nyantler

The new Snickers bars are much bigger than the old ones... no need to carry a bunch of small ones anymore.. a couple big ones is enough!

It is an annual thing for me and it comes off if or when I get a buck, or on the last day of the season... whichever comes fist

A late season 200 lb. buck in NY is an absolute giant... those of you that have actually seen a 200 pounder or above know what I'm talking about, but many of the big racker's can be 150 and up depending on what part of the season it is. A 165 lb buck in late Nov. or Dec. could have been 200 when the season started. I'm sure some of you have seen a late season buck that you have a hard time hanging in the garage without his nose still rubbing the concrete floor, yet he only weighs in at 160. Probably a buck that lost much of his body weigh chasing the ladies the last few months.

Atta Boy!!

Handsome young buck!

Usually pockets, I like to carry light.

none taken.. just different philosophies for hunting big bucks... I'm all for whatever makes it fun for the hunter.

I guess I'm just more about outsmarting a buck at his own game... the harder the animal is to hunt the greater the satisfaction of the kill for me. I don't stand hunt anymore for the very reason that it puts too much restriction on me... not knowing exactly where a buck is makes me want to hunt him all the harder... I can't be tied to a stationary position allowing him the advantage of dictating when he'll show up.. i'm gonna dog him into the deepest hiding place he can find. If he's going to win he'll have to work just as hard as me to avoid me.

Unless you are in the big woods a buck does not necessarily leave town just because he smells a hunter. Where most people hunt on this forum deer are plenty use to human scent and ,although they may keep their distance at that moment or for the remainder of the day, they will only "disappear" if they feel intense hunting pressure. A deer seldom has to worry about a single hunter's scent he can avoid the hunter simply by detouring around or away from the scent. If you're hunting correctly and being smart there is no way to over hunt a deer. I've hunted many big bucks, on the ground and on their ass all season in the southern tier (and northern tier) and have a pretty good record of bagging those buck late in the season. When a big buck changes his pattern you have to change yours as well... my main point though was that you can either keep hunting that buck, or resign yourself to the fact that you're going to give up hunting that buck which means you probably won't kill him which has the same results as a buck becoming nocturnal. You can always continue to hunt that buck smartly and guarantee a better chance. Going elsewhere and hunting ensures you won't kill that buck. I think some get the term "over hunting" confused with "not hunting smartly"

There is no way to "over hunt" a buck... there is however "over sitting" in the same stand, not paying attention to your scent, not doing your homework... or refusing to change strategies. You can never be certain when that buck will cross you path or you will cross his... the only thing you can be certain about is that every day you are not in the woods hunting that buck is a day you won't kill him.

I've always put LIFE first... it seems to have worked well for me. It also helps that I love my job. "Do not live to work, work to live."

Harvest numbers were down I believe mostly because of the weather last season... which kept deer movement down and hunter "time in the woods" down. If anything you will probably notice more deer due to lower harvest numbers last season and the mild winter.

You were on a roll until this statement.... disarming police in America will get a lot more people killed, including more police. Although police are, in fact, civil servants... their job also includes protecting good guys from bad guys... and many, bad guys have guns. Hence the difference between most security guards and a police officer.

I'm pretty sure I don't even own that much stuff!! lol

Pex 100% for me now as well... nice especially in spots that could freeze like camps... no bursting of pipes.

I always hunt as lightly as possible... sometimes a small fanny pack if I'm going to be in a ways. Usually only what I can carry on my belt or in pockets. I want to be able to sneak under, shimmy around and climb over obstacles as easily as possible. Hunting light also saves a boat load of energy which may be needed later in the day.

The small properties most hunters hunt hold deer that are use to smelling human scent. The occasional visit to such hunting properties probably cause little if any alarm for most of the deer. State land even more so with all the human activity on a regular basis. Deer can tell the difference between scent that is left and the scent of a human who is present on the property.

I enjoy killing a buck in an area I've never been before... part of the fun for me is not knowing anything about the area when I hunt it, then going in and finding a good buck. Most of the big bucks I've taken I never knew existed until the day I killed it. I would never hunt any deer using trail cameras to find and locate it... I do however thinks its kinda cool if someone has a cam pic of a buck I have already killed... and although it's not my cup of tea to use trail cams as a means to find bucks, I still hold the opinion that if it makes your hunting experience better then, by all means, have at it.

Didn't take you long to jump back in and prove my point about unintelligent trolling.

This is the perfect example of how a liberal will resort to name calling instead of coming up with a substantive response to why they think the Times didn't twist trumps words. So instead of the thread being a start to an intelligent debate... it just becomes nothing more than an example of unintelligent trolling.

Deer density is very low in the plains... best chance of ADK hunting is on snow in the deep woods. When the woods is dry and noisy it will be nearly impossible to catch up to a whitetail. You need to also remember that food source is very limited in the ADK's and it is hard to pattern whitetails by feeding habits. It is entirely possible if you aren't a tracker to hunt your entire life in the ADK's and never see a buck. Having said all that, the better you get to know the woods you hunt the better your chances of picking up deer sign and getting a handle on deer activity. For some the rule is... "If there's no snow... don't go." Unless of course you're like me... and it isn't all about killing a deer. The ADK's will definitely test your hunting abilities. Good Luck... have fun!

I have the AT&T booster... it's like having a cell tower in your home. Mine was $150 ($75 with a $75 rebate). Got it right from AT&T

Does that mean you AREN'T voting for Hillary????