2017 HuntingNY Archery Harvest Thread

[Gencountyzeek]

Ive had luck rattling this year, rattled in a 4, and a 6 on seperate occasions. This morning had a doe and button buck in early. Then around 815 i rattled in a 4 and a small 6. They came in together and moved off behind me. I rattled again at 9. This time a nice 7 came in  i was tempted at first. Had the release hooked up but decided i didnt want him to b the buck that ends my bow season. So i started video taping him on my phone. I got about 1.5 mins of video then he walked off behind me. I look up and a much larger buck is walking in on the same path. Hes already only 40 yarfs out. He works his way in to about 25 yards and crosses behind some trees, i drew back and he walked into a swamp behind me. I took the shot when he was just over 20 yards. Shot looked good but didnt look like it penatrated that much. The arrow fell out after he spun and took off. I thought i saw him drop but wasnt sure. The 7 took off with him and wasnt sure what deer i was looking at. I climbed down after 20 mins, found my arrow that was missing about 5" of arrow and the broadhead. I backed out for 1.5 hrs. Brought my son back to help with the track. I circled around the swamp and picked up blood on the other side. It was a easy track that led to the spot i thought i saw a deer drop. Heavy bases  split browtine. Beautiful buck.

[Hock3y24]

Took another slickhead, she was with a spike. Crap shot caught liver and tracked her after 4 hours. Dead right by the creek where i thought she would be. Time to wait on a big buck now that my freezer is pretty full.

Edited October 22, 2017 by Hock3y24

[Steuben Jerry]

Bought some of that Evercalm stuff and tried it for the first time after hearing of some good luck on here. Had this doe come in and bed down very close for a while. She got up to move to the field and I double lunged her at about 20 yards. She went about 80-100 yards, got wobbly and tipped over in sight. Cool hunt.

[Urbancowboy]

Repost from live in the woods thread... Got my first bow kill on sat at 4pm.  First bear kill also... 

 

[Robhuntandfish]

Big doe at 7:30 this morn. Shot her and wasn't totally sure but thought it was a good one. So I sat in stand and an hour later another doe and a buck right up her rear end sniffing.  I stood up and he went away front the doe and to the left and never saw him again. The doe walked around my stand for half hour. Pee'd in the trail and I thought for sure he would come over.  So after like 3 hours I could finally get down and went to where arrow was. I see what might have buggered him .  Blood everywhere. So I look up and at 40 yards is my doe dead.  Heart punch !!  She was dead in 30 seconds.

Got two freezer queens. Now it's time to hunt for one with some horns! 

[The_Real_TCIII]

This doe came trotting in at 8:30, I stopped her at 7 yards and made a solid shot. She went about 100. She looks identical to @Robhuntandfish doe above. Aged at 2.5 and weighed in at 119lbs

[DanielT]

Not the big guy....but still feels good to feed the family with a bow and arrow..
4 deer went by me just before sun up
Then 30 minutes later he came following a doe....grunting behind her the whole way......i couldn't get her to stop...but he did....dropped insight...awesome..

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[Jmp209]

One more for the recurve and my biggest buck to date

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[erussell]

Got in the stand about 7:30 am yesterday got set up and grunted a few times about 7:45. This guy walked out of the brush lot into the grass plot and he only went 40 yrds after the shot. Glade I shot him only 400 yrds from the road. My Nephew and I had a heck of a drag getting him out.

Edited October 29, 2017 by erussell

[WWJD_Hunter]

[EatWhatYouReap]

Westchester County, NY (Kensico Reservoir) 

[Dabills]

Kinda wanted my first deer taken with a bow to be a big buck but when this dandy doe stepped into the perfect spot I decided to fill one of my doe tags. Sorry not the best picture. She's a big girl.

[Marion]

Shot this guy Saturday morning. Unfortunately wound up bumping him 3 separate times throughout the day. Mind you these three bumps were spread over 12 hrs if not more. Finally found him today. After 3 long days of tracking and searching. Will post only thw pictures I took from my driveway as the picture for how I found him is not so pretty. The coyotes by me did a number and he was nearly picked clean. I was really hoping to donate this deer to the hungry. Unfortunately my next two deer will have to suffice. Without further adieu my buck from 3s

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[bisceglia]

3N first archery buck


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[2012_taco]

This is my first post in the thread, as I haven't taken a deer with my bow in 3 years? It may be 4 years? Lawd can help me with this as I got my Elite bow the following year after you got yours. 

Anyway, I was hunting an area in 9F yesterday not seeing anything, A friend calls me and says he just got run over by 2 bucks grunting after a hot doe. Literally 400 yds from where I was!  So I moved to a stand I have near there, 5 minutes in the stand and I could hear the grunts. At 5:00 I heard a grunt real close and looked up to see this buck at 15 yds. There was a doe in front of him and she moved into my little food plot, perfect broadside shot, I waited and he moved right to the same spot. I shot a little high and as he ran off I could see my arrow hanging out on the opposite side about to fall out. I waited an hour and got down. I didn't see any hair or blood at the hit spot, so i followed what I thought was the route he took from what I could see from my stand. No blood at 40 yds. I found my arrow and some blood, he went right down a mowed path, but there is a lot of water, I went 30 yds to next blood, another 30 yds and no blood after. I tracked the lane about 100 yds to a creek and never saw any sign. I went back to the last blood and found some more blood, and blood with bubbles in it! I don't know how I missed it the first time. he left the lane into thick stuff and 1 small drip at a time I found him 30 yds later. Pics coming

Edited November 4, 2017 by 2012_taco
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[The_Field_Ager]

So, the morning start was not ideal. Wife forgot to set her alarm so it was already light, and after 7 am when I got up. It was windy and raining so I decided against a hunt.

Suddenly the wind dropped and the rain abated. I stepped outside and the air felt good. I wondered if the rains all through the night meant deer would be late getting going. I hurriedly dressed and hit the same stand I have hunted all weekend, along a rub and scrape line and with camera data showing daylight Bucks, morning and afternoon.

I got into the stand and could see the leaf litter around was disturbed. I figured it was too late and I had missed the action, 8:30 am by this point. I needed to go number 2 real bad, and so hobbled over to a creek nearby and sat on a downed tree going across it. It snapped just as I was finishing up and I went tumbling into the creek water and got a very wet arm. I figured this was a sign and was planning to head back in.

As I passed the stand I decided to give it one more half hour. It was about 9:30 by this point. I got into a daze, thinking and talking to myself and looking in the wrong direction. For some reason I looked back over my shoulder, and there he was at 20 yards making to walk right past me, just as cameras had indicated he might. I barley had time to grab the bow, turn 270 degrees with him as he passed, all the while trying to catch my d-loop and failing. Panic set in, I was not going to be ready. I just managed to draw back before he entered the last shooting lane opportunity at 15 yards, and I don't remember letting loose. What I do remember is the horrifying sight of seeing my arrow buried in his rump.He had picked up the pace as he passed by. I should have bleated.

Blood spurted but he darted on although looking very wounded and limpy. I was crushed. I figured I was going to have a stalk, track and finish adventure. He stopped at 50 yards, lay down and stopped moving. After a few minutes there was a little more movement. I decided he was hurt and I needed to get down and finish things. I came around behind and downwind of him but as I got to about 25 yards it seemed like it was over. I got to 15 yards, drew back and made some noise. He didn't budge. I knew it was over and I had gotten very lucky...very lucky indeed. I went back and tracked the blood. It was heavy and bubbly. I found the arrow and I had gotten decent penetration. I had obviously hit his femoral artery. All in all I'd say things started and ended in less than 8 minutes but those minutes watching him down lasted a lifetime while I feverishly calculated the best plan.

It was a big disappointment to have made such a crappy shot based on me being distracted and rushing a shot I probably should never have taken and was not ready to take. Lesson learned. I will be frosty in the future when I know Bucks are using an area, as was the case here. 

Happy to have filled my bow tag however, given the inclement and odd weather we have been enjoying. I am handing the property over to my neighbor for gun season. My mission is to help him get a nice Buck. I don't feel the need for another deer just yet myself.

 

 

Edited November 6, 2017 by Papist

[WWJD_Hunter]

Kill of the ground first time hunting this year on state land. Thank you Jesus for your creation.

[Cattcounty]

I saw 7 doe Sunday morning and this was the 7th one that came through. She did not have little ones so I took the opportunity to get some meat in the freezer. Hypodermics did the trick. Awesome blood trail she didn't go more than 70 or 80 yards.

[Kayakwilly]

Took two buck smaller one was taken first I was very happy then 45 min later another 8 pointer so blessed to


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[WNYBuckHunter]

Guess I have to repeat the rules of this thread...

Post up pics of your 2017 archery season deer here!

Only pictures with the associated story will be allowed in this thread. If you want to congratulate someone, please do it by clicking on the "like this" button for the post. There will be no exceptions.

[chrisw]

Took this big girl at 6 yds, she ran 40 and piled up. 7M public land hunt.

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[two 10s]

Super stoked with this one.

I had an encounter with him earlier in the season at 45yds, but he knew the area wasn't good and slipped back the way he came from. He knew again this time, but didn't clear out. He was about to walk through my lane at 8yds, but spooked and ran to my left. He stopped at 35yds, turned brood side and looked back at me. I wasn't sure if he would stay long enough for me to get a shot off, but I was blessed.

A lot of first came with this hunt.

12pt, 210 dressed.

 

 

[dszymo]

got this guy last Saturday out looking for does.  he was the third good buck I had seen that morning all between 9 and 10:30. came in behind me stopped in a shooting lane at 27 yards.  I made a good heart shot and saw him go down after about a 50 yard run. not the best picture to show his size, he was 18 inches inside.

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[Hock3y24]

What a great day, I’ve seen 40 yes 40 deer in the last 3 sits. Sit in pa about 1030 pm and immediate have bucks chasing does everywhere till about 2 pm then silent. 4 pm same thing starts again, a nice 7 pops out 200 yards away then chases a doe. This 10 comes out pissed of and chased off the 7 and followed the doe. Noting his aggression I smashed some antlers together and watched his reaction through the Binocs, he was pissed. Came on a rope to me and stopped at 40 yards. My longest bow kill ever gets me my biggest buck ever with a double lung shot.