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I was waiting for the glass to break on this guy. Cool Video https://www.wusa9.com/video/news/nation-now/deer-wont-stop-knocking-on-guys-door/465-b62e3b2d-c05f-4b0b-b658-345dfe1a1242

Kind of cool, looking back through last fall's archived trail cam shots. Back in November, I got a text from a hunting buddy saying a landowner saw a buck standing in the middle of the road in the sunlight, around 10 am. Obviously, in love. Luckily, I had a trail cam on a zip-tied overhanging branch not far away. So I drove there, pulled the card, and sent a photo of the buck to the landowner. He ID'ed it and said it was the buck...5 point, no brow tines, tips of tines broken from fighting already. That buck hit that scrape no more than 10 minutes after it crossed the road. I never got a photo of the buck before or since. To me it shows as the rut progresses, bucks get the urge to move more and more in the daylight and ...late morning is potentially as good as early morning on the stand when they are on their feet. 11.1.16 Buck at zip-tie Rich saw cross road .mov

Junkyard, roman-nosed buck pesters an 8 pt. until he gets driven off. He will have nasty attitude next year with real antlers. I pity some of the other bucks in the group. He's going to drive them crazy. Junkyard buck wants to be a movie star.mov

Hello everyone! This past weekend, I was in the woods doing a little walking around with another hunting buddy, and stumbled upon a Massive Rub. (take a look at the pic). During the early and mid bow season, i snapped about 300 pictures of various 4 pters, 6 ptrs, and 2 really impressive 8 ptrs. (see second pic). So far this gun season, we have taken 3 small bucks (2 spikes, and 1 4 ptr) off the property. (new hunters wanted their first deer, i know i know let em grow....) The other big deer are NO WHERE to be seen. MY guess is that this rub that i found is from the big boy, and he is pushing everything else off the property. The rub is located in a Hard-to-get-to spot deep in the woods overlooking a tight funnel, with a stream about 200 yards away. My question is: How do I go about finding this guy? what are some of your tactics in getting him to show up? I've been in the woods every weekend for the past 8 weeks, and havent confirmed seeing him except on the camera in August. The third pic is right in front of where the rub is. Just passed the first row of trees, is a stream that runs through the border of my property. HELP PLEASE!

Came back early from my ADK trip to work, joy! Great time with the guys. Congratulations to Dominick for getting his first ADK buck, the only one taken out of Moose River so far this year, according to the Ranger. Stories of a brute 12 point roaming the area had us in high hopes but I never found his tracks. No snow again makes this area very hard to hunt as usual. This was Dominick's 2nd year with us and he took the deer around noon and it was his first day! Awesome trip! My buddy Mike with his red war pain looks like a bad tan job, and my green war paint make me look like a horrible hulk, lol. Meet some old friends and had lots of fun! Buddy Shawn was the lucky hunter who got to help with the drag, left side of picture with me.

All right, so after many weekend hunting trips up to the ADK's and many a hard day put into scouting, my efforts have paid off (sort of) and I actually saw a Buck while hunting in the ADK's. However, I didn't take the shot. The reason: he seemed to be a young guy, with antlers that seemed to be barely over the legal limit (3"), if that, and hadn't even sprouted off into different tines yet. He was right on the edge, but even if I had known with 100% certainty that he was legal, I wouldn't have taken the shot. I'm not after a big rack, but I'd rather let the young guns live a little and get an older guy. People may agree or disagree with that, but that's how I approach hunting in the ADK's. I may have handled it differently had I been hunting in deer-heavy area like the Finger Lakes. However, after I let him go and had returned from the hunt. I started wondering if this guy was in fact a fully mature, older Buck who had just shed his antlers. His body seemed nice and healthy and bulky, which stood out as abnormal to me since I had initially thought of him as a yearling or younger buck. His antlers looked like thin stakes sticking out of his head, but I didn't notice the velvety layer that you normally see on new antler growth. So what is the quick and easy way to tell the difference between a young deer growing his first set of antlers and an older buck who may have just shed his old set of antlers. P.S. I do know that the normal antler shed season occurs after January, but I've also heard that it is not uncommon for the shed to happen sooner depending on environmental factors.

That little fox in the background....

Bucks back in their bachelor group, testing for dominance at the zip-tied overhanging branch.

Here's the link with the content below: http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/1374987 Agency Will Encourage Hunters to Voluntarily Pass Up Young Bucks A multi-year study to guide buck management in New York State found deer hunters prefer to harvest older bucks and that further expanding mandatory antler restrictions is not warranted at this time, Department of Environmental Conservation Acting Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today. Instead, the state will encourage hunters to voluntarily pass up shots at younger bucks as a management method to best serve the interests of deer hunters across the state. "Through this study, DEC engaged with the hunting community to determine the best deer herd management practices to benefit both the deer population and our state's wildlife enthusiasts," Acting Commissioner Seggos said. "DEC staff concluded that promoting voluntary restraint was appropriate given the high level of hunter support for increased availability of older bucks. Using a sound scientific approach to wildlife management is an essential strategy to expand hunting opportunities and growing the hunting economy in New York." DEC and the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Cornell University conducted the study in response to long-standing interests expressed by many hunters for DEC to adopt regulations to reduce the take of yearling bucks (male deer younger than 1.5 years old) to increase the number of older bucks in the population. Moving forward, DEC intends to work with several leading sportsmen groups across the state to educate hunters on their important role in deer management, the impacts of their harvest choices, and the likely changes in the deer population as more and more hunters voluntarily refrain from taking young bucks. The study included a statewide survey of 7,000 deer hunters conducted in fall 2013 by the Human Dimensions Research Unit at Cornell University, a nationally recognized leader in surveys to assess public opinions and attitudes on wildlife-related issues. DEC considered six alternatives to increase the proportion of older bucks in the population, including mandatory antler restrictions during all or portions of the archery and firearms seasons, shorter firearms seasons, a one-buck per hunter per year rule, promoting voluntary restraint by hunters, and a no change option. DEC analyzed these alternatives for each of the state's seven distinct buck management zones. The decision process weighted hunter values 3:1 over potential impacts on population management and costs, but the survey found that hunter values did not strongly lean in any one particular direction. "The issue of antler restrictions has divided our deer hunting community for too many years and I am pleased to see that the DEC used a very structured, non-biased decision-making process to determine the outcome," said Larry Becker, Chairman of the New York Sportsmen's Advisory Council. "It is most important that everyone understands that DEC has listened to what the majority of the deer hunters in the State want and that this was the primary factor that drove the final decision. The hunters spoke and DEC listened." DEC plans to work with sportsmen and women and other stakeholder groups, including the New York State Conservation Council (NYSCC) and Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA), in the coming year to develop a cooperative, educational effort to encourage hunters to pass up shots at young bucks. It is clear that hunters' choices can and do affect the age and size of bucks in our deer herd, and when hunters choose to pass young bucks, it can make a difference for other hunters as well. "The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) is pleased New York has engaged its deer hunters at such a high level to learn their values and desires," said Kip Adams, QDMA Director of Education & Outreach. "We feel this is a positive step for the DEC and for hunters, and we are extremely supportive of the Department's proposed educational campaign on the benefits of protecting yearling bucks." "The New York State Conservation Council would like to applaud the hard work of both the DEC Deer Team and Cornell University, as well as the hunting community that participated in this important work," said Rich Davenport, NYSCC Big Game Committee Co-Chairman. "We look forward to assisting the DEC and other sportsmen groups with educating the hunters of today and tomorrow on the benefits of voluntary harvest restraint and the importance of the management role hunters of New York play. It's a critical component to ensure we have healthy deer herds well into the future." Detailed technical reports on the analysis of alternatives and results of the hunter survey are both available on the DEC website, along with more succinct summaries of the work that was done. DEC plans to hold public information meetings later this spring and summer to discuss these results and get hunter feedback on ways to encourage others to pass up shots at young, small-antlered bucks. The meetings will also provide an opportunity for hunters and others to provide input on other aspects of DEC's deer management plan, which will be updated in the coming year. The current (2012-2016) statewide deer plan is also available on the DEC website.

Hope to have these guys around another couple years to get a little bigger..

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I dont get to hunt northern zone as much as I used to, now that we have moved to the western part of the state, but I was up in the Speculator area this past weekend. Only saw 1 deer in three days of hunting, but was fortunate enough that the one deer was this 8pt on Sunday morning (Nov 9). I was sitting on a ridge overlooking several active scrapes, when he approached from behind me. I sat down at 6:45AM, and he came in at 7:05AM. He litterally came to within 6 yards. He was DIRECTLY behind me, and so I couldn't even get turned around for a shot until he turned to my left and gave me a short 10 yard shot. I was hoping he didn't spook before giving me a shot - two bounds and he would be over the ridge and out of sight. And it was quite thick right behind me. Anyway, this river bottom area I was hunting had excellent scrape activity this past weekend. And this guy was definitely working that scrape line and looking for does. And his tarsal glands reeked. Wondering if you guys are seeing similar activity up north. LiveToHunt

This buck is posing for a mount after hitting the zip-tied overhanging branch. Next year I will oblige him if he makes it through.

For your viewing pleasures in case you missed this a few days ago. Good looking out from those guys. Wonder how long he had been in there. http://huntervids.com/videos/whitetail-deer-buck-rescued-from-sinkhole-in-iowa-2014/

youngster from early summer.

Just wondering if you guys could help identify some deer for me. My eyes keep fooling me and I need help determining if these are the same buck or not. Thanks to all who reply, Much appreciated..

Not alot to say here but how cool of a scene to catch on film. Major hang time for that 3rd muley that rolls in during the fight. Enjoy and yessir its almost the weekend! http://huntervids.com/videos/buck-fight-goes-airborne-2014/

Unfortunately I have hardly had a chance to get into the stand much this year, due to that glorious thing called work. I have read some reports online that the Rut was going to start slightly later this year from around Nov.15th to Nov.29th. I went out Monday afternoon(it was 65degrees, sunny, and windy) and was using Tink's Doe in Rut and some estrous bleats. I had a Monster Buck come in about 50 yards away behind some heavy brush. He stopped and put his nose in the air, then looked in my direction for about 3 minutes, then turned and slowly walked away. I am heading back out this afternoon and was wondering if I should stay away from scent today, bleats?? Is the Rut winding down or is it the prime time right now??? any Suggestions?? Thanks

Hey Guys, I have been seeing nothing but does and more does. Should I change up my spot or is any type of moment good?

Closeup of a nice buck (he is off limits)100_2546_2565.MOV.

Here are a couple of pics of a small buck (or doe?) we caught in mid-September. Do bucks go this late without removing velvet? Could this be a doe? I believe we need a closer look. Oh, yeah, don't look at the dates...they were never set.

Hi everyone, I am just joining the site, I browsed over some forums here in the past, this seems like a good place to chat with fellow hunters and get some good information. I recently started hunting the Adirondack Mountains(I have been a farm hunter my whole life), it's difficult to pinpoint travel routes, patterns, etc....I know a lot of it has to do with food in the woods, but the woods are so vast, its hard to be on the right ridge at the right time. Anyone have any experience on big woods hunting? Are there any little things to look for? I have a couple trail cams set up and am getting a few good pics, but 99.9% of the time its after dark. Thanks.

I won't tell you where.

This guy showed up two nights the past month, both time between 3-4am. Already nocturnal, lucky me.....