upstatehunter

Heater meals are the nastiest thing you will ever eat......they shoved them down are throat at fort drum

Will do thanks

I have tried posting pictures but it keeps getting to the upload from browser part and when I click it does nothing

I can't wait to take my son.....few years until I can.....but bringing someone hunting who hasn't been before is almost better than getting a deer

It really was......there was no hunting skill involved just pure luck.....I had the buck and die mounted because in my mind it was the first time me, my woman, and son shot a deer together lol my son was and wasn't there.....don't poke fun.....I mount deer because of meaning behind the deer

This story took place in 7m opening day: Are annual opening weekend trip had finally came. Campers were nice and warm as we sat around talking about the next morning. We were dreaming big, but I was doubting due to some of the crew had been there for a week already bow hunting, with no deer sightings. Well opening morning came, cold it was. I set up on the edge of the state land hoping deer would try to get to the posted property. Well 20 minutes into legal shooting time, I hear a fourwheeler. Well said land owner had same idea I did. I get up frustrated and mad but no reason to be, it is his land and I'm on state land. I crest the hill and bam there stands a doe. Tag in pocket I take a quick aim. Well from frustration, I missed. So the afternoon hunt rolls up. The ball and chain wants to go out with me. Mind you she is 9 months pregnant. She loves to go out but won't ever shoot a deer. We setup not far from where I had in the morning. As we are sitting I change my socks because my feet sweat a lot. Get done with that and she says its starting to get cold. No more than does she say that I see a doe. She is mature. As I'm on her I see another deer coming 50 yards behind. I ask my woman what is it. She says, looks to be a doe. So I take my shot. The mature doe I saw first goes down. I look over and the other does has horns. She says I'm sorry. I laughed but in my head was screaming. So we wait then go to the doe. As we are standing there looking at her I catch movement. Here come that buck right down that does trail again. She hands me my gun. I can tell he is decent. He gets 15 yards away hooks right and I let the .243 bark. He feel so quick I didn't see him go down. There was a small hump so I could see him laying there. We approached and there lay what I consider a nice 7m 8 pointer. So we were done on opening day. 2 days later she gave birth to our son. Nobody in my group would believe us. More stories to come if anyone cares to hear

I wouldn't be able to not shoot lol just saying........I wouldn't know what to do.....I wouldn't be able to choose

Your good if you can ell exactly how old a deer is or that it is 15 wide or more when it is cruising through the woods......I can't tell on point half the time......I always love the, I had a 9 point run past me at 100......your good if you can count points when they are running

Post them pictures, I can look at hunting pictures for hours

I have had mature deer just stand there......there could be 3 deer, 2 run and the third just stands there.......when I spot and stalk so to say I just walk.....I don't take a couple steps stop, etc......I just walk.....I've killed a lot of deer this way

While hunting, either walking to a stand, or doing the occasional walk around, I have encountered many deer. Why is it some will stand there and just look at you 20 yards away and let you shoot, where others a mile away take off. Always wondered.

Lawdwaz - love that reply......if they were easy why isn't everyone killing a deer

I have hunted deer, bear, boar, moose and elk.....along with coyote, turkey, squirrel, rabbit and grouse....plus waterfowl......when I think about hunting season, I think of deer

Here's a different angle........the DEC obviously wants an antler restriction......so if there was a vote and every hunter voted no to the restriction, would they say OK no restriction, we will throw it out?

Do you have property? Have you dealt with what I described?

No because as I said I hunt my land......and why would I want someone from let's say jersey hunting my land, shooting anything, leaving garbage, wounding deer, going on to my neighbors land so then I hear about it......they get to go home while new Yorker deal with the after math

I wouldnt pay money to hunt a piece of property......I can go to the store and spend $2000 on meat and then hunt my land or state land and kill a buck

Is the antler restriction law just another way for the state to make money as in court fines

Stoneam2006 - I'm right with you

There are no laws against what I do for a living......they showed 3 times due to a neighbor who didn't Ike what I do for a living...he is a tree hugger......you claim what I do for a living is bad for the environment, explain how

Growalot - there are talkers and there are provers......jfb is a talker

JFB, nobody gives a .....the point was I don't live in a scum hole.......am I going to get told next that I cant run a certain business

lol that isn't my place. My property value last year(for insurance) was valued just shy of $2,000,000. I have ponds, run way for my 2 airplanes, a whole separate structure that Is a private bar, plus my home and business that are on the property......then add in value of the business and machinery......im ruining the environment? So everyone who does business with me are bad? I have 2 DEC offcers who do business with me? Are they bad? Is the state, county, city and town highway garages I do business for bad? And im talking about you......I don't like the soap you use to wash your car or the paint you use on your house so you cant use them anymore

I own a sandblasting business, DEC thought they could shut me down 3 different times......well still in business.....my property, my decisions