mowin

I've never been a trophy hunter, or had a target buck. I've waited for larger bucks some yrs, but I'll admit I'm more of a meat hunter then a horn hunter. So what's your plan? First legal buck, or waiting for a big guy?

I'm thinking liver hit, but not the artery where the two parts of the liver connect. I've seen deer live 6+ hrs with that hit. Thinking your best bet it to start searching and as mentioned look for crows. If crows or yotes found him, he won't be covered with snow for long, so look for a dark area that looks out of place. Good luck.

Nice kitty. Looking forward to seeing the finished mount.

I've shot 10+ deer and a few yotes over the yrs with rage broadheads. Most were from a tree stand. 4 were ground blinds. 3 were with a xbow. I'm truly amazed at the holes these things make and the incredible blood trails. Shot this yote the other day at 15 yrds from a 12' stand. The hole is just huge, but she managed to run 125 yrds. A blind man could follow the blood trail.

Welcome to the circus. Post your question in the bow hunting forum. Where in 4F is your property?

Evening. If you shoot one in the morning, your most likely not going to make it to work on time. Not sure if that's a issue for you or not. I like evening sits better.

Had a fun hunt tonight. It was my first sit of the season. Had several does under my stand for about an hour. It's a Loooooong drag to my truck, so they got a pass... This didn't though.

What vintage in the #1? Nice rifles.

Love the 99's. I've got a 1956 in 300 Savage.

Thompson pro hunter. Nikon 4.5x14. 7mm-08.

I'd go look at the blood trail. If it looks good, go get em..

Actually had time to shoot my xbow today. Dead on to 40. First time on stand for the yr might happen tomorrow's afternoon hunt.

Got about a 1/2" at my house in 4U. Go 1/4 of a mile down the hill, and not a flake.

Delmar area has some monsters. Buddy of mine had permission on several properties and shot some incredible bucks.

I've made squirrel sausage before. 2 parts tree rat to pork. It was so dam good. The work to get 5 lbs of squirrel meat was time consuming to say the least. Fried squirrel in butter and garlic is hard to beat also.

Have to give you a huge amount of credit for backing out and waiting. It's so easy to go take a look and bump em. Congrats on a fantastic buck.

Hopefully you'll catch em while on stand. I wouldn't pass.

Definitely have a great area. Looking forward to seeing what you end up taking.

Just curious, what unit are you in? Nice looking bucks, and choices you've got.

My scent lock suits are defective. My farts still stink.

Don't worry about the videos. Those clips of them turning and moving like nothing is around is because there is nothing around. Those are cut in clips that were placed to make it look like They took place while the deer was under the tree. Biggest issues with climbers is lack of cover. Skylined is the problem. Picking a tree that has enough background cover behind you is the key. More difficult in open hardwoods than areas with some pines. Had a buddy that would get 25-30' off the ground and had great success. I tried that once, and just couldn't get comfortable.

I'm usually hunting alone, so know one to pull the trigger as I hold the cocking ropes.

Buck looks good back there. My grandnephew was the first to bloody up my new truck this youth season.

I was going to attempt that once, but I figured I'd have a package of broken limbs wrapped up in cables. Lol

It's crazy how different the hunting styles are within the state. I've only hunted in the 4U area and a little in the Catskill MTS. BTW. The mount looks great. I like the aggressive look.