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LIVE From The Woods 2018 - Lets hear stories and see some pictures!
BowmanMike replied to burmjohn's topic in Deer Hunting
That would get the hair on the back of my neck standing up,fast.- 10374 replies
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I dont know that diner,i havent been down there in a few years. That is funny you are in that same general area.
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Aww,that is awfully nice. I have some friends outside of Livingston Manor,how far are you from there? I am up by Cooperstown. And dont worry,i am not crashing your dinner tonight...
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That looks delicious!!! Can you keep that warm for a couple of hours? That is how long it will take me to get to your door.
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BowmanMike replied to burmjohn's topic in Deer Hunting
blue,that has to be a blue jay i would think.- 10374 replies
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BowmanMike replied to burmjohn's topic in Deer Hunting
I went for a walk down the road and into the woods for the last hour of light. I spotted a deer when i wasnt any further than 60 yds in the woods. Too bad it turned out to be a lone doe,i snuck to within 50 yds,but no other deer around. Then it got dark fast and no other deer walked my way. It is always nice to see something though.- 10374 replies
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LIVE From The Woods 2018 - Lets hear stories and see some pictures!
BowmanMike replied to burmjohn's topic in Deer Hunting
Liver hit for sure. That is a dead deer,but it might take several hours. Don't go bumping it,they usually bed down not far from the hit site. Did you see it hunch up a little too? And.what was the angle f the shot? If you got a.lung as well it should be dead pretty soon.- 10374 replies
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BowmanMike replied to burmjohn's topic in Deer Hunting
thats a massive cobblestone fireplace if i have ever seen one,someone cleaned the creek out!!- 10374 replies
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that is amazing!!
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BowmanMike replied to burmjohn's topic in Deer Hunting
It is a hard adjustment from bow season to gun. Sightings drop by a lot.and the deer are pretty instantly on super high alert. I hope they will be active this weekend,i would like to fill my buck tag.- 10374 replies
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When it gets really cold deer get very efficient about feeding. If they fed when it is the coldest they would burn more calories getting that food. So they tend to feed when it is warmest on frigid days. Being bedded keeps them fairly warm without exerting much energy/calories. At least that is what i think,and i am no expert,only in my own mind,haha.
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BowmanMike replied to burmjohn's topic in Deer Hunting
Good luck to you die hards going out today. I am not even a little bit tempted to join you. Warmer days are coming and the opening weekend crowds will be cut in half by this weekend.- 10374 replies
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Does it make sense to use scents when its cold out?
BowmanMike replied to goosifer's topic in Deer Hunting
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The doe i shot last sunday was with a buck,a fork horn. Just the two of them,so i think they were romancing...
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BowmanMike replied to burmjohn's topic in Deer Hunting
I will be out this afternoon,still hunting the eastern slopes. It would be awesome to get another maybe a better look at the big ten I saw on Saturday...- 10374 replies
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BowmanMike replied to burmjohn's topic in Deer Hunting
good thing it isn't dick cheney,i would be worried about your face then...- 10374 replies
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BowmanMike replied to burmjohn's topic in Deer Hunting
looks just like my first bow buck from a few years ago,congrats!!!- 10374 replies
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I don't know how you get out at all. Seriously. I only have a wife and no kids and and old house to take care of,we both work and i don't get out as much as i would like. But i think i am far from a type A 1 personality as well. But no one has time to do all the stuff they want,unless you are a dud and have 0 interests. Prioritize and do what you can,all anyone can do really. Good luck!
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Thanks guys,i dont regret it. I lost a shoulder hit doe during bow,and found deer legs a week later in the same general area. That stngs,i hate seeing deer suffer. Part of the reason i use the muzzle loader is that i have to be sure of the shot. And i am cheap as well,paid $ 100 for it. My only gun besides a 22.
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I encountered the biggest buck i have seen on the hoof last Saturday. He was with a group of does,one of which saw me and got up. He got up but wasn't sure why. Distance was maybe 135 yds,i have a muzzle loader. A tangle of branches on my side of the swamp,15yds away,100 yds wide open and a tangle of branches and brush in front of him. I had no tree for a rest and could not get a clearer lane on him. He stood there for 15 seconds maybe,then they ambled off while i was trying to get clear on my side,but they were behind a big pine tree up the bank already and didn't come out the other side,went uphill. Couple of my buddies are harassing me about it,they think i should have shot. I gave the shot a 10% chance of connecting. I think i did the right thing,what would you guys have done? Oh,this took place fairly close to the property line of the land i was hunting.
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we do have a ton of deer here. I saw a dozen or so down the road from my house this afternoon. They seem to be in good sized groups already. You might be right,i dont know what the DEC bases their herd estimates on.
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I thought it would be the opposite. If people dont report the take,wouldn't the DEC issue more tags to reach their goals? I am in 4F,and i get a doe tag pretty much every year.
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BowmanMike replied to burmjohn's topic in Deer Hunting
man,i do hope you will be able to go after him in the a.m. It is amazing how much blood they can loose and still go. Resilient critters. Best of luck tomorrow.- 10374 replies
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A good day to be glassing sunny hillsides and stalking
BowmanMike replied to philoshop's topic in Deer Hunting
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BowmanMike replied to burmjohn's topic in Deer Hunting
good luck with it!!- 10374 replies
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