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Doe down good eater shot it while checking traps on my back 30.. 70 yard shot thru the maples ..found white hair and minimal specks of blood then 50 yards away there it layed .. my uncle never thought it would be laying dead that close .. very happy man I am for this deer today

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growalot, on 19 Nov 2014 - 09:56 AM, said:

Ps ........I saw the prettiest thing as I was getting ready to leave...2 flocks of swans flew over calling and then as I was half way down the ladder 4 flew just a few feet over the tree tops directly over my head...at first thought they were snow geese but the ones over my head had really long thin necks and jet blk heads...the sun was shining on them and they were against a beautiful blue sky...wish I had the camera on me...

Funny you should mention that. This is the first year that I can recall seeing them! I have at least 1 flock fly over me every time I've been out this year!

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Went out before work today to freeze a bit and see nothing. But I do believe I may have identified the new high traffic route. It seems to change every year just before the gun opener. I picked out a couple places where I could sit on the ground and wait. Might need to be an evening sit, which is more of an afternoon sit this time of year.

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went out for mid late morning 2:30 hunt...saw nothing...I dragged the tarsel glands past several stands then hung them in a bush infront of stand I plandee to hunt the last 2 hours...camr home started exercises and on toe lifts yanked up the calf muscles in my bad leg...barely walking now...lol if it isn't one thing it's another....hoping hot soak in tub helps...PT in the morning so I'll find out if they can do something...good days hunt though...still glad I gave the 5 a pass...it is still the first week...

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What an awesome afternoon hunt. Set up on a fresh cut corn field. My son was sitting on the radish. Snow started falling and the wind dropped.Gun was covered with snow. Had to keep wiping it off. Fawns started popping out just after 3;30. Crossed 15 yards to the front, right to left. Noticed one dark tarsels on one the large fawns.Just maybe, I could not be so lucky, LOL. Sure enough, a buck we call Chocolate, showed to the left of me. Sure was nice to see him again after a 2 year drought. Had no safe shot, so watched as he headed behind the fawns. He sprouted into one fine animal though. Another buck right behind. This buck wasn't near the size of Chocolate. I passed on him. Nice encounter on both animals. Get a text from my son. He has a nice doe down front. He asked me if he should shoot. I say, hell yes! Not long after, a shot rang out. I sat watching 7 other deer, but visibility had dropped in the falling snow, no safe shoot. Went up at 5 to help find the doe. Not much blood to follow on this deer. Laid about 47 yards, just inside the woods.

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I tried got up let the dog out and that air hit me..fresh snow...I just need to rest today before the surgeons appointment...The charlie horses from sitting in the cold had my leg swollen up and painful yesterday...therapists gently chewed me a new one....need to get swelling down before Dr. Peck sees me today...a warm up is coming this weekend...maybe winds will die down...saw nothing the last hour last night...

 

Did get a tip though...sitting in the cold gives your body a big work out and will dehydrate you quickly.... water isn't enough...Gatoraide/electrolytes are needed...and no exercising after a long cold sit...

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Here in 7M had a buck chasing does 100 yards past the truck headlights at 6 AM. 

 

It was 18 degrees and damn cold... 

 

Sat in stand til 7:45 and took a quick walk and shot a doe as she was getting up out of her bed. 

 

They're still hanging pretty tough. 

 

So far a nice 7 point and doe taken this week by me. 

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Had three doe come in and bed down for two hours. Had a grouse land directly above me. I was watching the momma doe about thirty yards out and I notice a handsome spike standing about 10 feet from her with love in his eyes. He grunted and she got up and trotted aways. He tried his luck with the others then chased after momma.

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I dont feel that bad for you, at least you get to go home to that giant on your wall - LOL.

I'm still searching for my first 100"+ NY buck.

lol you got some nice trophies on your wall too, but I feel ur pain tho I haven't shot a buck in ny in 4 years let alone a 100 plus incher, but that's why I called in sick in hopes of connecting today

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