Geno C

Pmg Pete, freak jr forsure! Nail him!!

looks good to me bud good stuff

agreed

the guys that believe in the lull seem to be the ones who usually NEVER see shooter deer during that time period. find those doe bedding areas with the right strategy to hunt it and 99% of the time i promise you, you will see big bucks moving around during day light hours. just my opinion... otherwise hunt your normal stands during that time see NO bucks and wait for your lull to be over. bucks are not going to stay bedded up 24-7 and wait, there in particular areas of timber looking for one thing. i have areas i hunt where i DO NOT even know where mature bucks bed up before this time. i hone in on where the doe bed up and when that time of year hits those bucks know right where to be. its like clock work.. its almost funny how it works and its hard for me to say what times to be there, i usually go in for the long hall and sit all day just because i have bucks come in at 8am all the way up around 2pm. some guys simply stay home during this time, the way i see it is, you have to be in the woods to kill one and being in the right spot at that time can really get you in em.

28 free shipping??? really? they are 45$ heads..... i wouldnt think you can find them that cheap, maybe like the high 30$ range. thats a great price you got there

i have not used them nor bought them yet because i have 4 left over from last year (the reg 2 blade) but i want those hypodermics bad! lol

get on it john....

also when you click pictures they dont expand for viewing

something up when quoting others or is it just my comp?

hes a solid 2 year old... i would pass him personally i would like to see what he looks like at 3

welcome to the forum, i am from suffolk as well

well since its a HNY party, im in as well

im still learning myself but i have been using these tactics for awhile, this will be my 3rd season. i personally focus more on where the does bed and the age groups in them. i wish long island deer were more like upstate deer or out of state deer, in where they dont generally look up at every tree. sometimes these mature doe can be tough and they look up all the time. not good when i want a mature buck to come in on a doe but she looks up and leave and takes him with her lol. i kust went in tonight to just bush in a new stand trying to limit a doe picking me off, its crazy... ill get it one of these days but your welcome

youve got some nice bucks there girl!

not in all cases a mature buck will be alone. but most of the time i would say yes, unless the area is not overly crowded. But again, you keep referring to "the rut". its a completely different time of year and you may catch them bedding up anywhere. they kind of abandon their home when that time of year is coming or here. you would catch that buck in is "home so to speak maybe during the summer months or when that rut whines down. and their home may not be away from all the does but say you have a thick area that generally holds a lot of doe and maybe the occasional scrub buck here and there, my guess would be that thats not the spot you want to hunt early october looking to capitalize on a mature buck doing his normal thing prior to any rutting activity. now come late october into november then yeah thats the spot that buck will be cruising looking for some hot doe.

yes and the swearing is an issue on here at times. any and all swearing is not tolerated on here. does it slip through the cracks from time to time? maybe... but its not allowed either way you slice it. we all know what a curse is... and if you could swear on here, just imagine how few would come to enjoy this site and it was a free for all. that would be bad... but when one members slips then another and its snow ball effect. just keep it clean and no threatening anyone will be allowed here. not pointing you out, just saying. so dont think im aiming your way but just keep it clean

OMG what a stud! good for him, thats great! a true buck of a life time

NO.. its not and if it continues just like the cursing as well which HAS BEEN covered here many times then those members will get suspended for a few weeks to cool down... so lets end it

no i know, i didnt say you were... i think we are a week or so to early for guys to start sating things about the "October Lull". i think what you are experiencing is normal with the weather and maybe your area perhaps. most cases where you find these big boys in the thick areas are due to the bucks knowing where to find those "doe bedding areas" and where they are likely to find those first available does. Those bucks usually DO NOT call those areas their bedding areas or HOME so to speak. most cases, those doe bedding areas are to crowded for a mature Buck to call home. if you were to kick one out on the way in it does not mean he wont be back. he wont leave that area because he knows those doe will be in soon and may want to hang around longer and harder then you think especially if you have an older doe in there. its not area specific for many reasons but one being Mature Doe, they will usually come into heat first. if your area generally has young doe and yearlings chances are that spot will pop closer to when things hit hard during the rut or later in the season. you dont want to save those spots for the "RUT" the rut is fast and when they come chasing they can come in quick with no shot ops or to late in the season or rut they could be in lock down. prior to that point, when they are out looking hard and cruising perhaps checking a few doe they know might be close to coming in is the time you want to be there. dont believe all that lull crap, its just that, crap... many big ones hit the ground during that time and its due to guys knowing where they will be and how to hunt them. im no expert and still trying to learn this style and i have been doing so for 3 years, this being my 3rd season. hopefully i can capitalize. i have seen some monsters end of october, full moon when guys report nothing. infact i have had 3 different shooters in one morning and many other 7s and 8s same morning. so just pay attention to the sign, a good way to watch the deer is through a trail cam and pay attention to those white hocks on the doe, when they start to darken up those big ones go nuts. atleast from what i have encountered and seen first hand. when they are snow white chances are they are not quite in yet...

I agree phade... This said October lull guys complain about is funny. I've had some of my best hunts ever during this so called lull. The way I see it is those bucks are moving, you just have to know where and why and they will be there.

I have come Across a few here n there. I never hunt them them nor do I touch them. It belongs to Someone else and I respect other people's belongings... Besides I also have a mental block on it lol I don't know what type of hunter they are, if they descent, of they move around alot and the deer avoid that spot or area due to it, so I just keep it moving. Besides someone else spent the time to hang it and scout that area.

was out today and this morning was pretty cold... had seen about 4 doe and a nice high rack buck at about 100 yards walking through. couldnt make him out but was a nice buck. hunted the evening as well and had 2 doe and a yearling come in around 530pm. seems to be picking up

phade is the guy to ask

Omg those are great looking bucks!

lol old thread... but good info to know. i know forsure livingston county has quite a few big deer taken each year Joe. i like how they have some sweet typical racks that generally come from that area