Swamp_bucks

Food. Find where they are eating. If theres snow or cold temps it will push them to eat earlier.

After thanksgiving week that's what I start to do. I wish they did a clear cut it was a select cut from the looks. I like that high stem count areas on stateland later and later. Also get onto borders of private that has corn and other ag fields. I didnt mean it to be like a food plot add some food source to supplement for taking out a good chunk of browse. So it has time to rebound.

They logged a huge chunk of pine on a piece I hunt this year and wrecked a 5 acre beach section getting the trees out. And left a bunch of trees they cut to rot. Could of easily cleared up the paths and through something down since it's open enough now so the deer have something to eat since they took the young beech out. Piled the brush throughout the woods for cover for grouse and other small game. Sure in a couple years it will grow back and have food and cover again. But you can see 300yards through these pines now in any direction. All the tops and left over logs are piled 30feet high right next to the road.

That is one thing that should be done. The majority of the stateland atleast around here can be greatly enhanced. Its open pines and if it has have a food source it doesn't last them long. Yes there are pockets of food and cover that will hold deer year long. However some of the pieces have the ability to hold more deer with a little elbow grease. Like I said before they wont make everyone happy and we will just have to wait and see what happens.

I'm fine with most of the rules. I dont know about selling the meat stuff. add crossbow but make it mandatory to take the bow course , one thing I would want is NY to go to a 1 buck state. Take whatever buck you want but you get 1 and your guaranteed 1 doe tag. If it's in a really high deer density area allow a second buck to be taken after 2 does are taken. There not going to make everyone happy one way or another.

Nothing again. Sat until 10 still hunted my way back to the truck. All I came across was a gut pile. Thought I had one running at me. Turned out to be 2 red squirrels chasing a grey. At one point I had them lined up and thought what the hell atleast I can say I shot at something. Lol That's it for me until the last weekend of gun and ml weekend as long as work doesn't have me there those weekends. Congrats to all the deer taken the last couple days

Woke up late this morning getting dressed quick and going to go sit an open ridge. See if I can catch them heading back to bed.

7p stateland Just picked up my bow buck from taxidermist. Hes now up on the wall.

1st 8 with a bow . Up on the wall with the other now.

Yep instantly went shit I should of stayed back and try to call him out.

Congrats to all that scored this morning. I was close but no shot. I went back to where I found the big rubs the other day. Well got on a different rub line. Instantly new I was on the same deer. Found some massive rubs all on cedar trees. I could see his walking track so I just took my time. At about 9 I came up on a thicket that the other rub line went into thursday. I should of stayed out but I went in. Instantly had that feeling he was there. Rubs every where and fresh crap so I stopped and grunted. I waited 10 mins and went another 20 yards. Found a really fresh rub and crap. At about that time the wind shifted and I could smell him. 2 seconds later he jumps. All I see his leg in the brush then he finally realized it was time to leave. I saw his ass once never made out his rack. Found his bed my shotgun fit in it. I backed out didn't want to chase him off. I need snow but it was a fun encounter. Total 35 rubs, 3 scrapes

Congrats to all that scored this morning. I was close but no shot. I went back to where I found the big rubs the other day. Well got on a different rub line. Instantly new I was on the same deer. Found some massive rubs all on cedar trees. I could see his walking track so I just took my time. At about 9 I came up on a thicket that the other rub line went into thursday. I should of stayed out but I went in. Instantly had that feeling he was there. Rubs every where and fresh crap so I stopped and grunted. I waited 10 mins and went another 20 yards. Found a really fresh rub and crap. At about that time the wind shifted and I could smell him. 2 seconds later he jumps. All I see his leg in the brush then he finally realized it was time to leave. I saw his ass once never made out his rack. Found his bed my shotgun fit in it. I backed out didn't want to chase him off. I need snow but it was a fun encounter. Total 35 rubs, 3 scrapes

Up and be headed out soon. Going to drive around find where therea no trucks and still hunt my way in.

Pressure, crappy weather just keeps them from moving need some cold weather so they need to get up and feed more often and move more. I've seen 4 all season 2 running and 2 others at last light.

Not sure where I'm going in the morning. Open ridge coming off field,swamp, thicket just off the road,back side of a pond. Starting to second guess myself.

I saw a very strange creature in the woods today. It had four legs brown color and when it ran away is had a white tail. Jumped the doe on the way out. Got down early to check out where the Jay's were screeching up a storm and I thought I could hear walking. Yep just out of sight of my stand you can see 2 or 3 walking paths in the leaves from deer. How do I know they were deer? The fresh scrape that they all went to and walked through. Atleast I know they are still up there.

Well I saw a squirrel and its raining again.

I messed around with some dead heads last year doing that. I found if you put a base coat of white,black whatever you want let it dry and then do the actual dip the colors seem to grab it better. Looks good though.

Setup for the afternoon. Looks like they were in here this morning so I'm hoping they are in the bedding straight out in front. Hemlocks/cherry in front with oaks on each side swamp straight in front of me 200 yards. Hardwoods behind backed up to another hemlock swamp. They like to bed in the swamp out in front. Deer get pinched at the bottom of the hill behind me because they dont like crossing that swamp. At this point any stateland buck is getting shot if its above the ears.

Wish I was close I would come help. Congrats on the doe.

I'm sitting this afternoon and if I dont see anything tomorrow morning the 500 20 with open sights is coming out and I'm going in to find them.

Congrats savagehunter. Didn't make it out this morning needed some sleep and deer movement lately has sucked for me so i chose sleep. I'll be heading out around noon.

Going back out to my opening day stand in the morning have another north wind, clear skies hoping since the private land guys have pushed them in there twice now there in to stay. Might try and hunt that spot I found all those big rubs today tomorrow night. I would like some snow to cut his track and walk him down.

The guy in sherburne is 580 I think for his mounts. It's not all that far from oneonta.

This is the spike I found and one of the rubs.