Long Island Hunting

[mbucks27]

Just wanted to see how the action has been on Long island. I know about 2 weeks ago a few real nice bucks got shot and they were chasing everywhere. Anybody still seeing bucks chasing out there? I'm planing on hunting out there tomorrow morning and just want to know if the rut is still going good.

John

[meatmuzzy]

Things have really quieted down by me. My bro in law has been out and hasnt seen half the action that took place 2 weeks ago. Talking to some other guys that hunt out here say the same thing. Sightings have dropped off. This is one of my favorite weekends to hunt though because the big boys will be out looking for that last receptive doe...

[Geno C]

Honestly the only chasing I've seen we're done by smaller bucks. All my buddies have said the same thing as well and we hunt all dif towns. This year on LI has been a troubling one for many hunters from what I hear, even tho there has been a decent amount of guys who shot big deer I havnt heard many of them shot during some sort of rutting condition. Yesterday I saw 2 shooters and were the first shooters I've seen since October 14th. The first one I saw was a giant and I was walking into my spot, just barely hit the wood line before I saw him and he was 30 yards away walking directly away from me into the wind calm as can be. Very long tines and great mass, I hit him with the can but be didn't respond, just walked off. This was at 11:05am... Next encounter came while on stand at 3pm, huge 8 was working in down a trail and I don't know exactly what he saw but he was looking at my pack through branches at 40 yards and turned around and left. I think the way the sun was hitting my pack it was making my trail cam keys glare back. I pulled a hale Mary at about 1130 today, I opted to move my entire stand 50 yards over to where I see all the deer come from. Very very thick cover with a main trail comin out so I moved my stand 20 yards to the west of that trail. Figured since I'm heard minas well sit it. Goodluck guys!

[mbucks27]

Thanks for the updates guys!! i will def be hunting out there in the morning and possibly all weekend. I know there has to still be some rutting going on and i have seen bucks out there chasing all the way up until the end of Dec. Sucks to hear the big ones are running wild like they were a few weeks ago but hopefully something will come by in the morning. Good luck out there and happy thanksgiving!!

John

[meatmuzzy]

Damn Geno, sounds like yesterday was the day! Theres always tomorrow! Im heading to my farm upstate this weekend to try and gun down a doe for some family members. Good luck all!