Suffolk County Bowhunt

[Geno C]

went out for an evening hunt, got out there alittle late. didnt see anything but when i was walking out at 445 i kicked 2 up walking my way. always ho it goes lol.

going to try and get back oout there for another evening hunt. john were any of those deer buck with the chance of shedding some horns??

[cbx46]

geno you hunting private or public land?

[Geno C]

i hunt both... tonight was public land tho. looked like someone scored a deer yesterday. saw hair and blood in the snow maybe 75 yards from where i was. the snow was not deep at all out there. 2-3" at the most...

[cbx46]

Oh great about the 2-3 inches I dont have snow shoes, and my back yard has like a foot of snow which I was not thrilled about hiking a decnt distance in a foot of snow.

[cbx46]

Went out today bumped at 50yds. what looked like a young buck who shed already or a spike that I couldn't make out threw the brush bc the body was bigger then any doe and it was alone.  Then heard on doe screech when she circled behind and caught my scent downwind but saw nothing.  Another great season in the books!  Now time to dust off the shotgun.

[mbucks27]

Geno none of them were shed bucks.  All does and fawns. I have seen 3 bucks last week all still holding both antlers.  Going upstTe this weekend to do some shed hunting.

John

[Geno C]

o ok got ya... how did you bow season end? mine finished the way it started, slow and quiet. lol

[mbucks27]

My season ended off not too bad.  I didnt shoot anything but i did see a lot of deer in the last two days and i could have shot about 8 does.  I was holding out for a nice buck but the only nice one i saw was from the car standing in my parking spot before first light.  He was a real nice 8 pointer.  Im going out on the 17th for one last try to bag a big buck with my shotgun then after that its time to start shed hunting and that should bring me right into spring turkey.  Does it ever end??????????????

John

[longislandhunter]

Do you think that the bucks will still have there antlers by the 17th?  When do the majority of them drop?  I was gonna go out again for shotgun sometime around the middle of the month but i am at the point where im solely looking for a big buck.  is it possible or likely in mid Jan?  Thanks

[mbucks27]

There will def be bucks still carrying their racks for the whole month of january and even beyond that. Not all but some so it's just a matter of seeing the right buck. Good Luck if you get back out.

John