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  1. Yankee's fan here too. Gotta go with the Cubs, as well. I think it will be a great series and good for baseball! Play Ball!!!
  2. Very close to 600 acres between two properties.
  3. Be happy to. PM sent. Thank you! It would have been great to meet you! Maybe we could meet up for coffee at the East Berne Mobil, during a break in the hunting day, sometime soon? I'm buying! I don't think anyone was taping last night. But it may be something, for us to try in the future? Thanks!
  4. Dang! It would have been nice to meet you! We hung around outside for a little bit before leaving. We could have gone into more detailed stuff. But they wanted us to give the presentation before doing the regular club meeting. So we didn't want to hold up the meeting for too long and just gave basic info. And we wanted to leave up to date contact info for hunters to get in touch with someone, should they need help.But that club has some awesome members and I would never turn down a request to do anything for them. Maybe we could meet at the East Berne Mobil for a cup of coffee, at some point, during the season? Best of luck to you out there and keep safe!

                                                                                                                                                                     Dave

  5. Yup, I agree with AT after sering the pic's, he is a beautiful two and a half year old buck. To a degree, genetics play a role in deer coloration. Just like some people have light or darker hair. I've seen deer from very dark to almost a total grey color with their winter coats. Regardless of his age you have taken a very nice buck! Congratulations to you sir!
  6. Thanks guys. Had a great turn out with well over 100 hunters and club members. Some great questions from a great group of guys and gals. Was asked to come back for hunter education courses and will happily do that. Also got more presentations coming and will post them with more time in advance. As always, if I can help anyone here just ask or PM me anytime. I will always be happy to help.
  7. So hard to tell just seeing the head. Cause I've seen older deer with smaller headgear and nice up and comers with above normal antlers. But the body don't lie! It is much easier to judge age by body size and shape. That being said, to answer your question about your beautiful buck, two and a half, "maybe" three and a half, would be my guess.
  8. We will also have tracking dogs and a true rarity. A female tracker/dog handler! She was just certified this year and doing well so far! Bottom line is we are hunters helping hunters. Should be a good time!
  9. At Woodlawn Sportsmens Club in Rotterdam NY. If anyone in this area is interested. Free of charge and all are welcome! Will also cover blood tracking techniques for following blood trails without dogs. Starts at 8pm.
  10. Trouble is, they are not highlighted on live deer. But you've killed enough of em to know that! Right?
  11. With any deer, it is always CLEAN and COOL, ASAP! Even more so with a gut shot. Take more time to make everything as clean and dry as possible. If you do wash it out, be sure to dry it out after. As moisture is the kick start to bacteria. Trim away anything questionable and enjoy the bounty of the hunt!
  12. We have public land that borders our property. In 20 years I seen the parking area there go from cars and trucks lining both sides of the road, 40 or 50! to Maybe half a dozen on opening day! And during the week, at times, no one there at all. Partridge Run, used to be a place where there seemed to be blaze orange behind every other tree! Now, you can hunt certain parts of it and not even see another hunter!
  13. Congratulations Dan T! Nice buck and great shot! Waiting for the story.
  14. We all hunt for different reasons and on different lands. All pay the same price for our tags. And I truthfully believe that "ANY DEER" is a trophy. That being said I like to shoot a nice fat doe every year for the freezer. And hold out for a decent buck. I can't really explain what a a "decent" buck is. But I'll know it when I see him!! And it may even change from year to year. No such thing as a "bad" deer! So shoot whatever you like and enjoy hunting, along with all the wonderful things that go with being in the woods. The greatest reward is just being out there.
  15. I sat 10 hours yesterday, between two of my best set up's. And saw Zip, Nadda, Nothing! And to add an insult, there were two fresh scrapes made on the way out, that were not there on the way in! We have deer on the property, and a bunch of bucks on trail cam. So lack of deer is not the problem. But my luck so far this year has been terrible!!!! Well now I know why! I was going to pick up a bag of Fireballs last week, and didn't. This coming weekend I have three days to hunt. And I can assure you that my pockets will be lined with Fireballs! At this point, I need anything to swing some luck back into my corner!
  16. So happy for you Elmo! Congratulations! Given your limited hunting time, you really did an awesome job sealing the deal! And what a great shot! At a little over 40 yards, under pressure, it could not have been better! Great job buddy, way to go!!!!
  17. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. It's an old saying but still rings true. Go for it rob, and good luck!
  18. Hunting with kids and grandkids is as good as it gets!
  19. Going to hit a spot not hunted yet this year, in the morning. It's on a bench on a steep south facing slope. Over the years, when the NW wind is howling, I've seen a ton of deer here. And have taken a couple decent bucks too. I'm right on the lip of the bench, and will have shots above and below. Of course nothing above me will catch my scent and it tends to carry over anything within range, directly below me. Thats the plan anyways. We'll see how it plays out in the morning. Good luck to all heading out. And keep safe!
  20. Is this off of WL rd.? I had a close encounter over on KC rd. last year with a BIG bear! Good luck!
  21. I will never stop being amazed at how tough these animals really are! Any tougher and they'd be hunting us!
  22. Sat at home this morning. Steady rain, winds gusting over 25mph, temp. 39 right now in the hilltowns of 4H. Heading down to Home Depot, to work on an inside project. Will be in my ground blind before light in the morning. May even have a coating of snow by then! I got a good feeling. We will see? Looks cozy! Got beer?
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