[Lost Deer in River]

2 hours ago, wolc123 said:

Was it the Oswegatchie ?  I’m not hunting too far from there this week, and I know of a few spots where I could see that happening.   Bad as it was, that doe probably suffered much less than about any other way that she could have departed.  
 

The stream, where I’m at, is running high from all the rain the last few weeks. I think it flows into the Oswegatchie.   Im just thankful that there’s not much more of that rain predicted for the rest of the week.  It seems that the last few years up here this week, I’ve had to hunt from under my tree umbrella, more often than not.  
 

The dry weather was nice, but I couldn’t find any deer yesterday.  Hopefully, I’ll see at least one today.  I’ll be hunting closer to the steam.  After reading your story,  I’ll go for a shoulder blade shot, if I do see a mature doe or a buck with 3 or more points on a side, in range.  
 

If a deer flips into the stream here, it would most ikely get swept down thru a big culvert, into some posted land where I don’t have permission to hunt (not right now anyhow).  I hope to catch up with the owner this week, and rectify that situation.  
 

He’s trying to make peace with my father-in-law, after a recent property dispute.  My father in law hasn’t budged yet, but the neighbor did bake him a delicious apple/blueberry pie, so it seems that he’s at least willing to negotiate.   I think if I told him how good that pie was, he’d grant me retrieval rights.  
 

As far as the shoulder blade shot and meat damage goes, it wasn’t bad at all, on a big fat doe that I shot a few weeks ago with my ML at home, during our early antlerless season.  That shot was from 50 yards with a 240 gr xtp bullet and (2) 50 gr T7 pellets.  
 

The bullet caught the back lower corner of the inboard shoulder blade (she was slightly quartering to me), and dropped her there in her tracks.  It didn’t hurt the back straps at all and I had to trim away only a few ounces of bloodied up meat around the wound.  

 

There were not any deer up on the ridges by the nut producing trees yesterday.  Maybe they are all down by the stream.  We shall see, in the next few hours, I guess.  Good luck the rest of the season. 

Black River. Hindsight is 20/20, guess I should have waited a few hours but figured 1 would be plenty the way she was bleeding. Pretty sad sight watching her float away and nothing I can do about it.

[Lost Deer in River]

I'm sick to my stomach over this. Shot a doe with a muzzleloader, lots of blood and bubbles. Back out and gave her an hour. Came back and tracked her. She was barely alive but got up stumbling and falling. Doesn't she find her way to the one open drop off to a river and flops down on her side. I'm standing there watching her chest going up and down and she flops one more time and rolls into the river and I watch her float away with her head barely above the surface. Worst part, my 6 year old was with me and he felt absolutely awful. 

[Over stepping neighbors?]

I feel your pain. I hunt my parents 35 acre lot a few times a year. Neighbor has 1.5 acres. Found a tree stand 50 ft on our side this year with scent wicks from last season hung all over. Found out he shot a nice 8 we had on camera. This year he built a big enclosed treestand 50 ft from the road overlooking a huge bait pile, keep in mind no where is he less than 200 feet from a residence. A week after finding last years stand we found a huge pile of corn and apples on our land with a camera over it. We called DEC and I am assuming he talked to the guy because the bait piles and camera disappeared. The treestand also disappeared but ended up right on the line facing our property. 

The sad part about all of this is if he had asked permission my dad would have granted it. Some people are just idiots. 

[Hunter injured]

Another hunter killed in Sandy Creek

http://www.newzjunky.com/police2016/coplog161125sp.htm

[Rut status for Northern Zone?]

Scrapes just popping up in 6G and 6J. Not much for chasing going on. 

[Hunting in 6K]

I have lived on the western fringe of Constantia for 23 years, and hunted multiple parcels all over, generally with very good success. My wifes family sold their piece of land which was my primary hunting land. I still had permission to hunt it, but don't ..just isn't the same as when it was almost my own private preserve. I have a camp an hour north now where I do my hunting now. The Town of Constantia is mostly private land, so access is the concern. There is a lot of state land as you move north that isn't as heavy hunted, but the deer are more scarce.

I think the deer population is heavier in the southern end of 6k, but better than most of the Tug Hill in general.

Daveboone, whereabouts on Tug Hill do you hunt?

[2015 Rut Report]

Anyone see any activity in 6k or 6g?

 

I hunt in Copenhagen in 6G. Buck activity picking up for sure. New bucks on camera and scrape lines and rubs popping up.

[2011 HuntingNY.com Deer Take Survey]

1 Buck - muzzleloader 6C

1 Doe - rifle 6G

[Oddest thing you have seen in the deer woods.]

I was turkey hunting with my nephew last fall when we hear all heck breaking loose in the brush in front of us. We had no idea what was coming. All of the sudden out of the brush comes beatuiful 8 point with a spike trailing it. They casually walked by us, maybe 15 ft. away and never had a clue we were there. My nephew was 12 and it was definitely something he will always remember.

[scope advice]

I have a nikon prostaff I bought about 5 years back and it has been an awesome scope. Well worth the money.

[10 point-Biggest bow buck I've ever got!!!]

Awesome buck and even better story! Congrats!

[Need Processor near Watertown]

Nolt's Custom Meat Cutting in Lowville is excellent! They will cut it and process it any way you want and vaccum seal everything. About 1/2 hour from Watertown.

[What shot makes a deer kick up hind legs?]

I have actually seen a doe do a back flip she reared up and fell right over on her back dead. weirdest thing I ever saw.

I shot a buck last year, heart shot, that did the same thing. It reared up on its back legs and fell over backwards.

[Don't we have anyone else from region 6?]

6J, 6C, and 6G. I hung 6G mostly, Copenhagen area.

[single lung hit]

Who saw the Realtree episode last night on Outdoor channel? Michael Waddell killed a 400lb elk with a bow and when it was brought to the processor, they found another 10" arrow shaft stuck in the body of the bull elk. It wasn't Waddell's arrow shaft. I know you can't compare a 400lb bull elk to a 100 lb doe but. . . hey you never know . . .

My father in law shot a buck about 3 years ago that had a broadhead in it, a slug in its hind leg, and an open wound through the bottom of its belly that started to heal up. His first shot hit it in the neck and he followed up with a shot behind the shoulder. In total the deer had a broadhead and 4 bullet wounds!