Long Island Bow Hunting thread

[Geno C]

Been in my stand since 5:40... Wind is extremly calm and it's pretty chilly out. Hope to see a shooter on its feet

[mbucks27]

Good luck!!! I was out yesterday from dark till 12. Only saw one doe. There were 4 big bucks shot yesterday on the island. Just gotta get through these next 4 days of work then I'll be hunting for 2 weeks straight.

John

[Geno C]

Around 730 saw a slammer, high 130s atleast. He was 2 feet shy of stepping into my 25 yard lane but the Doe that was in my lane booked it a few steps and he turned around where he came from and looped. I thought for sure he was going to proceed fwd into the lane.

[mbucks27]

Nicee!! Hopefully he will come back through.

John

[Danny]

I wonder how many deer slip by when you guys are on your phones....

[Geno C]

Zero, I multi task.

Just had a 6 come in, nose to the ground the whole way

[Danny]

Zero that you know of, can't tell you how many deer i would have never seen if it wasn't for a 1/10th of a second tail flicker

[Geno C]

Yes I know I was busting your chops. I'm always scanning, never stop. You can miss em even when your looking.

This spot is thick, I don't have many areas where I can see out far like most guys. They are usually pretty close by the time I see them but I can hear them coming. Wind is lite today so I can hear pretty far.

[Danny]

you out on public or private Geno? I kicked up a beast the other day, too bad he was bedded 20yrds from my brush blind

[Geno C]

Private today.. Did you? Yeah the bigger ones are starting to show their face now.

[meatmuzzy]

Cmon Geno im rooting for you from my office desk!!

[Geno C]

im home now... i was hoping today was my day!! lol

 

i think it will happen this week, fingers crossed!

[Danny]

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Edited October 29, 2013 by Danny

[pistolp71]

Keep putting in that seat time Geno. Good luck. I've hunted a total of a hour and a half this season on the island. Work and family stuff is killing me this year.

[Geno C]

went out again for an evening hunt, had that big boy on my mind so i said let me head in. got on stand at 330 and about 5:10 i hear a crash, then a min later i hear grunting and more crashing. i got pumped, i thought it was that buck on that doe again so i got ready and after hearing grunting and chasing for 5 min or so i finally see horns, just not the big one. it was a nice 6 or 7 point. he ran this doe all around me and came in to about 15 yards letting out very long grunts and continued to chase her around for 20 min. they then moved off andi can hear them like 150 yards away since the wind was dead calm. so thats 2 dif bucks chasing does today hard. good signs

 

the last 4 sits in this tree i had chasing and seeking going on.

[meatmuzzy]

Geno are you on vacation this week?  I took off second week in November now im thinking it was a mistake lol.

[JimmyDaSavage]

I will be out again on Monday. High of only 47. Finally some good cold weather. I saw a couple of deer yesterday but out of range. I hunted hard on public land in October without any success but a day in the woods always is great for me.

[Geno C]

Geno are you on vacation this week? I took off second week in November now im thinking it was a mistake lol.

No, since the move I have alot of time on my hands... Waiting to close on my house in horse heads up state. So for now I'm killing a few weeks until we make the move up and I start the business up there. I try and get out as often as I can

[jjb4900]

No, since the move I have alot of time on my hands... Waiting to close on my house in horse heads up state. So for now I'm killing a few weeks until we make the move up and I start the business up there. I try and get out as often as I can

are you gonna miss the hunting on L.I.?

[Geno C]

are you gonna miss the hunting on L.I.?

Oh yeah!

But I'll be back here n there to hunt LI

[jjb4900]

Oh yeah!

But I'll be back here n there to hunt LI

since you're leaving, it's only right that you pass on your best spots to a deserving member of this site...............

[Geno C]

Lmao, was waiting for someone to ask...

That won't happen

[cbx46]

Headed out for a morn/ evening (somethibg to di midday) sat, then a full day sit Sunday. I saw a 6 upstate ignore 2 does on tues sound like Charles Alshemeir from D&DH was correct about the trickle rut. And that if you have a hot doe nearby game on if not maybe a slow sit.

[Geno C]

i have 4 doe that are coming into heat, there hocks are starting to turn very dark and its driving these bucks in my area crazy. every sit this week has been chasing, grunting, seeking. they say it only takes one doe but with a few of them getting close makes for some pretty good sits. ill be back out this weekend. with the way things are i think i have to be there NOW and not let it cool down...

[A Sportsman]

Nice Buck Geno.

 

I have been getting out here and there.  I keep thinking that the sightings will improve as we have come into NOvember, but have been actually seeing fewer deer the past couple times out than I was during october.  And I have yet to see a buck chasing a doe.  Not even little bucks.  Past two posts Ive seen one buck, each time.

 

This morning I had a decent 8 pointer come in (actually may have been a 9 as I notice a little kicker coming off the side of one beam) but it took a bad turn to my south and winded me.  Wind was all screwy for me today.  They were calling for NW, but it was swinging east a lot. 

 

Hopefully something shakes loose for me.  I'll be out tomorrow and Tuesday.  After that I likely can't hunt til the gun opener upstate.