grampy

My first "tree stand", was a 2x10 wedged into the crotch of a white pine tree, about 15 feet off the ground. We never thought about fall restraint stuff back then. Was lucky. But I did suffer a fall coming down out of a home built 12 foot high platform, with 2x4s for steps. Started freezing rain shortly after I got up there. After a few hours decided to get down. My foot slipped off the first step, and thats all I remembered until I came to. Hit my head on the tree or an exposed root, at the base of the tree? Cracked a couple ribs, and the whites of my eyes were blood red for a couple weeks. This was 20 or so years ago. Was lucky. Never again! I need to be here to take care of my family. So do all of you! Now days, I feel much more comfortable on the ground. Very seldom do I hunt from a treestand anymore. I really enjoy being on the deers level, when hunting them. I think it adds a bit more challenge to the hunt, and gives me more control of the hunt. As a ground stalk has put me in position to kill more than a few deer. Deer I would not have had a chance at, had I been stuck in a tree. Always strap in! Always strap in! ALWAYS STRAP IN!!! It's worth repeating.

Cams are like anything else, everyone has their likes and dislikes on certain ones. Myself included. And you usually do, get what you pay for. We've upgraded to a couple of Brownings. Anxious to see how they work with video. But the Wildgame cams we've run, have never failed to trigger, always took clear pic's, and can be set to trigger at one second intervals. Also at an affordable price. There are many brands of affordable, starter cams out there. Most will do the job of getting a picture of critters passing by. For anyone on a budget, shop around, and get the best deal possible. Then upgrade when you can. phade, is my go to guy on trail cam info here. Always gives solid advice. And usually has a very good deal, on a good cam. I've also pick up slightly used cams from members here. They have worked out pretty good too.

No doubt it's the same buck. And he's added quite a bit of bone in one year! Even though most hunters, (myself included) would shoot him at the first opportunity. He has the potential to be something Very Special next year for sure! I truly respect your management practices. You have some great genetics going on that property! Having him continue to pass those genetics along for another year or two, will only make the future brighter! Whenever you do decide to kill him, it will be a very special buck. Especially considering the history you have with him. The number one buck for us this year, is one we have been watching for three years. His time has come, he will be a great first buck for my grandson?

Way to go Jeremy! Start em out young! You and Archer, (such a cool name) are going to have so much fun together!

1 Coyotes 2 Turkeys 3 Small Game

Wildgame Inovations is a very affordable cam that takes great pictures and seems to last. We have used them. If you have a Tractor Supply near you, they have some on sale there for $89 that comes with batteries and the SD card. Once you get some deer on the cam, you will be hooked! It really is fun, seeing what you capture on cam. You will get to looking forward to checking them. We've only been doing it 3 or 4 years. Got started with phade sending my grandsons a cam. Then we added more each year. Got to have at least a dozen now. But usually only run 4 or 5 in different aeras of the property, to just see what is out there. Except for one spot, none are actually on a hunting set up.

It does seem to me, that the majority of the harassers are women? I am sure there are just as many men out there against what we do as hunters. But by far the most vocal and visible, seem to be female. Curious as to why that is?

Seeded last week. The ground was and is very wet. Already getting some growth. WW, sugar beets, radish, forage oats. Getting pounded with rain again now. Ground has plenty of moisture, could really use a drying out period.

Bow season opens Oct. 1st, but the first good cool down after that, is when I will hit the woods. I don't like to hunt with daytime temps in the 70s.

This Yankees team has no spark or drive at all. Not going anywhere. To lose 2 out of 3 to TB at home, this time of year, is not good. Pitching is down the toilet. Yet Boone continues to paint a rosy picture. I don't want to look at his picture any more this year. They will be lucky, to even get the chance, to lose a one game wildcard.

I'm trying to make out the rifle he's holding. Any idea of what it is, or if it's still in the family?

Really cool pic's! I love those old photos. I really have to say, you resemble your great uncle. Wouldn't it be great, to sit around a fire, listening to some of the stories from those guys? Thanks for sharing!

Man, that girl could sing! RIP

Thanks for sharing the story and pictures of Quad! Gotta say, it made me smile!!! Any idea what may have happened to him?

I've found it to be lots of fun, and quite challenging, to hunt yotes after deer season. They are also targets of opportunity during the season. With the numbers of them, I don't know why DEC does not consider expanding the season for them.

Happy Birthday Buddy!!! Enjoy your day sir!

The reason the POS is so popular in the big cities. Is that he's very good at taking money from people that work. And giving it to people that don't, or won't. It's the liberal way! Too many don't want to interrupt the free ride!

No matter how much of a POS he is. No matter how unpopular the POS is upstate. The POS keeps getting voted in again by NYC. I really don't think he is that popular outside of NYC. So let the POS run for POTUS, he will get his ass handed to him. Then maybe the POS will just go away,

Looks good to me! Yum!

Andrew Cuomo, was never that great either. And getting worse all the time. Apple didn't fall far from the tree.

What's kept my wife and I together all these years, is we each have our own interests. I don't shop, and she doesn't hunt and fish. She's a city girl, I'm a bumpkin, nobody ever thought we would last. We've outlasted most of the naysayers. If my grandsons had turned out to be granddaughters There Is no doubt, we would still share outdoors time together. I thinks it's very cool to see women and young ladies, enjoying the outdoor stuff.

What time should we be there Paula?

Back about 15 years ago, the state bought the property that borders ours, and opened it up for public hunting. The first couple of years, they would come by the carfulls, to bang pots, sing songs, and shout how hunting defenceless animals was wrong. Worked out perfect, as I dropped two deer that they drove to me!!! We called DEC when they trespassed on our land. And they made them leave the area, ours and the public land. I was sure to thank them both times though, for the deer they put in front of me!!!!!! But got no "hi fives" with my bloody hands.

Happy Birthday!

The Bambi and Thumper syndrome is NOT a true reality in nature. There are certain things I prefer not to hunt. But if it is done legally and ethically, I don't have a problem with it, when another hunter makes the kill. At times, hunters contribute much more to the conservation effort by squeezing the trigger. The loss of habitat is much more lethal than the hunters bullet. To keep the population in check, with the available resources, the hunter is invaluable.