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depends on if you know the person or not.

could this buck be the one that made that rub? A deer hunting guide I know who does tons of scounting year-round says he doesnt think so. He thinks there is an even bigger buck making these rubs, but maybe he's nocturnal.

wow, they must have changed it.....see its still illegal for turkey, ducks, and geese....but for deer it is legal now.....seems weird to setup an e-caller 40-50yards away and have it bleat lol....but hey i might give it shot now lol.

7 pointer down tonight > http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/7274-biz-r-oworld-2011-ny-deer-journal/

7 pointer down! > http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/7274-biz-r-oworld-2011-ny-deer-journal/page__gopid__91778

Sunday - 11/20/11 I couldn't hunt due to my final walk-thru before closing on a place on Tuesday morning, and other things I had to take care of. My Dad of course hunted dark to dark, same private 8 acres in Carmel, NY (Putnam County - 3N). Late afternoon just before he dark, he saw a doe come out of the pines and watched for a few minutes and then she left heading back into the pines. My dad then hit the doe bleat call softly twice and out came a buck, he shot this big 7 pointer. Swelled up and neck and just a big deer in general. Pics attached. I think this is the buck that was making the big buck rubs, also attached. Rut is definitely later than normal this year, as we never usually see bucks chasing does while hunting during gun season, but 2 days in a row just before dark it was seen.

Illegal.......I use doe bleat during the winter for coyotes and once had 20+ deer come to it. But anyway, a handheld mouth bleat call always works good for me during deer season.

Opening Day, Saturday - 11/19/11 Hunted private 8 acres in Carmel, NY (Putnam County - 3N) with my Dad. I got to my spot at 545am. Saw nothing all morning, and met my Dad at 1130am near a stream to eat lunch. Found out he saw nothing as well. In the afternoon we sat about 30 yards from each other. At 3pm, he was motioning me to come over to him and I could read his lips "BOBCAT". I snuck over to my Dad, but it was too late the Bobcat was gone. My Dad could have shot him, but said he wanted me to get one since he already has one from Maine. I wish he had just shot it, he said it was bigger than his 35lber he has mounted. It was the first time he ever seen Bobcat in NY in over 40 years of hunting. At least we are going to Minnesota in December to get me a Bobcat regardless. So I then went back to my spot, and sat. At 418pm I saw a big doe come out of the pines about 25 yards away and I watched her eat along the pines till just about 430pm when she went back into the pines. A few minutes later I heard crashing and a doe and a fawn came running out of the pines at about 40 yards. As I wondered what spooked them, a buck came running out behind them grunting like crazy...He chased the doe and fawn grunted like crazy away from me until they were all out of sight. I grunted 3-4 times trying to stop the buck for a possible shot, but he was so glued into the doe/fawn that nothing stopped him. He was definitely a wide 4, maybe 6. Anyway not a bad first day, shows how sometimes you have to sit all day to see deer in the final minutes. Lastly, also found another huge buck rub, at least 36" from top to bottom. Also heard about 20-25 shots throughout the day.

who cares? The guy shot a tame deer that everybody knew about. Out of 15+ acres, the guy legally was allowed to hunt 1 acre! 1 acre is less than the size of a football field and he got this deer. It's no a trophy, anybody who got permission to the hunt the 1 acre would have gotten this deer.

no reason to hunt from a treestand with a gun anyway.

Monster! congrats.

cool pics. I have all the skulls from furbearers I shot that were done by a guy who has beetles. A raccoon I shot with a pellet gun, has 2 pellet embedded in his skull, its pretty cool looking. My Dad has a mink skull done by the guy who the beetles, it is so small yet so detailed. Amazing work these beetles do.

I've had squirrels and mice run across my lap while sitting on the ground very still while deer hunting. Seen 2 Lynx in Alberta, Canada once come within 50 yards of me. Can't shoot them there, only trap.

so if your car breaks down your stuck at home for days, weeks, etc. until its fixed? lol. What about a rental car? how do you get to work, etc? it's not a 100 years ago when only a select few people had cars lol

I plan to get into my spot at 545am, shoot an 8 pointer at 655am and drop him dead in his tracks, gutted and dragged to the truck by 9am, drop him off at the butcher at 930am, home by 10am. haha, i can wish right? This did happen 1 time in my life. Opening Day of 2007. Basket 8.

leupold = you wont be disappointed.

Your Dad is a LIAR!

Looks bigger than 130" no?

this is the longest week ever....probably spend more time looking at this site this week then doing work while at work lol. Can't wait to be in my spot, sitting on the ground at 545am Saturday morning.

better off with a 243, 22-250, etc.

Hopefully he gets his license taken away for many years!

blaze orange in gun season. Not looking to get shot! and im on private land.

what an idiot. no reason to hunt the deer in the first place if it was known as a deer that walked around campus. Id rather shoot a basket 8 pointer scoring 72" on state land than kill a fenced in deer or in this case a tame deer! What a shame this story is, the deer should have continued to live his life as a legend till someday he died of natural causes and then have the head mounted and put on display somewhere in that town/county.

I'll say it again: I just use everything non-scented. Wash my clothes non-scented, spray down before walking into woods. I use non-scented body wash, deoderant, toothepaste, etc.......just 2 weeks ago in PA, I had 2 deer eating the bush I was sitting against on the ground. I think a lot of the products out there are close to equal in quality, its just personal preference.

you cant hunt because you have car issues?