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I’ve taken at least 3, 3.5 yr plus bucks from large blinds, including one from the upper deck of each of my two-story truck cap blinds, and one from an 8 ft elevated 4’x4’ platform with 3rd barnwood walls on 3 sides. Those were all during the peak two weeks of the rut when they are not thinking clearly or at the top of their wits. The largest bodied one charged in shortly after I cleared about a foot deep of leaves that had accumulated in the upper section. There was a fresh scrape nearby and I think he thought that noise was another deer visiting the scrape. Certainly they are tougher to fool outside of those two weeks.

Don’t do it, get yourself a good blind with nice overhangs to catch the rain: I do it for the meat. I like the taste of free range venison better than beef and it’s way more fun than raising livestock or shopping.

Yeah but a full one with the slug that killed the buck is cool:

Looks pretty dumb to me.

I think the 2 or 3 formerly active members on this site who did that all left for the other site and only one of them was still pushing hard for the dems over there.

Now that a full 2nd amendment friendly Washington DC government has been voted into power, it shouldn’t be too long until abusive state laws, like NY’ s on ammo, are stricken down. Until then, it’s not too much trouble for me to pick out my ammo on one day and return for it a day or couple months later. I did that once this year and it was no problem. I have long been conserving my “real” ammunition by doing the bulk of my target practice with an adult stocked Daisy Red Ryder BB gun. I also have multiple selections of deer weapons available such that I can choose one I still have ammo for if a run out of ammo for another, and so far at least, ML bullets have not been restricted by the current un-constitutional NY ammo law .

I always use a neck shot as a finisher on deer that I have spined (about 6 times in 43 seasons). I killed (2) others that were broadside with neck shots and shotgun slugs, a big buck from 10 yards when that was all I had to shoot at and a doe from 80 yards with open sites when the slug missed my point of aim (front shoulder) by that much for reasons unknown to me. I also killed an Adirondack buck with a perfectly placed Texas heart shot with my 30/06 that broke the neck on exit and also cut a shallow groove across the bottom of the heart. I believe that shot was more ethical than a frontal or side neck shot because the margin of error on a kill was greater. That particular kill was also close to the cleanest that I ever had on a deer because the bullet really didn’t expand until it broke thru the neck on the way out the front. The guts came out as clean as a whistle. Normally, a bullet will expand slightly when it strikes the hide but there’s no hide over the anus. Most attempted Texas heart shots miss the mark by a slight amount, leading to a very messy gut job. I’ve not heard of anyone else placing that shot right on as I did on my only attempt.

Speaking as someone who has likely struck things on two of my last 3 shots deer this year, and missed them clean as a result, I say cut them branches asap.

24 shots heard so far here on the nw corner of wmu 9F. One 7 minutes one two minutes before legal. Just heard 25 & 26 real close . No deer seen yet.

Thank you for your service and same to all the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Merchant Marine veterans.

I’m packing that gun on that trip Thanksgiving NZ trip whether or not I still have a buck tag. It and my Remlin 336BL fits in one of my lockable hard sided gun cases (necessary during transport per NY Safe act) and I’ll bring my scoped Ruger M77 in my second hard case, if I still have my buck tag. If I punch that buck tag during the first week of the southern zone gun season at home, then I’ll bring my Ruger 10/22 in the second case and the side by side 16 ga. in the other. I’ll still bring slugs for that, in case I run into a black bear, but grouse and number 7-1/2’s will be the primary task. The .22 is for squirrels and coyotes.

I’ve checked my J. Stevens Springfield 16 ga side by side with slugs and they cross the bulls eye at 50 yards. Beyond that the right barrel hits to the left and the left barrel hits to the right. I’ve never fired it at a deer but I have carried it a few times in hopes of getting a shot at one. I probably will again this year (if I still have my buck tag) up in the NZ over Thanksgiving weekend.

It all depends on how the upcoming “last weekend” of crossbow season goes. If it’s anything like this past one, then it’s looking like I’m going to be hunting our home farm this year. I had been hunting my parents farm, around 20 miles away, for the last (7) years (except (2) years ago when a blizzard stranded me in southern CA). Last year, I didn’t even see a deer over there, on opening day of gun, nor did I last Sunday afternoon with my crossbow. There’s been a lot more deer action around home this year, where I have a much better selection of foodplots available to them including some excellent field corn.

I picked up a couple 9F’s at Runnings on 11/1.

All the action here in wmu 9F is still within 1/2 hour of sunrise and sunset. A 2.5 yr buck walked by about 75 yards out at sunrise. Neck was swollen and appeared to be searching. This 1.5 yr 3-point fed on wheat for 5 minutes at under 20 yard range. My first legit “pass” of the SZ archery season on my first day of hunting it (I wait till crossbow opens). Just about ready to pull the plug on the morning hunt at our place. My next one will be Sunday morning over at my parents (nephew’s wedding is in between). I think the peak rut is going to kick off in another day or two. I may do (2) all day sits next weekend (one here and one at my parents).

Thanks for posting that. My father in law gave me this well used one for Christmas more than 20 years ago. I had long carried this Shrade Sharpfinger (another American classic), which I prefer because it is easier to clean up after use and holds an edge longer. Nevertheless, I’ve always carried the Buck 110 while hunting up at his place in the Adirondacks, and that’s where I am now. I’ve used it on (3) ML week does and (2) Thanksgiving weekend bucks up here over the last 12 years. It always got the job done. I switched it out for a cheap, Asian, big stainless knife for most of this last ML week, mostly because of bears. There’s been a big one sighted nearby and I was worried that if I got a bad hit on it with my ML, I might need a bigger knife for backup. Now that I can pack a little more firepower (My Marlin 336BL), with rifle opening today, I’m going back to the Buck 110, for my last few hunts of the weekend. Hopefully, it will bring me luck. I’ll be switching back to the Sharpfinger, for crossbow hunting back home in the southern zone, next weekend.

I would recommend avoiding any type of call when hunting with subsonic weapon. Reason being, you want deer to be completely relaxed when you release your arrow/bolt. Any sound will put them on high alert. Save the calls till gun season opens up. If you absolutely must use a call during archery season, then use the lower heart as your aim point. That way they might still take the arrow/bolt below the spine when they duck your shot.

Sort of, because deer meat is packaged by volume not weight (ie quart and gallon sized bags are units of volume). The chest girth method uses a perimeter measurement around the deer and that is more directly relatable to volume, compared to the weight measurement. The chest girth measurement doesn’t change that much, as a deer carcass dries out, nor does the number of quart bags required to package up the edible meat. The scale weight reduces sharply as the carcass dries out though. Folks get confused about this, because the grocery store sell meat priced by the pound. In reality, the scale weight of the carcass don’t mean that much, because more than half of that weight is made up of water, and that percentage drops off sharply, the longer one takes to get the carcass on a scale.

I’ve killed (3) with neck shots, The second obe from the side, from a 10 yard range, with a 16 ga rifled slug. Only the head and neck were visible that time and I didn’t want to totally destroy the head in the trophy buck so u went for the neck, dropping him dead in his tracks. The first one was an inadvertent neck shot with my compound bow. That was actually the last arrow that I ever fired at a deer with a vetical bow and it happened in 2012, the same year as the one up above that I “necked” later with my slug gun. It must have caught a glimpse of my draw as it passed thru the hedgerow my stand was in, coming from behind me. When it turned broadside at 25 yards, I released my arrow. It reared down and back, taking the arrow just below the head. I had a mechanical broadhead and it ran off with the arrow sticking thru and about equal lengths protruding each side. The wide blades must have sliced the aorta or jugular because I heard him crash after about a 25 yard dash. The last one was the exit on a Perfectly placed Texas heart shot I took on an Adirondack 6-pointer back in 2016, with my scoped 30/06 from a 50 yard range. Obviously, that one also dropped in its tracks. That was probably the cleanest guy job I have ever had on a deer and there was no entry wound since the bullet entered the existing hole. I did loose the neck roast in that one though, which was a shame because that is one of my favorite parts. The bottom of the heart was also grooved a bit by the passing 150 gr Federal Classic bullet. I certainly wouldn’t hesitate to take those last two shots again, but I never again used a vertical bow on a deer, after that first one.

You got that right. The worst thing about the deer hunting up there, is how piss poor it makes the hinting seem in other places, regardless of how many more or how much bigger the deer might be. The ones up north are all worth at least double to me. A decent 3-pointer will trip my trigger up there, where around home in WNY, I’m usually looking for at least 3 points on a side. The best in world scenery and the solitude up there are worth that much to me at least. I’ve traveled to most of the lower 48, and none of them have anything on NY’s Adirondacks and Thousand Islands region, when it comes to the scenery. I’ve hunted the high desert of Colorado one time, and that was plenty. I could care less if I never cross the Mississippi again. I’m trying to talk my wife into looking for a decent chunk of land and moving to the town of Rossie (not sure if that’s how you spell it) after we retire. That’s about half way between her parents place and my family’s vacation cottage on Goose bay. I don’t want to be waterfront (taxes are too high), but half way between those places would give us plenty of fast (less than 30 minute) free access to it.

I’m looking forward to hunting deer up north this year. Last year was probably my worst ever up there, not even seeing a deer in (11) days of hunting. Things are definitely looking better this season, with recent sightings of at least (2) good ones. My wife was up there last weekend and saw a big doe with a fawn. Hopefully, I’ll be able to punch my antlerless tag on that big doe during early ML week this Saturday thru next Friday. There has also been a decent 6 pointer hanging around all summer, and it was sighted by her parents just after she left on Sunday. I’ll be after him all week with my ML and thru the next weekend with my rifle. I’ve got most of my gear packed and ready to go, and am heading out for the4.5 hour drive after work on Friday. I’m bringing along my scoped T/C Omega 50 cal ML, my open sighted Remlin 336 BL 30/30, and my J Stevens 16 ga side by side (for grouse). I’ll use my father in laws scoped Marlin 336 30/30, if it’s not raining, during the rifle season weekend. I’m also bringing some 16 ga slugs, and might try a deer hunt or two with my double. It fits right on st 50 yards with both barrels. It would be cool to get a deer or bear with that. I’ll also be doing lots of smallmouth bass fishing, in search of that elusive 22 inch plus bass to get mounted. I’ll release any others, but keep any incidental perch, for my mother in law. I can’t wait to get up there and am very thankful for the favorable weather forecast.

I’m heading to NY’s northern zone Friday, for early antlerless week up there. The weather forecast looks great. The leaves are just past peak, which is perfect for deer hunting mornings and evenings and fishing mid day. My favorite time of the year to be up there. I’m staying thru the opening weekend of rifle season. I have three tags that I could fill (two either/or and an antlerless) but I’ll be very thankful if I manage to fill just one. The scenery and solitude are so good up there, that I count every deer at least double what I do at home in WNY. I’ve been going up there that week for at least the last 10 years and this is the best weather forecast that I can remember. Might not even need my tree umbrella this year. It’s great to have free lodging and food (my in-laws live up there) and not need to purchase an out of state hunting license.

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Nope, it’s black duct tape.

I went to a gun store up in g r he Northern zone whdd ed n we were visiting the in-laws during Labor Day weekend. My brother in law, a retired state trooper, got his background check back in about 5 minutes for his ammo purchase. We waited for around a half hour for mine and it did not come back in that time. I only had (2) boxes of 12 ga slugs, and a box of 50 cal ML bullets and sleeves. We had to go, so I left the two boxes of slugs there on shelf. They let me walk out with just the ML bullets. Hopefully, my background check comes back, by the next time I go up there during early ML week, (starts October 19). Otherwise, I’ll see if they will let me take an equivalent amount in dollars of ML bullets, and I’ll just but my other ammo on out of state road trips.