Zem18

Afternoon for me in Southern Tier - higher number of deer seen that is

Awesome job. Congratulations on your first buck!!

I've been in your shoes as have many others before us. It does suck for sure. I still recall a few I lost and it is not fun. Learn from these errors and it will only make you a better hunter in the future. Good luck out there.

Welcome back to the woods and welcome to HuntingNY.

Left at 7am this morning, got the tank, and was back home by 11:30am. 10.11.14 Made it out to the stand by 3pm this afternoon. Was 55 degrees with a light to moderate breeze that was swirling. The squirrels and chipmunks were out in full force. Then the neighbor was out whacking on something with a sledgehammer for over 40 minutes non stop. Thank goodness it was at the beginning of the hunt. Things settled down and like clock work the deer came out around 6pm. Had a momma doe come down first followed by 3 little ones. All four walked by me at less than 15feet. Had the last 2 little ones stop next to the tree and look around, then move on. They fed their way out of sight. It was 6:30 and I was getting down my ladder when I looked left to field and there are the four coming back out and they picked up a 5th deer. I watched them feed across the field and was ready to get down again and I hear footsteps in the leaves so I sit tight and watch as another 5 deer come down out of the woods about 50 yards away. It was like a convoy. The last one was LARGE and I was thinking it was a buck as it stopped about 10 yards from the field edge. Finally it moved ahead and I saw it was a doe. I ended up sneaking down at 6:46pm and headed away so I wouldn't get busted. Almost made it out of the field and at least on saw me and ran but no snort. 10 deer in the last 45 minutes of the hunt sure gets the blood pumping. Had my bow in my hand this time so no video. Maybe next time. Going to be low of 33 here tonight so should be a chilly morning hunt. No action on the trail cam after 4am but they could be back farther in the woods and not by the cam feeding. Going to be out there at first light.

Happy bday a little late.

Nalgene bottles are expensive but last forever. I have several of them and the bigger ones hold 32 ounces.

Well I have to drive just North of Cooperstown tomorrow morning which is about a 2hour one way trip for me. I found a new gas tank for the Explorer up there and can't beat the price anywhere including the gas I will use so I am giving up the morning hunt. If all goes well, I'll drive up, pick up the tank, and be back before noon tomorrow. Hunt the afternoon and then Sunday morning and then time to work on the tank. No soccer games on Monday so maybe I can sneak out early and get a short afternoon hunt in. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Had a friend over bleach the base of antler last year. I shot a doe and he came running over with a zip lock bag and asked for some of the blood. He used it to rub into the over bleached area and it used a touch of dirt as well and you couldn't see the mistake afterwards. Just another idea to throw out there.

Good gracious, posting at 4:17am. I'm in dreamy land at that time in the morning. Good luck out there this year Eddie.

Note to self: Do not meet any of Pygmy's relatives. Cool vid though

Congrats on your first bow kill. It only gets better from here.

And thanks for saving us all that money with cheaper fees. I was able to get a McChicken with my savings, yes 1 whole McChicken but I did have to dig in my cup holder for the tax.

Lol - gotta love the soccer schedules. My daughter is playing on the school's modified team. She plays about half a game and this is her first year. Only issue is she plays sweeper. She has always been a forward, but the coach is forcing the sweeper position. She is making the most of it, and she is signed up for footskills and indoor winter ball for two different teams. It's about to get crazy. Good luck to you guys this year. Be sure to put up a journal so I can read about about Zach out shooting you.

Hope you heal up quickly. Best wishes.

I was just holding it, not mounted to anything. I was surprised it came out good too. That was only on 1.0x and it goes to 4.0x. I was trying to zoom but didn't want to get caught moving. I try not to play games so hopefully I won't get busted, but that was an awesome hunt without picking up the bow.

Nice mullies and a stud of a speedgoat. Congrats to you and your Dad.

"I thought I would recognize him in the line up detective, but they all look like some tough thugs" LOL just kidding. Nice job all of you. Never been duck hunting but looks like fun and a lot of shooting time. Congrats again.

Yes, 3 sits and deer all 3 times. Not too shabby. And believe it or not, all the pics and video are from my free smart phone I finally broke down and traded my old phone for. Love the phone, and love capturing the moments in the field.

Sweet. Congrats on your first bird. Keep practicing and keep practicing and one last tip, keep practicing!!

Congrats and a great detailed story. I love reading the long stories. Thank you for sharing.

10.5.14 Both my kids had friends sleepover last night so I didn't sleep for beans.I rolled out of bed at 630 and was in the stand by 7. It was chilly but didn't bump anything thankfully. At 730 I see movement 100 yards across field. It is Momma and her two skippers. Then I see them hauling tail back the way they came with the neighbors dog chasing close behind. Stayed out until 10 with nothing else spotted and the wind really picking up. 4:00pm Back on stand for the evening. Actually warmed up to about 48 with a light breeze and some higher gusts. Spotted 1 unidentified deer walking behind me around 5:30. Nothing else so got down at 6:30 so I didn't get stuck if anything came in late. 3 sits and saw deer on all 3! Good start thus far. Now to do what Loverboy sang - Everybody's working for the weekend.

Momma was at 12 feet and the littles ones were 3 to 5 feet form my ladder. Man I love bow hunting.

1st sit 2014 bow: Hope the link works. This was from Saturday evening.

Saw 3 doe at 730. Nothing but squirrels since.