UpStateRedNeck

Family has about 1000 acres on top of a hill in the foot hills of the catskills. On the very end of of a dead end road which goes through about 5000 acres of state land. I think we're up to 10 stands consisting of 3 ladders, and 7 hangers. About 300 acres of the land is brutal side of the hill 800 foot drop in a about 1/4 mile, glacier carved valley. If I was a tough guy I'd hunt that more because I'm pretty damn sure alot of big bucks hide out there during gun.

Sheezus, like being a kid looking into a candy store.

The second, and the last pictures are from last year. I just threw the last one in there, well because. Wondering if the deer from the 1st and 3rd pictures is the same as the one from the second. If so he really hasn't gotten much bigger in a year. I hope the big boy in the last picture is still around and has some more antler mass this year.

And I might as well throw this one from last year in, different deer I think, but it's my favorite one so far!

Better view (sorry a little new at picture attachments, had some issues with it last year) of him this year :

I -think- this is him last year. He straight up disappeared after a picture or two last year though.

I don't know if this fella is the same one as last year, will post it in a pic. How old does he look to you fellas?

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=10955306&cp=4406646.4413993.4414427.4414461 I just ordered another, really like my other one. Battery life has been great, and if you're worried about it being stolen the bracket and cable are good too. Definitely like this camera. I'll post some pictures later.

Don't know about the wildview's, but I have nothing bad to say about Wild Game Innovations 8 mega pixel. Thing has ran on 4 DD's for over 3 months, sensitivity is decent, trigger speed is a little slow (2 seconds?), but it takes good quality pictures. Just bought a second one through Dick's, comes with the security bracket and SD card for 130$.

Lord that first buck get's me all hot and bothered.

I don't know about where you guys are, but on the fam farm the apple trees are absolutely laden. Going to be a big apple year.

Ticks seem bad this year, everybodies close ups look like they have a dozen + on them. That boy in the bottom 3 shots looks like a beauty.

I really enjoy all your trailcam posts Sky, the only problem with them is that they make me want to bust out of this cubicle and hit the woods.

That deer at twilight was truly excellent. It reminds me really forcefully of those ultra-quiet snowfalling moments in the woods.

Saw so many Doe & Spikes this year it makes me ill. Didn't see my buddy the big 8, or his little brother the high & tight 6. They both survived according the trail cam, but I DID figure out where they were hiding, they may have a big problem next year.

We've got a light dusting, and COLD here in capital region, I'm physically twitching to get back out there. Tactic wise, not sure what I want to do yet. I'm thinking about walk n stalk, all weekend. Leave it all out in the woods sort of thing. But with the cold, man they GOTTA move. Second rut should be coming on now shouldn't it?

To quote Tropic Thunder : "EVERYBODY Get a little Gay once in a while!"

My buddy sent me this picture via phone, said it was taken in Westerlo, close to the alcove. Deer that size are possible down there, 5th all time heaviest white tail in NYS was taken there at 437 lbs in the 80's. And things are still green down there. But, note the leaves in the background....... looks more like an early season Ohio buck to me. I didn't want to bring it up here until it started showing up on the internet. He said in his text "Was sent to me from someone who knows the guys family who shot it." Take it with a grain of salt, these things are always a friend of a friend, but my friend is generally a very reliable individual, and a great hunter. It is interesting to see it come up from another source though! Gets me kind of stoked that I'm buying a house in the area

Absolutely LOVE the cold weather for deer hunting. Hate the wind. Hate hate hate real windy days. 10 mph winds aren't that bad, but man days like this past saturday make me question the decisions I make to get up in the morning. Nothing to get them moving like a nice frigid snowy day.

Saw 10 total on Sat, 4 in the morning 6 at least an hour before dark. With the wind they were REALLY skittish, jumping at shadows. Friday morning, nothing, but I've given up on that stand, it's just in the wrong place this year. I'm seeing the most sign and activity on the side of the hill, about 1/2 way down in places where absolutely no one ever goes. Buck sign. Hard to get close to them though when they aren't moving and/or the woods is so friggin noisy I can't hear a squirrel 40 yards away, didn't hear 4 doe running in on me until they were 30 yards away.

The conditions certainly look alot better starting tomorrow, I'm thinking some walk n stalk may be in order after a morning sit. I would think that this morning they're resting after a terrible couple of days of high wind/rain, and tomorrow they'll be back to their usual. Acorns and hard woods seem to be the place to be this year.

HOoooooooooooly..........! Impressive.

We own about 1000 acre spread at the end of the renslearville state forest, barely into schohaire county, and I just haven't seen a big buck moving during daylight yet. Passed on spikes and 4 points 15 times bow/gun combined this year, but the big boys have been very cautious.

You hunt the Renslearville state forest, or just saw it in the Renslearville area?

Probably a 3? Could have killed this dumb little spike about a dozen times, and some doe, but that is pretty much it. The way I look at it is, it isn't over, still time after gun and they'll be settled back down by then. But between the late rut and the warm weather the one week, not a great year. Taking a snap shot at a fisher who's been killing my Aunt's fowl was the only shot I took.