Live From The Woods 2024-2025 Edition

[Hock3y24]

Sitting in some blow downs with my son, just passed a spike at 10 yards. He’s shakin like a leaf.

[New York Hillbilly]

Gray squirrels, red squirrels, owl and fisher, is the extent of it so far this morning. A few distant shots otherwise dead quiet. If nothing happens here in a little bit I may just go back to the house and “kill” a cup of coffee. Lol 

[landtracdeerhunter]

Bumped 7 deer on the way out yesterday morning feeding in the moon light. Front blind sit for 3 hours ,nothing. The afternoon sits was more eventful  with deer in the pumpkins, and the clover. No bucks.

This morning sit involved raking leaves and cracking sticks getting into the woods with my feet. Ten minutes into the sit,  deer start showing up feeding on green leaves on the bushes. Had a 6 point come in with tree branch antlers very close. Looked like an antlered doe.

[fasteddie]

6 hours ago, landtracdeerhunter said:

Bumped 7 deer on the way out yesterday morning feeding in the moon light. Front blind sit for 3 hours ,nothing. The afternoon sits was more eventful  with deer in the pumpkins, and the clover. No bucks.

This morning sit involved raking leaves and cracking sticks getting into the woods with my feet. Ten minutes into the sit,  deer start showing up feeding on green leaves on the bushes. Had a 6 point come in with tree branch antlers very close. Looked like an antlered doe.

My friend has a swamp on his property and he bought the property because of that and he duck hunts . He goes out with his gas powered leaf blower and clears a path to his 'shooting chair' . He sometimes see deer checking out the noise .

[First-light]

I shot a 6 pt chasing a doe. Not ideal but I figured as the season went it was the right thing. Nephew shot his first buck a two point! lol We took them to the processor tonight man there are some real nice bucks in there. Oh and I shot a big button buck last hour of bow season. 

[Hock3y24]

Son passed another spike this evening, 5 doe went trottin through the field with no shots at them. 

[landtracdeerhunter]

On 11/16/2024 at 9:03 AM, trojan-bushman said:

4K representing. Have a feeling mega moon kept deer up all night. See 3 doe driving to spot. This afternoon should be better


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I know deer were feeding earlier Saturday, in the moonlight. Sunday was cloudy here, they still fed early.

[landtracdeerhunter]

Strange thing: no shots this morning.  First week of firearms? Must be  recouping time from all the celebrations yesterday from the Bills win .

[dlgerow01]

Strange thing: no shots this morning.  First week of firearms? Must be  recouping time from all the celebrations yesterday from the Bills win .

Same here is 3A.

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[50calpeephole]

Haven't seen shit this weekend.

 

Saturday I saw a small doe moving behind a brush line about 8am

Sunday I didn't see shit

Was out this morning (Monday), didn't even see squirrels.

 

Never had such a quiet opening weekend, I need to spend some time re-thinking my game plan. I usually hunt the woods, I'm thinking coming down from the hill and hunting some more lowland areas, maybe see if I can get myself closer to water.

[Doc]

It has been real quiet here in Bristol. I am hunting state land and feeling pretty lonely up there. Where the heck is everybody? I always thought it would be nice to have all this state land to myself, but there seems to be just enough people to put the deer in the survival mode and not enough people to get the deer up and moving.

[greg54]

I was out this morning with a friend in 9A and it was dead, no sightings and only 1 distant shot heard. And the trail cams showing nothing in a week. Where are they?

[dlgerow01]

Quiet in 3A.

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[landtracdeerhunter]

Lot of movement this afternoon. Nice to see things back to usual. Couple sixes showed, along with the doe. No  buck action.  I expect  that to pick back up by the 25th 

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[First-light]

Buddy shot a 6 pt yesterday morning. Came right in to a Tinks bottle. Nice deer!

 

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[landtracdeerhunter]

First-light, you've been having some great success around you. Hope you keep up the good work.

Well, I just know their in here!

[50calpeephole]

Bagged a mid size 4 pointer last night.  

   

I was watching it at distance fir a while when it hit me that with like 30 hours in the woods since Saturday it was the first shoot able deer I'd seen and just went for it. Single shot, 60 or so yards.

   

Deer in the freezer may take up space but it tastes better than tags.

Edited November 19 by 50calpeephole

[Hock3y24]

hoping this snow actually happens thurs night into Friday.

[New York Hillbilly]

Gave up the ladder stands in the woods tonight for a scrub bush in the middle of the goldenrod.  What the heck.  If I don’t shoot a deer at least I’ll have a field day (pun intended) checking for tics tonight.
 

Cripes I hate them damned things ! 

[airedale]

Hit the timber for the last couple of daylight hours, zip for Deer, saw two gray Squirrels and one Red, that was it.

Al

[First-light]

3 hours ago, New York Hillbilly said:

Gave up the ladder stands in the woods tonight for a scrub bush in the middle of the goldenrod.  What the heck.  If I don’t shoot a deer at least I’ll have a field day (pun intended) checking for tics tonight.
 

Cripes I hate them damned things ! 

Hey we tarcked a deer through that shit and found some ticks on us!

[First-light]

Sat in a stand for last two hours so quiet and nothing came by. 

[ANTLERS]

Quiet in 3H yesterday, I have a small creek that runs thru the center of my property in a pine/hemlock area. Saw 2 does for the day down in there. Unusual to see them there during the day, they’re usually on the surrounding ridge lines in the thick mountain Laurel bedding. I’m thinking due to the drought they may be hanging closer to a water source.

[landtracdeerhunter]

Tuesday afternoon sits. Bumped 4 50 yards from the door yard. ;Deer still eating clover and wheat. Can sure tell which deer have been shot at. 

This morning is drizzle. It's so foggy, you can't even see.

[Arcade Hunter]

1 hour ago, landtracdeerhunter said:

Tuesday afternoon sits. Bumped 4 50 yards from the door yard. ;Deer still eating clover and wheat. Can sure tell which deer have been shot at. 

This morning is drizzle. It's so foggy, you can't even see.

I see that you are in Niagara Co... Did Kathy ever sign the rifle bill for Niagara?