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  1. phade
    General consensus is 30+ creates more activity....blue bird high pressure days with temps below the average and a steady directional wind are what a lot of hunters "in the industry" or known for killing larger whitetails are describing as a perfect condition. I see a lot of activity on high pressure days as described above but holds pressure steady or begins dropping heading into a front/storm. Deer seem to know when to put on the feedbag. The front late last week had so many deer on their feet early - our target bucks were on their feet in daylight during that 48-hour period. This October has only reinforced it for me. There's been a few cold fronts come through (for the season) with storms/pressure changes...lots of big deer have hit the ground in Oct. More so than normal, and most are tied to those fronts in some fashion. We're getting to the point though where seat time goes up. Pre-rut behavior will be giving away to a variety of seeking, chasing, etc. Love/hate relationship with the rut. I shot a buck a couple years ago that went by 3x during a November morning. I had to yell things to it that would make my wife not happy with me...just to get it to slow down enough to arrow it. I was beyond mad at that point, lol.
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    Pressure isn't as high as they were calling for but still 30+; thinking the morning might be more slow than expected, too. PM should be better with pressure dropping due to the rain (sigh) system moving in, Saturday has turned into a rain day as well...Sunday is holding out still with very high pressure, no rain, but slightly warm at 50 degrees. It's always rough not seeing the ideal day(s) laid out in the forecast. At a certain point, you just have to hunt. I'm thinking Sunday AM is going to be killer though.
  3. phade
    And, there's the gas on the fire. I get the purpose of asking but it's an off-season topic IMO. Time to go hunt (if you aren't at work or family responsibilities).
  4. phade
    I can't say I have ever had that experience w/GRs. Loosely added up 55 whitetails I've killed with them. I am sure I am missing a few. Two non-recoveries that were poor placement on my part. Will say that they also covered me on a couple poor placement shots, too. Doing enough damage to offset the Indian. I don't shoot the whitetails special...not a fan of such long ferrule designs. Been shooting the 1/38" Razor tips and Razor cuts and they seem to do great. My Shockwave Spitfires have rubber bands.
  5. phade
    Weekend looks great for Rochester area. Probably going to be best weekend of the season to date.
  6. phade
    You are not kidding. I was in a tree yesterday looking at radar...clear as can be. Absolutely pouring in reality.
  7. phade
    Several stores sell NAP broadheads pretty cheap. Not sure if the difference is there or not, but xbow heads usually have a shorter ferrule or changes to prevent opening due to the increased force demand. This head might be the same, but not sure you'd get clear info on that. I also prefer broadheads that provide practice heads. I hate using a real head to practice with and on those you either rneed to tie shut using dental floss or similar...or waste bands. I have never hunted with NAP, but bought a pack of the Shockwave Spitfire version for my bow. 1 1/4 in cut. I bought them for "doe stands" and was able to take one this year using the BH. It did a great job and was very comparable to my Grim Reapers which are hard to find and usually at full retail price. I think I got these NAPs for $20 and a $10 rebate on it...very work it. I also zipped a beautiful red fox on Saturday with one. He went all of six feet from hit site. I don't think they'd do as well as Grim Reapers on bone or quarter shots - the GR design is much better.
  8. phade
    I am off Nov 3-13. Saturday and Sunday are looking spectacular for Rochester area...Sunday specifically looks to be a heck of a day. Pressure way up over 30, with mostly sun and 5-10 mph winds. The following work weeks looks miserable with the rain forecast. Going to be a tight window of 48 hours, but there will be a lot of deer tipping over this weekend.
  9. phade
    As I spent 15+ hours in the stand this weekend, another rain-fest...I got to thinking about how the state numbers will shake out. There have been some really good bucks killed in October this year, but I am curious to see if the overall archery count is down or less than expected because of the weather. Saturday was ridiculous and Sunday outside of the last hour, was a light rain that just wouldn't quit, even when radar showed clear. Leaves also seem to be holding on later than normal. I exited a stand yesterday way early because it was so dark due to canopy cover. Usually at this time of year it's no longer an issue.
  10. phade
    This rain just won’t quit. Radar shows nothing but it’s raining. Had a fun sit watching this guy get after a licking branch and scrape. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. phade
    Very cool. Always enjoy getting them to do something rather than just waiting for them to mess up. Not as many chances to do that in whitetail hunting as compared to say turkey.
  12. phade
    I'm not sure how one could prove that cause-effect relationship in statistical reporting. I'm suspect of that 95% number as that hasn't been my experience. I've created "big buck" stories for NY, OH, WI, MN, IL, etc. Exactly 1 of them were from outfitters...and that was a NYer going to IL. I've probably written 150 of them over a 10 year span, too. You'd think I'd have seen more of it at a 95% rate. The variance and duration is dramatic in stats when you look at book reporting, and has been for decades, well before the outfitter, TV push. Long-term trending comparison indicates that NY simply doesn't compete with the Midwest outside of isolated counties that are more of a product of geographical make-up and population density. Overlay the soil structure map of the US and it almost lays perfectly with the book buck map...exceptions being those counties where hard access/population comes into play (both good and bad). It even helps explain the gap in NY between east and west county performance.
  13. phade
    May be a BB... If not a BB, then it's pretty normal for bucks to start visiting those doe bedding area scrapes. He wouldn't be posturing if she were in breeding state...he wouldn't let her lay down without him doing the same or getting her on her feet.
  14. phade
    Good luck today. Rainy weekend ahead... As to rattling - I have rattled in a few in NY, and killed a couple with rattling and decoy. That said going to Ohio, rattling is much more effective in my experience. The higher age structure lends itself to better response rate. Almost every bowhunter also has a decoy in the back of their truck. One of my hunting partners and I were hunting a farm that had a couple others on it...I found a bed and set up on it. Watched one of the other hunters walk in about 200-250 yards away from me (unknowingly) one hour before dark wearing a white tee-shirt. Set up his decoy, tossed on his long-sleeve camo shirt and in his stand with about 30-40 minutes left. Buck stood up, he couldn't see that deer, but happened to rattle and he reeled that buck in and shot him in about 10 minutes of stand time. Definite "tip the hat" moment, lol. Nice 125" 8.
  15. phade
    Being there sure beats being in the office right now...56 minutes.
  16. phade
    Work sucks. That is all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  17. phade
    1030 visit by another buck there...twas a good morning to be in the south pinch. I digress.
  18. phade
    Leaving at 430. Couldn't get my 4-430 rescheduled. Appreciate your patience while the tag holder gets through non-essential tasks en route to the overall goal. LOL.
  19. phade
    While there are good bucks to be had in NY, I don't believe that the frequency at which they are found or killed translates to the same ground in the Midwest. Speaking in averages. Counties like Monroe and LI that bring in book bucks in numbers are isolated compared to Midwest states. There's just as many people putting P&Ys in the closet as there are in IL, or IA, or OH, or NY. Not enough to make the difference between reporting be that vast.
  20. phade
    None.
  21. phade
    Put cams on the outside of an inside bend on a trail. Riders eyes tend to move with the trail...so trail bending to left, put cam on right so the cam hits them quartering away/side.
  22. phade
    I forgot the gross scoring on it as it was all over FB a few days ago. 160s I believe.
  23. phade
    Work always in the way of fun...LOL.
  24. phade
    I'm all in Nov 3-13. Probably will snag Black Friday off and a half day in MZ for a PM hunt. I love that Friday PM of MZ season. Typically deer are moving a bit more with the lessened pressure from the past 4-5 days.
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    Samples Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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