this book to folks who have no intention of tracking with a dog. The wealth of experiences that the author shares about different wounds habits and times to day is amazing.

I would like to recommend this book to everyone " tracking dogs for wounded deer" whether you have a dog or not, the insight the author provides on how wounded deer react is invaluable knowledge for anyone in a tracking situation. I orginally purchased this book as a training aid for my Beagle but I find myself reading some of the chapters over because of the authors accounts of different wounds and what the deer did or did not do. Imagine the amount of information you get when you follow every step a wounded deer takes. anyway, I have found it to be very valuable and its a good read http://www.born-to-track.com/book/order-info.htm

start a new thread already. This thing is 8 pages long

Give these guys a call. I believe they have someone with a deer tracking license on Long island now. http://deersearch.org/ I'd help you myself with my Beagle but I'll be traveling for a few days keep looking, do circles around the last sign, and dive into the thickest shit you can find. I have found more dead deer in february climbing through briars and bush caves than anywhere else

Same for me, I know I am hunting a fawn nursery for the first part of the season with a few spikes holding. But it pays of big in November when all the bucks come into get some. Rattling even works really well for me then also. I think because most mature bucks are mainly transient opportunist to that area during the rut.

Thanks, It was fun watching and participating in the chatter while I sat on Stand. Can't wait to get membership up

Public or private. I have had so many stands stolen. I use a climber exclusively now. I gave up on cameras and just scout the good old fashioned way. Looking for sign, putting the time in and a pair of binoculars. I will regularly go into some of my spots prior to the season. Go up a tree in my climber and just watch whats going on. Or I'll setup by some of the Oaks that are first to drop acorns and wait for the deer to show up. It;s a great way to get a good count of the herd. in the area. I really like the idea of the sign. But one other thing you could do if you insist on using a hang on or ladder stand is to use a large , heavy lag bolt to actually bolt your cam or stand to the tree. By hand you'll need a hammer to start it and a ratchet to set it. Or you could use a cordless impact drill. Stand thieves don't carry those kind of tools.

Saw a lot of deer on Sunday morning. Was fortunate to take a doe. How do you attach a pic on here

Hi all, I started a Long Island deer hunting group on Facebook. I figured the mobile ,chat and picture features would be great to use while hunting or sitting in a tree. Open to all Long Island Deer hunters. https://www.facebook.com/groups/286101958068537/ Thanks, Matt