WNYBuckHunter

Figured since it was my last evening of gun season, I’d sit out in the back of our property. Had this nice doe and 2 fawns come out just before sunset. One well placed 150grain Fusion out of my 308 and she dropped after 10 yards. Nice end to gun for me and last deer taken off of our place before we move. Now if I can Just get one more with my muzzleloader, my deer season goal for the year will be complete.

I forgot To take a pic, but tonight it was tater tots covered with cheddar cheese, pulled bbq venison, bacon, sour cream and chives.

Absolutely. Ive shot quite a few deer that were bumped out of corn fields while they are being harvested. Alot of the time they will stay where they are until the combine is almost right on top of them.

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Here’s a few that were taken this year out towards the 8g area. The big one with the trail cam pic came in at 181 green from what I heard

You dont know who Mila Kunis is?

I have Mila booked already, thats why he cant deliver. Sorry about that.

Theres the email from DEC. Plain and simple. All you have to do is read the areas I highlighted and take each into consideration. If you are in a rifle zone, you can hunt with any caliber rifle day or night. If you are in a shotgun only area, it has to be below 22 caliber.

John Burke <[email protected]> 11/13/13 to me John, You can hunt furbearers with any caliber rifle any where in the state, with the exception of deer season, if the county where you hunt does not allow rifle, you must hunt furbearers with a rim fire or shotgun during the open deer season, which includes archery and muzzleloading season. Afer the deer season closes, you can switch back to the centerfire rifle. You may never hunt with a centerfire rifle in Weschester, Nassau or Suffolk. Capt. John W. Burke NYS DEC Police 6274 East Avon-Lima Road Avon, NY 14414-9519 Office - 585-226-6706 Fax - 585-226-8533

It is true, I highlighted it in red. Ill see if I cant find the email I got from DEC confirming this. Weve had this discussion on here before.

Thats only for non rifle areas. If you are in a rifle zone (for deer), you can use any caliber day or night. Possession and Use of Rifles for Hunting Furbearers To determine whether you may use a rifle to hunt furbearers, answer the following questions: Is any deer season open in the location you wish to hunt (including archery, muzzleloading, regular, late, and Deer Management Focus Area)? If NO, you may use any caliber rimfire or centerfire rifle for hunting furbearers. If YES, can deer be hunted with rifles in that location during the regular (firearms) deer season? If YES, you may use any caliber rimfire or centerfire rifle for hunting furbearers during any open deer season. If NO, you may only possess afield rimfire rifles .22-caliber or smaller, or centerfire rifles less than .22-caliber (e.g., .204, .17) during any open deer season. Once all deer seasons are closed, the restriction ends, except: You may never possess a rifle afield in Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. In the Northern Zone, it is illegal to carry a rifle larger than .22-caliber rimfire (or .22-caliber or larger centerfire rifles) at any time if accompanied by a dog, except when coyote hunting. Furbearer Hunting at Night You may hunt furbearers at night, with or without a light, as follows: You may use a light, but you may not hunt from any motor vehicle, including an ATV. All laws pertaining to the use of a spotlight and firearm apply. If hunting without a light, the use of a light gathering ("starlight") scope is legal on any firearm listed below. You may use a handgun, bow, or crossbow. You may use a shotgun loaded with shot (any size). You may hunt furbearers with a rifle chambered in any cartridge, except that during any open season for deer - including archery, muzzleloading and regular seasons - you may not possess a centerfire rifle afield, during the day or night, to hunt wildlife, including furbearers in any county or portion of a county where deer hunting with rifles is prohibited during the regular deer season. Centerfire rifles smaller than .22 caliber are permitted (e.g., .204, .17 Hornet). See the section above for further clarification. NOTE: In Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk counties rifles are not allowed. In all other localities, be sure to check with local officials about laws restricting the discharge of a firearm at night.

You can still take someone hunting as long as they do nothing but sit there and watch. They are not allowed to shoot, drive animals, etc. Theres nothing to argue about, its legal period.

If that were true, then people wouldnt be able to bring their kids or guests hunting.

Had a doe and 2 fawns come out right at sunset. Never had a good shot at the doe. I’ll be back at it Saturday.

Got out of work a few hours early, stopped home to change and now I’m in a stand. I dont Have much time left to hunt this year due to another work trip next week and moving the following weekend. Have to get seat time in when I can At this point.

correct about archery hunting

Chances are, after eating gas station sushi, you might not have any guts left.

Its a great way to enjoy the comradery of you hunting buddies as well. Thats half the reason I do it.

This weekend should be just about the time that they are getting into the second round of rutting. The weather looks great in my neck of the woods, cool temps, light winds and some stormy weather moving in Monday and Tuesday. Should make for a great weekend of hunting!

Pressure, weather, changing food sources, different stages of the rut, and other things all play into the patterns deer get into throughout the season. If you dont adjust, it will seem like they have vanished.

Yep, you can use a bow during gun and muzzleloader seasons.

LOL, yep, Im up at 4:30-5am every day to go to work. Wakey wakey time to go hunt is no big deal at all. Gotta love these guys that come on here and spout off that anyone that hunts differently than the way they do, dont hunt "correctly".

Thats a pretty ignorant statement.

I participate in drives a few days per season with buddies. I prefer smaller, quiet drives where we plan them out, use the wind to our advantage and gently bump the deer along. Other times, we have larger groups, but we still apply the same basic tactics. I can only take so much of them though, I would much rather be still hunting, on stand or doing small pushes with one or two other people, but we hunt working farms where filling the farm DMAPs is the name of the game. Farmers dont give a rats ass how the deer are killed, as long as it happens, and well planned drives are a good way to get tags filled.

It broke alot of threads