Fletch

Way to go!!

11/27 pm 37 d In the hole stand for a bit saw one nice 8 point big body. Also jumped a couple on the way out. Rain and spitting snow. Will get out in the am and then heading north to rifle hunt at a friends camp for the weekend. Godd luck out there.

10/17 am 37 d Alrighty back at it. Behind the house in my favorite ladder stand by 6:30. It is nice and chilly, rain let off and quiet. About 7:30 I catch one sneakin behind me about 75 yards out. It was a buck I am not sure which buck but not real big I could not get a great look at the rack. I can called him 3 times and he would stop and listen and just keep going. He was definetly on route somewhere. Then about 20 minutes later I am trying to quietly get a granola bar out and I here a crack out front left where the leaves are blocking pretty good. Then I see something small running. It was almost black colored and a bit smaller than a fox. I am thinking another fisher but that would be crazy. This spot is 3 miles from the spot my brother saw and took a pic of one the other night. Seeing that neither of us has seen one ever before it seems far fetched we would see two in a week in different spots! Well it is my back yard so maybe I will get some more looks at it. Then I get an email from the wife that the guys delivering the washer will be at the house in 15 minutes. rrrrrr What a way to spoil a good morning. Had to sneak out after one hour of legal hunting time in the stand. Well at least now I can wash my hunting clothes. I was out of base layers two days ago and getting low on fresh hunting socks! Can not wait to get back out this afternoon. It is starting to feel like things are getting more active out there.

I am, took a day off today it was raining pretty good out. Hopefully it will be better in the am.

Welcome to the forum and back to the sport!

10/25 pm 51 d Just in case anybody was wondering it is really possible to be caught off guard and have a deer 8 yards in front of you and you actually get the bow drawn and sight in looking directly below your peep sight instead of through it!! Results equal a very low shot under the deer! Snuck down to a ladder stand on the south line of my property. It sits in a pine overlooking a mowed trail through an old overgrown field. I just snuck in for the last hour of the day. I was not really focused as in I was emailing a couple guys who work for me about some business. I hear a bleat behind me and twist around and there is a fawn right in the trail and I hear another deer in the thick stuff but can not see it. I can not shoot anywhere from this stand except right out in front. I am watching the fawn for a couple minutes and turn back forward and there is a nice doe right in the path broadside 30 yards. Bow is hanging and she is looking below me. Now she turns up the mowed path and heading right towards me. 25-20-15-10 yards all this time I am slowing getting my bow and clipping release on string and getting to full draw. I am just amazed I have not been busted I can see her eyes she is walking right at me and I am only like 16 to 18 feet high. I anchor she turns a bit and I put the short pin on her and bam she turns inside out as my arrow goes right under her. I replay it in my head and pull the bow back again and I imediately new what happened I rushed and pulled up on such a steep shot and I was sitting my peep did not pop right in front of me and I looked right below it. First time for that. I swear if there is something new to find to go wrong I will try it out!! I am just glad it was a clean miss. If I would have not been twisted around I could have seen her coming right out at 30 broadside with time. Oh well that is why it is hunting.

Now that is funny bear tried to eat your stand! In cahoots with the deer!

I have coyotes in every area I hunt. I try not to leave a deer overnight. I have lost more than one that way. They are shoot on site. I am in Central part of the state.

The 8 I would guess 3.5 and about 115 inches. The 9 looks like 4.5 anyway hard to tell inches with angle but he scores at least 10 inches more than the 8.

I will agree 2.5 yr old and just under 90 inches.

10/25 am 45 d Got out this am behind the house. Was a bit windy 10 to 15. I bumped one right before my stand stupid deer blew like 5 times. rrr It was wet and windy and pitch dark and I was slow and quiet to no avail. Saw three turkeys off in the distance and nothing else. Sat for two hours.

10/24 pm 52 d Well the rain did stop a bit after 4. Got geared up and headed out back. Ran into a bunch of turkeys just off the back lawn. Fooled around with them and jumped a deer out of my old mini plot. Got into a perm stand about 5. Only saw the 7 turkeys cross up the ridge about a half hour later.

Yea that is northern zone. Big chunk of woods a bit low deer density.

Get a muff and put one of the chemical hand warmers in it. You will not believe how nice and toasty your hands will be.

7A is north of syracuse, 7F is Syracuse, 7M is south of syracuse and 8J and8F are west. Yea there quite a bit heavy hunted most of it.

Man I should have got out this morning! I was planning on going out this afternoon but should have checked the weather better. Pouring like heck out there. This morning was beautiful and I convinced myself I need at least one day sleeping in a week. Should have not listened to my dumb self! Well tomorrow am looks good anyway.

Hey Zem!! Looks like you had some action anyway. I had one deer sighting in my first 7 days in the stand! I am coaching my daughters basketball team. Just practices for now but games start middle of next month on Saturdays! I wondering if we can set them all for after dark!! :-)

Frothy pink bubbly blood is a good sign, when were you going back ou to find her? Rain on the way.

I am partial to the can call. I carry that, a rattle bag, agrunt tube adjustable too change tone down to a bleat. And I also snort wheeze. I have found the can works the best for me with the most positive responses I have called in numerous bucks with it. Grunting I tend to have less positive results. The rattling I have had work only once on one out of a bachelor group of bucks. The snort wheez I am still exploring.

Welcome

Welcome to the site. I hunt 7A, 7F, 7M, 8F and 8J. But I do not have much land.

I bow hunt a lot in the northwest side. Phoenix, where I live, Baldwinsville as well. I also hunt Caz, Tully, and a bit up north.

Welcome aboard

Welcome back and Thank You!

Cool, I hunt Phoenix, where I live, Baldwinsville, Cazenovia, Tully and a few other spots.