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88" 3.5/4.5 Eastern Ny Buck lol

Theres plenty in this state like that if you find good soil areas.. You just have to beat the hunting pressure lol

10/17 got #3 behind our house. I love when you can hear them from the house..

10/14 second night out, 2 sets made with a brand new hunter with us. Should have been a double but we got one.

10/10 Our first night out. one set 1 female down

As mentioned before I see so much stupid and poor driving on the road, more this AM too. Most times I just cave in and let them have their way as we don't need or want to be a statistic to prove right from wrong. But last year when 390 north was getting paved, at about 5am i was driving through the construction zone headed to work, in these construction zones, the on ramp has to yield the right of way, its law, and its on the sign as you enter the highway.. well I saw this guy coming down the on ramp for the highway, we are in single lane here, so I checked to make sure there was a yield sign he had to abide by, and I knew I'd have to speed up or slow down to accommodate his driving that morning. Well I wasn't having it that day, I was sick of it, I stayed my speed, held my lane, he thought id slow down or what have you, I did not.. my little 4dr civic drove his nearly brand new crew cab Silverado through a pile of cones, because I didn't move over or anything as i did not have to, any contact would have been his fault and not mine. I literally had enough of these people at that point. I held my lane as i legally should have, he plowed idk how many road cones down, they went everywhere, he then got back into the lane and literally road my a$$ with his high beams on beeping, swerving and all sorts of stuff.. And we are also in a single lane here for 14 miles(which sucked) but F that.. these people will learn one way or another.. And people like us do have a breaking point.. that right time on the right day it just happens lol. I felt very relieved after seeing him wad up them cones like that, hoping he's playing it through his head how stupid he just looked for not following the law, and yes there were cars behind me and behind him entering the highway. It may have been slightly dangerous or maybe even dumb on my part to be too defensive, but i was still the legal one.

Luckily we've only had 2 gut shot deer and they were both Rifle hunts. Where a follow up shot was able or the deer died fairly quick given the shot placement.. Certainly rinsed the cavity and depending how the inside looked upon field dressing, the tenderloins were saved and cleaned or tossed.. situation depending. Glad you brought this up as sometimes im in a hurry, and might not even consider this.. had it happened during bow where a dee probably needs 12-24 hrs to lay.. Even with a lantern you cant legally harvest a whitetail that's still alive after dark so its really a waste of time unless an artery was sliced. Give the deer the time it needs.

I will also add, that since most of my week is spent on the road, i get frustrated with woman drivers more than men driving. It really seems to me that they think they have the right to do anything(The ones who drive like idiots) Or that they can do what they want and you have to adjust your driving to theirs.. idk. not being biased but just putting that out there...

Another one fell Friday night. Should have been a simultaneous double. Little story since i love getting new hunters involved. I brought my boy out and his fairly green horn buddy Charlie. Who has yet to harvest anything, missed a few deer last year and one this year. But hes trying.. Saw what i thought was a coyote as we approached the field. I set the call out and Hit some rodent squeaks as i walked back to them. By the time i got bakc to them, made sure Charloe was ready, I scanned and theres a pair of yotes, 60 yards. It went picture perfect, standing side by side. But Charlie could not find the coyotes in the scope (first night ever night hunting) and Cole my boy had them in his crosshairs ready to fire.. I very quickly with minimal movement tried getting Charlie on them but they caught movement and started to get out. I told them whoever gets on them, when I bark and they stop, shoot. I'm not a fan of educating them lol. Charlie still couldnt find them in his scope so Cole took one and dropped it where it stood with his 22-250. Ended up calling the other back in 5 minutes later but just as the cross hairs were on the coyote she got out of there probably from seeing us scrambling for a shot. And they were right on top of a knoll in the field so after 75 yards it was out of sight.. Felt Bad Charlie couldnt get a shot but it happened so damn fast, they went from 300 to 60 yards in a minute.. Caught us by surprise.. Called one in on set #2 but it wouldn't come closer than 300.. Set 3 was a dud.. Got to hear some really cool Owl vocals with several going wild across the countryside.. Kids wanted to go to be now at 2am to get up at 5am for a morning bowhunt.

I drive 125-200 miles daily.. there are so many inconsiderate, selfish, unintelligent, common sense lacking, scary drivers on the road. I lose my mind when people think your being the a$$hole, when in reality its them. I've always been observant and defensive driver but after losing my father to people like this, it really really bothers me. How dangerous a vehicle really is, in the hands of people like this. I get it, we all get frustrated or hurried or what not, and it really probably is best to just get out the way since we really probably wont be the one to teach them the lesson.. but its frustrating.. life's to short as it is..

Do you have pictures of this buck for the last few months? To me, It looks like a wart or one that has fallen off. And at worse case, Road rash/car damage but i dont think to highly of that. And i dont believe coyote either. Id certainly be curious to se if you have prior pics of this deer? Possibly an attack from an avian creature..

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First one down for us. 1 set, 1 dog. Younger female 210 yard shot .223 64gr deer season dropped like a sack of bricks.

There are several clovers on the market that are as good or better than brassicas. They are great nearly all year long..

For starters 3 years in a row of Brassicas with no rotation or other plantings in between will certainly hurt these plants after a few years. I learned this the hard way also. The colors here show nutrient deficiency, hence your nice greens on a new plot and colors on an old nutrient beaten plot. Also, very wet soils wil change them colors (usually a yellow in my experience). If it were me spread a clover blend into it now or this winter, or put some soil building blends in there this spring and summer. Annual rotations will work best for you.. Buckwheats, oats annual clover, sudangrass, etc.. But theres already a shortage of seeds going into the 2023 season..

Good Luck Zeek! Was wondering why you've been quiet on social medias lately! Just seeing this now. Have a blast man!

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With your steeper one, youll want to add a perennial blend as well. To help in erosion control asap. You want it green and holding soil together first thing in spring. OR frost seed it once you get it good and clear. You may have some bad erosion issues there. But all looks good!

Theyre starting to hit them, hopefully with a good heavy frost that kills most of the greenery in the area they will be in here. Hunt a ladder stand for my wife in the Maple in the upper left of the frame. There was a 6 pt eating in it the night before last before dark. Dont mind the busted up 3d, The Glen dell rut buck went to 3D heaven last week. lol

Lol, right! I have an area where there not an abundance of foods besides natives and hay fields. Only little AG .. So anything planted usually works. But it dids take deer a couple years to consume a Radish plant when they were used to eating Turnips.. I kept them in a blend and they eventually started eating everything. I wouldnt give up a seed species until year two or three. but keep "proper" blends available at all times

The Bulb plots should be a great pull as colder weather begins to settle in until they are gone.. But each area is different. Some deer hit them when theyre 4" tall, others wait til The New year, Others will only eat the tops and not the bulbs and vice versa.. and some wont touch them at all for a year or 3.. the first year or so is always the toughest. Hence the reason especially when planting something new, I always incorporate blends with seed species you know they like with new ones you would like to try.

You'll have deer in them at all times if you have cover right close by.. tis the only downfall of food plots in small acres. That perennial blend will be heavy with deer until it starts to get real cold, and should still grow if the weather gets warm again, if not.. that will be about it..

I got to check my Plot that the Farmer didnt spray and its doing well! 220 yards long by 30 yards wide.. He is huge on rotating his crops and it shows that it certainly does help the soil. My wife's kill plot is 300 yards away and with the same seed blend mostly and they are struggling.. Turnips Rutabaga and Radish all doing well. The bare spots were from when the Green beans were tall and thick, and the seed probably germinated and died.. Showing a little browse on some plants so they must like them. First year i believe these deer to have been introduced to These plants ever before. I dont think anyone nearby plants food plots.

My college buddy Kyle killed that buck in Ontario County. Along with another giant the following year. I grew up In Macedon, and have had the luxury of hunting and working in each town North to Lake Ontario, and a few towns south as well. Theres serious Giants up there. My buddy has trail cam pictures and was trying to kill a 200" buck, his cousin in law caught word of it, went in day before Xbow season on the neighbors and hung a stand and killed him next morning. Scored 197". He's on another Buck that's over 160" this year as a mainframe 8 with kickers. And plenty other giants.. Those swamps along the Lake hold a ton of HUGE deer.. and Different Great genetics. Just alot of Hunting Pressure on those tracts. My family owns 150 acres that goes into the Village of Macedon, Tremendous deer Hunting and Genetics but tremendous amounts of Trespassing and Hunting Pressure..

He doesnt lie, I can show pictures right now(If granted permissions) of bucks along Lake Ontario that are 160" and even in my 8F Family property theres a gene pool to produce Giants when that one buck makes it past hunters and lives to 3 or 4yrs, they have more mass than you would believe... Have seen 3 and 4 yr old (DEC Aged) bucks here go well over 140" .. but you have to get into the gene pool pockets with perfect soils. There is areas all around NYS that can produce bucks like this, but the average NY buck at 3 yrs old is not like this..