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I took off Friday afternoon until Tuesday to get in a few days of bowhunting to try and get my first bow buck. As soon as I get to my property on Friday afternoon, I go check out a new stand I was excited to hunt and find my trail camera stolen. Fantastic.... I hunt saturday, sunday and Monday with only 1 hour break each day. Only Deer sighting was 2 small Does on monday around 330. Tuesday Morning I wake up to a few inches of snow. Now im excited again. The spots I hunt are pretty thick so something could pass by me 50 yards away and I wouldnt be able to see them, with snow I figure ill see some movement. Hunt 530-1015. Nothing. Im walking back down to the cabin to eat, pack up and go home..when I get down to walk through the field which is 50 yards above the cabin I see 2 deer eating under 2 old apple trees in the corner of the field about 100 yards away. Im carrying my bow, pack, and harness. I drop down to the floor and basically strip down. I nock an arrow, put my release on- I figured it was the 2 doe I saw the day before and I may be able to take one on the last day. I crawl and get up to a small pine tree in about 25 yards from the apple tree. I see the first doe walk into the tree line so I slid to the right of the tree hoping to get a shot at the second one as it walks off. Im in high grass now thats half patted down by snow. tough to move without making noise. I look at the other deer and as it turns its head I see a rack. -Holy crap- Now I left my pack behind, so no binoculars and no grunt tube. I finally get a look at him and he was a legal deer(AR in my zone), atleast six point might have been an 8 but I cant be sure. We got into a staring match for what felt like an eternity, my back is still hurting from standint bent over so he wouldnt see me move. In what I would say 10 minutes, he walked into the woods with the doe and then walked back to the tree. He kept looking at me, stomping and trying to figure me out. He kept pointing his nose up trying to smell me but the wind was blowing very hard into my face. If I had a grunt tube I think I could have lured him into the open because i think he thought I was another deer, Why else would he come back to me instead of staying with the doe? If I had know it was a buck from the get go I would have tried to crawl into the road and try and move around him instead of that high grass but thats the way it worked out. The second time he decided to walk off he was further out.. I drew on him 2 times but there was tall grass covering half his body and a couple of trees around. I would have had to sneak an arrow about 40 yards through a pretty small hole. Im not confident I could make that shot. I was extremely discouraged walking down from my stand that morning. Extremely pissed that I hadn't seen deer in 4 days. I was just looking forward to get a gun in my hand to increase the odds. If that happened to me during gun season I would have killed a nice 6-8pt buck but the experience wouldnt have been nearly as fun. I crawled to within 25 yards of a nice buck and had him fooled for a decent amount of time. The adrenaline rush I had during those 15-20 minutes are the reason I hunt and what I wish I could explain to my non hunter friends. It was 25 degrees with a stiff wind, All I had on was pants, a sweatshirt and a hat, left my jacket and gloves with the stuff I dropped and I wasnt cold for a second. Adrenalines an amazing medicine..My heart starts beating a bit faster everytime I replay the scenario in my head and think of what I could have done differently. Cant wait til Oct 1 2014... PS. If anyone is proficient at creating food plots and can give me some pointers let me know.. Im already picturing that spot for next year : ) I have a habit of trekking haf a mile up a mountain and having the deer a few steps from the house

Hey everyone... my name is James, new to the site.... Just saying hello and good luck to everyone this season. looking forward to sharing this deer season with all of you. Good luck and shoot straight!

Is anyone experiencing problems with nockturnals popping out of the string upon drawing back?

http://www.qdma.com/articles/momentum-beats-speed-for-lethal-arrow-hits?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=July+22+Newsletter+-+LEM+friends&utm_content=July+22+Newsletter+- VERY interesting and informative

Hope everyone is doing well. I did an unusual video test recently and wanted to see how the arrow sounded at different yardages. This brought me to ask my fellow bowhunters - do the deer jump the sound of the string or the sound of the broadhead/arrow? http://www.huntograp...rrow-broadhead/ Thoughts? Thanks all! - Rudy

When I moved to New York, I thought there would be noone to talk about hunting with....Glad to find this website. Im 30 yrs old, origionally from Southwest Michigan, moved here 6 yrs ago, now live in Queens, work in a 50 sq ft cubicle in Manhattan, dream of being in the woods. In MI I did some shotgun hunting deer and pheasant hunting however haven't got into the hang of NY hunting yet. Trust me its a lot more difficult than in MI, I really respect you guys out here, it isn't easy. Picked up Archery 3 yrs ago since I left all my guns in MI (actually bought a few after going through NYC screening process....not easy! ) Still haven't taken a NY deer. Dont own any land, still figuring out the public land scene, plus only have a limited amount of days to hunt due to family/work obligations. Anyways, wanted to say hello, and get to know you guys and learn from you NY hunters. Plan to hunt Fahnestock State Park this year, did some camping/scouting this summer, looks like it will be difficult, plenty of deer sign but alot of hiking those hills. I expect alot of hunting pressure as well. Any kind souls hunting that land that would care to share their knowledge would be much appreciated, got my own gear, am very respectful, thoughtful and always share my meat! lol. I understand hunters like to keep their sweet spots close to their vest, haha. Anyways, good luck this season, weather starting to get cool. love it.

Tuesday morning 11/6/12 was a frosty one. I actually forgot to set my alarm the night before and my wife wakes me up at 5:30 am. CRAP! OVERSLEPT! I take a quick shower, run out there and get settled in by 6:20. By 7:30 I hear something walking behind me. I take a look over my shoulder and see this massive buck walking downwind of me 25 yards! I didnt have my bow in my hand yet so all I could do was watch him. He walked in and hit the scent cone of the estrous and locked up. Standing there for an eternity licking his lips and sniffing, he started walking away. I let out a doe bleat, nothing. I grunted and he turned and looked but kept walking away. Then I snort wheezed at him and he turned slightly and stood there forever. Then he did a disappearing act. I thought he was gone. I was glassing the area all over and couldnt see him. I then began to rattle and grunt aggressive. Nothing. An hour passes and I look over to where he disappeared and I watch him get up! He was laying there 50 yards the whole time! He made his way back down the same trail he came in on and i knew id have one small lane to thread the needle through. When he walked through I "mah'd" and he stopped about 23 yards away right where i needed him to. I hit him right in the shoulder with a spitfire maxx and it stuck in the offside shoulder. He ran about 80 yards and crashed. I put an arrow through this buck last season high in the shoulder and never found him. This buck was killed in Suffolk county, Long Island on private land. We rough scored him at 135 and he weighed 155 dressed. Im waiting on the age. I got it all on video. Life is good.

Have a hunting property in Gilboa area. Deer hunting is really on the decline in the region. Ive been trying to do my best to increase the deer movement in my area. To help you get a better understanding my property is a 30 acre lot. the property goes as follows : 5 acre plot of open field (nothing planted, cabin is located in this field), a thin tree line, followed by another back field. After the backfield is 20 acres of downhill woods. Mixture of oak and cedars. Every so often we get acorns, but not always. I planted 4 crab apple trees in the back field. I am also in the process of planting a 1.5 acre clover field. I have a corn feeder set up in the woods and two mineral licks along the runs within the woods. I also have a camera set up along the thin tree line inbetween the front and back field and a feeder near the corn feeder. Any ideas on my set up? Suggestions?

Deerand Deer Hunting October 2012 issue has a nice interview on Paul Ryan, Also available online: http://www.deeranddeerhunting.com/download-the-paul-ryan-interview More detailed article if you register: http://www.deeranddeerhunting.com/deer-and-deer-hunting-magazine/paul-ryan-hunter-next-vice-president

Do you shoot 100 grain or 125 grain broad heads and why? I'm curious, I asked a friend and he shoot 100 because he noticed his arrows have a better flight for the 40 - 50 yard ranges.