grampy

Way to go! Congratulations!

Only in early archery season with a crossbow!

I never wear blaze orange during bow season. But I do wear a camo blaze orange hat and vest during firearms season. Simply for the fact that I would like someone with a high powered rifle in their hands to be able to see me better with it on. It just makes sense to be seen and be safe. I really hate having stupid laws shoved down our throats. But I don't see anything stupid about being seen better in the woods during firearms season by someone with a gun. If I am more visible, it does not matter who is holding the gun, friend, family member, other hunter or trespasser I want to be seen before they shoot in my direction. Just my opinion.

I would like to take a minute to say congratulations on a great season so far young man! Reading some of your posts, I see you have a refreshing enthusiasm for deer hunting. Keep it going and best of luck to you.

Keep the wind in your face and get into or very close to the thickest stuff on the property. That's were the deer are now. And just refuse to give up until the last minute of the season. Good luck and hang in there!

Some people can just never be wrong. No matter how much they may be.

Happy Birthday ! Good luck filling your remaining tags !

Big yote there for sure. Very nice. I agree, he'd make a great mount!

Wishing all my NY Hunting brothers and sisters warm hands, warm hearts and cold deer! Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Happy Happy Birthday !

Be it ever so humble.......Great story, awesome buck! Congratulations!

I'm so bad trying to score a buck by looking at a picture. It's so much easier when you have the rack in your hands.........

What a way to take the weight off a hunters heavy heart! Congratulations!

Good goes out then good comes back. Looks as if you have a real trophy there grow, in more ways than one.

Shame a hunter didn't get him. That is a awesome buck!

I always hunt thanksgiving morning. This year I'll start a new tradition when my ten year old grandson will tag along with me for his first thanksgiving day hunt. He is very excited about going!

Awesome buck right there! A true monarch.

Time now for some of the ghetto dregs to do their shopping/looting. Even dogs don't crap where they lie. Or destroy where they live. Just disgusting!

It's very slow here in my part of 4h. Very few shots heard any where close. My brother killed a big mature 8 point second day of gun. I have seen a few smaller bucks still chasing the does and have seen sign of a couple of good bucks but as of yet no kill for me yet. I have hunted two different properties and pretty much the same thing in both. Been hunting very close to doe bedding areas since gun opening and just can't see very far in the thick stuff. I'm going to back out a bit Thursday and Friday to try and get a visual on one of the big guys. Hang in there everyone cause it's not over yet. Good luck to all who have not yet connected!

Deer sightings are way down here in 4h. Lots of hunting pressure surrounding our properties but very little shooting going on. Have been hunting very close to known doe bedding areas and seeing a few younger bucks pushing the does around. No sight of the mature bucks we had seen a few times durring bow season. I may be wearing my spots a little thin being so close to the bedding spots and moving around quite a bit to try and get a shot at one of the big guy's comming in or going out. I'm sure they are now locked down with the girls, and hunting the thick stuff,you just can't see very far. But I'm still seeing their tracks and am certain at least one of them are still close by. Back to work tomorrow and will give my areas a chance to hopefully not be bothered for a few days. Seasons not over and I won't give up untill it is!

I have the barnett raptor, it has a 150 pound pull and shoots bolts at about 330 fps. More than enough for a deer. No problems with it so far except the scope that came with it is not very good and needs to be replaced. I can understand having a minimum weight but I don't understand why only a 200 pound limit? Guess that's what happens when people make laws about things they know nothing about!

Forty one and counting for me. Hoping to get forty one more!

Nice job and congratulations on your first buck! You will always keep fond memories of the first one.

If hunters were half as adaptable as deer, there would be a lot more deer killed.

I would also like to add how much I admire your grit, for getting it done in a blizzard!