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Sorry about the loss. My dog has been with me for 9 years now. He was there when I went through a pretty tough time also. It just makes it so much harder because they understand your pain. Hang in there, time heals all wounds.

Steve I agree that habitat is pitiful for the deer. I also follow FB page of LI deer hunting. A lot of these guys go out the first week and score on nice bucks. They then switch over to shooting does. A couple of guys took double digit amount of does. Sure there are guys out the passing the little ones up but from what I have seen a lot of does were taken by this group. I totally understand the logic you are putting forward but it isn't the case with this group, which is pretty big.

They did have spots

Yes all of the above!!

Do you realize that the breeding cycle on Long Island is all out of whack? During the January hunt, towards the end say Jan 20th or so a few fawns were brought into the check station. The biologist said they were born in November. It's no wonder why we find the really small ones dead this time of year.

No idea, Bunch of guys been shed hunting and ran across dead fawns.

Too many posts coming up of guys finding fawns dead in their beds. I much rather see them in your freezer than Mother Natures. Such a shame, the circle of life.

My neighbor gave me two packages his dad made. I never had it before and it was great!

The mindset of a man…….……lol

Just sharing someones thoughts. http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/01/expect_cougars_to_return_to_no.html

I have 3 brothers and 2 sisters.

Hey neighbor I'm from you part of the Island. I'm from Northport. Enjoy the site and post some picts of the decoys and mounts we would love to see them.

Just saw a bunch of tracks by grass areas and under apple trees. 8P and there was no hard crust of ice for them to dig through.

That is in the 90's percentage rate. I would go for it!

It is what it is………..

Not sure if that is a tail, could be background.

Nice stuff right there!

Sounds great!!! Have all the stoves firing on all cylinders! -8 outside cabin is 67, that works!

-5 at 5:00. Going to be cold tonight!

He is like family, all good!

Give me antler restrictions before one buck rule.

Thanks! Got up here just in time. Had a white-out come through for a half hour. Cabin is 70 degrees….I love my neighbor!!

Might sound crazy going to a colder place but it's time to get away. Kids want to go so we leave in an hour and will com back Tuesday. Town was nice enough to plow to my driveway so we could get in. My neighbor cleared the rest. They plow up to my neighbors house and my driveway is another 300 feet away. Its a seasonal road and I'm not full time. They are nice enough to do it on special occasions. The heat has been on 24 hrs now so it should be in the 50's this morning! lol He will get the wood stove going today and that will bring it right up. Just going to kick back and relax!

15 degrees and a foot of snow in the Catskills one year. It was a great time.

If I have cabin fever at my home on L.I. why am I headed to my cabin upstate this weekend??? Oxymoron