Live From the Stand / Woods 2014!

[thunnus]

Im in my bow only spot just had a doe with two fawns come in 15yds. Isnt it late for them to be together??

i think they are back together after mom went off to breed

[BigVal]

First hunt of the year in 9f today, very windy. My dad passed a 6 half hour ago.

[bisceglia]

take photos w/ gps on

Include his back tag, and always ask to de chamber the gun/empty the bullets when escorting them off.

this is a bow only unit northern westchester, got the guys information and cell phone, he knew he wasn't supposed to be on this land as he took my bow hook off the tree before climbing down and I didn't notice, unreal as to the lack of respect people have im surprised my trail cam was still there and he didn't steal that too. had to scramble and improvise using one hook for my bag and bow.

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[turkeyfeathers]

Windy mild day with a woods sit. Taking tea, danish, and some homemade cranberry nut cookies; just to pass the time.

What times tea time? Do I need to wear one of those fancy hats? I'll bring the crumpets

[Five Seasons]

Or lets try this....

He felt bad that he may have messed up your hunt and was being sporting about it .

or

He was clearly on your land and seeing you "waited a minute" before announcing your presence ...being made to feel uncomfortable he was trying to be polite in offering you the deer...

but alas different mind sets I suppose..

A literal a minute grow. Just enough for them to find the deer. Your point is fair, but we have prior agreements about recovery, so while he may have felt bad about the hunt a simple apology might have been ok and I wasn't mad. But this is the same guy who cut shooting lanes on posted property, hauled off all the evidence and painted the cuts black so maybe he didn't have a tag.

[shawnhu]

Little before 10am, a doe came by. Let one fly at 40yrds and heard a nice thump and she bedded down not 10 yards away. Hope she's down.

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[Chef]

There are 7 guys doing a deer drive in the woods that I hunt with a friend.... Very respectful... I ran into one and he asked where my friend was and where I was going to be so the would not bother us.... He did say he had to walk past where my friend was to link up with his buddies... Told him I would text my friend to let him know he was coming... Said they will be gone around 12 I'm gunna head in and come back out around 1

[Taylormike]

Chefhunter - sorry bud......Another drive that ruins it for some!  I just don't understand the excitement of it.  Btw, as liberal as this state is; when is NYS going to make deer drives illegal?  I normally wouldn't agree with the Gov't telling us what to do but this is one I wouldn't mind seeing.  Go get one later Chef.

Edited November 30, 2014 by Taylormike

[SDS]

Thanks everyone! It was a hell of a rush to do two with a muzzleloader.

The story was about 9 am I had 5 doe come in behind me and being that this was going to be my last time out for the year I looked for the biggest lead doe found my opening and squeezed off. She went down in 30 yards. Then to my surprise I looked and saw this buck running and stopped in the same exact area! He started to run off and I let out a couple grunts with my mouth while I reloaded and he started to come back. Waited for him to come from behind the tree and squeezed off again. He went down 40 yards from her.

Needless to say doing all this with a smoke pole was AWESOME! And I can't say enough good things about my TC Encore!

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[bisceglia]

4 doe came by about 30 mins ago, secondary rut should be 10 - 14 days out as the yearling does in my area are starting to get darkening on tarsals

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[halfnelson]

Congrats on your double!!!  Wow!!!  Really cool!

[growalot]

Just back in what a great morning...saw nothing but Oh well the air is clean the walk was quiet ....... I was able to check cams and stands,  clean trails along the way ,replace a grow tube....tired ........only 2 close shots heard...one sounded like it was off the neighbors deck...deck over looks 50 acres.......... mostly golden rod with wide clover/grass trails...Snow is gone and the 3 point is still alive as well as the small 8pt and a spike...spike was my one and olny day time deer...

[Fletch]

Im in my bow only spot just had a doe with two fawns come in 15yds. Isnt it late for them to be together??

My does usually always with fawns except maybe 2-4 days when breeding

[thunnus]

It's the magic hour...

...just saw my first 9 or 10 point buck this season.

Just north of Livingston

Manor on route 17, in the bed of a truck.

[Fletch]

Chefhunter - sorry bud......Another drive that ruins it for some! I just don't understand the excitement of it. Btw, as liberal as this state is; when is NYS going to make deer drives illegal? I normally wouldn't agree with the Gov't telling us what to do but this is one I wouldn't mind seeing. Go get one later Chef.

Safe well managed drives I have no issue with. I imagine you are on public land that you think is yours?

I agree they can be done not on first or last watch, opening weekend...

A good drive is a piece of hunting history, as is still hunting not just sitting on your azz all day.

Room for all of us, I especially like when they go past and send me a deer!

[Freytown]

Fletch, most deer are harvested because someone pushed it into a stand hunter...and that's great. Nothing wrong with a good old fashion deer drive, that's how things were done years ago.

 

Today, many like the "one on one" method...that's OK too. But nothing brings home the bacon like a deer drive ( builds camaraderie too ). Lot's of ways to skin a cat....no???? 

[shawnhu]

Little before 10am, a doe came by. Let one fly at 40yrds and heard a nice thump and she bedded down not 10 yards away. Hope she's down.

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Follow up.

It's been a rough season.

Tarsals are dark and smelly, get ready for the second rut ????

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[Renegade Hunter]

Did you shoot that deer through the hind quarters?

 

[jjb4900]

Did you shoot that deer through the hind quarters?

looks like a femoral artery shot....been there done that, twice,.......probably not intentional, mine surely weren't, but the result was a dead deer........very quick death.

[BizCT]

Shawn- westchester?

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[mlammerhirt]

Deff a femoral shot.....the first deer I hit many years go when I started bow hunting took 10 slow steps and was lights out!

[Red]

I went out to Letchworth today i haven't hunted there in a couple of years as soon as we get there the park gate at the castle entrance is closed so we dive to a farm and went down into the park spent 5 hrs stalking with a friend and seen one deer in the distance then we dive to the east side of tge park and I started to slowly push the thick swamp toward my friend I made it 30 yards and hard a deer jump up I yelled to him thst it was coming to him he got a 5pt buck at 25yards and dropped in its tracks. A very fun and succeed day

Edited November 30, 2014 by Red

[shawnhu]

Shawn- westchester?

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Yes

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[shawnhu]

Did you shoot that deer through the hind quarters?

Told you folks I like my ribs ????

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[teepee]

They finally started combining corn today in my area NW8J. So I headed for one of my  treestands and at 4:05pm I connected on my first deer of the season a 1.5yr old doe, 150yds out, using my old Savage Model 99 chambered in 300 savage, with an old Weaver 4power scope. One shot through the heart went about 35yds, Meat in the freezer.