First-light

Right on Eddie!

Welcome fellow WNYH.

I don't see just a couple is OK in the woods when your holding a gun. I know it happens and yes there are responsible drinkers out there but not when you have a loaded weapon. Responsible drinkers don't drink and drive, they wait a couple of hours until the alcohol is out of your system, can't do that while hunting can you?

This weekend the weather is going to be bad, why not use it to your advantage. Tell your sweetie that your not hunting this weekend and you'll do some things together. You've waited this long what's another weekend especially with the forecast that is predicted? This way when she finds out that a couple of husbands are going to her best friends bridal shower the first weekend in November you pull out your card.......just sayen.

Stay off me thread "trespasser" dangnabbit! Maybe the new signs and fence will work this year!

The journals have started, always a good sign! We are all set to go up for a three day weekend second week of the season. I will be up every other weekend. We have not seen any big ones yet, we have our usual bears around. Looking forward to all the journal posts! Good luck and be safe! Burt

Big D, Great way to start the season! Burt

Fletch, Good luck, weather this weekend will be tough. Burt

Real nice!

Hate to say it but LI is a pretty populated area, maybe someone found it? (maybe some crazy animal lover found it and is nursing it back to health! lol) Sure is tough luck, don't give up, one more piece of advice-look in the the places now that you would never of thought he would of went. Good luck.

Yup, Early rut. A month from now it's Nov 12th, Hmmm?

This is where this whole topic may go askew. Salvage recovery who cares it was found. We all like the perfect shot but sometimes that don't happen. Finding you deer, putting closure to the story matters.

I shot a big deer in the liver a few years ago. He acted as if it didn't hit him. He bedded down a 100 yards from me and I bumped him on the blood trail. Took another 7 hours to find him after a 5 hour wait. Only found him because the crows were pecking at the wound and making a racket. Look to the skies when all else fails LIbowhunter.

No way and if a DEC officer gave you a fine I would fight it all the way. I talked to an officer once about bear hunting. My question to him was if a bear came by solo and I shot it but 5 minutes later here comes a cub could I get charged with a crime.(this actually happened but I did not shoot the sow) He said it would be very hard to make something like that stick. So hunting near a gut pile = baiting a bear, no way. Sometimes we think to much about these scenarios. I like eating apples on stand and throw the core to the ground am I baiting? lol

Anyone got 50 jars just like that one? I know where to put them.

My stand is a place to unwind and let my mind drift. I hate getting texted but will answer especially if it's someone in our party. I just love the sounds of the woods and the peacefulness, that is until you hear twang or bang!

Driving to camp last Friday it was in the 70's and at three different times we saw deer hitting the fields. This was all around 2 in the afternoon.

Unfortunately the worst shot I ever saw was a head shot on a great buck. This was the only shot the hunter could make, shot the lower jaw and half top jaw completely off. tracked the deer after the shot and got him. He actually took pictures and showed them off, I looked at him and said it was gross and walked away.

Let's see your work! I would love to try it.

This weekend we had them yapping in the middle of the day. One ran past us in the woods in the afternoon. Too many for me in 8P.

Thanks guys!

Found some small rubs and a few scrapes this weekend.

Hey guys, just got back from camp. Thought more would be done on the addition by now but I was promised it would be complete in two weeks. My brother and I ran the electric in the room and basement so that is done. It was a great weekend and we almost got a bear!!! We ran out to get more wire Friday night around 8. We pulled out of the driveway and 50 yards down the road a bear runs out in front of the truck. We miss him by inches and he does a header into the woods tumbling the whole way. It was unreal, looked like a two year old not very big 125-150 lbs. Saw a few deer couple of rubs and scrapes, nothing real big. Enjoy the pictures, now I have a front and back porch!!

Will do, thought it would be done by now but no big deal. If he finishes up in the next couple of weeks that would be fine. Looks to be a warm weekend, glad its not two weeks from now!

He singing opera to his girl friends! Great picts John.