nyantler

Isn't that coyote man?

Bow hunting is not better or worse... just different depending on where when and how you hunt... it can be more challenging because shots generally have to be much closer and the angle just right compared to gun hunting... all hunting if done correctly deserves respect... the whitetail is a cagey animal and way better in it's element than most hunters... bow hunting has caught on quite well in the last 30-40 years mainly because it added more time in the woods and extra deer to the deer hunting season... also because it allows hunters a fighting chance on smaller pieces of property in suburbia that may not be suitable for gun hunting... I always enjoy it as a good time to scout out what kind of deer are in the area... also nice seeing what deer do naturally when out of range if not scared for their life from be pounded by the pressure of gun hunters.

I agree... been saying that since I've been on the forum... that's why I made the point I made.. that's my opinion... and I realize not everyone agrees with it... and that's okay... just like speaking your mind and someone else not agreeing with it... same thing... I never said to stop doing it... absolutely speak your mind!... but don't get all cranked up if someone doesn't like it. Defending your opinion is different than getting all cranked up.

What do you think would happen if you put the Dawn in the water when you're boiling it? I also heard someone say they have boiled it in water and dishwasher liquid... any experience with that kind of thing?

I think we went over this before but it is way easier to google the law and get the right answer than to ask the fellas on here... like you have seen, answers are usually all over the place. Do yourself a favor and go to the source for your answer.

Had three in me in the last 4 years.. pull 'em, peroxide them, and keep an eye on them... no issues.. If you develop a ring around the bite area or any swelling or irritation see a doctor right away. Could just be infected, but needs to be treated. I've lost count of all the ticks I've had on clothing and walking on my hands over the years.

I didn't say I didn't like the photo... it's actually pretty cool... I'm smart enough to know how big an animal is when someone takes that kind of photo... in this case I was making the point that he took the pic that way to deceive people into believing the coyote was a wolf... other than that.. how someone chooses to take their photos to preserve their hunting (or trapping) experience is up to them and doesn't affect me at all. I can enjoy the photo no matter how far or how close the hunter is from the animal... if a hunter wants to make his 6-point look bigger... God Bless him... its his photo not mine. I'll still know it's a small 6-point. I find it more annoying that how someone chooses to take their OWN photo bothers others... it's not your pic... what do you care? Not intended, before or now, as a flame it just doesn't make sense to me why it bothers people so much thats all.

If you look at this logically... if wolves were introduced into NY when the first accusation came out many years ago we would be overrun by them... wolves are pack animals... that's how they survive... they live in family units that produce many pups a year... any introduction, even a small pack would soon have created enough wolves where sightings would become a common occurrence... that hasn't happened anywhere in NY... much like bigfoot... there is NO real evidence of even one wolf in NY since the first accusation many years ago... if you believe there are you are at worst delusional and at best just don't know what a wolf looks like or anything about them... it isn't rocket science... just common sense.

When someone says big buck... that is the buck I picture in my head... great animal!

Anyone who thinks that is a wolf has never seen a wolf... very curious how he sat 10 feet behind the animal which makes little sense unless you're trying to give the impression that it is bigger than it really is... if I trapped or killed a wolf I would certainly cozy right up to it for the photo so you could see how big the animal really is... some people will do anything to prove there are wolves in NY... there are not!

Damn... I can't believe I fell into his trolling crap again... I must be tired

Wow those are two good size Yotes!

How do you know WE'RE not the wrong folks to mess with? Just sayin'

Or across the water in Rikers..LOL

lol... You'd have to know me much better to know I don't worry much about that kind of thing... Lets just say I can handle myself just fine and definitely don't scare easily...

never second guess yourself when you make a choice about what, where or when to kill a deer... if it's legal it isn't "wrong".. it's more wrong to worry yourself over a choice you made in good conscience and under the law... hunting is suppose to be enjoyable like any hobby.. we make decisions based on the circumstances at the time... if you thought it was right then... then it is still right now.

I would have called he DEC as soon as he said that he already had gotten a regular season buck... and I wouldn't have done it anonymously so that when they denied shooting the 2nd deer I could be contacted to show the officer where and when everything took place if need be... even if the guys got out of it... it is always good to put those kind of hunters on the DEC's radar... I caught a man and his adult son shooting a doe out of their truck a few years back right in front of me as I came around the bend of a "village" road. The father shot from the driver seat across his son's chest and out the passenger side window with a muzzleloader... he killed the doe. We stopped next to him, he looked at us as I was taking down his license plate number... then he slowly drove off before I could say anything to him... I called a state police buddy of mine who sent out a trooper that took my and my buddies statements and confiscated the doe... she ran the plate number... the guy lived down the road about 2 miles.. she paid him and his son a visit ... they had to confess because we had witnessed the whole thing and they were arrested, for about a half dozen criminal violations then ticketed for DEC violations... they had both of their weapons confiscated, lost their hunting licenses for 5 years and were put on 5 years probation for the criminal part of it... not sure what the fine was, but my buddy said it was a hefty one...

Although I believe that there is no excuse for mistaking a hunter for a deer in the woods... not all of the incidents of hunters being shot are because they were mistaken for a deer... in some cases the shooter could be shooting at a deer and hit a hunter somewhere beyond the deer... if you are wearing orange it is much more likely that the shooter will see you beyond the deer, if you're wearing camo probably not likely at all...especially if you are stationary... a simple orange hat could make the difference between getting shot or not getting shot... wearing some orange during the gun season shouldn't have to be mandatory... if you're the gambling type and stupid enough to believe you're safe with camo on when bullets are flying then you get what you get... I feel sorry for the guy that has to live with shooting someone beyond his target that just wasn't visible because he chose not to be. Not being able to tell a live deer from a man or deer being pulled on a cart.. inexcusable.

41 Years

I tracked this buck on opening day in in Perryville NY... caught up with him and 4 does hanging out in a small patch of brushy woods... got 5 looks at him standing still but he never gave me a clear shot and I wasn't gonna risk wounding such a nice buck... snow was too crunchy to get any closer than about 70 yards and he always seemed to have trees or brush between me and him...I finally lost him to posted property after 3 hours... But my close buddy Dave shot him this evening at 4 pm at 12 yards on the ground... and I couldn't be happier for him... I always tell him things happen for a reason... the reason I wasn't able to kill that buck was because it was Dave's turn! By the look of the bucks antlers he was rubbing the hell out of the woods. Way to go Dave!

$6 an acre is usually fair.. with bigger pieces like 400 acres or more you might want to get some friends to share the lease with to cut down the cost. fair is also what you and the land owner can agree on.. dickering is ok.

Happy for you John... way to go... that's a beauty!!

What a buck!!

Some of us big buck hunters don't hunt for the trophy, but rather for the challenge... the greater the challenge the better the hunt in my opinion. I guess the trophy would be conquering the challenge. I personally don't think small bucks are much of a challenge... although I'm sure they may be for others and for them a trophy... whatever blows your skirt up is good by me... everyone has a different opinion about what is fun for them so that's what they should be doing. The contest in deer hunting should be between the hunter and the deer, not hunter and hunter.

I never noticed much of a difference with rifle or shotgun... with the muzzleloader however I pop a cap before loading to foul the barrel.