Robhuntandfish

crossbows....? Great now we are talking about crossbows?

Bare hands aren't counted that's just ridiculous. But if you killed a deer with your bare hands and are gonna argue the point then please contact Moog cause I will be running.

Ok then I win! I'm using my weight and my GF's chest! Best hunter here! Send the trophy and lock this up.

Scale or PA chest measurements?

It's determined by the total chest measure of deer youve taken each season multiplied by the antler spread of each buck then divided by the amount of likes on harvest posts and then squared to the distance you shot them at and then add 12.5 in a gradient scale with the implement in which a car is zero and a spear is worth 62.5. easy! Duh!

when do you start putting stands up ? and do you change their locations each year? and do you take them down for longevity or because of deer patterning you? sorry for all the questions but you know a lot on land and setups for sure - appreciatte it. last year was the first year we starting leaving stands up year round. Just for a time and ease factor of course.

for sure ! This year all the deer activity on our lease seems to be on the opposite side than usual due to all the water. One side is just a flooded mess and the other side has been dryer and for the first year - 100 yards away is a cornfield on a neighboring property. Always changing always learning and one of my favorite things about hunting.

good point. I am a stickler for the right wind direction but need to be mindful of the time of year as well. One spot i have seems to change every year pending on what is planted for Ag. Rotating fields seems to produce pending on the type of crops to the time of year as well.

ive been putting them up Aug 1 and resetting cards Sept 1 then only when i go by them thru hunting season. In my spot for permission i really dont put them near my stand but put them on other side of a field just to see whats out there. But on the lease its hard to do cause the hunting areas are so thick and only a very few paths to even be able to take a pic. But am thinking i need to hide them better there and put them high.

i do that now with in early season as much as i can. Hunt the field edges and closest stands early and try to down a meat doe. Then save some of the others that have the most buck sign and action. But yeah i am thinking that Moog. Those bigger bucks dont want to smell my ass in there every other day and early season when its so warm, it seems like i am doing more harm than good.

good gravy G man! Thats a lot of stands!! My lease doesnt even have that many trees! lol Well with that many you shouldnt have to worry about burning them out. I have 10 at the lease (soon to be seven), 3 on one permission spot and 1 on another.

Already been thinking about 2019 deer hunting. And so far all my ideas point to less is more. I am taking down 3 stands that just havent been productive (and moving two to cover parts of that area), then using trail cams less and putting them higher and more hidden as to not spook deer as much. And also taking less time off during hunting - specifically not taking anytime off in early season (except for the opener cause i cant sit in office and know i can hunt finally!) and saving my time for the last week of Oct and first two weeks of Nov. Also this way im not burning out stands trying to hunt in 70 degree weather. Then if I have extra days off at the end spend some quality time with the muzzleloader. this year i moved a stand for the last week of bow season and dropped a doe and my best buck ever in a 3 day span the last week of season. Thus my plan of quality over quantity. Whatcha think great hunters of NY?

i figured he was too busy staring at its chest for girth! hey buddy my antlers are up here! or since it had a bigger rack he was posing as FSW so no one knew.

after this thread i no longer have an opinion. I am willing to surrender mine if this topic would end. lol But i am starting a Squatch thread 10 seconds later for TF .

Happy Birthday Zeek!

i kept checking on posts to see if your Dad got a buck. Was happy to see he got it done! I root for a lot of guys on here and cheer for them when it happens and their families too! Be it a big buck, a little buck, doe etc...

Is that Wolc behind the mask???? Button buck proud!

currently crossbows are being snuck in to help the Kurds overthrow the Sunni's who only have traditional bows.

funny part is I already have my deer hunting days picked out too but cant put in for them until 8 months ahead! lol Get yours in and locked up!

Turn the grill up on high and that green crap should burn right off.

This seems like good info on tartare as well. https://honest-food.net/venison-tartare-recipe/

This is from meat eater Steve Rinella.

I couldn't take it so I just put in time off for the 13th for some muzzleloader. Lol. Oh and I also put in for time off already in may for turkeys and walleyes.

seems to me license sales wont change no matter what implement. - been 560K - 590K for last ten years. Thats how many people hunt in NY and they will hunt with whatever is legal. And then there is 40,000 out of state licenses that have been the same for ten years too. (probably 75% BIL's lol) and the state leg isnt really concerned about what you hunt with, so they arent rushing to pound through a xbow bill that wont tip those numbers in the least.

First full week of work since Oct 1 and it sucks ! lol. Saw 6 deer in a field on the way home last night and pretty nice buck, all about 2 miles as the crow flies from my lease. Back out Sat and Sun though. Good luck all that are out today!