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Back out behind the house. One came in this afternoon as there is a nice set of tracks leading directly under my stand... Tracking me no doubt. Wind stopped almost instatly just now. Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

Wind was supposed to be out of the west... its blowing out of the north... perfectly wrong for this stand. I would have gone to my other stand if I had known. Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

Bout to head out behind the house for the first time. We live in the village but there's a 16 acres lot out back that has the village town line running through it. I set up a stand 3 weeks ago on a run boardering a swamp that goes from a hayfield to super thick cover. Pretty excited. Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

Sat 6 hrs straight. Skunked for the first time this season. Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

Randon fact: squirrels find 4 out of 5 nuts they bury. Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

Just parked, getting ready to head in.... to work ... arg... good luck all. Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

I tried to leave the stand over an hour ago and three doe came in and won't leave. I've got 30# of free venison I have to grind up. Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

Out loud? Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

Looking for a shot at redemption after having that 8 in front of me last night. Just wish this wind would give up! Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

Had a wide 8 pt out at 49 yards... turned and walked to where my climber was (about 60 yards north) until yesterday. .. win some, lose most lol Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

Excellent job! Tracking can be no easy feat.... especially without a second set of eyes. Congratulations Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

Got ready, walked half way to the truck and turned around. I just dont feel like dealing with wind. I saw four doe in the woods last night but everyone of them knew something was up. Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

I am about to head out for the first time in just a few moments. .. I am glad I looked at this thread. Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

I think it was a rather long beating... Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

Washington county boarders VT and VT passed a two on one side rule several years back. Some guys (my friends included) thought it was a death srntence at first. However that has changed. It was quite suprising to compare the buck harvest charts posted at the local country store over the first three years. Bigger deer and more deer. All this being said I have buddies that shoot young bucks here in NY and I am usually more happy that they got something than they are. I've done it myself... I've just changed my personal goals. Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

And I completely agree. I love a challenge! There are opportunities, but around here the good ol' boys put down a lot of small deer. But hey, whatever. Many are my friends haha. There is a butcher near me that cuts up like 90 percent yearlings and many of those guys complain about not shooting big deer. A) FIND the right place or make a pact with some adjoining properties to let them walk a year. Things will change. Or as greensider said wait and hope for the best. I have eaten my tags in the past. This county has major potential, and I can certainly understand where the OP is coming from. Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

I don't agree... not all properties hold big bucks. And to make a blanket statement about the entire state isnt right. Hunt with the masses here and youll see.I shoot big deer on heavily pressured land every year. I know where they go when the pressure turns on. I have a pattern on serveral big bucks and know where they will tend doe year after year. I don't think the hunting is anywhere near its potential when people shoot yearlings. Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

That is easy for the person with the right property, such as myself. I like the challenge of going after mature deer and I hunt the right piece of property (or next to it rather!). Many areas around here you can just plain forget about if you want to shoot a mature buck.... especially public land. Skills are one thing but it all starts with territory.Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

I hunt Washington county and I understand where the OP is coming from. Hunters here shoot the spots off em. Many of these same hunters want to shoot mature bucks but don't pass up yearlings. Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

Same here. They usually don't cut the fields here for another 2-3 weeks. Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

Courtesy in the woods seems to be going to the wayside more and more as the years go by. Sent from my SCH-S968C using Tapatalk

Sitting back is making it seem like we are scumbags that don't care.

I have met the shooter before actually. He is a hunter I ran into him in the woods and shook his hand opening weekend. Dont assume I didn't take action either.

From the looks of the deer it was a healthy doe. Was it a mercy kill... possibly, but doubtful. I am comfortable in posting this crap because maybe, just maybe, someone who views this post will do a little more follow up in the field. Also antis can tell from this conversation that many of us do care about the crap that happens out there and not all of us are bad... antis know there are some bad apples regardless of a post on a site, what they might not know is that it pisses legit hunters off to high heaven .

Unfortunately the deer was a loss. Both eyes were gone already. From what I could tell from the boot prints the guy shot turned and walked away. Maybe he thought he missed... either way I talked to the neighbors (also hunters) and found out what vehicle was parked there during the week. That guy better not show his face. I am bent, so are the other guys. I am going to have a talk with the landowners, they are good people and I think they need to know.