First-light

Well I haven't watched too many shows in the last year or so. So I tune into realtree roadtips, usually pretty good. It's a Texas hunt out of a ground blind. The big one comes in, Wadell is saying it's behind a doe, behind a doe. It hits the clearing and bang, down goes the nose and it stops to eat whatever they placed there. He shots the deer 30 yards broadside, simple shot and goes on praising the bow he was shooting. I'm sure there are a lot of you out there watching this but to me I'd rather watch paint dry. Same goes for Bassmasters, used to love the show.

I just showed my brother the picts and he said the same thing, I do have bad eye sight!

Just got back. 10 days at camp, had a great time. The park was cool, we set up at Trout pond and fished for a while, kids caught a mess of fish. The falls were great and there were plenty of areas to get great pictures. We will be going back in August. We stayed off the train bridge! Hawk was flying around in the canyon!

While growing up my brother and I were big ice hockey players, if we weren't on the ice we were shooting pucks (orang balls) at the garage door. My Dad went from glass windows to plastic and then eventually to new doors with no windows. Looks nice John, that is my project for next year I have two that are in bad shape.

If that's their facial expression after the fact.........well it wasn't that much fun! lol

Thanks you too, I'll be visiting the Letchworth St forest, thanks for the info.

I am out of here tomorrow morning 9:00. Going to the cabin with my girls for 10 days. I can't wait not much work to do, I'll have some great quality time with the people that make my world perfect! Everyone enjoy!

Blame me, I should of labeled the thread "Has anyone eaten baby deer" sorry to our female members.

The lion is one of the worst fake photos I have ever seen. Shadows are all wrong and you can tell it was cut a pasted.

Great shot!

You know Doc, that is one scary thought.

With guns!

That is cool, it will be a nice place to visit.

Thanks WNY that really helps. G-man I'll heed the warning!

Karp, what part of Huntington? I used to live (before divorce) on Crescent beach dr in Huntington Bay Hills. The kids and ex are still there.

I'm at camp with my two daughters, I have 10 days off!

On vacation the next two weeks, thinking about bringing the kids over to the state park and exploring. Any tips out there what to do and not to do? Anything else in the area while I'm over there that would be cool for the kids? Thanks

Focus!

Just do it and use the meat. You can give yourself a rule not to shoot any doe during regular season to make you feel a bit better.

Yea, the deer is the bonus. I have also grown into a different hunter and enjoy seeing other guests on my property bag a deer.

I have a very interesting question to ask. I was going to respond to WNY on another thread about letting the public hunt my private property. I was thinking deer hunting, no way don't trust anyone except friends. I stopped writing and thought, hell I let two kids rabbit hunt last year and didn't know them from a hole in the wall. What is the difference between small game and big game? Weapons, safety, I don't do much small game so who cares? Is it the prize, the game, the bragging rights we are after shooting that big buck? The sacred deer on my property that are mine? Well who really owns them, they were on my neighbors property this morning, he owned them for a bit now they are down the road on Joe's property, new owner. Is it the population of deer that do it, grouse are not that plentiful but I let people hunt them, no problem. Does the whitetail deer have a spell over us that makes us so selfish? Your thoughts? BTW-my lands posted, don't ask to hunt.lol

I think I might like to tag along if I can fit it into my schedule.

Wow that is small for that time of year, 10lbs of the best veal! I'm sure it was good.

I know what your thinking, get your mind out of the gutter. Seriously, we all have eaten yearlings, how about a fawn you have hit with the car and the meat is still good? Probably not much meat but I'm sure there is some backstrap in there. Not that I will be cruising for fawn this weekend, just asking. How good was it??

Oct 1st is great, youth hunt wonderful and early smokepole a treat!