Steve D

Last sit for the season. I did a total of 31 sits. I spent 52 hrs. sitting in stands and couldn't tell ya how much scouting. For bow season I saw a total of 75 deer. 23 were bucks 28 were does and 24 I could not tell. I wasn't able to get any shots at anything decent and passed on the little ones. I played cat and mouse with two wall hangers and they won. Except for the shots echoing around the area of guys sighting their guns between 3:00 & 4:30 it was a nice and quite day to end the season. I had four doe run by and stop broadside at 4:45 just as I was leaving after a 2 1/2 hr. sit. (Go figure) I will go through the motions during gun season and enjoy my time in the woods and there is only 318 days til October first. My Views today.: Hope everyone has a successful gun season and short drags.. Shoot straight and most of all BE SAFE

Well indeed it is the end. For the season I did a total of 31 sits. I spent 52 hrs. sitting in stands and couldn't tell ya how much scouting. For bow season I saw a total of 75 deer. 23 were bucks 28 were does and 24 I could not tell. I wasn't able to get any shots at anything decent and passed on the little ones. I played cat and mouse with two wall hangers and they won. Except for the shots echoing around the area of guys sighting their guns between 3:00 & 4:30 it was a nice and quite day to end the season. I had four doe run by and stop broadside at 4:45 just as I was leaving after a 2 1/2 hr. sit. (Go figure) I will go through the motions during gun season, enjoy my time in the woods, and there is only 318 days til October first. My Views today.:

Page 16 of the NYS hunting guide Transportation of Firearms A person may not transport or possess a shotgun, rifle or crossbow in or on a motor vehicle unless the firearm is unloaded in both chamber and magazine or the crossbow is unloaded or taken down. While legally hunting migratory game birds, a loaded firearm may be possessed in a motorboat not under power OR in a motorboat under power only while retrieving dead/ crippled birds. A muzzleloader is considered unloaded when the cap is off the nipple, the primer is removed, the primer powder is removed from the flintlock pan, or the battery is removed from an electric-fired muzzleloader. A crossbow is considered unloaded when the arrow/bolt is removed and the crossbow is uncocked. 2016–2017 New York Hunting & Trapping Guide The only requirement I am aware of is you are out at night spotlighting it needs to be cased. Also on page 16: Spotlighting You may use lights to observe wildlife under the following conditions: • You are not within 500 feet of a home or farm building, unless you have permission from the owner or lessee (when looking for deer or bear) • While in or on a motor vehicle and operating a light and no person has a firearm, bow, or crossbow unless: »» the implement is taken down, or »» the implement is securely fastened in a case, or »» the implement is locked in the trunk of the vehicle, or »» the implement is a handgun For information on hunting furbearers at night, see page 53.

Live From The Woods 2017 edition! Not today....the weather sucks

Actually at 125 lb. average weight it would be a little over 5 1/2 tons

It ain't over yet...I have til 4:44pm Friday and I plan on being out if weather permits. Now with the next season starting Saturday....that may be another story.

Hit the state land just west of H/F on 15

Amen...what most don't realize is the tracking ability is just as important as a good responsible shot. Most don't take the time. I have seen hunters go in the general direction they shot; shake their head and walk away. I and a couple others on here have tracked the rest of the day and gone back the next day and more. If a deer is shot it is the hunters obligation to follow up on that shot to the best of their ability and beyond or call in help. Tracking ability only comes with experience and unfortunately there are not enough around willing to pass on their knowledge and in today's world if there isn't an app for it forget it.

One step at a time and follow the re-hab instructions. GOOD LUCK and keep us posted. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx9xO98kcBU

Just my two cents First and foremost I am a bow hunter. I also hunt with a gun and have shot a lot more deer with the gun than my bow. The major difference between gun & bow season is it requires a lot more skill and quite a bit of luck to harvest one with a bow. Unless you are a spot & stalk hunter the only real skill required after the first fifteen minutes of opening day is the ability to be able to shoot straight. Bow hunting requires the hunter to get relatively close and in order to do that there needs to be a little bit of knowledge of the whitetail and the area that has been selected to hunt. A significant number of “gun” hunters only hit the woods on opening day and maybe a few days during the season. A good majority of “gun” hunters I have encountered do not have a clue about anything except where they are going to sit on each hunt and some are not sure about that. When I set in the woods during gun season and hear the number of consecutive shots I shake my head knowing that more than likely the deer was missed and got away or wounded never to be found. I personally hate to see gun season come or should I say see bow season end. Do bow hunters have an edge as far as when the season is…ABSOLUTELY but that doesn’t mean they are more successful. One reason I don’t like gun season is because it has a tendency to shut everything else down. Guys with dogs have a tendency to not run them because landowners don’t want hunting until “after the first week of deer season” or the entire deer season; or the possibility of loosing one or having one shot. Trappers tend not to trap during deer season because of land owners not wanting them on during deer season or having their traps checked and sets ruined because of deer hunters. There is nothing like the experience of getting in the woods early in a spot you feel confident in and when the sun comes up to see another orange jacket not 50 yards away only to find out it is their first time there. Or you have settled into your spot for a long sit and have someone or a group come marching through. I don’t think it is the “gun” season that everyone is against as much as the kind of stereotype hunter that has been portrayed over time. I personally would support one deer season with the same dates as now, with the number of tags to be determined by DEC. During that season take a deer(s) with the legal implement of your choice. Take it any time during the entire open season with your legal weapon of choice and be done with it. That may do away with all the hoopla and craziness that goes on the “opening” day of gun season.

Thanks...now I know what to get the woman for x-mas.

Before I head back out just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS. That is a very nice buck. If I shot one like that I would be sitting out the gun season also. Put your feet up and enjoy your accomplishment....You deserve it

Yes..I sight in at 25 yds. and raise or lower accordingly just like I would with a single pin sight. More than on pin is to much for me. My Mathews is a pretty flat shooting bow and the hold over or under is so slight it doesn't warrant having extra pins. But then again I am not trying to make 40 or 50 yd+ shots. I seldom practice beyond 35 yds. and have never made or wanted to make a hunting shot that far. Just my preference.

Works fine for me but am considering going back to a one pin site if I can find one I like. The primary draw back on these is you have to remember to turn it on before making the shot. The are also somewhat of a challenge to sight in because they are mounted sideways making the right & left adj. your elevation and your up & down is used to adjust your right & left.

I have one of these on my compound

Spoken by the man that uses the "texas heart" shot to fill a tag.

Good Luck...I am sitting out a couple of days for the weather and some rest (I hope)

It is part of who I am. When I am not hunting I am thinking or reading about hunting. And after a few days of not hunting I get really grouchy. I hate to see the seasons end and the thoughts of next season is the only thing that gets me through the lawn mowing, bug scratching, sweat your tail off season.

Looked on last week...bucks with does, bucks trying to cut in, and daylight movement. This week has been completely dead and having a tough time just finding tracks less than three days old. I just have to figure out where they are having the party.

So what seemed to be and should be the middle of the rut after 14 hrs. of sitting in stands in the last four days. Not a deer seen. Scrapes are not being worked, no tracks. or sign of any movement. They must be have found a new place to get it on here in 8H.

I absolutely love mine. No Gloves, light gloves, heavy gloves, it doesn't matter. The do make one just for loop shooters

I for one will be voting yes because after reading the state constitution I see some areas for improvement. The big one for me is the ability to re-write the constitution to restrict term limits and to limit the Governors authority. Will it ever get done? Can we trust our elected officials to do the right thing? I seriously doubt it but at least if it is passed it may get some of them thinking.

Nice sit this morning. 35 degrees & light wind. Had a beautiful tall 8 point broad side at 50 yds. in the cut bean field. Could not coax him in. Hunters all over the place but he stayed between them all. It is the 2nd wall hanger I have seen in two days. When I got back home the idiot neighbor is out mowing again Back out this afternoon before the rain & wind hits tonight & tomorrow.

The chart is meant to be a guide not the gospel. Each area is different but usually they are at their prime by Late Nov. early Dec. Easiest way to tell on a coon is to look at the guard hairs. Buyers like the dark colored coon with long guard hairs.