WNYBuckHunter

I know Im a little late, havent been online much, but I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!

Yes, you can plant a food plot and yes you can hunt over it, there is a whole section on food plots and other QDM methods with lots of info on this site... http://huntingny.com/forums/index.php/board,9.0.html

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I came to my stand for tbe afternoon. Snow is falling with a light breeze. This is what I look forward to all year!

We went this morning. I picked up 2 ladder stands for $99. Well, my fiance bought them as an early xmas gift, but it was a good deal. They had some stuff but not like in the past. I didnt even see a GM ad.

I cant believe ol' Antoine made it on here, its the biggest running joke at my office ;D Well, Obviously....

It would equal out to almost 2 weeks of gun season gone. Want to hunt more? Pick up a crossbow and have at it. The hunting would be better for a longer period because deer arent being blasted at with guns for 4 to 5 weeks straight. Ever notice how much more relaxed deer are during archery season?

Done

As far as I know, these are not Russian Boar, they are feral hogs. I could be wrong though.

As long as its in the trunk or back of the truck while you are driving, it would be ok.

First, show a state that does not allow doe hunting. : Guys, just realize that Brushbuster is extremely misinformed and on a crusade to end the shooting of does. ;D

I have put deer in my trunk before, it works fine, just put a tarp in there first.

Yep, thats what Ive been thinking too. I watched the episode of D&DH that had his predictions on it again last night, and the correlations between that and what I have heard and observed so far this season are remarkable. Some chasing and a few occurrences of breeding in late Oct/early Nov, then a lull before things really are supposed to get good starting right about now. We will see what happens in the next week or two, because that is the time frame that will tell the story.

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Doc, after putting our observations out there about what we have seen regarding hunter numbers out there on the state lands ,etc, do you really think shortening gun season will have much of an effect? Many weekend warriors get out there for a weekend or two and thats it. Cutting down the season wouldnt affect them. Plus, for the guys that hunt like crazy, the transition to a crossbow isnt that bad, and lets face it, most hunters arent as frugal as you lol. Id be willing to bet that if it came down to it, most guys would pick up a crossbow rather than give up hunting. I just dont see it making a huge dent in hunter numbers, especially in the long run. Once hunting gets better, people will want to hunt in NY more. Just my opinion though.

You make it multiple choice lol

Glad to hear it worked out for you Hide.

The doe take in NY is going down because they have cut the number of doe permits. The DEC allowed the glut of DMPs because the herd was too big, they dont care about the buck to doe ratio. Do I want to see AR? Im on the fence about it, there are more effective means to try and cut down on the 1.5 y/o buck take. Out here in the fingerlakes, most 1.5s would meet the 3 points per side anyway, so it would do nothing to save them. In other parts of the state, I hear from the hunters there that it works for them.

Thats the one Im figuring on using as well.

Here are my opinions on what would make the deer season better overall. 1 - Shorten gun season. Make it a 2 week (tops) regular gun season after the rut and leave the late ML season in there. 2 - Make it 1 buck per season total, not 2 3 - Open archery season Oct 1 4 - Open archery season up to all archery equipment (read this as include x-bows) 5 - Make DMAPs only available to farmers that allow a certain number of hunters access to their land during regular deer seasons

Alsheimer......

Real nice buck, 3.5 is a good guess, Id say the same. If he makes it another year, he should be a real slammer.

I think they should make a short 10 question survey mandatory when getting your license each year.

Agreed. The original poster already acknowledged the mistake but people kept on about it. No reason to drag it on for 25 pages like some other topics.

As long as the season is open for them, there is no bag limit. You can hunt them during the day or at night, you can bait them, use a bow, shotgun or centerfire rifle (no centerfire in deer season though) or rimfire. You can use any type of call you want for them, and you can trap them as well. There are people that will buy the pelts from you too.