Gencountyzeek

Lol, yes im buck hunting now.

Meat in the freezer

Congrats to all today, out of likes. Back at it in the a.m.

So the morning was filled with counting squirrels, no deer sightings at all by us or my father. My son had obligations at school to help set up for a vetrans ceremony tomorrow, so i took some time mid day to move a blind to a spot i figured could have potential. He got home around 130 and he wanted to try the blind out. By 230 it was very apparent too many people were hunting a small chunk of woods. My father was sitting 75 yards away, a neighbor was maybe 100. So i asked him where he wanted to go. "Back corner" was the answer. Ok lets go. We were settled in the new spot by 315. Within minutes i could hear deer running in the brush and a swamp to our right. A minute later i see a doe just inside the brush line , he gets on it and asks if its ok to shoot, i give him the ok. Then we hear a grunt, then another. He gives me a look and i just nod, the doe trots off and then the buck appears. I give him the good old mehhh to stop him, unfortunately he stops with a branch covering the vitals. He stares in our direction for just short of eternity, then takes 2 steps and i throw another mehhh at him, this time he stops in a opening and the rest is history. He made a great long range shot that was pushing 35 yards lol. Buck ran 50 yards and drops. So proud of him. The last few years hunting has changed for me, i tried my hardest to get my brother in law a good buck and last bow season he put his 1st "big" buck on the wall, this year was all about Ryan. I kinda like getting "old" lol.

Best day ever

Good luck everyone, been settled in with my hunting partner since 610. To say he is pumped is a understatement lol. This is going to be a great day shot or no shot. Enjoy it everyone!

Good luck, be safe, and shoot straight!

Checking out my field with my night vision just now. BIG 10pt with split G2 on the left side 150 yards from my back patio. Never seen this guy before but id love to introduce myself and my son tomorrow

Its a pistol you are good to go in erie county. Before genesee and wyoming county changed i hunted with a thompson center contender in 7-30 waters (30-30 necked down to 7mm). Rifle caliber pistols are a great loophole for restricted counties.

So far so good, 20rds down and easy 3/4" @100. Went 3/3 at 300 yards on my 5" gong. This is shooting off a back pack no rear support. Ive read bad reviews on 300 win mag, supposedly it was a bad reamer. I believe cabelas has the mesa on sale now for 1099.

Christensen arms mesa in. 308 Its gotta kill something before i take it elk hunting next year.

If your really in a pinch i have a good amount of 165gr nosler accubonds. Let me know.

My son and ill will be hunting near cover. The hunting preasure is not bad around us but, if they do get preasured its where they are headed. More importantly, the bucks are still harassing does and they are hanging near bedding.

Im not expecting any giants, biggest reason is ill be sitting with my son. If one comes out its his.

I have a buddy that has been searching for the last few months and has come up dry. The gun loves these rounds doesnt pattern good with the 2 3/4. Barnes expanders or the federal fusions. If u have a box u could spare or know a place that has some please let me know, where and how much. Thanks.

@doebuck1234 give it time, call and get a dog lined up for tonight or tomorrow morning. The wet conditions are better for the dog then warm and dry. Good luck

Happy Birthday and Semper Fi!

Crazy minute for me walking back in. Im 200 yards from my back patio, neighbors are mowing, when i think i hear a grunt. Naw...then another...am i crazy? Then some crashing, nope not crazy. I knock an arrow and take a couple steps into a path that leads to the front of my woods. More crashing and out jumps a beautiful buck, stops dead center in the path facing directly at me at 30 yards...i draw but talk myself out of a frontal shot, he spins around and continues chasing a doe followed by a 4pt too. They ripped through my neighbors field, through a part of my woods and then they ate gone...the little 4pt shows back up but no one else. So now i sit here contemplating what to do. I get that doe and buck could be in orleans county by now but do ya think she may come back...stay on the ground, go to a tree...soooo many choices. actually just moved this here, posted in the live from the water first...in a stand 150yards from where they were chasing.

Ooops...wrong thread... keep casting boys nothing to see here

Crazy minute for me walking back in. Im 200 yards from my back patio, neighbors are mowing, when i think i hear a grunt. Naw...then another...am i crazy? Then some crashing, nope not crazy. I knock an arrow and take a couple steps into a path that leads to the front of my woods. More crashing and out jumps a beautiful buck, stops dead center in the path facing directly at me at 30 yards...i draw but talk myself out of a frontal shot, he spins around and continues chasing a doe followed by a 4pt too. They ripped through my neighbors field, through a part of my woods and then they ate gone...the little 4pt shows back up but no one else. So now i sit here contemplating what to do. I get that doe and buck could be in orleans county by now but do ya think she may come back...stay on the ground, go to a tree...soooo many choices.

Bark at them, they usually stop then.

I hate crossbow "season"...i feel like i post this every year. My son and i got in our stands by 645. Beautiful morning until our "great" cross bow hunting neighbor comes waliking in at 735, pretty sure he stepped on every branch on his way in. He gets to a area maybe 100 yards from us on the property line. Walks around there for a bit breaking every branch. Sits down for maybe 35-40mins, then proceeds to walk about a 40 yard area into thick brush thats not his land...at this point i txt him to let him know we are about 100 yards from him and good luck. Im hoping he will kinda get it and just sit still. Nope more walking around for 5 more mins, pops out of the brush and sits on the property line again. He texts me goodluck, and lets me know nothing seems to be moving this a.m....finally 15 mins later he is up and atleast walking away from us but still stepping on every branch. He only crossgun and gun hunts... We have seen 1 small doe fawn so far. Good luck all.

Well didnt have to go far for this big male. Let my dog out and scanned my field, saw this guy cutting across it. Grabbed my .204, and rabbit distress hand call and snuck my way towards my field. He was walking the edge of our field near a neighbors backyard whos lab was barking his head off at this yote. Gave some tasty sounding rabbit squeals and he started to head down wind of me, one more squeal and he stopped broadside. Good hit, he did his death spins then started running, he made it to the bank of our new pond and ofcourse rolled down the bank into the water... fished him out, soaking wet he weighed 54lbs, so guessing close to 50 dry which would make him my biggest yote.

Well, no good news here. We searched and searched. Couldnt find blood or the arrow. Searched until dark then just started walking looking for the glow of the luminock. Nothing, he thinks it was low on the shoulder which would be heavier bone, and almost no meat. He is shooting 35lbs and 100gr slik trick 4 blade heads. For being 12 yrs old he just went through a huge roller coaster of emotions, i feel so bad for him but know he will learn from this and be better going forward. We have all been in his shoes just not at 12 lol. Thanks for the well wishes. We will get back out there and get better results.

Welp having been posting much as ive been hunting with my son as much as possible and have been concentrating on just loving every minute of it. He has missed twice so far this year, and we have learned from it. Well we got home quick and decided to move a stand closer to where we have seen alot coming out. After getting it hung and i got up in climber 8ft from him, we were settled...for 5 mins, a button buck came out and gave him a perfect shot at maybe 10 yards. Now for the iffy news, he hit him square in the shoulder. Definitely busted it as the deer ran off it couldnt use that leg. Im hoping it penetrated enough to get the opposite side lung. We are waiting our 45 mins then climbing down. Please keep all your fingers crossed for us.