PREDATE
-
Posts
2349 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
1
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Hunting New York - NY Hunting, Deer, Bow Hunting, Fishing, Trapping, Predator News and Forums
Media Demo
Links
Calendar
Store
Everything posted by PREDATE
-
Bear swamp state forest. I hunted there opening morning of 2010 it was a warzone!! I was really hoping to bag a feral hog! You could also try Hewitt state forest. You have plenty of options!! Wildlife Management Unit 7J •Bear Swamp State Forest •Frozen Ocean State Forest •Hewitt State Forest •Nelson Swamp Unique Area (portion of) •Summer Hill State Forest
-
feral hogs? Their tracks do resemble deer! It could be,(especially near a swamp).
-
good hunt! What was the range on that shot? .22Mag?
-
Maybe you could get hubby to go around the back 9 and push one out! lol You'll get one. Ya' just gotta.........well, have patience!!!!
-
+1 It leaves my beard oh so supple n' smooth
-
Isn't that bait he's eating in the pic? You could try calling!
-
Great harvest!
-
They could be fairly be active before the front pushes in.
-
The natives(iroquois; or as they knew themselves, the haudenosaunee) rotated their crops every 10 years, but ancient forests still stood. No farmlands. Their fields were a couple acres, at most. Ultimately, siding with the british was the onset of their demise! Neither the redcoats nor the king could protect em'. and I'm proud to say that my great - - - - - grandfather dropped his fair share of redcoats in the first battle of The Revolution in NYS. -
Don't give it up! Bear swamp on opening morning was a hoot!
-
But he said, "dog"!
-
"I" can accept your reasoning, but in all actuality domesticated dogs can be a real nuisance upon deer! Coyotes are the only wild canine that NY deer have to worry about. They won't just go barking madly at deer, a predator stalks it's prey. The deer have dealt with coyotes all of their lives. My point is that deer and coyotes co-exist in the same areas. If a coyote has enough gall to take on a full grown deer, the deer will likely just run away and return to it's daily life or kick the crap outta' the yote! Even coyotes won't throw a deer too far off it's course. A barking dog on the other hand could heel-hound that deer into the next town!
-
It would be a good idea to let the area calm down. With the rut around the corner, you will want the does to feel comfortable there. Even if there are no big bucks there now, once they start cruising for does, they might come from a few miles and if the does are around the bucks will find them! The bucks will be unpredictable during the rut, so a trailcam won't be much help.You noticed a decrease in daytime activity around a good food source. So it looks like they've patterned you. They'll either avoid the area or visit in the dark. Good luck and keep the ladies(does) happy!
-
3 1/2 weeks til' we in the southern zone get to gun hunt. How thick are we talking? Nothing is too thick for deer, but I agree you should try to get where you can see a good ways.
-
Yeah, but plans for supper would be laid out in front of you! lol Just add taters!
-
or mule mud-hole!
-
or Burrow- burrow!
-
Try "donkey-divots" Lol
-
A bird feeder placed well away from your blind should deter them. They can be tasty too! Tote a .22 next time and do a little eradication. Just don't take your bow with you!
-
I would spray some buck pee on one of them and bring out the territorial instincts of the buck. He might just want to stick around to confront the intruder and claim his turf. Be careful when aproaching the area, the buck might bed downwind of it to scent check the visitors.
-
There's more meat on a big old buck! Phade is right about overhunting. I hunt alot from the ground. I also hunt different spots each day. You don't really need a blind. I just hunker down near some brush or against a big tree. I see no reason why you couldn't even set your chair up. My point is, the deer may have figured you out. You might do better moving, even if it's just a short ways. Just make sure you leave hubby a note that tells him where you are!
-
As of tomorrow, fox will also be joining the list!
-
If you're in the thick, the wind shouldn't be an issue. With temps in the 70s, letting deer hang is not an option unless you have a cooler. I wouldn't let a big boy pass just because of high temps, but I personally wouldn't take a doe. Worth hunting?? Always! Good luck and congrats on the baby!
-
Trapping season starts tomorrow. BTW I see no "dog" season. Just sayin'
-
Laser designator? Was it green?
