LIVE From The Woods 2018 - Lets hear stories and see some pictures!

[kpkot]

5 minutes ago, Backcountry Rabbit said:

Happens if their Nuts never descend. It’s called something like chryptochordism. They are sterile and never drop their horns. It is usually caused by a groin injury when they are young. Basically a steer. I shot one before. Took me 4 years to see him in light. Never ruts

That's cool did u age him?

[BizCT]

What is the best whitetail you have killed?  How about muley?  Just curious.   You live in NY and hunt here every year   
Not sure why you are so impressed with hunting out west.  It’s just a different style based in large part on terrain and species hunted.   Lobbing it in from 65 or getting close enough to shoot at 10.  Which takes more skill.  Glassing and spot and stalk or hunting areas so thick you can’t see 20yds but have to predict movement, which takes more skill.  Answer is both but different skills. 

I haven’t hunted good whitetail property, so it’s not an apples to apples comparison. I’m sure I could get a 130-150” WT on a hunt. I see the guys on Bowsite killing them every year at certain outfitters


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[BizCT]

I'm always talking fair chase.
Whitetails are super-cagey and IMO the 2 hardest places to hunt them are big woods and suburbs.
They are so good at avoiding humans that in large tracts it's nearly impossible to beat them (ask Maine hunters).
In the suburbs they know exactly whose shrubs they can eat at night and who's got apples and table scraps out back.
In ag country they are more predictable but still you don't see 10 whitetail bucks bedded within 50 yds of each other.
Im not trying to pile on but I do think North Eastern Whitetails are the best game animal in NA.

I think the grey ghost Coues deer is widely regarded as the toughest deer to hunt in NOrth America


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[Backcountry Rabbit]

never aged him. Horns grew really

slow year round. First pic I got was in November when he was a little 4 point at 1.4 years. Kept Getting pics for several years and figured he was about 4-5 years old. Shot him a first light when he was going to bed. Lived behind my neighbors House. I mounted him figuring he was a once in a lifetime. 

[BizCT]

Bizzy is just trying to fire up the site with his BS tonight....

Not BS. Some people will argue spot & stalk bear hunt is harder than a baited treestand hunt. Some would argue the other way. There will always be varying opinions on what is tough, what isn’t. A mountain goat hunt or sheep hunt could be brutally tough. Many guys start with a bow, then fallback to the rifle so they can tag out.


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[BizCT]

https://www.bowsite.com/bowsite/features/livehunts/saskatchewandeer2018/INDEX.CFM?DAY=3

15-20 mature bucks per day from the ground on this hunt. Did the hunter outsmart these deer or is it product of the land?


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[Bowshotmuzzleloader]

1 hour ago, Backcountry Rabbit said:

never aged him. Horns grew really

slow year round. First pic I got was in November when he was a little 4 point at 1.4 years. Kept Getting pics for several years and figured he was about 4-5 years old. Shot him a first light when he was going to bed. Lived behind my neighbors House. I mounted him figuring he was a once in a lifetime. 

My neighbor shot a ten point 25 plus years ago during gun season in velvet ,, mounted in his garage cool stuff...

[Hock3y24]

Wife had shoulder surgery wed, wont be able to get out till sun am, shes really screwing up my vacation! Looks like mostly mornings for the foreseeable future for me. 

[biggamefish]

Good morning everyone!  Hey you guessed it, iiiiiiiittttttttttsssssss raining out side.AGAIN!!!!!

[LOA]

1 hour ago, biggamefish said:

Good morning everyone!  Hey you guessed it, iiiiiiiittttttttttsssssss raining out side.AGAIN!!!!!

Sick of rain. I’m debating on driving the hour, but I need my trail cam card.

[Hunter007]

7 hours ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

https://www.bowsite.com/bowsite/features/livehunts/saskatchewandeer2018/INDEX.CFM?DAY=3

15-20 mature bucks per day from the ground on this hunt. Did the hunter outsmart these deer or is it product of the land?


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For you biz this guy is the master of ground bow hunting 

 

 

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[Robhuntandfish]

8 hours ago, Dinsdale said:

The animals I hunt are better than yours....

nanner nanner nanner

 

the ones in my area must have the genius gene.  Cause i cant seem to outsmart them, and of course it MUST be the deer !  Cause well of course its not me.......lol 

[GTL1205]

Good Luck everyone, looks like a decent morning in the capital region.  No rain til midmorning!!!!

 

[Robhuntandfish]

The radar looks like Walt Disney threw up.  Seriously i can't remember a worse fall/hunting season for weather.  Nothing but wind and rain.  And forecast is for one dry day on Sunday for the next 7 days.  Crazy.  

[rachunter]

Staying local today going back to the area I saw two does last night. It’s warm 50 degrees se wind with rain in the area. Good luck everyone!!!

[Cabin Fever]

I'm going out for ~3hrs this morning, then heading to hang a stand on a new property I just stumbled upon and got permission to hunt. 

 

 

[Jeremy K]

8 hours ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

 

I think the grey ghost Coues deer is widely regarded as the toughest deer to hunt in NOrth America


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I've heard Axis deer is hard to shoot ,not necessarily hard to hunt but hard to hit . We hear guys blame their poor shot on the deer jumping the string but Axis deer really do jump the string ,you need a fast bow to send one before they can move out of the way. 

[OtiscoPaul]

8 hours ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

 

Not BS. Some people will argue spot & stalk bear hunt is harder than a baited treestand hunt. Some would argue the other way. There will always be varying opinions on what is tough, what isn’t. A mountain goat hunt or sheep hunt could be brutally tough. Many guys start with a bow, then fallback to the rifle so they can tag out.


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I hear ya biz...

I just don't think whitetails fair chase is your favorite type of hunting because it is less active for the hunter and sightings can be dismal for weeks if your not on a preserve or with a guide.

Ofcourse there are places where less pressure means more sightings and sometimes even less sketchy deer, but give them a reason to be cagey and they will.

To me since you brought it up paid baited hunts are the worst...my dad has harvested 3 pocono black bear targeted (not coincided with deer season) in 10 years fair chase from a tree stand.

I understand why they bait both for pop control in states like jersey or up in Canada where the woods are real big.  I just don't care for it.

Edited November 2, 2018 by OtiscoPaul

[OtiscoPaul]

29 minutes ago, Robhuntandfish said:

The radar looks like Walt Disney threw up.  Seriously i can't remember a worse fall/hunting season for weather.  Nothing but wind and rain.  And forecast is for one dry day on Sunday for the next 7 days.  Crazy.  

Rob set a stand on top of a bedding or breeding location in this mess.

Edited November 2, 2018 by OtiscoPaul

[Adkhunter1590]

After last nights excitement seeing my target buck I jumped out of bed 30 mins before my 5am alarm. Went for coffee, made a little drive around checking fields with my head lights but couldn’t see much with all this fog and rain. Snuck back out to the blind at 540. I can only hope a doe will come in for breakfast and bring big daddy with her. This rain sure does suck! After this weekend I think I’ll need to wear chest waders to go anywhere on my property.

[Robhuntandfish]

7 minutes ago, OtiscoPaul said:

Rob set a stand on top of a bedding or breeding location in this mess.

found one - i think this is my best bet

[OtiscoPaul]

9 hours ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

 

I haven’t hunted good whitetail property, so it’s not an apples to apples comparison. I’m sure I could get a 130-150” WT on a hunt. I see the guys on Bowsite killing them every year at certain outfitters


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I'm not gonna laugh at this...

if you were hunting on moogs property (the way that they hunt and manage, not lobbing or sock stalking) you're odds of a P&Y would go up...but that's the rub...

It takes a lot of time and effort in the season and the offseason to maintain deer habitat and scout/hunt it properly without moving deer out.

Paying someone to take you in front of animals is a cool experience but is definetly not even a fruit compared to fair chase deer managing.

I feel your frustration your opportunities are limited to mostly weekends and this season that really sucks.

Edited November 2, 2018 by OtiscoPaul

[The_Real_TCIII]

I’m hunting close to home this morning. Forcing myself to stay on this couch until 6:45 so I’m not out there getting wet in the dark. I don’t think it’ll be shooting light until 8. I’m not optimistic at all but 11/2 is the day my Dad passed so I always hunt it. One deer in 18 years on 11/2 lol


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[OtiscoPaul]

20 minutes ago, Adkhunter1590 said:

After last nights excitement seeing my target buck I jumped out of bed 30 mins before my 5am alarm. Went for coffee, made a little drive around checking fields with my head lights but couldn’t see much with all this fog and rain. Snuck back out to the blind at 540. I can only hope a doe will come in for breakfast and bring big daddy with her. This rain sure does suck! After this weekend I think I’ll need to wear chest waders to go anywhere on my property.

My truck tires were about 2" sunk in the mud in the field I was parked in at my lease yesterday ...a little hairy there for a second.

Edited November 2, 2018 by OtiscoPaul

[OtiscoPaul]

2 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

I’m hunting close to home this morning. Forcing myself to stay on this couch until 6:45 so I’m not out there getting wet in the dark. I don’t think it’ll be shooting light until 8. I’m not optimistic at all but 11/2 is the day my Dad passed so I always hunt it. One deer in 18 years on 11/2 lol


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You guys are due for another...good luck