dbHunterNY

yea we only have had one piebald doe on the farm. none of shot it just by circumstance I think. we kept track of it and never thought about shooting it. it was around for several years. not sure I'd scorn someone for doing so though.

I like them to move a little. Adds realism.

Forgot to mention gates locked behind ya

Hey new concept... Forget the dogs. You a cat and a tree inside a fence with a single shot rifle. Two bullets for good measure. Any caliber of choice? Any takers? Why not? Lol

Yea PSE grips are very good to prevent torque. If you're hunting when it's really cold and don't like the metal grip, PSE makes a Velcro neoprene cover.

you should absolutely 100% comply with the SAFE Act, but that doesn't mean any guns have to be registered at all. there's enough modifications that make pretty much any gun in question not applicable to the law by the law's definition. I know nobody that owns an assault weapon. IF I was anti-gun I would be extremely displeased with our Governor and those who the pushed the SAFE Act so hastily with lack of judgment and due diligence. it has not made much if any head way on preventing gun violence and keep evil guns from being in existence; the NYSP check system isn't in place, the not thought out 7 round limit was thrown out for being arbitrary, with all the options gun owners aren't really being required to register, it's costing municipalities money when it wasn't supposed to, and above all we just had another school incident that wasn't prevented where many kids were lucky their weren't killed.

I didn't know any of the back story of that buck and your trail cam deal but now that you layed it all out, I can say I've had the same thing happen to me. It was observed with eyes though and not a second cam. I don't have enough cams to keep two close together like that. also it sounds like it wasn't a buck that big! lol good info though. I'd add that it's shocking how many put a cam looking at the trail instead of down the trail and then get pictures of the scenery, especially during chasing phase. also big open hardwoods with cams pointed to the east people can't seem to figure out.

good bow for the money and plenty fast enough. very forgiving brace height and compact for blinds and tree stands. keeping the old bow around in working order as a back up is a good idea. only thing you have to be cognizant of is that short axle-to-axle allows you to cant the bow easier when stalking on a side hill or leaning to make a shot from a stand. Most PSE bows have an adjustable draw length without need to buy other modules, cams, and/or string sets. Makes it much easier to pass a bow onto family or friend who wants to get into the sport of archery or bow hunting. I think you made a great choice, as PSE makes great bows.

I wouldn't put a camera out on public land. it'd be gone in no time. I don't even hang $35 stands on public land. I've always known them to 'walk off'. however, the cheapest cams I've had experience with are Wild Game Innovation cams. similar to what Phade said expect most of them to be returned. cost of shipping you have to eat but they will take it back and send you a new one with little questions asked. I think they're getting better though as the newest ones I've got I haven't had any problems with yet. public land aside there's some good cameras out there and any camera I buy here on out will definitely have field scan mode or equivalent. ...also seems like I'm running external battery packs on everything I can now. pay back's there it's silly not too unless you're afraid of losing them like on public land.

nice .... I don't leave a trail cam going now.

definitely a different set of challenges, filming a hunt. lots of money into that camera gear... see you used an actual camera instead of a Go-Pro for the one angle. Great video though. it really shows. thanks for sharing.

I'm only talking about probably 1 acre total and I previously cleared it. deer don't bed there but do elsewhere in the bottom which also has a dryer swamp attached. most of it was thick brush that caused restricted travel straight through it. So the locations are intentional.

it takes a lot of experience shooting reacting game animals, open terrain, little wind, calm animal, and lots of other stuff to shot a deer at 50 yards with archery equipment. range finder and a real heavy arrow is a must to get on target with enough penetration. anyway... shot open sighted shotgun. Winchester Model 64 lever 30-30 I shot my first buck/deer with. I'm still hanging onto my $2k compound setups but my new endeavor is chasing whitetails with a Bear Super Kodiak recurve shot instinctively off the shelf. it's a blast. I will say if feels like you're limited much more than a compound, same as going from a rifle to a compound bow. I limit my shots to 15 yards though.

things have been thawing out a bit here. behind the house is a creek bottom and you can definitely hear the creek. once it calms down a little more I think i'll take the Kubota B7200 down in there and plant some clover and chufa in one spot and something for late season in another. I seemed to see more deer in there when I didn't let it go. until then I've got chain saw work to do.

Hey remember that time you spent arguing with FSW and then realized you'll never get that time back? Lol

I don't have experience with the Primos one. However, whenever I or someone else has used inflatable decoys they end up getting a hole in them or the wind takes them too much. I've seemed to stick with the collapsible rubber ones. they take a beating and the wind doesn't push them too much but still a enough not to be still. the sun heats them right up and gets rid of any un natural bends in the rubber from being stowed away.

good use a of trail cam right there. nice pics.

very right.... and I'm with the understanding the QDMA or proper QDM supports this. also it wouldn't be good in a CWD area as it would lead to sources of food being hammered by more deer and more likely to be contaminated, which would allow the deer to come into indirect contact with CWD.

this is what I've picked up on... but first off that ratio is just about impossible to get or keep. 2 or maybe even 3 adult doe per adult buck is a much more realistic goal. that said it creates more competition that's in line with the theory of evolution and natural selection. a runt weaker buck maybe less likely to assert enough dominance to breed a doe and pass on genetics. more directly related to deer is how a more balanced ratio affects the what happens during and after the periods of the rut. does are bred sooner, when they come in heat the first time. breeding doesn't reoccur into December or even January, because a doe isn't bred successfully during its first cycle due to bucks tending other doe. both doe and bucks then aren't being physically worn down more and stressed into the winter months. they're more likely to survive the winter and go into spring in better shape with less need to recover and less weight needed to put back on. more energy from feeding goes into antler growth or milk production sooner, all other things being equal. fawn recruitment is much improved as earlier born fawns are bigger and better suited to survive the up coming winter or predators. the difference in size and physical ability of fawns a month or two apart is a lot. that's just health aspects.... but it brings benefits to hunting experience as well. the rut is more intense with a balanced ratio and age structure. when you hit that grunt tube or bang that rattle bag bucks are more willing to come running because there's only so many does available. there's a big difference on stand having four or five bucks chasing down a hot doe while grunting or snort wheezing versus the occasional buck strolling through the woods with his nose down not or watching a spike lightly harass a group of doe because nothing else is around to say otherwise.

he's just one biologist but I can ask him next time I see him if he's not busy. this next meeting may or may not have him there. I think that given a deers travel range and that I don't know of CWD popping up around here the answer might be to not worry about it but focus on practices of keeping the herd healthy as you would in a non-CWD area. I don't think you manage a deer herd in a CWD area the exact same as in an area where CWD isn't really around. in a CWD area you want it to stay isolated and not spread, which is a big focus but not the focus in an area without it. I was trying to look into the closest confirmed case of CWD in this area. I got a case in PA that seemed to start some concern. then in March 2005 CWD was confirmed in captive whitetails here in NY and in April it was found in wild deer here in NY. No cases have been found in NY since then. This info is from the CWD Alliance website. Not sure if new reliable info is out that would suggest anything different. consistent with QDMA beliefs, it's my understanding yearling bucks compose a majority of your free range buck population. in order to get the huge health benefits associated with a buck:doe ratio close to 1:1, you have to protect most if not all of them. it was expressed to me that it's extremely hard get the tags or have the capability to shoot enough doe to offset the few number of bucks if you don't protect them to an extent. That said there's other guidelines that are followed in NY to prevent a spread of CWD despite it not really being around. If you cut up your own deer, have one processed, field dress your own deer, or have a deer mounted, you should know what some of these already are.

I can't say I disagree with any of the 10 facts in the original post. some of those myths are pretty silly especially comparing a crossbow to a gun. some out there must think that so the education is good.

hard to say what it is. could be a lot of things; vehicles, people, etc. trail cameras capture crazy things. that appear to be something they're not. we'll probably never know.

oh now it's fact because I saw it on TV. beef jerky is for big foot. yetis like wheat thins. here.... I've copied and pasted my research. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoVp4oNBI1s

yea i'll have to see how close a tape I can get. maybe even do what you did. i'll see what happens I suppose.

bottom line is attacking one or the other is just plain stupid and accomplishes nothing. you can fight the other kicking and screaming for the rest of your life, but when you're old and on your death bed both will still co-exist and issues discussed here might not even be relevant. there's always going to be a demand for both. the only thing that dictates the future of either is what they do to help or hurt the wild free ranging whitetail population. why? it's millions and millions of hunters that form that group that encompasses billions of dollars spent, to both state and private entities. I have no doubts that harvesting every male whitetail deer regardless of age or size would eliminate CWD in whitetail deer, because there wouldn't be much if any deer at all left. You can't sustain a population without having both doe and bucks. Nobody would truly take that stance because it doesn't make any logical sense.