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Only good thing to come out of Staten Island is Wu-Tang!

I'm 28 years old. No matter who is president. It will never happen in my lifetime where authorities come to each and every house in America to take away guns. Let's be serious.

Forget food plots and baiting. Just walk into the woods and do the following: find some deer trails find deer poop find buck rubs find deer foot prints Sit somewhere near all of this, on the ground with your back against a big a tree. Sit dark to dark and move as little as possible and be scent-free and see what happens. If you don't see any deer for a few days try a different spot. Once you find a spot where you see deer and can kill deer. Come back every year and sit in the same spot. Don't bother going into this spot between seasons. Leave it natural, no scents, dont use lures, etc. Many people overthink Deer hunting.

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Nice Buck! Congrats. Just a personal opinion here, pictures always look better in the field compared to the back of a pickup truck.

Cool thick rack.

My prediction based on my prayers.

DanC - I sent you a PM. I grew up in Mahopac.

Putnam County. Here are previous topics from this small piece of property. http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/11317-3n-bucks-how-many-fox-doe-fawn-bobcat/ http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/11736-pics-thru-9-22-12-putnam-county-3n/

Haha, I'll take it opening day of deer season if it has a nice coat in person. We'll see.

Checked my trail cams this morning. First time this year not getting any bucks. Not really surprised though, as the deer patterns are starting to change. Got a giant doe on my other cam, she looks like she's on steroids lol. Also caught a red fox like 10 times on cam in the past 3 weeks. I brought 1 cam home, and moved the other cam to watch a buck rub I found. Will check again in 3-4 weeks.

Trap the raccoon in a havahart trap. Relocate it and release it. Wait approximately, 5-7 seconds then shoot it while "hunting".

Crossbows in Archery Season in 2013. You heard it here first!

Dead Deer. You find him yet?

Just glanced quickly at the website, his prices are significantly cheaper than most others. Hopefully its not the type of place where you "get what you pay for". I'll stick with Kurt Fox.

Cool video....white feet? looks like he had a busted leg or something. Was hobbling pretty good.

No problem.

Merely an FYI - Back from 2010, so I'm sure now with better technology the numbers favor my argument even more. Here’s a hot-button topic among bowhunters. Some archers flatly condemn shots beyond 20 or 30 yards, yet official statistics from Pope and Young and other record clubs support a more practical view of shot distance on deer. For whitetail deer entered into the P&Y record book, average shot distance is about 19 yards. Less than five percent of record book whitetails are shot beyond 40 yards. But the story differs somewhat for the other four varieties of North American deer. For mule deer entered into the P&Y record book, average shot distance is about 35 yards, and more than one-third of record-book muleys are taken beyond 40 yards. Shot statistics for Columbia blacktail deer are almost identical. If you go after either of these species with expectations of a shot under 30 yards, you are setting yourself up for severe disappointment. Average shot distance on P&Y Coues whitetail deer is about 25 yards, but about one-quarter of record-book bucks are shot beyond 40 yards. Average shot distance on Sitka blacktail deer is about the same as on Coues deer, but nearly half are taken between 30 and 60 yards. The lessons here are clear — tailor your archery tackle to the varieties of deer you plan to hunt, and keep an open mind about distance. If you can practice hard and extend your sure-kill distance on an average deer’s nine-inch vital chest zone, so much the better. Every shooting situation is unique, and longer-range proficiency often bags the buck. Read more: http://www.bowhunter...l#ixzz28vkzNcOb

I dont watch hunting shows. Bowhunters who hunt Mule Deer and Elk must be able to make 50+ yard shots. Guys who shoot 70# + bows shoot deer 70-100 yards away and elk out past 50 yards. I understand NY bowhunters not shooting that far in heavy woods, etc. But if you are hunting a wide open food plot, you should feel confident out well past 40 yards on a < 200lb whitetail.

Practice, Practice, Practice and have nothing between you and the animal. I think people on here get too caught up on a max distance. I don't bowhunt, but I do know for a fact that people out west routinely shoot mule deer (bigger than whitetails) out to 100 yards with a bow. Elk out to 70 yards. If you can make the shot and its an open shot, 50 yards should be a makeable shot for an experience bowhunter. Knowing your ballistics is key too. I never shot past 200 yards with a rifle in 28 years of my life. I smoked a big mule deer at 330 and 440 yards last week. 2 farthest attempted shots of my life. I was breathing heavy after practically running to the spot, it was low-light, and 5,000 ft elevation. I trusted my ballistics and aimed accordingly.

Get a pic of his back tag and you'll be good.

I have yet to melt in the rain. I can only hunt so many days each year. Rain, Snow, Wind, or Shine....I hunt sunrise to sunset. I've shot a few deer in the pouring rain.

Great Lakes Airlines to/from Denver/Sheridan.....Frontier coming home from Denver to NYC. I put the antlers and horn in a box, so I only paid $20 for the extra piece of luggage.

Cool story, but 29.5yards in the wide open is too far of a shot? Seems like you are really limiting your chances.

It all depends on where you hunt. I can see how treestands are helpful hunting over food plots, etc. Where I hunt, a treestand would be a 0% improvement over hunting on the ground. I wouldn't see any further, it wouldnt benefit me whatsoever. In fact, it could hurt me as deer might be able to see me from farther away.