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I'm in my stand last night. It's about 5:30 and I hear branches breaking in the old pine stand. This is a huge piece of woods that was planted years ago. The pine trees are huge. The bottom of the pines are all dead branches. For about three minutes a animal walked through breaking every branch it came in contact with. It was making so much noise I just couldn't believe it. As it got close to me it veered to the left where the pines end. There was some deep vocalization at one point sounded like a drawn out Whaaaaaaaaao. Not human I'm sure. Deer or Bear what do you think? We have plenty of Bear up here FYI. Thanks, FL

I saw a buck and a huge bear. He came through the pines like a bull moose. So much noise. He stoped 40 yards from me and headed to the corn.

Invasive species shoot on sight!

saw six Doe tonight from this beautiful stand on new lease.

That's a tough one to swallow. Too bad shit happens.

Have a great one!

Just shows you they breed early and late in the wild. Not much but it happens.

No idea why the pictures posted like that. You get it

Today was my buddies Birthday. He was up here all week with his wife and son. Last hunt this morning. I got up and noticed the frost on the ground and said its a killing day. He comes trhrough shooting this really nice doe. 2 year old son totally into it!

From 3:30 till dark I counted 15 doe around me. I pulled up on one that was close. She immediately looked up and ran off. Always tomorrow.

Thank you good info!

SYKD Eddie.

Saw a couple of Doe last night then about 5:00 a bear walks in. Not the one with Mange. This was I guess 2 -3 year old about 200 lbs. Real good looking bear. He wondered around at 50 yards and never came closer. He drifted off after 5 minutes. Hope to get a shot at him. Just real good looking and I'm guessing being young the meat would be more tender?

I guess you lower that thing from the stand loaded, cocked?

I hunt my property. Is it worth getting one of those bags you shoot into or is a target fine when I get back to the house?

Nov 1st correct? I fell in love with it.

No idea been a long time since I came across one that tough.

I won this crossbow at the Canesteo police benefit this summer. He took the time to put it together and site it in. 60 yards right there. Love it!

So two days in a row we had doe come into the stands and had a buck push them around. Both nights the bucks made a coughing noise, not a snort but some type of cough that sent the does running. Any ideas on what this is?

Anything is possible. For sure there are early and late breeders.

Cycles do start early and go late. On Long Island there is a January shot gun hunt. Fawns with spots on them come into the check station. This is Long Island and the Biologist said the cycle is a bit screwed up on Long Island.

Friend hunted the new lease today and had 7 Doe and a big buck come by. Did not get a shot on the buck. I saw 4 Doe and about 10 Turkey. Great day in the woods with all this wind.

One Columbus day weekend a few years ago I had a big buck chasing a doe.

No deer for youth hunters on our hill but they learned a lot!

I hope one of us can shoot it. I'll probably just dig a hole and put it in it. I've put out the word to the neighbors also.