grampy

In Texas, he will not live to a ripe old age in prison. I see a drug cocktail in his future.

Squirrel trying to do himself in, with death by hunter. He found his girlfriend up a tree with a red squirrel.

A change in location or just doing something different while hunting can be very exciting. Good luck with your new spot!

Yum Yum!!! I bet it smells and tastes just as good as it looks! What an awesome snack to take in the woods too.

Couldn't agree more with this post wooly! I'll go with my own experience and observations in the areas I hunt. And leave all the speculations to the "experts".

I agree, awesome thread ! Looking forward to more of these. Great job, Robin on the pictures. Almost like bringing us with you! Could almost smell the spam and coffee! Thanks for sharing!

Good advice Belo. I like to hunt VERY thick area's. But you don't want to go thrashing your way in there,only to bust out the deer you are hunting. Much better to find where they are coming in and out, and set up with the wind in your face and wait them out. And about a twenty yard shot is about all you will have in such area's.

Would like to see more pic's from the Ontario trip. Awesome video of last years trip to Lows. Hope this year is just as nice for you!

Bumper crop of apples this year. Below average acorns. About average hickory and beech nuts. Plenty of berries but they are being eaten up quickly by all sorts of critters. In the hill towns of Albany county, 4-H.

Nice buck! Three year old.

The best deer round is the one that just dropped the deer you are standing over.

Boo boo size bear. Give him two or three years to grow to a Yogi.

That's a big nest! Could have been pretty dicey if the inhabitants were still there.

So many good choices out there. 308 and 7mm/08 are only two of them.

Happy Birthday ! Hope it's all you want it to be!

Bump for the Big E.

Very cool. Be nice to see before and after pic's when you finish!

Works for me. And no crazy side effects.

LOL............!

Hope you have good weather and no more beak downs! Body or machine. Would be nice to see how this plot goes, start to finish. Perhaps even a pic of you with a deer in there this season!

Happy Birthday! Hope your day is filled with family, friends, good food and drink!! Enjoy your day!

I would say the brow tines of a buck. He pushes his forehead into the tree, makes the punctures with the brow's then moves his head and neck up or down then repeat all over again. Have seen them do this many times. And have seen a lot of pine trees and hemlocks tore up by bucks. When a bear marks it's territory, it will reach up as high as it can to show how big he is. When another bear finds the mark, if he is bigger he will mark higher than the first bear as a sort of challenge. Or if he does not measure up, he may mark as well but will move along and not stay in the area.

Maybe even have hunters and tree huggers hold hands and sing cum ba ya before heading to the stand to do DEC's work.

Whooee, that is a BIG buck right there! Just shows what a few years of age will do. Even in NYS.

Deer like edges. Like the edges between swamp and hardwoods, hardwoods and conifers, open fields and thick brush. Along these edges, somtimes are very well used trails from bedding to feeding area's. You may have such a place here. Find the trail and set up down wind of it for a potential hot spot. A well placed trail cam will help to confirm how many different deer are using the area. Good luck!