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So who would retire from deer hunting if this happened to you?
Fletch replied to Deerthug's topic in General Chit Chat
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Way to go! Congratz.
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12/2 am 45 Got out behind the house just for 1.5 hours this am then had a basketball game to get to. Was raining pretty good all afternoon so relaxed. Did split up the first four does with the guys and with the buck I got in bow the freezer is looking good. Still room for a bit though...
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Here she is,
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My inicorn doe shot on Saturday Yes it was a doe with all the girl parts.
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Thanks for sharing! That is a stud buck!
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I am in my stand in the am at least 30 minutes before it gets light.
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Buck in first part of Nov had quite a bit of fat. 4 does we have in gun loaded with fat. The doe I got today had some fat but nothing like the others.
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12/1/12 all day 30-37 Headed out to Tully this morn. I overslept so was there later than planned but was still up in my climber before 6:45am. Sat for 2.5 hours with a stiff wind right in my face. I was alright but my feet got cold so I headed to the truck for a sammy and a coffee. After shooting the bull with my bro, Bro in law and a buddy I decided to still hunt around the pond. About an hour in I jumped a decent looking doe and she peeled off to the right and I cracked off one then she hit another hole I cracked another I saw her flinch then and out of sight. I headed over and saw blood in the snow and soon came to her bedded still alive and she jumped up and I missed number 3. I am now out of bullets in the 7mm. Dig another out of my pocket and following and see her again and kill a sapling on shot 4!! Dig out last bullet out of another pocket and I came up on her facing dead away. I got a rest against a tree and when she turned her head put a shot through her neck and dropped her. Good thing I only had one more shell and that was buried in my backpack! I get up to her and oh no she has one antler in velvet and hair 3.5 inches long! She is a doe has all the doe gear. I made a quick call to the local DEC guy and got confirmation I should put my buck tag on it so now I am doe only. Hope I do not see a banger in the next two weeks!! I will get some pics up tomorrow. Supposedly 1 in 20,000 chance in NY of a doe having an antler.
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Glad you are ok, in my mind that is attempted murder. I have had stands stolen, and I have had a stand purposely cut up and ruined because the thieves could not steal it due to chains. I am probably lucky I have never found one stealing my stuff because I would really kick someones ass. I have heard of antis sabataging stands and trespassers so good advice be careful.
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Wonder how many times that happens during gun season, a guy showing up to the gun shop with a bag full of gun pieces!!!
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Thanks guys! Well I am back from NC. 11/30 am 24 Got out back for 2 hours. Still some snow on the ground. It was cold and quiet. I did sit in wrong stand, on the way out there was a fresh set of tracks crossing by my tower stand that were not there when I went in. I think down to Tully tomorrow.
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Yes I carry mine on my pack in the sz, I have personally been told by DEC that it is a violation to be under the pack on your jacket.
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How long do you leave your powder and bullet in the gun
Fletch replied to mark3885's topic in Muzzleloaders
If the temps stay fairly consistant and I leave my gun in the garage I will leave it loader for a few days then change out. I will push the sabot out swap and fresh load. I use electrical tape over the barrel. Any time I have shot it after days I have never had an issue. -
10/26 am 30 Got out back for an hour and a half. Hit 13 sets of tracks on way to my stand all had to be made since yesterday morn. Guess there is a deer or two or three left!! Snowing pretty good out. No deer sighted. I fly out to Charlotte in the morn for work so I will not be out again until Friday.
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Lets see Turkey day afternoon I just got fat and did not get back out. Friday we got out behind the house my Dad and brother and I. We did not see anything my brother and I pushed two bedding areas hoping to put one up for Dad. No luck. Saturday it was just howling wind so I went back to bed in the morn. We went to Howland Island my brother in law and I in the afternnon. I did a doozy and drove 45 minutes there got all gear and set to go and the bolt to my rifle is on my bench back home! So I did some exploring and prayed not to see a deer!! Sunday I was in the hole again and at dawn had one go by but I could not tell if it was a doe or that buck with the broken rack. In the afternoon the two brothers and I went back to Howland Island with no luck. On the way home after dark right after we get off the island a nice buck runs across the road in front of us. I will get out back in the am if I get up. We have an inch or two of snow.
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The boys draggin!
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11/22 am 29 Got out in the old hole stand. Before I even sit down I hear bang up the hill where my bro was headed. We were running a bit late but it was early, 6:40 tops. Guess my brother jumped one going in and it must of went by someone in the field behind this property. He said his a$$ pucked a bit, it was close. About 45 minutes later I hear bang up the hill again and bang again. 3 does walked out in front of my brother and he just filled two of his tags. The third went by me a bit later but I could not get a good judge on her size so she got a walk. Few minues later I had a small deer, it was a buck with a broken off rack go by me. A few minutes laster another buck with the smallest one antler I have seen might of been 3 inches with a litte fork. He then went up past my brother. Sat for another hour then it was time to gut and drag. Two nice does maybe 105 and 110. I will put up pic later. Too fat on turkey to go out tonight!!
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Looks good, still room in there!!
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11/21 pm 53 Got out in the rabbit hole for 2 hours. Real quiet and did not hear much shooting anywhere tonight. Back at it in the morn! Happy Thanksgiving to all!!
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11/21 am 30 Out behind the house with the old man. I had a button buck come in from behind and feed around me right under me about 4 feet from my tree and out in front of me. He was around me for about 20 minutes. He was a pig for a little button. Hope he calls this stand home for a few years! About 7:45 I had another pass out about 200 yards. All alone and small, probably another button. Sat for 2.5 hours Dad did not see anything.
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Just snuck out again tonight for a bit over an hour in my ladder behind the house. Nothing sighted. I am off of work the rest of week so should be hunting hard. I will be out behind the house in the am with the old man. Who knows yet in the afternoon. I want to sight in my 30 30 with that new reverlution ammo and take a couple deer to the butcher. I got lazy and slept in the last two mornings, been quite a while since I slept past 7am two days in a row!!
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Some good eating there!
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Way to go, nice doe. I took out the muzzleloader tonight as well!
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We interupt this gun season for my pathetic bow season sighting info!! I had a few minutes so like every year I put my bow season into numbers. I sat on stand a total of 97 hours during legal shooting hours. 15 total deer sighting on stand 9 bucks 4 doe 2 unknown This make a very poor one deer sighting for every 6.47 hours on stand. This is about half my usual average. A buck sighting every 10.78 hours on stand. Below average as well. Neither of my brothers got a deer. They both did have a clean miss, as did I! I did see two shooter bucks which did beat last year by 2! Even though it was a slow season it was a success I had a shot at two nice bucks and took a real nice 9 and the freezer is looking better.