RichZ7

My friend harvested this beast yesterday Long Island public land. He was all rutted up tarsals jet black and stinking. He came in to my buddy's tree and just started to turn away when my friend hit the grunt tube and pulled him back. He said he came in head low, ears back and lips curled. He was on the trail of 2 does and a spike which had passed a few minutes earlier. What a great buck!!!!!...too bad i had to work. Cant wait to get out Saturday and hopefully get a chance!!

My buddy got this beauty yesterday County Parkland. He was all rutted up looking for love. Tarsals were jet black and stinking

what a brute!!!! Good luck!!!

I heard that its unofficially "official" that you will be able to bowhunt.....LOL. I believe they are working on last minute details before its announced. Fingers crossed....but it will be cold as a MF out there in Jan.

Me and my buddy Kenny with his 8 from 2 weeks ago.....Long Island bowhunting....no comments about the GIANTS hat!!!!!!!!

Late post here everybody. My buddy Kenny shot this basket 8 on 10/7. The Rage did its job....only a 60-70 yd tracking job. We have been seeing a lot of buck movement since opening day. My other friend Pete shot an 8 a day after Kenny's. My son and I found a new area on Saturday.....had some fresh scrapes and a mix of old and new rubs. We hunted it that afternoon but didnt see anything. I went out again on Monday morning to the same spot and around 7:10 AM I had 3 does come in from my left....(or so I thought 3). I watched them come down the run single file and stop by a blow down about 25 yds from my stand. I stood up and positioned my self for a shot while they were behind the blow down. Breeze had changed and was now blowing from me to them. Little did I know was that doe #4 was watching me the whole time. I have no idea where she came from but she busted me big time....I got 2 head bobs and 3 stomps and then she blew at me. She must have been with the 3 but came in on a different angle so I never saw her. Needless to say I had 4 white flags waving bye bye to me. About an hour later I watched a momma with a tiny fawn 50 yds off to my left just browsing on branches and crunching up acorns. Watched them for about 15 mins until they walked off away from me. So 6 deer in an hours time and no shots but it was a fun morning. I did notice a brand new rub about 10 yds from my tree which wasn't there on Saturday afternoon. I'll be out again Sunday and Monday this weekend...I can't wait to see if there is any new sign of activity. Good luck all. Kennys 8 Petes 8

Shelter Island is all private land I assume? I've never been out there

Good luck Jimmy. I was out Friday ( Rocky Point spots 27,28,29) with my son and 4 buddies. We saw about 10 between us but unfortunately no shot opportunity. I did find a nice dead doe with a slug hole through her. Shot might have been a tad high but definitely a double lung......guess they lost the blood trail or just gave up on her. She was frozen solid. My guess is she was there for 2-3 days. What a shame.

Heres the pic.

One of my buddies shot a decent 8 pointer today on Grumman property. Lucky BAS*&%#. is a Riverhead town resident so he can hunt during bow and shotgun out there.

Pretty cool video Elmo. I'm a volunteer FF out in Suffolk County. Sent the link to all my buddies.

Great way to end the season John!!!! Congrats on a nice buck. I'll be out on Jan. 25th with my son and buddies shotgun hunting. We got spots 27,28 and 29 on Rocky Point land up by the 25A bypass. I might try a day or 2 before that on standby. Happy New Year.

Real nice bucks John. Hope you get a crack at him. It's been a real slow season for me.........only saw 2 bucks all year. I missed almost 3 weeks of the season due to a ton of OT at work due to the storm. We also lost access to a property that we've been hunting for the last 7 yrs so its been tough trying to find some new spots. I'm gonna try and give it my best the next few weeks till the end but it could be tag soup for me and my son. Lots of luck to you and have a great time in AC.

My son's first year doing the lottery and he got # 63. 17 year old lucky son of a gun...lol. I got 1153 and my buddy got 762. I'm forfeiting mine and going with my son. My buddy and his brother are pairing up. Good luck to everyone going out. Be safe!!!