Seems like a good year for 3H, I saw this big 10 ptr at cochecton , field dressed at 150 lbs. biggest body I've ever seen on a buck, he looked like a Schwarzenegger!
My gun season ended at 7:15. I barely had enough time to settle in, heard him making a scrap inside some mountain laurel then stepped out onto a trail and made a fateful turn towards me.
I was out yesterday, took this guy about 8am, although his tarcel gland was dark and pungent , he was casually walking thru the woods browsing, no sign of rut that I could see.
Well the warm temps had me questioning going out today in Suffolk county, nailed a nice doe at 7:30, decided to hang out a little longer, well mr big comes walking in 30 min later, and I took my best buck with a bow to date, 8 ptr with one tine snapped off.
I found a bucket I use in the woods about 50 yards away from where I had it placed. The Bears got playful and smacked it around. I got the bucket back with teeth marks all over it.
The 800 lb gorilla in the room is the deer issue in Nassau county. They are becoming an issue in cove neck/oyster bay. It's going to have to be dealt with in the near future. Their roaming around my residential area in Huntington village.
Well other than 2 large porcupines, Who walked past me at 30 yards and made a hell of a racket, My morning was bear free. I did see some old scat and found a couple of fresh rubs.
Well the early bear season is under way and just wondering if any one has gone out. Its a little quiet out there. Im going out in the morning to give it a try,
I hit the lottery in VT after 9 years, Im still applying in Maine and NH after 14 years. Oh well, Its a few bucks but hope springs eternal. You might want to consider NewFoundland.
It's July everyone's bored, idle hands are the devils workshop. Come September we will all be back and focused on what brought us to this site in the first place.