nyantler

changed my county residence... going this morning at 9 to get a court order from judge to vote today in new county... GET OUT TO VOTE... !!!

yeah you should have gone to the bank and got a bunch of singles all banded up and stuck them in there for the photo.. then tell us that they were $100 bills!!

you gotta admit.. the anticipation was fun though!!

Took me a couple tries but I think you can get the video now.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152841180569228&fref=nf

absolutely not for me... I don't even want to see trail cam pics ... I like the challenge of looking for a big buck during the season... the tougher the hunt the better I like it...

Too many hunters listen to anecdotal opinions by hunters that just don't seem to be seeing the amount of deer they use to... are there problem areas where coyotes have a greater impact on the wild life in that area? Yeah, could be. But the rampant myth that coyotes are ravaging the deer herds in NY state is... just that... a myth. No hunting season should be regulated based on anecdotal information giving by deer hunters... most deer hunters don't have enough sense to get out of the rain let alone understand the complexity of reducing natural predation without affecting the entire ecosystem in a habitat... funny too how if the so called coyote "problem" is so important to deer hunters why are most of them NOT out hunting them hard during the coyote season... deer hunters have been bitching and complaining all across the state about the coyotes for years and years... yet we still have a deer population that we can't keep up with... the fact that hunters aren't seeing as many deer says way more about the hunters than it does about the affect of coyotes on the herd. I'm thinking the coyote hunters will start getting pissed when they're not seeing the coyotes they use to because the deer hunters killed them all off

110 - 115

1 inch... BUT the base width of the tine can not exceed the hieght

I sometimes use my Dad's old savage 12 ga. patterned after the Browning... it's about 60 years old and still looks like new.

The reason they have to restock fish is because of all the game hogs that keep every fish in the stream or lake... and those that just feel like the catch limits don't apply to them.

Good thing he doesn't like the the New Orleans Saints... she would have given him a lecture on the separation of church and state

Nice!

Agreed.. you will outgrow the 883 right away...

wow.. where do I start? Metal detecting is my biggest hobby now... but I also collect stamps and coins... I dabble in photography... love woodworking... played lacrosse until I was 50... trained in Taekwondo for 20 some years taught for 10 of those years... and yes, a Harley too

Should be able to get permits this year... there are extras being mailed to hunters and available to hunters across the state starting tomorrow.

I'm sure that's true.. coyotes like most animals are opportunists when it comes to food... most predators will take the easiest road available to expel the least amount of energy when hunting for food if they can... most eastern coyotes are not pack hunters, but that changes out west and seems to be more prevalent in the ADK's as well... I believe its a learned thing and a necessity to pack hunt in some areas of the US in order to get enough food to survive.

180 for me usually... but I've killed a few bucks with 240's... a little overkill maybe but they literally knock a buck right of their feet... and hit like a Mack Truck... not as flat shooting, but they pack a mean punch to 100 yards

Uh... yup... that's a mature buck alright... and a good one!

Good for you young man... not for passing up young bucks, but rather for not having that "I need to kill a just any buck to prove I'm a hunter" mentality... it's a hard thing to do as a new hunter... you have a tough road ahead of you... killing mature bucks is not an easy thing... but I believe that the only way to achieve a goal is to work towards that goal... and consistently killing mature bucks comes from hunting mature bucks... good luck to you.

Without really seeing it myself its hard to make a good plan for you... you may actually have an advantage if you stay below and wait him out.. Like Phade says.. he will likely change his routine once things get going a bit... he may use the same bedding area but be up and about longer.. come back later and leaving earlier... if there was snow on I would give trying to catch him in the bedding area a chance... the conditions right now are so not in your favor that it will be hard to get close enough without being busted... killing a mature bedded buck takes a lot of experience with snow and even more without... he's going to be hard to pick out if you do get up there... you could be looking right at him and not see him... and 99.9% of the time he'll see you first... I would get there early in the morning once he gets active and try to catch him coming back late to bed... the truth is he may not even bed there once the breeding season hits hard... but you might still have some time until that happens.. good luck.

uphill bedding spots are tough to sneak up on... best bet is not to sneak uphill towards him but rather find a spot a ways away where you can get up the hill level with him with wind in your face then sneak in that way from on top... rule of thumb is if you think you're moving slowly your probably still going too fast... if it takes you all day to sneak up to him that's okay.

Great buck.. nice photos too...

Here are different ways to dry jerky http://www.nyantler-outdoors.com/jerky-drying.html

with crunchy leaves you don't stand a chance... I would try a grunt call if he has been active... everything else isn't in your favor right now... wait until you get the right conditions to sneak closer to where he beds... use the wind or he'll bust you every time.... if he feels too much pressure you won't see him again... I'd wait him out for now and hope for snow...