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    Tug Hill, Central NY, Cortland County
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    Model 700 Mtn rifle
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  1. upstate
    Went out this AM for a long , last sit in 2018 and things were busy early. Just before legal time a doe came within 5 yards and hung out long enough but I decided to pass. I did the same with a small spike horn. Have my Kansas buck and NY doe in the freezer and I was hunting a large 9 point I saw yesterday anyways. Hunting clothes all packed up, gear, climbing stands, sticks, all packed up and put way with exception of some items currently hanging to dry. I am thankful for the times I had this year, in a year I truly had no idea what would happen. I hope I can do it again next fall!
  2. upstate
    Sitting in 7F thick stuff. Season winding down. Just glad to say I was able to get out this year. Was a great year. I’m still here and hunting when a year ago that couldn’t be a given. Enjoyed a bow hunt in Kansas that messed up my NY hunting for a couple weeks. Hunted hard last weekend and back at it again today and tomorrow. I firmly believe that once we muddle through the nonsense our biggest issue is access. Finding quality hunting properties is very difficult. And expensive
  3. upstate
    Was a busy, cold weekend in 7 F We had deer moving every day so yesterday morning I decided to take a doe. Earlier in the season we noticed that the deer were walking the edge of the Oneida River, like within a few inches in spots. The snow really showed us their escape routes. So a stand was put in and this one was sneaking through with another about 9:15 AM- my buddy took a nice 8 point the week before. She didn't make it. Then we crossed river and went to some property in 7A. That's where things got weird. Another buddy sent us a photo of a doe laying down about 75 yards from him. I told him to take it but he thought it was dead. It wasn't . It was severely wounded, so he shot it. Upon further review, it had it's left rear leg just about completely shot off and it was relatively fresh since it had snowed. We tracked it back to posted property and backed off. What a terrible shot.
  4. upstate
    Damn, its chilly here in 7F
  5. upstate
    If you take the deer, and its been eaten, you still need to tag it, I believe, but that doesn't matter to me. I'd still want to know. Deer are incredibly resilient and you won't know what happened until you actually find it. Learn from it. We all have made mistakes.
  6. upstate
    Regardless of all of the factors you describe I would be out looking for that deer at first light after securing permission this evening. I've looked for wounded deer for 2 days because I can't rest easily until I know I did everything I could to find it.
  7. upstate
    There's a trooper substation about .75 miles away from us. They are waiting for him. I did not make the call. A friend texted me asking if I was out this morning, I said "that was not me" and he told me that the owner wished I was cause they have had issues with someone all week. I hope they catch him walking the railroad tracks, its another expensive ticket. I have some scans today so I'm not hunting.
  8. upstate
    Gotta love it when a trespasser gets pinched first thing in the morning for shooting 3 x at 6:30 AM in a decently populated area. What an idiot. I don't hunt the neighborhood deer til December.
  9. upstate
    Damn it... Its literally only one in state that has them on clearance... I'd buy 3-4 but can't get up there til Wednesday
  10. upstate
    which walmart is that?? Thats a steal...
  11. upstate
    Frankly I'm shocked. Multiple experts on deer, deer management, property management and trophy management disagree. This place is exhausting. the biggest issue that hunters face is ACCESS. They can't get to the deer that are hiding from them. They also want to sit in a tree/ blind all day until the big bucks they've been taking pictures of, and patterning by camera walk by so they can "harvest" That's not hunting folks, its TV
  12. upstate
    Never did make it back out this season. Bad cold a week ago kept me congested and I have a long road of treatment ahead if I want to hunt next season. Gotta be healthy and this frigid air was just not going to work for me. Thank you to all of the hunters posting their adventures this season.
  13. upstate
    2017 hunting season sucked for me. Unable to use bow I waited for crossbow with incredible anticipation. The day before I had a serious health condition diagnosed that resulted in major surgery less than a week later. Hunting season shot and frankly secondary. Two weeks later, with the help of my hunting buddies I was back in a blind. But, my son lost my tags so I had to have them reprinted. Then he found them. I spent 2 days out, then got a nasty cold. Right now I'm hoping to take out that smoke pole this weekend to take one more shot at it. Will I get in trouble if I use all my tags for my soup? Its great to get outside. It beats laying around my house. Cherish your time out there folks, you never know what lies ahead.
  14. upstate
    Son of a bitcxxx I can't be sick right now with some medical procedures coming up next week. I have a serious man flu. My weekend hunts are in great jeopardy. I hope muzzle works out better. What a terrible season for me. All you guys complaining about not seeing/ harvesting, it could be worse. Much worse.
  15. upstate
    I believe that ones idea of driving is very different. When I was in my 20's we would line up and walk, making noises, barking, etc. Then one day while on watch, with 3 other guys overlooking a ravine full of the thickest, nastiest brush, vines and other crap we watched numerous mature bucks slip away from drivers. Some a mere few feet from a driver. Every one circled back, through the drive. Fast forward to where we connect with a family of hunters who's idea of a drive was to line up and still hunt. Every driver's responsibility was to make sure that you were in a line, not getting out front. You walked, slow, real slow. You stopped, you glassed. You were on full alert. It took hours (on a cold day, watchers were frozen if unprepared). You know what? It worked. Deer moved in a way we wanted because they did not know where to go. After opening week, very few adult deer would be on their feet during the day. Most of our success outside these "drives" were catching deer laying down, in the overgrown fields. Muzzle was fun due to second rut. My $.02
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