Al Bundy

Weather much better for ducks in the morning. Seriously debating.

something ran a ways away. nice size couldnt tell it had horns or not. followed a few mins later by slow moving four. through some semi thick stuff i didnt take the shot. seem to be movng some. least that four is still around. few far shots after legal but not much.

windy out here. strong and steady. bright as hell also. passed two racoons on tbe way in. they were not afraid. didnt eun or anything. thoughf maybe rabid. as i type this heard a very distant shot. someone seeing something. gkod sign i guess. good luck everyone. another shot. maybe they are moving here despitethe wind.

Anyone using reduced recoil/lite loads? I shot a bunch through my 30-06 last weekend and it was nice not to have my shoulder in pain. They were Hornady something like 139 grain lite. Put 4 all around the red at 80yards. Wife using off the shelf Hornady 150 grain in her 7m 08 Savage.

Quite a bit of co-op area over that way. Some excellent deer territory as well. Guys hunt the daylights out of that stuff though.

I am actually sitting in the concrete jungle this morning thinking I will bring a bottle of home made wine and knock on his door and ask to have a sit down. It may not be worth it though as despite what apparently is coming off here, I am not REAL worked up. The way the deer run my area is essentially a loop. Come off his land wander across mine, up, turn and walk across another landowners or two, then come down on the other side of his land. So no, deer don't always go in both directions at least on my place they dont. Any rate, only three days of work again this week then off to the woods. Good luck out there.

Posting his land is obviously not a big deal. Draping survey tape across a major trail in an attempt to keep deer off my land is a dickhead move. Period. Plain and simple. Is it his right? Sure. Is it a dickhead move? Y in my opinion. Everyone here bitching about do what you want on your land? Sure.. I agree. Why did he do this? He does not want me hunting on my land. He does not want me to enjoy the land I have using it the way I want. Its funny comment about jealousy and entitlement. Ahhhh not even close. Nobody has ever set foot on his land and nobody has desire. Thats what makes the posted signs laughable. I am content to stay on my place and mind my own business. Does not seem this clown shares that ideal. What would coyote urine poured on the trail daily do. Or gut piles on the trail or who knows what else. Why do I care he put this up? Shows what kind of person he is and he is likely doing other things that I cannot see. I have to let it go as that alone is not a big deal. Just a dickhead move..

Y I don't think this will stop deer, but maybe change their pattern slightly for a short time, just in time for opening day. Yes he's a hunter. A few other oddities that make me wonder. He better watch out. I heard shots that direction after legal shooting hours.

So my neighbor posts his land facing my area, though nobody ever set foot on it. Ok fine whatever. Then he takes surveyor tape and drapes it all over. Not done yet, he takes a strand and ties it between two trees, blocking a major trail where deer cross. Only reason to tie acros the two trees is to be a dickhead and block the trail to try and keep deer coming over. Maybe this clown is the reason deer traffic slowed to a trickle for me. Gr gr gr gr gr and more grrrrrrrrrrr.

I figured what a deer would do and found a great spot tucked into the hedgerow. One shooting lane which I figured deer would pass by. Sure as shit, here comes a flat head. doh! She got a fawn in tow. Fawn walks within like 5 yards of me wanting to cross the hedgerow. Momma is cautious and stands broadside about 30 yards exactly in my shooting lane. I passed on the shot due to the fawn. Oh well. I saw deer, had a shot, and enjoyed the afternoon sit. Tomorrow me and my savage will be looking. Oh and also heard two separate shots about sunset. One off to the north the other off to the south. Three guesses what those shots were. For those who waited, good luck with the talking sticks tomorrow. I need a bit of luck myself.

opposite for me. wind really picked up. sun and wind not so good. im in A known doe area for final sit. its tight in here also but i have a good lane. this is it... good luck out here

Got down and checked my trail cam.wind came up from the wrong direction so called it a morning. Trail cam dead. Opened it up and found water in the battery area. Figured rain got to it and soaked it. I decided to make sure it's water. Can't really feel the tip of my tongue now and have my answer. Not water.. Taking back to dicks in a few. This was a week old wild game trail cam. Card had zero pictures on it. pain in the ass to,return but a great excuse to go man shopping. Good luck to all you still trying to fill bow tags.

woodpeckers are putting on a show. squirrels all took off when i changed bolts. sneaky bastards

whole lot of nothing out here for me. very calm still but no stupid deer. very seriously thinking squirrel soup is better than tag soup .. sun is shining here and looking like itll be a nice day. be even better if the big boy would pay me a visit.

on stand. nice morning out here. very light west wind. quiet and crunchy. feels like i got the woods to myself. just heard sometging splash likely some ducks. come on deer.....

Not a fun drive to hunting camp tonight. Heavy rain, some wind and slow drivers. Got here and wind is not as predicted. Going to have to rethink where to sit. Good luck to anyone going in the morning.

Once... a long long time ago while walking to the spot with my father. On opening morning of gun season, on a Monday, when I was far to young to hunt. I recall hearing two shots. There was not even a small glimmer of sunlight anywhere when the shots rang out. Whomever shot that morning couldn't have used the light enough to shoot argument. It was DARK, besides the moon and starlight which really was not very bright.

Just heard back from the boss. I got Friday off and am heading to the woods. Woo Hoo. Then bust out my bang stick on Saturday.

TugHillHunter: Cayuga?? As in Cayuga County?? Got any room for another hunter or two???????

She is doing well. Not much more yelping when moving around, but we been keeping her in the house, as per vets instructions. Two weeks of bed rest. Follow up vet appointment here in a week or two and they will check the swelling in her hips. I hope the swelling is gone. I read somewhere if the dog stretches too much they may pull a muscle or something. She stretches an awful lot and I am hoping this is all it is. That would be best scenario.

some good news and some bad. good news we found wifes doe. maybe 50 yards from where she shot. no blood trail, she made a neck shot or close. bad news i found no blood or hair where i shot. i looked and loooed and looked. nothing. pretty certain i missed. other thing we saw two nice bucks at 11. they seem to be moving and looks like rut is on....

good morning out here. buddy dropped a nice six. i just zhot at a four. going to look for blood in a few. bad news is my buddy sawa big son bitch walk under my condo. i was in the ground blind. i hope i hit this four good...

Wife calls me and says shot at one. (Yet another!!!) this a good size flat head. I leave post drive and find her. Buddy joins. We look for blood arrow trail, anything. By this time it's dark and flashlights are not doing justice. She tells me it was perfect, she took her time on this one, lined up nice, felt like a good solid shot and should have connected well. Going back after morning sit. Was actually going to work tomorrow but that is out. Hoping for hair or blood to follow. See how it goes in the AM.

double son of a bitch... small 4 snuck up behind me stared at me for 2 sec and trotted away. tried calling him back. ni luck... wheb it rains it pours i guess

well it never fails.shootable doe and fawn step out not two mins after i post. stupid blackberry gave a low battery beep and off they went. son of a b. first deer in a while