UpstateNomad90

They get a ton of snow and have a ton of bears, I got this buddy last summer on my camera about .39 miles away from camp. After the snow melts go up to your property and just build a map on a sketch pad and label where you find deer and sign.

Exactly Italian, I never really hear of many monsters taken around my camp but I spend a majority of my summer scouting for the coming season. With the neighbors having corn makes me wonder if you should try and focus on finding some runways on your property and figure out if a food plot will be effective still.

Buck I hunt out by Old Forge mostly! If you ever need some young blood sugaring/ small game hunting let me know I am a pro!

Thanks Bubba, This idea sounds so awesome but it is cutting my planning time short ha

Get ready for some serious snow! Last year we planted clover at my camp about 30 minutes south of Tug Hill. We have had luck with multiple different types of clover and after we lost a majority of a plot, I did a bail out method of some quick growing grass (Scotts Fall Blend) and it kept the deer still following the trails that we were hunting around.

Would this be possibly for the 2014 season or not until 2015, did he say?

I would love being able to hunt Sept 1 up north, a little warm sun beaming down on me would feel nice!

Don't quote me on this, But I think there will be a ruling in the law suit before or on Jan 15-18th area, I have read this somewhere but since I can't quote my sources right now don't take my word on it.

Here is some more red flags about the whole situation, not say that this is the truth or anything just reporting the news as I see it: https://www.facebook.com/WestchesterCountyGunOwners/posts/484056788382565

Ha Phade that is a funny story, Everyone has a breaking point at some point in their life, his was just a little earlier than others.

Let me rephrase what I meant by sloppy shooting, Yes he hit every single deer and only missed once that is a marksman. But how I hunt I would never take 5 shots at 4 different running deer. I can't safely make sure the area behind each one of them is clear in the 9 second time period there is no way in hell I will be pulling the trigger. So I might not be as much of a hunter because I didn't drop all 4 deer in one sitting, but I like the idea of shooting my deer as safe and ethical as possible.

My own favorite personal story that I will tell for generations is when I asked a guy I went to college with who is heavily invested into photography (and a city guy) to join my buddy and I out to my hunting camp for a fishing trip. We left late Thursday night and made it to my camp without any problems. The next morning we decided we were going to the honey hole right off the bat so we made it down to the stream to start the 1.5 mile walk upstream. Well it is the middle of summer so we just used those fashionable Croc's and swimsuits to wade up the stream. The only problem was my friend from college was roughly 5 foot 7 on a lucky day and My high school friend and I are easily over 6, so we had to change our route completely because of the camera equipment and not being able to just wade through the river. After making it to the spot (A natural Brook Trout honey hole, no huge fish but enough to keep you busy all day) After a few beers and catching two nice ones to eat, we decided we would head back. I went across the stream without a problem but then I heard a kerplump, my friend from highschool slipped and went under. In between laughs we decided to blaze a trail to roughly where the parking lot is. We were about 10 minutes from the truck and out of no where there is this small pond in front us and swampy edges all the way around it. My high school friend tossed a lure in and let it hit bottom just over 2 feet deep, not a problem we can walk across, He made it about 5 steps and the mud sucked him down to his stomach. So my short friend and I decided we would risk the swamp and try and walk on the roots of trees. We were about 20 feet from the river this time and bam my college buddy and I stepped right in mud and our shoes were buried about 1.5 feet down in the mud, I reached down and grabbed my shoe and my buddy said screw it and did a dash towards the river leaving his shoe behind. After we all made it out to the river, and looking like we have crap all over us, we push down the brush and walked right into a fly fishermans set. The first thing the guy said was, are you lost and after apologizing for ruining his set we told him our story and showed him our spoils after a couple laughs we were on our way and decided next time we will be buying a waterproof bag.

Grow, Is this a light plastic you used for the windows?

Thanks everyone for the info, I am thinking I need to get the sketch pad out soon and take a trip out to camp so I can determine where I can place this blind on the property and if I need to build it in the woods or build it whole and use the wheeler to get it in. I think this is the only reason I like winter is to keep my brain focusing on hunting and what I can do to make next season better.

Phade I was thinking of doing a full roof one for miserable days like a downpour of rain. Do you have any old photos or any details about them?

Oh man, I was thinking of getting all the tools out and everything but that simple idea will definitely be used in the coming seasons. Thanks!

I agree with everyone else, too much sloppy shooting for my liking.

I was browsing some links people like to send to me and I saw someone built a small shanty out of pallets. Well that got my brain brewing and I started wondering if anyone has ever built a blind out of pallets and knew any pro's or con's that might help me determine if this is something I will want to work on during this cold winter. I have numerous businesses with endless supplies for pallets that wouldn't cost me anything.

I hear Kangaroo is tasty!

Not bad at all, I will either goto Frank Hohmans in Fort Ann ($60 and you have to dispose of bones but a 2-3 day turn around) or if I am feeling really good I will drop the cash and goto Ruts Ridge but that costs me a pretty penny. (From $85-100 Week or more wait but also will do any smoking you want) Side note another reason he could be running behind is maybe he is out of spices? A guy I hunt with had to wait 2 extra weeks for his deer because the place he went to ran out of all seasonings at different times throughout the week.

Hey Buck, Where do you take your deer? I am always looking for local people in case I don't have time in the future.

I love the deep wood Adirondack stories of people roughing it just having a true hunting experience. I keep telling myself one of these seasons I am going to hike deep into the woods during muzzleloader season and try and get myself a deep woods deer.

Awesome stories guys. But Bkln, I must ask what did a hog skin carpet feel like?

Awesome Pictures!

I always love going over to my grandparents or when hunting season rolls around to hear some stories that other hunters have to tell. I was thinking I haven't seen a post that people just reminisce with stories from themselves, Fathers or grandfathers, family friend ect you get the Idea. I will share one from my grandfather who told me one tonight about when he was 16 and shot his first deer. The location of this story I am unsure but I believe it takes place in Bakers Mills, NY. My grandfather and his father and friends use to have horses bring in a draft tent for a week and hunt the deep woods back in the day. This was my Grandfathers first hunt where we was allowed to hunt alone and turned out to be a story he still tells today (Happened in 1946) The story goes that my Grandfather was sitting at the top of a mountain and the crew decided to drive towards him. As he was sitting a buck ran in front of him about 50 yards away. He was nervous as could be and took a shot with his open sights 32-40. After he shot the buck took off but soon ran right towards him getting to be about 15 yards away, My grandfather tried to rack another round but his gun jammed and the lever was stuck open. This was all within a matter of seconds, but after the deer ran he dropped about 20 yards away. Since he had time to wait for everyone to get up to him on his drive he tried unjamming his gun to see he somehow grabbed someones 30-30 round and that was why it jammed! Lucky as he was for being able to kill the buck with one shot and have it drop 20 yards away the day was far from over. The first sitter right below him made it up the hill and looked at him and said Jesus you had to shoot that monster all the way up here and this far away from camp. (He doesn't remember how far from camp he was but it took them from the morning till afternoon he knows) Well to sum this story up it ended up being a dressed out 252 pound 12 pointer that scores 147.5 inches. This is one story that I love hearing any time he tells it, but he is full of stories from when he use to be able to hunt. The following season in almost the same spot he shot an 11 pointer that scored in the 130s and wasn't as heavy. (I will try my hardest to find the pictures and scan them onto my laptop but it will take some time sorting through pictures at my grandparents house, Also he was a firm believer in never wanting the score put on the list for big bucks taken in NY while he is alive, but he said when he is gone if it helps us remember the story then do as we please! Anyone else have stories they just love to hear no matter how many times someone has told it to you?