Dave

It's ok, it's just hunting. I have years that I never fired my rifle or drew my bow. But still enjoyed my time in the woods. That's part of the hunting experience being in nature and just relaxing .

I live in Bellmore and have just finished remodeling my kitchen. Wish I knew you were a contractor, thought you just hunted rabbits

Buck, next year we have AR in my area and with these deer with no brow tines makes it harder to get deer with 3 pts on one side. But I did see a nice 8 pt on my trail cam in the summer hope he survived to breed many does. Will concentrate on the no tine bucks in my area to try to cull .

How do we get rid of the bad genetics? So we produce deer with better racks that have brow tines.

Poor season so far not many deer sightings from my stand and no real opportunities . But haven't given up there is always next week to bow hunt. Who knows.? Things cam change on a dime.

Go get em Pat.

I own my own land and have all the opportunities to hunt plus I am retired so I hunt when and as much as I want. As far as flinging arrows, that can be expensive so I make sure the shot is a very percentage shot or I don't shoot. I can wait or a better opportunity later if that's what it takes.

I am retired and finally work for myself, it's great.

Dave, I don't disagree with you. But I am just making a point that not everyone has the patience to wait for that perfect shot when they only get one shot at a deer for the year. I think the statement you made about just having a license doesn't give you the right to kill something, than whats the license for? I think you missed the point. On what should be done and what is actually done. This isn't a perfect world, it is what it is. Now you can take your break!!!!!

Good luck get one this year.

what area are you hunting? I mean DMU

I have great admiration for Tred and continue to root for him. Joe he is like you he does it his way.

I don't know how rich he is but I heard they had a fund raiser for his medical bills. Must not be that rich.

Have any of you guys experienced this in your area. The last 3 bucks we have shot were nice 6 pointers but they had no brow tines. Recently checked my trail camera and found a nice 5 pt, you guessed it no brow tines. What can be causing this, bad genetics,?

Great picture, thanks

What type game can you take down with a 204?

John, don't you also own your own land and hunt on private property? So like Geno and even myself we have may more opportunities than the average hunters. When you own your own land you look at things differently than the one weekend hunter. I was just being realistic whether it's the way you think or not it's just the way it is. Not saying it's right, just it is what it is.

Geno, I think it is all about opportunity and from your posts you have had many. So you look at it differently than the hunter who gets one weekend a year to hunt deer. You know that you will get another opportunity to get a buck. Simply because you will be in the woods hunting more than one weekend a year .You may also have the privledge to hunt private property which also gives you a better chance to fill your tags not so for the hunters who have only one weekend and hunt state land.So you can wait for another chance, the better shot, the sure shot but the one weekend a year hunter must take what is presented to him there is no second chance. May not be the best shot but none the less he will take that shot. Can't wait till next year. That is just my opinion. (OPPORTUNITY)

Good observation, there in lies the truth.

Totally out of line we don't need responses like that, period. A low life statement , what would make a you respond with such a comment? Grow up!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you don't have something positive to say then say nothing. MHO

Just another pathetic story of good people standing by and doing nothing. Too many people in this world just don't want to get involved where others are concerned. Maybe the good people are not so good after all !!!

I have to admit in the 41 years of hunting I have never seen a monster buck.

Congrats, I have the same bow.

I think you are right, things are very quiet in my area too. But I have read other comments where they are seeing lots of activity.