WNYBuckHunter

The first weekend of bow season was a bunch of fun. No deer hanging, but I got a whole weekend of seat time with my favorite hunting buddy. My daughter. Friday Night I got everything loaded up. Side by side on the trailer, all clothes and equipment cleaned, prepped and ready to go. I knew there was some rain n the forecast but hoped it would be light enough to not worry about. Saturday morning, I got up at 4:30 and heard the rain. Looked outside and sure enough, to much rain to hunt in. Checked the radar and it was obvious I didnt want to head out in that. Told my daughter to go back to bed, we would hunt that afternoon instead. Fast forward to the afternoon, and we were out the door and in the stand around 1. We had a small fawn in the food plot within 15 mins, then nothing until around 4ish. 4 big doe and 3 fawns showed up from the other end of the plot. Unfortunately, before wandering into my first shooting lane, they veered off into another food plot. The fawns were running around like crazy, sometimes almost right under our stand. Really fun to watch. About 1/2 hour after they left, we got hit with some hail, and the deer left the other plot, but didnt come near my lanes, so all we could do was watch them leave. Before I could sit back down, I looked over and 20 yards away, just before one of my other shooting lanes, a big doe had popped out unnoticed by us. I reached for my bow and she locked right up, stood there for a few minutes and then turned and left the way she had came. That was about it for that day. A bit frustrating but funnone the less, and my daughter's first taste of bow hunting. Heres a couple pics from the afternoon... Sunday morning we woke up at 4:30, got ready and headed into the frosty morning. Absolutely a gorgeous morning. Cold, crisp and the stars were bright, as there wasnt a cloud in the sky. We got to the farm and climbed up in a stand that sits in a transition area between bedding and a huge corn field. I hoped we could catch them coming off the field. At first light I noticed a small doe fawn about 20 yards away. She ended up hanging with us until almost 9:30, when she finally left. That was about the only action for the morning other than squirrels and birds, so we headed out and changed a trail cam card on the way out. We headed home and had some lunch before heading to the other farm for the afternoon. A few pics from the morning hunt and a couple of trail cam pics I grabbed from the videos...

I havent watched the video, is that Knob Creek? Ive been to that one, awesome to say the least. Edit...watched it a bit, and yes, thats knob creek. If youve never been, I highly suggest it. Just bring a good stack of disposable cash, you wont want to leave without trying out a few for yourself, but you pay for the ammo.

Worst hand seeding job Ive ever seen.......

If I didnt process my own, I wouldnt shoot them either.

Gunner1, ive been reading up on the winch cable issue and it seems like most people that have had problems had a setup where the angle over the fairlead was pretty severe. Looking at mine, the angle is pretty minor. Do you think it will really be that much of an issue? My main concern is that ill put a strap on it (they are cheap enough) and then take it for a ride, get stuck and need to winch out, and i wont have enough strap to reach something.

I have the rewards card, but havent had to buy much there this year, so i am low on points.

Great shootin Eddie!

Thats a low blow coming from a guy that drives a Ford

I didnt wanna leave any of them depressed...

Ive been thinking of grabbing a cover for my UTV as well, but i wont really be using it to get into stand locations unless Im transporting someone that cant make the walk.

Nice bow, great guy to deal with. GLWS

Last year, the day after thanksgiving... And before anyone says they arent tagged, the DMAPs are zip tied to the legs on the does.

But if you are bow/ml hunting, youd still get your doe permit, and the either sex tag could turn into a second doe permit. Or you could take your kids and let them hunt even if you arent hunting yourself.

I woke up at 4:30 and heard the rain outside. Looked to see how hard it was, and checked the radar. Decided not to go out for the morning sit. Glad I didnt, its been raining without many breaks since. Supposed to dry up for the afternoon.

Wish id known about that coupon before i went and got all my scent killer crap the other day lol.

Easy, buck fawns and doe fawns have different shaped heads.

Just because they are trying to suckle still, doesnt mean they are getting any milk or need the doe at all. I have video of a fawn trying to suckle last week and the doe kicked it right in its head for its efforts. I have zero issues killing a doe thats in a group with fawns. Heck, i might even zap the fawn if its female and we need to fill DMAPs. At least Im honest.

Make sure to ask him for the jaw bones, and post good pics of them once you get them back. If that deer is 2 or 3, he was a freak.

Congrats! Awesome buck!

I saw some corn fields cut up my way yesterday. Feels early for that. Most of them are still green.

We get them on the farms I hunt every year. Sign is there, and the farm hands have seen them, but no cam photos yet. Honeoye area

Thanks for the heads up. Ill see what I can do. Actually just got the plow out from its storage spot and put it in the garage for easy on/off, so Im all ready for winter.

Saskatchewan would be a nightmare hunt as well

Horton was in big trouble, and TenPoint bought them and shut the line down. They currently will buy your Horton crossbow from you if you purchase a Wicked Ridge or TenPoint crossbow to replace it with. Kind of a trade in program to help out because the parts and service for the Hortons is gone. If you want to do it, you better hurry, they are offering it only until the end of this year http://www.tenpointcrossbows.com/pages/horton-trade-in-program/