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Very cool pic....my parents house is located across the street from a active den. Always see and here them bark at night when I was growing up. I've actually called a few pups in laying under lilac bush to within feet of me with a mouse squeaker in broad daylight very cool animals. Unfortunately every year one becomes victim to a tire. Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

That's what I'm going for.... Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

Yea thought my wife was printing up a for sale sign as soon as it happened Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

Lol yea he started on a electric cart and a bike now on to a motorized one hopefully he gets better on one than I am bc in the dirt I'm terrible on a bike Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

My 3 year olds first ride on dirtbike he got for Xmas.....he crashed hard hard. Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

Yea the Naples derby was today wellsville is in a few weeks anybody get anything in Naples???? Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

My father has one its a awesome rifle....little heavy for off hand shooting but it has bipod with it and if you use it works great. Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

Where was this spotted at? Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

I've stayed out of these debates for I see both sides. I hunt with a bow on the ground spot and stalk style with my modern bow. To the guys that hunt with longbows and recurves that is awesome and I wish I had the time to get proficient enough with mine. But I would also love the chance to tale a xbow out too. Just like guys who hunt with a rifle and can shoot deer so far that the deer never have a chance. I am a shotgun only hunter and I live in rifle areas. My dad has bow hunted for 30+ years and he wants to change his style up and use his xbow. I see no problem with that everybody has his own weapon and IMO to each his own. Hope all us outdoorsman can compromise and this new bill or what ever we are callin it seems ok to me....sorry for the rant Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

I hate binos but with your opinions I may have to try and use them Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

Great story....thanks for link Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

I would also like to see the hunt that everyone is talking about....anybody know where to find it? Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

Yea...on the rut do mt deer go earlier than deer downstate bc the weather gets worse faster? Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

Yea sportsman I have met many people who love to sit by themself....I actually do all my hunting trips to adks with a buddy of mine (city boy lol) who's grandfathers been hunting up there for 20 or so years but always sits in same exact spot so we always walk and stalk together makes it tougher no doubt but we have a good time and its fun teaching him what my old man thought me and vise versa. Good times great memories. That's what its all about....my boys 3 and I can't wait to hunt.with him....we already trap and fish together. Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

Damn thanks for all the great insites fellas I have been more and more confident about Being in the big woods and found myself walking out past dark almost everytime out last year. The problem for me and scouting is that I'm from the southern tier (olean ny area) and its a solid 6+ hr there. One common thing I am reading is that big woods deer are not like our deer elsewhere in state...And that makes sence more I think about it. I've always loved it up on adks sence I was young and my old man took me fishing up there. Luckily for me harvesting a deer is not my main reason for hunting there. It's the feeling of seperation from humans and the great outdoors and the smell its like my heaven. I will continue to pursue the big woods as long as I can and maybe just maybe someday I'll get the chance to harvest one. Again thanks for comments keep them comming as Ik there are guys who have opinions and haven't shared. Thanks Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

Lol.....just got up I work nights....those are some awesome deer....that's second buck looks massive...great deer I'd love to get s glimpse of something like that in the bigwoods. Thanks everybody for tips am always down to learn something new as I am still young. Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

Yea the swampy beaver pond I had hunted there was always full of sign every year. So if I get you coerctly maybe instead of directly watching the pond o should be up a bit on the hills and check that out....I haven't done that normally just walk in and sit the edge of it. That's a new idea for next year definitely.... Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

Snow is a very good point.....I've never had the opportunity to hunt up there in snow would love to....slow I'd probably my biggest downfall I seem to cover a lot of ground to fast....now it seems the higher up I go in elevation the worse the deer sign gets is that normall or not. I have made it to a few nice "shelfs" covers in deer tracks and signs but as I get up higher on ridgelines and whatnot seems to be less sign. Another ? For you all is the land I hunt has many ponds and swamps deep in. Is that a good place to check out daily on my way thru or not. I sat above a beaver pond for quite awhile last year expecting to see something as there were deer trails all around it but nothing ever showed. Was it a right spot wrong time scenario or do the deer tend to water at night up there. Never hunted anywhere with a pond that's not human visited.... Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

My grandmother owned a b&b in chocton that bienes down a few years ago. She owned it for 15 years or so and I spent a lot of time there and spent tons in the creeks and rivers around. Fished the derby many times one of the better derbys I've fished many good memories there. Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

I hunt the state land around big moose I'm not afraid to say in open as its huge....the 6 mile was a big.big circle up over a mt and back down back side. I do tend to use Arial maps a bunch I actually harvested my 8 point outta ASP that way this past fall. Works great I usually find great deer signs but that's it I've even tried sitting all afternoon in one spot to try and get them walking from a-b and nothing. Scouting is impossible as I use all my vac tike to actually hunt. Love the tips keep them commin Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

Hi all I was reading another post and came across a bunch of guys who hunt big woods. I have hunted the ADK woods for about 4 years now maybe 2-3 weekends a year. I tend to go up for muzzle loading season so I don't have to limit my tag to a buck only. I am not afraid to put some serious miles under my boots as I am still young as is my hunting buddy.(don't know if that will still be true when I have to drag it out). I've never had any luck haven't even jumped one. I had a doe come in durring bow season but that's it and she never came close enough. I always hunt the same blocks and am pretty familiar with the woods now. Last year we put roughly 6 miles between us and trucks and never saw squat. But when we are walking out we always see them on the camps yards. Ik they are comming from the woods but can't ever seem to cut them off in woods. What am I doing wrong. Any tips from you experienced adk hunters? I'm looking forward to going back up this fall and would like to actually be able to down my first big woods deer. Thanks in advance. Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

Very cool Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

There's a guy in Clyde ny who sells traps forgot his name but you can buy them at the Avon hinting show in Sept before the season or I've found online to be cheapest.........have you ever used the dp traps Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

I would imagine they will be elctroshocking naple within a week or two for the derby Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk

Starting to stock the trout locally here in the southern tier creeks and streams.....anybody else having and local Dec activity? Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk