genesee_mohican

That has to be the best collection of pictures I've ever seen. Well done and looks like you have quite the place to set up cams, lots of game for sure! Trail cams sure are fun, thanks for sharing.

The virus is 1000 time smaller and goes thru the mask easily, plus it pours out around the edges. I heard that a year ago but after reading a study like this you would think this would be the top story on the evening news to inform the people of this country. But the ones in charge don't care about the people. They have an agenda. It's amazing how much pressure is put on us every day to 'wear a mask!' I feel bad for the workers that are told they must wear one all day.

Nice buck and fish! Life is good!

The Cohocton was low and clear this morning, not the best fishing conditions but I managed to catch a few browns. I was staying low and crawling up to the holes. Things were pretty slow until about 10am.

Same here, I was out listening and scouting and hear several birds. It was a beautiful still morning to hear them.

This is getting old. I don't care what others hunt with during bow season. Bow, recurve, long bow, crossbow. Go out and have fun, I know I will be enjoying life to the fullest. And If I am out hunting public land during the last few weeks or the archery season and I come across a stranger carrying a crossbow, I don't see an interior hunter. I see a friend with the same deer hunting interest as me. Together we stand, divided we fall.

Many areas close to my house have VERY limited access points to get onto state land. On the days I'm working, I'll drive by some of those areas before and after work, so I have a really good idea of who is hunting that area. On days I'm hunting, I'll be in the same area, so I have a fairly good idea on how many hunters are out in that area during all phases of the season. Why do you ask? I could care less if guys are hunting with crossbow, long bow or compound during bow season. I just concentrate on what I enjoy and the game at hand.

I'm not opposed to full inclusion but I live in central Livingston Co and things are much different out here and to the south in Allegany Co where there are literally 10's of thousands of acres of State Forest to hunt in. My wife and I take weekend rides during all parts of bow season and there are no more hunters out during the crossbow portion, in fact I'd say fewer are hunting then. I just don't see the deer take going up, nor do I see masses of hunters in the woods if they make crossbow legal for the entire season. I guess one could look at stats from other states for hours and come up with an answer to that. I have bow hunted for 40 years, and I like having the choice on what to hunt with. I have a 20 year old Parker compound that I shoot often and can hit a pie plate out to 50 yards consistently with no problem. I've taken deer out to 40 but most shots during bow are around 20 yds. In the last year I picked up a few 1960's recurves and have been having a blast learning how to shoot them. I hope to get proficient enough to hunt with a recurve this fall because I want to. I can still use a compound or crossbow if I want as well. For me the compound is more versatile and would be my go to choice if someone said "hey go out and get me some game, squirrel rabbit, venison." Reason being I can shoot my Parker off hand better than I can a crossbow and it's much easier to walk around with in the woods. It's great to have choices, it's fun to take a deer with all of them, and to each his own. It doesn't matter much to me, and keeping the seasons the way it is now is fine, but I feel bad for my older hunting buddies who can no longer draw a bow but live to hunt. In thier 70's and on is pushing 90, they stay home opening day, and miss out on all of those beatiful October days in the deer woods. Good hunting, GM >>>-------->

I've never heard of them, so I have to wonder how durable they will be. But maybe you hit a homerun with them. I run all Browning's and have had a half dozen out for 2 years, year round with no problems.

I shot glove on compounds for 15 + years before the release came along. I just recently made the deep dive into recurves and started shooting with a thin damascus glove. I had never used a tab but wanted to try it, so I bought a Fred E from 3 Rivers. I find it easy to use and it gives me a smoother release. Will I switch back to a glove? It's hard to say, but this traditional archery stuff is a lot of fun.

Maybe it doesn't show up that clearly in the photo, but all three have the beginning of antler growth showing.

All 3 are bucks.

I took a picture of my computer screen of a trail cam video. They walked by on March 11th and were already showing the grey bumps of this years growth. Older deer I do believe.

I had a few bucks go by my cam this past week and you could see the antlers just starting. Give it a few weeks and it will be easy to tell the difference again.

I hiked 6.5 miles today and worked on of my best tree stand sites. Also did 100 sit ups. Home now and on my 2nd cold beer.

I'm into trad bows as well. After giving my grandson a little bear bow for Christmas and shooting it with him I realized how fun it was shooting with no sights. I spent a lot of time researching trad over the winter and tried to learn the basics from Tom Clum Jr and others on "The Push". I looked long and hard at new bows, but ended up buying a sweet 1960's Wing Swift Wing. 30# @ 28 and 66" long. It's a really smooth shooting bow, fun to shoot and should be good to learn on. I'm shooting a Fred E tab and using a bow stringer from 3 Rivers Archery. Close to the top of my bucket list is taking a deer with a recurve so I'll be working hard to get proficient. Last fall I also picked up a beautiful 1960's Red Wing Hunter in 45lb, so I plan to work my way up to that.

In the $100 range I think it's hard to beat a Fenwick HMG spinning rod. I have a few and really like them. Great sensitivity. https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/fenwick-hmg-spinning-rod-100042483-1 If you have a little more $ I'd go up to a G. Loomis

It looks like the EAB is taking a good hold here in central Livingston county. It's pretty sad to see places in Monroe Co and down by Cohocton where it has devastated the ash trees. I especially worry about the ash along the river, where it has provided cooling shade for the north end of the trout habitat. My 18 acre wood lot hasn't been hit yet, but I'm guessing it will come so I did a timber cruise this past winter. I located, measured DBH and marked 12 trees that measure 18 in up to 28 inches in diameter. Not wanting to loose that timber value I'm planning on a harvest in the fall. I'll keep a close eye on the trees this summer. Timber prices are at an all time high right now and I don't see them dropping anytime soon. Anyone here with a wood lot with saw log size tree's will want to think about taking a closer look at the ash trees to determine if they are affected by this ash tree killing invasive beetle. https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7253.html

I was out looking for sheds at the end of the year and found the fresh dead head. It was a buck I had on cam near my house. Then I got out after work last week for a few hours on public land and found the older shed and dead head, which was pretty cool and has a drop tine but it's broken off. I hope to get out again this weekend too look around and reset a stand. It's one of my favorite times of year to be out in the woods n fields.

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Sorry to hear this, I know they are like family and best friend.

Hunting public land I always try to pick a pine or hemlock, or the widest tree in the area. Those deer will see you up there in a tree that isn't as wide as your outline. A pine tree that branches out to a double trunk with multiple branches is what I feel most concealed in.

So true. Voters remorse will set in fairly soon I do believe.

Looks like it's an ash tree and it has been infested by the Emerald Ash borer bug.

Snow on the ground, light winds and just a few days left to deer hunt. Seems like a good morning to take a slow walk and do some poking around.