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As Ivan Drago once said, "If he dies, he dies."

Cool buck, where at?

Looks pretty cool. How far of a drive? Did you hunt deer with a rifle?

DanC where you hunting, lockwood? My phone said 24 degrees this morning in Mahopac. I'll be in Putnam County this saturday to check my trail camera and make sure no trees fell where I plan to sit on the 17th.

Pretty sweet looking buck.

Yea, Mahopac has gas. My parents live there.

Thanks guy. It was an awesome 33 day stretch. My 1st kill of 5 different species (Mule Deer, Antelope, Mt. Lion, Gray Fox, Prarie Dog). Too bad I missed that little Coues Deer.

Go to Putnam County or just over the border into Connecticut. Both places have gas and no lines.

Next up is Minnesota in December/January for a Bobcat. Then the winter after for a Lynx in British Columbia (shooting, not trapping). If both trips are successful, the North American Cat Slam will be complete for me.

Thanks all!

Thanks, it was insane! I'm sore as hell and exhausted, but well worth it.

I survived another trip to Southern Arizona in search of a Tom Mountain Lion. Rattlesnakes, killer bees, wasps, scorpions, scaling rocks/cliffs, etc. I flew into Arizona late Friday night, 10/26. Was hunting with Wade Eckel, the owner of http://killerlionhunts.com/ The trip went as follows in as short of a version as possible: Day 1 – 10/27: We did 77 miles on quad. Saw lots of lion and bear tracks. No Tom lion tracks were fresh enough to let the dogs loose on. Also saw a few Coues Deer does and 1 coyote. Day 2 – 10/28: Found fresh Tom track of an estimated 80-90lb lion at 840am. Went with dogs for 2 hours in the morning with no luck. Tried to cut the lion off in the afternoon. After walking many canyons with the dogs, we ran out of daylight. Day 3, 10/29: We chased the same 80-90lb Tom for about 5 miles on foot with the dogs from 8am-1pm. Then did a bunch more miles on foot from 4pm-dark. Dogs got a little crossed up with multiple fresh lion tracks. There were actually too many lions in the area. There were fresh lion tracks from the Tom we were after, a bugger tom, and a female. Walked through a few big swarms of wasps. I was advised to hold my breath and I wouldn’t get stung. It worked, thankfully. Found a horseshoe, maybe my luck would change? Day 4, 10/30: Found the tracks of the 80-90lb Tom about 12 miles away. We seemed to be just 1 day behind. Didn’t let the dogs out this day. Wade told me that tomorrow we will leave at 4am instead of 6am, to start looking for tracks in the dark. Day 5, 10/31 (Halloween): Out we went out at 4am to look for tracks in the dark. At 6am we found fresh tracks from that bigger Tom. Wade estimated this Tom to be 3-4 years old and 110-120lbs. We got the dogs and got back to the fresh track to start tracking at 7am. We did about 3 miles on foot, up and down canyons. This lion was obviously hunting deer as his routes were very erratic. At 855am we caught a glimpse of the lion running back down towards we left the canyon 3 miles away. The dogs were in chase, and we moved as quickly as possible back down towards the quads. On the way back, I found another horseshoe. My luck had to be changing? At 945am we found fresh track a mere 20-30 yards from the quad where the lion ran right by. The dogs treed the lion at 1020am. After a few quick pics and video, I shot the lion out of a tree about 35 feet up at 1030am. I used Wade’s 44mag trapper. Wade estimated this Tom at 3 ½ years old. This lion was 110lbs with an empty. With a fuller stomach this lion could have been close to 120lbs. I was ecstatic. Finally, I had gotten a great tom mountain lion. Day 6, 11/1: Was the last day of the Coues Deer season for the tag I drew. We glassed and walked all day looking for deer. At 325pm we jumped a small 2x1 Coues Deer buck. I took a quick offhand shot at about 130 yards and missed just under him. Oh well. It was the only deer we saw all day. Day 7, 11/2: Wade took me out varmint calling. He didn’t expect much with the full moon, but we gave it a shot. We did 3 sets and I shot a big female gray fox on the 1st set and a big male gray fox on the 3rd set. We were done in under an hour. I shot both with Wade’s 20ga. Remington youth model pump shotgun. I decided to end the day so Wade could skin the 2 foxes and get them in the freezer. It was a great trip and I will be getting full body mounts of all 3 animals. I will have the 2 fox done together.

Sitting at sky harbor airport in phoenix. Took a 110lb tom on Halloween. Took 2 gray fox on Friday. Will post story/pics tomorrow or Monday.

I don't bowhunt sorry. I use the boat for lake trout fishing. http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/10453-2012-pics-and-videos/

While at Kensico Reservoir, can you make sure my boat is still there? I havent fished Kensico since July. Thanks!

Fcuk the Po-leeeeeece! On a more serious note, NYPD will hire anybody. They are desperate for recruits. Who wants to walk the ghettos of NYC for $35K/year?

Oh ok, yea I carry the certificate with my backtag.

5-6 hours away for $2K, no thanks. I'm fine with 8 acres 30 minutes away for free.

Certified for what? There are no special provisions for the use of crossbows for disabled hunters or for hunters 70 years old or older. Hunters with either temporary or permanent physical disabilities should refer to the Modified Longbow Authorization for information on use of specially equipped longbows or compound bows.

Awesome, congrats! Looks like a young one.

Hopefully it happens soon! I got an Excalibur Vortex last year. Hunted PA archery season with it and NY late ML/Bow season with it.

Interesting stuff. I never used a scent and probably never will. I feel the negatives of introducing a new scent into the woods outweighs the positives of getting a buck to come in.

What about a beautiful 53lb coyote broadside at 14yards?

I hunt Putnam County. Still mid to high 60's down here.

Yea I hear ya. I get a lot of deer bumped to me as well I think. I always see guys far in the distance walking in with flashlights after 7am lol. Guess they afraid of the dark?