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Meat. Hoping for a doe and hoping to hold off for a 6pt or better. But with no deer last year ill make the decision when one shows up.

If i was to plan time off it would be anywhere from holloween to the second saturday of gun. Usually ruts in full swing atleast in my area during that time frame.

Not really much of a discount if any.

That first saturday in the am. Looks like it supposed to cool down by then.

Im looking at elite,obsession,mathews. Havent really started to shop yet or even shoot. I just need something with a better letoff. I am leaning towards the Elite because my sister works there.

Welcome

This is what i do. Seems to draw them into it and i can get alot of pictures. Ive never killed over one but have watched does use them while in stand.

Really atleast 1 deer. Didnt get one last year. So ide like to get a doe early then hold off for 6 point or better.

Hang on,ladder,ground blinds. Ladder stand is only stationary stand at lease. The rest are brush blinds, hangon is for stateland or an odd wind at lease.

Couldnt get my other card to upload but these are the 2 biggest on these 2 cameras. Other one had atleast 2 bucks out to the ears and 2 different narrow 6points. 6 point and up is my goal this year so i have atleast 5 bucks ide like to take. Other picture wont upload but its got 4 on one side and looks like 2 on the other.

Going with 100grain rocky mt warhead mechanical. Have the same chisel tip as the rage but open like the schwackers. Also owned by same company as rage and muzzy. Guy at work uses them and swears by them. But they fly just like my field points. So far i like how they shoot only one way to tell how they cut. Just need a deer and not choke this year like i did last year.

Me and the little guy went and checked cams today. I have alot of pictures and bucks finally showed up. Not unusual once the velvet comes off for that property. Looks like i have atleast 3 bucks from the ears out. Of coursr all the bigger bucks i have blurry pictures from the cheap multries. Best camera working and picture wise is that $28 dollar one from walmart. Alot of good sign,apples are still in the trees put in a couple mock scrapes. Just need that first saturday or friday to get here. My son did find a turkey feather so that came home with us also.

Yes they are. Found out this year they no longer make the 300s. But the shop i go to said the victory arrows fly just like them. So ill make the switch next year

Finally remembered to take a picture. Top arrow is broadhead at 32 yrds, bottom is at 40 with field point. Feeling really good and confident going into this season. Its been a long time since i felt this good about my equipment. Thumb release i bought last year has helped alot along with the single pin sight i put on it. And alot of the info given out on this thread.

Congrats that is a really nice bear. Pics of the other bear?

If i have any sort of north wind ill most likely sit the oak flat. I picked out a tree that on any north wind will blow out into a large pond.

Orchard is an old over grown one right next to the road. I have seen deer in it before and the oaks are not on the same property.

So im trying to get a game plan together for opening weekend. I have 3 ideas for that first saturday. Going to depend on wind,weather,ect. But what food do you look for the first couple weeks to try and hunt over? Option 1: Is a huge patch of white oaks loaded with acorns. Found a tree in the area that had the most droppings under 4 or 5 oaks. Along with 2 old scrapes and rubs from last year. Option 2: small apple orchard that i know is loaded this year. Also hoping to scout another one this weekend. Option 3: 15 acre hay field,i have stands preset for the 2 corners they normally come out in. As of now im leaning towards the acorns. Let me know your thoughts.

Wasnt in the woods but i was checking fields that are right next to stateland i hunt on my way home this morning and saw 2 bucks one was about the size of my big 8 which scored mid 90s(not huge but big for me). The other one looked like he was double him. Both still in velvet.

Yea. I know a couple guys i work with hunt in the binghamton area told me theres still parts of broome that are shotgun only. I dont no where but they let me know just in case i went down that way since im not far.

I was in my 8th grade social studies class when they told us. By lunch uth and 8th grade had an emergency assembly telling us to keep quite on the busses and in the halls so we didnt freak out the younger kids. Actually found out last night a guy ive worked with for 10yrs is a volunteer firefighter and spent a week at ground zero helping out. He was getting choked up talking about it and told me it took him 15yrs to be able to get to the point he could go back to the city.

Congrats, and enjoy the vacation.

Maybe hes got a brother running around? Its a nice looking deer.

That sucks. They arent fun, i will say ive seen how quick a concussion can affect a young athlete. Brother played soccer in hs and one of his teamates was a good wrestler but got 3 or 4 concusions in about 5 yrs. One day he and another player went up for a header in a game and hit each other and knocked him out the concussion was so bad. He couldnt walk upstairs for 6months missed a hole yr of school sun hurt his eyes and that was the end of all sports for him. Never was the same when he got back to school. Its a tough choice but if it was me ide get a couple doctors opinions on it.

One of the main pieces i hunt is like this. Always crap at the turn around and one of the pull offs. Ive found old trailers to paint cans leaking. Drives me up the wall. DEC doesnt seem to care seeing how ive called to report it and i know a couple of other people that hunt there and hike have also and nothing ever gets done.