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Access is the main reason we cant get it done Steve just like you said and like i said before i know this is natures way of thinning the heard and i am fine with that. Get me into some private spots that are loaded with deer and i will gladly do my part and shoot as many as the land owner would like. But im not going to do it in the areas that i do hunt where the problem doesn't exist. John

the areas that i am hunting where there are larger parcels of woods are not the problem areas. its in peoples backyards and smaller private parcels where there is a big problem. They keep increasing season dates which is really not helping the problem at all. it is just pushing more deer out of huntable areas and into areas where they know they are safe which will not fix the problem. There is really no easy way to fix the deer problem on Long Island by just shooting as many as you can b/c its not that simple. John

This is just natures way of thinning out the heard. Personally if i'm hunting and have a 25-30lb fawn come by i would not think about shooting it. How much meat are you really going to get off of one of those? 6 or 7 lbs if that? The adult deer are doing just fine down here haven't came across one that has died yet from winter kill and have put on a lot of miles already this winter. These guys that are out there shooting 10-15 does really think they are going to stop this from happening and they are not. Do i agree with thinning the heard yes but no matter how much you thin there will always be fawns that wont make it when we have winters like this where there is a hard snowpack and the deer cant get through the snow to the food below for a long period of time. John

Area in was in some spots snow was still up to my knees. Other spots it was only a few inches. They were eating bark off the trees all over the place. The doe was with the fawn I jumped it about 60 yards away and went over to the bed to look for sheds and then saw the fawn.

I was the one who found the fawn yesterday it was still alive when I found it tried to stand it up and get it to walk off and it just fell back down. Died right in front of me. People started basing me for saying that it was horrible to see so I removed the post. Also found another dead fawn yesterday as well that was frozen solid. Snow has been frozen solid and they can't break through to get to food and they can't reach the higher browse so they are starving to death. Hopefully the snow melts soon. John

Have a pro hunter with the 270 barrel. Awesome gun that is very accurate. John

Hunted both upstate in 4r/4g and on the island. Saw a lot of small bucks early in the season upstate but then mainly hunted the island in Nov and Dec. Screed up on a real nice buck first week of Nov then took an 8 point a few days later. Shot m second buck mid Dec and was a nice 8 point with a kicker. Best season I have ever had.

Sorry to hear. I hope him and his son pull through. Johm

Try leaving the place alone for a few days and hunting somewhere else to keep the pressure off. John

Had to put hand warmers in my boots today to to stay warm. Didn't do me any good though I only saw a small six and some does Lol. John

Awesome pics!! What a great buck.. John

Anytime rain stops this time of year the bucks will get up an move around a bit and is a great time to be out there even if it is midday. Good luck getting him next time you are out.

Heading out tomorrow morn for my first sit on li. Can't wait. John

lol ive heard of taking a branch from another area and i will def try that out this year as well. John

http://www.brothersofthebow.com/html/wickedwicks.html could also try this method. John

here are a few of the pics

Have 2 mock scrapes setup since early sept. Between now and then i have a total of about 14 different bucks hitting them and numerous does. All i did was take a stick and scratch up the leaves down to dirt and to loosen the soil and create an overhanging branch by breaking a branch that was up high so it was about 4 1/2 feet off the ground. Then on the branch i put code blue rack rub. i didnt put any scent in the scrape at all yet. Only on the over hanging branch. Seems to be working great for me. John

got the primos bloodhunter HD last year but haven't used it yet. Gets really good reviews online so hopefully if and when i need it it will work good for me. John

just the ones that i started a few weeks ago but deer are hitting them like crazy. John

i have been using rackrub by code blue in two of my mock scrapes. Seems to be working awesome. Between those two scrapes that i created i have about 14 diferent bucks hitting them and does as well. dont put anything on the ground but just put it on the overhanging branch. John

Awesome Buck Congrats on an NY Monster!!!! John

From what i have seen this is the best mapping site out there. http://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=38.8,-98.4&z=5&b=t As for finding what units you are in this is an awesome app for you phone. if you do the paid version it tells you landowner info and all. You can also download the free version which will show you all the dec zones with overlays that you can see right over aerials. http://www.huntinggpsmaps.com/apple-app-subscription Hope this helps. John

No prob guys. Got it off another site and figured I'd pass it along. John

Nice buck!! I'm guessing around mid 120s

No I wear that as my first layer