Live From The Woods 2024-2025 Edition

[GreeneHunter]

Bow / Crossbow opens today .... may have to head out !

[landtracdeerhunter]

We won't talk much about yesterday afternoon. Lawn clover  trefoil mix continues to draw deer, even after a snow melt.  I will be planting more acreage next year.

Todays another day, quite excited taking the muzzleloader out; my firearm of choice. Now in hoping a chance to use it.

Good luck to those bow and muzzleloader hunters.

 

[WWJD_Hunter]

This year has being fill with ups and downs in the deer woods. I fill one tag during rifle season and tonight I was able to harvest young buck.  Meat in the freezer is why I hunt. Congratulations to all who punched a tag during the 2024 deer season.

Edited December 10 by WWJD_Hunter

[landtracdeerhunter]

Still out here enjoying the morning.

[landtracdeerhunter]

Have a bunch of Canadian robins fly in eating berries around me.

[landtracdeerhunter]

This afternoon sit was under an umbrella. Had a few doe and believed to be a buck that had already shed it's antlers come into the hay field to feed on grass about 4:30.  Had a slight limp but, appeared to be getting around just fine.  He moved the doe around quite a bit before exiting.

 

[Hock3y24]

Had a good friend go out this morning and shot a young buck chasing doe. Might have to sneak out after work Thurs.

[landtracdeerhunter]

All I hear is dripping off the trees. Deer out feeding later before the colder weather sets in . Bedded down about 60 yards ahead of me. Seven in total by 7:35.

[Steve D]

On 11/25/2024 at 11:10 AM, Four Seasons said:

Love these Letchworth ridge runners. If it wasn’t for the ladies they would live forever. Great Morning. 

Nice Buck Four Seasons

[First-light]

25 degrees and wind gusts to 20 mph. I decided to go to my new stand and sit the last hour or so today. What happened was picture perfect. Doe and two fawns come in from bedding area walk a smal ridge to my left and come right to food plot. I actually thought it was the triplets minus the Mom. It wasn't it was a 1.5 year old Doe with two fawns, one was a button buck. At the end of the video I say I think that is the Mom up front. We shot 9 deer so far this season split between 4 families. I'll be hard pressed to pull the trigger unless its a ginat buck or one of those weird rack bucks we have running around. Just nice being out there late season and see a few come in. 

 

[landtracdeerhunter]

Plenty of deer action here yet. Thursday afternoon, With the moon showing during day light, coupled with the winds subsiding, the food sources, deer started showing about 4:15.  Had 2 six points sparing for a few minutes (one pictured). Posted a pic of same deer earlier in this thread. Mature doe are hanging back in the cover; the young's ones sure are surfacing;  eating machines. Lost the chance at one mature buck here, lost his antlers. Hope to find his sheds. Some of the best hunting is sure to be had.

 

Edited Friday at 02:10 PM by landtracdeerhunter

[landtracdeerhunter]

A deer convention this afternoon. Shortly after taking the picture, a buck came in and broke it up.

Edited Friday at 11:21 PM by landtracdeerhunter

[landtracdeerhunter]

[New York Hillbilly]

I want to go in the morning, but don’t think I can tolerate 10 degrees for very long.  I’m not sure I would want to be gutting or working on one in those temperatures. Anybody planning on braving the cold?

[Four Seasons]

1 hour ago, New York Hillbilly said:

I want to go in the morning, but don’t think I can tolerate 10 degrees for very long.  I’m not sure I would want to be gutting or working on one in those temperatures. Anybody planning on braving the cold?

All afternoon hunting for me after the rut. Only after mature bucks and they are thinking about their belly now. They won’t bed far from food and morning can blow a spot out. Sleep in and then go out early afternoon and kill your mature deer. 

[New York Hillbilly]

35 minutes ago, Four Seasons said:

All afternoon hunting for me after the rut. Only after mature bucks and they are thinking about their belly now. They won’t bed far from food and morning can blow a spot out. Sleep in and then go out early afternoon and kill your mature deer. 

I agree! I just texted my buddy a few minutes ago, the same plan. :  ) 

[New York Hillbilly]

I’ve been up since 4:30AM listening to the boiler run. Ten degrees outside. I suspect the deer are curled up in balls with their noses tucked in, conserving energy. I’ll approach the cut over corn fields this afternoon from the cornfield side, and try to catch them coming out of the woods. 

[First-light]

I slept in too cold for me but my brother wanted the trifecta! He got an 8pt at bow, spike and doe at gun now wanted one at Muzzy season. Well he went out this morning at dark sat in his favorite spot. Said he blew out a lot of deer going in. Along came a single doe and shot it at 50 yards with Muzzle loader. Double lung shot deer went 70 yards! Left little to no blood. I was amazed cause we have snow. I went down with the quad to get him and we retraced the track job. I just couldn't believe it didn't leave better sign. I'm happy for him. 

[New York Hillbilly]

I kicked out a spot beside a scrubby little bush/tree. It seems to have turned into a funnel of cover they keep using between two of my fields. The wind is not in my favor but it’s too late for me to be moving now.  I should at least see deer. I think!! Lol 

Good luck to who ever is out there this evening.  
 

 

 

Edited Saturday at 08:07 PM by New York Hillbilly

[Four Seasons]

Trying to do a little last minute doe patrol and this guy walks around like hunting season is not even a thing. He has offered his shoulder a few times this year but another year hopefully puts him at the next level. 

[Hock3y24]

Might hunt a day or two in holiday hunt, other than that it’s been a great season. My son got 4, I got 5, between 2 states. Pa was rough, it’s still snow covered there and all the deer were hanging on neighbors with green patches that melted but we didn’t have any spots like those. 

[First-light]

I'll head out tonight for a few hours. Brother is leaving today that would be it for Muzzy season. May head over to 8S Burdett to Holiday hunt weekend after Christmas. Got to be a huge one at home for me to shoot. In Burdett there are so many deer I'll take a doe if opportunity comes up. 

[Northcountryman]

13 hours ago, Four Seasons said:

Trying to do a little last minute doe patrol and this guy walks around like hunting season is not even a thing. He has offered his shoulder a few times this year but another year hopefully puts him at the next level. 

Absolutely gorgeous Buck- what a nice pic!! Thank you for sharing 

[Four Seasons]

25 minutes ago, Northcountryman said:

Absolutely gorgeous Buck- what a nice pic!! Thank you for sharing 

Is he not just a great looking animal. He had no idea a snowcamoed armed human was a matter of feet from him. Pretty for sure. 

[Tughill Tamer]

Gearing up for the last sit here in northern NY. It's not been a very productive season venison wise but still had a blast and have Alot of great memories. I'm hoping to make a little trip for the holiday hunt. Good luck to everyone going out.

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