nyantler

usually happens when a certain person is involved... not many threads he posts in that does n't have that reaction

I said I never would.. but I find myself texting in the woods more and more... just can't fight great technology..

I was just curious... you do realize that by this kid killing that albino.. more people got to see it than they ever would have in the woods... just sayin'.... yes we all have the luxury of choice when it comes to the animals we choose to take and I respect yours.

Usually there are around 6-8 coyotes in a family unit.. most are juveniles with an Alfa male and Alfa female... there may be some rogue coyote males passing through the area as well on occasions.. but the family unit will defend their area against them. The real problem with just killing coyotes "willy nilly" is the chance that the Alfa male might be killed.. which invites more coyotes mostly rogue males into that area... hence, killing the Alfa male and sometimes even the Alfa female can result in an increase in the number of coyotes in that area until a new Alfa male or female is established...

Remember that two hunters give off more human scent than one... I personally wouldn't want a stand close to another hunter... for that reason... actually that's one of the reasons I avoid stand hunting usually... it allows me to distance myself from other hunters when I need to... I never have the problem of having my hunt ruined by someone hunting close to me... it would be a shame if you took the week off and spent most of your time figuring a way to get to your stand or not seeing deer because you have too much human scent in the area... also if the wind is in his favor it probably won't be for you...

I love coyotes.. beautiful animal and interesting how family units operate... I like coyote hunting, but not because I'm afraid they are a huge threat to the whitetail population... I don't believe any animal is more important than another... controlling the coyote population is important, but no more important than controlling the whitetail population.

I have never been one to worry about young or old deer and better tasting meat or more tender.. I come from an old Italian family where all the cooks could make an old boot taste delicious

I like both... especially when the meat comes WITH the antlers

My favorite photo trend...

Any time animals are bought and sold and sent all over the country there will be the potential for transfering illness and disease ... living and eating in close quarters where they also are standing and laying in each others excrement doesn't happen in the wild... transfering a disease will happen much slower in the wild as well because large quantities of deer aren't continuously in close contact with one another... that doesn't mean it can't happen, just not as easily as farmed animals. That is just common sense... deer farming, no matter what we might think about the "hunting" aspect or canned hunt part, like any farming can be done right or done wrong... some farms are impeccable while others are filthy... I'm just confused at how a CWD deer can be brought into your herd without being examined or tested prior to purchasing or transferring the animal. That doesn't make sense.

That's a great buck.. way to go on the retrieval.. congrats

Not sure why it bothers you how guys take photos of their own bucks... and usually those hunter take the best quality photos. I don't believe its always about trying to make the buck look bigger... I think its more about producing a good quality photo to preserve and enjoy the memory of a successful hunt.. you'll probably notice too lots of the old trend of pic in the pick-up truck and hanging from the filthy garage on the facebook page... lol... I like the new trend much better...

What a beauty!

Why would anyone care how someone else wants to take a picture... its not your buck or your pic... having said that, typical -main-frame 6x6 bucks are extremely rare.. this buck is an absolute monster... he could sit a mile from this buck and it still would be HUGE... he could sit in the rack and it still would be HUGE... he could cut 3" of the top of each tine and this buck still would be HUGE... and there are some that care how the guy that KILLED the buck takes his own pictures? Really??

Why wouldn't you shoot one?

Why would you think he was kidding? A hunter carrying a gun walking down the road during a snow storm? Why would he not want to make sure you had a license?

I notice that most people who have a problem with any law enforcement officers.. seem to have had many problems with them... multiple tickets that, off course, per their account were unjustified... my experiences have been that most officers would rather not have to do the paperwork involved with issuing a bogus ticket... unless of course maybe you were giving the officer some reason not to like you or your attitude... I make it a point to be compliant with game laws or laws in general... if I didn't know the law and didn't know I was breaking a law I would simply tell the officer that and also tell him that I understand that I was wrong and would completely understand if he decided to write me a ticket.. ignorance is no excuse for the law. I have encountered the occasional "chest puffer" officer who starts out with the "I'm authority" attitude... but usually I kill their attitude with kindness... I find that they stop with that attitude when you show them what a more pleasant one looks like.

You have to know Charlie to know his dedication to the study of whitetails.. although it is true he makes his living doing it.. you also must know that he is a man of extreme integrity... all his writings come from years of studying whitetail behavior up close and personal.. even me, as cynical as I can be about some things would go as far as to call him an expert on whitetail behavior... and as knowledgeable as anyone in the world on the subject.

In fact, it's quite a bit before dark

I think I heard that too..

Photoperiod is the initial driver... photoperiod is what triggers hormonal change in the bucks which triggers the urge to breed, breeding activity itself can be all over the place based of moon, temperature, number of hot does and even overall health off the herd... mid November is always a good bet... but it can happen a bit earlier or a bit later... pre-rut activity and even post rut activity can be just as good depending on the number of bucks (and does) in a given habitat.

if he was pulling out it would be all over the news already.. would be too big of a story.

Long brow tines.. nice buck!

There are some nice deer in the DeRuyter area... there is a lot of habitat there and it is very rural... deer density is good as well... would be a good choice...

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