New York Hillbilly

There is no one who hunts deer for any length of time that escapes the nightmare or wounding and losing a deer. That said, I think enough already! I for one an not proud to admit I belong to this wounded and lost fraternity, but I am. Perhaps it best from here on out to just keep mouths closed until the deer is recovered. They do not give half credit to those who can stick in arrow in or through a deer and have it go off suffer and die. It is not a badge of honor to simply wound animals. I think maybe we should find a way to keep a score card here and tally up just how many animals are reported as wounded and lost. It might be interesting as well to keep tabs on any repeat offenders, and how many times they report wounding and losing deer. Finally, it might be interesting to start a thread on the list of excuses people give for blowing a shot. Heaven forbid we ever admit we either choked, did not practice enough or were so desperate to kill a deer we pushed the envelope a little to far and did something stupid. The sun was in my eyes, he jumped the string, a branch jumped out of nowhere, the string hit my clothes, a gust of wind pushed my arrow to far left.....you get the idea.

132 EP Got it! Thank you for clearing that up for me. Whatever is going on there sure does work at growing some impressive deer.

Not to point out my ignorance here but are you guys hunting these deer with bow or firearms. I keep reading this thread and see that there are big bucks being seen and several big ones shot and lost, but I'm not clear what the method of hunting is. Also, if it is firearms season in this Park, why, if it is not northern zone. And lastly, what is this Letchworth Park like that it holds so many of these big deer?

Big ole whitetail buck. Better be hunting somewhere close by that spot.

Remind me to never ask you for a piece of gum! lol

A pocket full of Werther's Originals.

I thought it was a greeting. "Wasss summmp!" lol

Now don't that crew just look like the types to pull such $h!t! Just look at the eyes on that first Gomer! Again, look@ those red eyes!!!!!!!

I cant speak to your .270, but since I switched to my .30-06 there has never been a deer run more than a few feet. Many get anchored right where they are standing. As close as 30 or 40 yards, and my longest was 268 yards. The longest one I didn't get to check until after I shot it, hit it at the base of his neck and planted him right there. My nephew was with me on that one and I think I was more stunned than him when we used the range finder and found out exactly how far a shot it actually was. Even though I have killed many deer with my Remington 1187, the only time it comes out any more is when I'm hunting tight cover in my swamps or apple orchard. From the very first buck I killed with my rifle I knew it was a real game changer and pretty much the end of the line for my shotgun as my daily driver. Good luck!

I for one will be happy just to be out there for a change. I missed pretty much the entire bow season. I get to hunt this Friday with bow and then every day of rifle season. Hard earned! First thing that gets chased on my land this year will be the idiots my neighbor and brother in law called me about and said have been on my land with chainsaws cutting trails. Get rid of the trespassing nit wits then wait for the rutting bucks.

Jeepers creepers what a buck. Congrats!!!

WOW!!!!!

I'm looking at a couple of places at this point. The one we like the most though is kind of iffy as it is only 100 feet wide by 650 feet deep. Seems like not much behind the property but woods but not really sure. The real plus is it's only 4 miles from my kids.

Trying to hustle his a$$ home in time for Thanksgiving so his wife won't be mad. The whole time trying to figure out a good story to tell her about how the turkey he was sent for made off with his hat and gun, leaving him empty handed on all counts.

is anyone else here noticing a pattern of deer being taken buy guys standing on the ground next to trees? It seems to have started the first weekend with my brother in law. LOL Adds a new meaning to tree stand hunting. This could start a craze! Think of the benefits of not dangling from tree tops, no big falls to the ground, no weird angles, and the best thing is now we all know that when deer learned to start "looking up" they must have forgot to look straight ahead. LOL Oh and lest I forget...............nice buck, congrats on a successful kill and recovery. Job well done!

Some really good input. Thanks! I've had it real good for the past twenty years on my land in the southern tier. I have also had the typical headaches that come with land ownership as well. Lol. Overall though my deer seasons have been those made of dreams. Even if I don't shoot a wall hanger every year, there have been a few that made it to the wall, the freezer has venison every year, and lots of memories with friends and family. I know I will never have the same setup again in my life, especially out by Rochester. So I need to look at things with a fresh set of eyes and seek the input of those who have already unlocked the secret of how to hunt deer in and around areas far different than what I know. Again, thanks for the help.

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The reason I'm asking is because where my home is I own a good sized property, but out by my daughter in the Rochester area, land prices are huge, as are the taxes, and everything seems to be chunked up in either building lots or just a few acres. I would like to at some point have a piece to hunt for those times I'm out there visiting.

I know I have read about a few folks on this site hunting some pretty small parcels. With that said: I don't know if this has ever been asked on here, but I was curious what is the least number of acres you would consider buying to deer hunt.

Looks like a guy running back to the mother ship. "Beam me up Scotty!"

Check point every year at the end of my road on opening day, and hit and miss through the season. You can bank on it! If you have done nothing wrong you have nothing to worry about.

me too!

Nice!

lol..................The grapes of wrath!

Sad thought!