genesee_mohican

Since I didn't draw a tag for Letchworth I was thinking about this area for opening day. Does anybody know if this area is just too over crowded with hunters opening weekend? I'm willing to get as far off the road as possible.

Looks to be right around 120. I love how he posed for the camera. Like he's at the DMV for his drivers license or something.

There is some great advise on here and you are smart to be thinking about it. One thing that may seem like a long, long way away is retirement. Think about it hard now, plan for it in any way you can. I see so many people retiring in their early 50's because they worked at a state job for 25 or more years. Who know's if that will be there 25 years from now, but something to look into. Saving for it is always your best move.

I'm seeing a mix too and some areas I'm seeing a lot of rubs and even a scrape. Other areas have no rubs.

Looks good, i like the blue bird house too.

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State land is always a gamble and hunters do tend to gravitate to the better looking spots where it's easy to walk to. All's you can do is try and if the spot doesn't pan out, keep on searching for a better spot. I've been scouring the genesee river bottom the last few years, 2 steep miles off the road and just about every good looking spot has a stand already in place.

Yeah, myself and all my hunting buddies out here take our archery skills pretty serious. Then again, we all live in the country and can step out the back door and shoot any day of the year we want. Living in the country................. I can't imagine it any other way.

Many miles and hours of scouting which I really enjoy. I moved 2 stands and put up 2 new stands. Shooting bow daily until my season is over. and working 3 trail cameras to try an get an idea of what sized bucks may be in the areas I hunt like this little guy:

That looks like a great spot to watch over. Has me thinking of deer season.

After scouting a lot last winter and this past August, putting up 3 new stands for a total of 10 stands, and shooting well.......I still don't feel ready. Always looking for a better stand location, the golden spot for opening week of gun on state land.

Some real nice deer on here by all. Mine were taken in Livingston Co. Bow and Gun buck.

1) clean with soap and water. 2) inspect carefully for damage. 3) if no damage, test fire many times 4) reuse

I was headed to a spot to set up my trail camera a few weeks ago. When I got to the general area and stood for a minute I heard an apple hit the ground over in a thicket. Needless to say I set the cam up where it was pointing at two nice apple trees.

Did you transfer the pictures from your camera to your computer? I usually pull out the storage card and insert that into my pc, then open the files from there and save them to a folder.

They look content there, hope they return so you can keep tabs on them.

Me too and seems like the only way to go in most cases. Plus it's fun.

I try to place mine far off the road (1-2 miles) and in thicker cover. Places I want to hunt but not an area where others would tend to walk around. No locks.

Where is the media is right. If things were reversed, the liberal media would be on this for months on end. Instead you won't hear much about it after a few days. Some kids today are very cold and violent beyond what I can comprehend. Scary times.

Now that's a neat rack. He'd look great on the wall.

58 lbs here. Keep the hunting situation in mind. Cold temps, stiff from sitting. When a shooter walks out you want to be able to pull the bow back with a minimum of movement.

Life is good? I'd say it's a combo of things; more camera's out there, more people letting bucks live past 1.5 years, better nutrition through food plots, some mild winters and good growing conditions this spring. It sure is nice to see the mature bucks showing up on here.

Some beauties there. I hope they stick around for you. I don't think I've ever seen a drop tine buck on the hoof in my 35 years of hunting.

That's an empty feeling. Maybe the neighbors down there have an idea of who's been around?

Here is a solution that may help, i've used it to remove odors and it worked well: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Removal_of_Skunk_Odor/Removing_Odor Here is his recipe: One quart of 3% hydrogen peroxide One quarter cup of baking soda one teaspoon of liquid hand soap (not detergent) Bathe your pet in this solution and rinse with warm tap water. This solution could irritate a pet's eyes and should be used carefully. Krebaum warned that there is no way to store this potion. "If you put the ingredients in a bottle, the whole thing would explode. The thiols that are responsible for the odor are not water soluble, even with soap, but the baking soda catalyzes the oxidative ability of the peroxide, which oxidizes the thiols into highly water-soluble, non-foul smelling sulfonates. Hope you get some good trail cam pics of the bear. I was lucky to get one last winter over in Lpark, about 2 miles from my house. It's nice to have them around.