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Cost of doing buisness!

Can't wait to get to Foam. Also dying to get to tree house and trillium on a separate run.

Foam and BBCO are top of my list!

Picked up a few from Vermont. So many breweries, so little time. Burlington area next trip for sure

Took a ride up to the Alchemist and Lawson in Vermont. Fully stocked with deliciousness for a while.

Ok, everyone is in agreement that it is a bobcat. I read that average size is between 21-14lbs. But they can get to more than 30. It looks considerably bigger than 30 to me based on the Pennsylvania chest girth equation. How heavy would you guess?

Thanks fellas!

Not sure what this is in the first 2 pictures? A large bobcat? I added pictures of coyotes and a obvious bobcat for reference. Please tell me your thoughts. My property is in Hancock NY (4W).

Thank you very much Sean. We definitely don't see many big deer taken by us. I'm extremely lucky and was in the right place at the right time. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

My biggest was taken this year Monday morning after opening weekend. My first 8pt. Although I should be smiling in the pic, I could not be happier with the harvest. He is a small deer compared to most of the monsters on here but is a trophy to me.

Yes but what kind of rain gear would Jesus wear?

Nice job Grampy. Congrats!

Hunting has been tough this year for me. The weather was awful. We are heading up this weekend. Hoping for decent hunting weather. Definitely get a bow you will be addicted in no time. The end of October early November is an amazing time in the woods.

Nice job Sean. That worked out perfectly. This story brought up a scenario that I hadn't given any thought. I thank you for sharing your experiance. I am now prepared on what I will do if I am caught in the moment.

This is the view from the state land ledges near where I hunt. Not sure if you ever hiked up there.

Nice job Zem. Congrats on a nice buck. Way to follow up on the initial shot. I get the shaking leg syndrome almost every time! Sorry we missed you guys. Next year? Lol

What do you guys do with ladder stands? Anyone using a lifeline? That's pretty much all I use but do not have a lifeline set up. Thoughts?

Sorry if this is long winded. I am from long island and have property near hancock. It is really tough for me to get time away from work and family to hunt. Long island hunting doesn't interest me at all. For me it's all about getting away. Getting camp all set up, having a few cold ones by the fire, breaking each other's balls, eating some good food, strategizing over where to go and the anticipation of the hunt. Then once in the woods all that comes with it. Seeing the woods "wake up", so many species of animals that I am fortunate to have watched. Then culminating with actually harvesting a deer. How many points is really inconsequential. The whole experience is special to me. Every small racked buck is a trophy to me. I think it comes down to why do you hunt. Whatever your reason is it should be respected and not questioned. Just my 2 ¢

I just wanted to share that the bear stew was unbelievably good. I must say I am pleasantly surprised. Better than venison. Not gamey at all. Tender as can be. My entire family loved it. I highly recommend trying it if you never have. Can't wait to prepare it another way.

Will do. Can't believe this weather. Good luck to you as well

Wow. Can't believe you guys got skunked again down there. In all the walking you did, did you see any significant sign? Where did all the deer go. Grandview was quiet. Don't know of anyone that got anything up there. I am going up this weekend. Never hunted up there this late in the season.

I'm heading up to 4w-Hancock Thursday night. Last chance till next year. Lawdwaz buck has me fired up. Nice job man.

Anytime George. Sent you a pm

That bear is a monster. Congrats man. Mine was 165lbs dressed and looks like a cub in comparison. I got approx 40 lbs of meat from mine (some bone) for reference. I had a job getting mine back to camp. Can't imagine what you went through.