Jump to content

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

burmjohn

By burmjohn,
in Deer Hunting

 Share

Recommended Posts

Cabin Fever Mentor

Cabin Fever

Posted
Posted

Been out all day, hunkered under the umbrella! I hate rain!! So far, I've only seen one deer at about 10:30 and it was so far, that I couldn't tell what it was!

Got a friend that is in need of some venison, due to his wife having some health issues, so he's been unable to get out and hunt. Told him I would do my best. Still have time to fill a couple DMP's...

Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

  • Like 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 10.4k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

grampy
grampy

Big buck down!

Robhuntandfish
Robhuntandfish

Ok boys take a deep breath with me cause I am still shaking.  Mainframe 8 with quadruple brow tines on one side and a row of junk on the other.  Redneck hang a ring on it 16 points, but I am thin

Nomad
Nomad

no one told the deer it was to warm.... He came in chasing 5 doe which are walking past me on the ground at 40 yards tight now !

Posted Images

Robhuntandfish Grand Master

Robhuntandfish

Posted
Posted
3 hours ago, TheHornHunter said:

Congrats to all the  hunters that were fortunate enough to harvest something this weekend!

Here's some better pictures of the buck I harvested Friday evening. Unfortunately his body was just a little too long for my weight station set up with my hoist, but I was able to get a reading of 220 lbs (before field dressing) with his head and antlers still on the ground so I'm going to guess a live weight of 240-250. Ended up with about 90-95 lbs of meat which still needs to be boned out and trimmed after dry aging but most meat I've ever got off a deer. His body was much bigger than his antlers that I scored at 127"... nice 20 to 21" beams but no mass with his bases measuring 4 to 4 1/2" and everything else in the 3s. That said, I'm happy as hell with him, I'll take a big body over big antlers any day. I've been passing 3 years olds all year including a nice 130-140 class 8 point I saw maybe an hour before I shot this one and I can't say 100% this buck is 4 but he had a long body and nice saggy belly so despite having the antlers of a 3 year old I think he was 4. Even if he's 3, he came out of the woods chasing a doe with his mouth open, nose flared and grunting like crazy which is something I will never forget and that's what counts! I'm also pretty sure he died quickly despite me backing out and giving him time and there was no coyote damage so all around very successful hunt.

The neighbor had shot a big 10 pointer Wednesday (he got put up on NY Big Buck Club so I'm sure some of you have seen it... beautiful mid-150 class) that I had 7 encounters with during bow just as I was getting out of my stand so I had been a little bummed out but I got back after it Friday, set up a home made ground blind in some thick brush piles and ended up taking my buck within 100 yards of where the neighbor shot the big ten. Just goes to show you, stay after it and good things happen!

FWIW, I figured Friday was going to be a good day to catch some bucks cruising because it was the first south wind after several days of brutal northerly winds that brought temps down to single digits around Rochester. Cold fronts are great for October and first half of November, but I find once we get past mid-November the deer just hunker down during them and the best time to hunt them is either the first day the winds shift to the north and pressure just starts to rise or the first south wind when pressure starts dropping and temps warm up. I've spent many lonely hours freezing my ass off in the stand thinking the cold would get them moving but they don't appear to like it anymore than us. It's been a pretty reliable formula I've used to see a lot of bucks so hopefully that helps one of you put one down too!

 

IMG_9119.thumb.jpg.e3de819ce1d6066d0b241613015cce35.jpgIMG_9123.thumb.jpg.aa03eaeb55dfc40bd271afb3be66aebe.jpg

Wow nice buck for sure !!

Hornhunter.....maybe ..... but no lack of meat in this hunt either!  Nice - reminds me of pics of bucks from Alberta or something .... huge body.  Congrats

Link to comment
Share on other sites
stubborn1VT Proficient

stubborn1VT

Posted
Posted

Vermont rifle season ended yesterday.  All I saw over the last 3 days was a fawn and a spike, so I have to eat my tag.  You guys/gals in NY are blessed with LONG seasons.  I hunted 10 out of the 16 days for a total of 67 hours.  I saw 17 deer and only 2 legal bucks.  I passed on a little 3 point that didn't weigh 100lbs.  The forkhorn I saw was head down and trotting through the brush and I couldn't get a clear enough shot.  

All in all, not a great season for me.  Luckily, I only have to wait until Saturday for our 9 day muzzleloader season to start.  I can shoot a buck or doe (but still no spikehorn!) and I'm hoping to do some tracking.  I have one in the freezer from bow season, but one more would fill it up nicely.  Time to dig out the black powder supplies and do a little shooting.

  • Like 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Dom Rookie

Dom

Posted
Posted

Back home drying out was a nice day to be roaming the woods.No snow and some lite rain made for a quite walk saw 2 doe from 11 till 3 when I left the woods very wet and muddy.Gonna try in the morning for afew hours if nothing else I will have been out.Gonna have my nephew coming this weekend and if the deer are on the move we are going to fill our doe permits.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Five Seasons Grand Master

Five Seasons

Posted
Posted
No different than a real windy day.  Other thing I've thought of is using some of those mounting brackets from tree house masters they sell on their web site, but by the time you get the lumber, it's probably a pretty similar cost, and you can't move it ever.


Yeah but not everyday is real windy. Something sweet about hearing that crunch crunch coming.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Pygmy Experienced

Pygmy

Posted
Posted
21 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:


Every hunter lives for that sound, I cant understand why some hunting videos play crappy music over it


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I'.m damn near deaf....By the time I hear the crunch crunch  it  is too late....<<Sigh>>….

  • Like 3
  • Haha 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Chef Grand Master

Chef

Posted
Posted
76b5bbb94e44a37875380b0852a15c13.jpg&key=a4cd85e94b3766668fa0356505a9c47597d81b5e84f38a03163c6b54cd11e95c
Stupid little spike that wouldn’t leave me alone all weekend was in 3K so antler restrictions, saw a lot of does but no doe tags due to preference points have to wait


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Guys please ignore this guy he’s here to start trouble...@bionic this is my buddy I told you about that has a camp near you


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  • Haha 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
BizCT Grand Master

BizCT

Posted
Posted
76b5bbb94e44a37875380b0852a15c13.jpg&key=a4cd85e94b3766668fa0356505a9c47597d81b5e84f38a03163c6b54cd11e95c
Stupid little spike that wouldn’t leave me alone all weekend was in 3K so antler restrictions, saw a lot of does but no doe tags due to preference points have to wait


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk


I don’t think your stand is fooling anyone


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  • Like 2
  • Haha 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Bionic Rising Star

Bionic

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, Redneric said:

76b5bbb94e44a37875380b0852a15c13.jpg
Stupid little spike that wouldn’t leave me alone all weekend was in 3K so antler restrictions, saw a lot of does but no doe tags due to preference points have to wait


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Heyyy at least it’s not just me, 3k is patience trying, to say the LEAST.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
goosifer Enthusiast

goosifer

Posted
Posted (edited)
11 hours ago, TheHornHunter said:

. . . . FWIW, I figured Friday was going to be a good day to catch some bucks cruising because it was the first south wind after several days of brutal northerly winds that brought temps down to single digits around Rochester. Cold fronts are great for October and first half of November, but I find once we get past mid-November the deer just hunker down during them and the best time to hunt them is either the first day the winds shift to the north and pressure just starts to rise or the first south wind when pressure starts dropping and temps warm up. I've spent many lonely hours freezing my ass off in the stand thinking the cold would get them moving but they don't appear to like it anymore than us. It's been a pretty reliable formula I've used to see a lot of bucks so hopefully that helps one of you put one down too!

 

 

@TheHornHunter, if you'd care to elaborate on the above theory, particularly the part in italics, in a new thread, I'd find that very interesting to read. (In all seriousness.) I've been trying to better understand how changes in barometric pressure affect deer behavior. Thanks. And congratulations on a monster buck.

Edited by goosifer
Link to comment
Share on other sites
turkeyfeathers Veteran

turkeyfeathers

Posted
Posted
1 minute ago, Buckmaster7600 said:


I dread hearing that sound!! Because if I hear it most likely it’s me making them! I’ll take rain and wind over dry and crunchy everyday!!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You would have loved archery season in WNY then.  Rained 36 of first 39 and no shortage of tree surfing. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
TheHornHunter Community Regular

TheHornHunter

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, goosifer said:

@TheHornHunter, if you'd care to elaborate on the above theory, particularly the part in italics, in a new thread, I'd find that very interesting to read. (In all seriousness.) I've been trying to better understand how changes in barometric pressure affect deer behavior. Thanks. And congratulations on a monster buck.

Thanks and I’d love to! Next time I’m at a computer I’ll put something together. Thanks for the suggestion. 

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites
cas Enthusiast

cas

Posted
Posted

Not what you'd call "live" from the woods, but I haven't had internet till tonight. 

Took this young doe Wednesday afternoon, young and dumb... double dumb really, she did two stupid things which allowed me to give her the bad news. 

Actually it wasn't hard at all. :no:  I just walked out, pointed my evil killing machine towards the woods, set it on full semi auto and it just went crazy killing everything in sight. Amazingly, no children were harmed. 

 

89585DB8-A3D8-4CD2-874E-479323E4F731.jpe

 

 

  • Like 5
  • Haha 1
  • Confused 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites
NonTypical Community Regular

NonTypical

Posted
Posted
21 hours ago, 518BowSlayer said:

Is it too late in the season for bucks to be fighting? Saw a small 6 pointer about 20 minutes ago and 10 minutes later heard what sounded like rattling.

Sent from my SM-J327T using Tapatalk
 

Not at all. At least down here on the Island where there is no shortage of does to go around. I was going thru pics last night from the last 2 years. I had pics of bucks going at it on 1/29/17 and also on 2/5/18. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Similar Content

    • Francesco B
      Broome county / Deposit ny
      By Francesco B
      Hello everyone I’m currently looking at a house in deposit ny I’ve been deer hunting for many year mainly in Columbia and Greene county never been to Broome county. Before anything I was just curious how is the hunting there ? I know there aren’t any antlered restrictions in Broome but are there monsters out there or is it mainly just small spike? If anyone from that county or knows about deposit and broome county would get back to me i would appreciate it. Hope everyone hunting today catch a big one thanks.
    • Ainsley Ash
      What are the best steps carry a bow on your back?
      By Ainsley Ash
      The procedure below to carry the bow is detailed below:
      You have to use a cotton towel or something similar. You have to wrap it around the bowstring. Doing so ensures that it will not cause an injury with the bowstring coming in contact with your body. It will not be that sharp either. Once you cover the bowstring with the towel, you have to wear it like a sling. So that it will not fall away from your body. The best way to cover the bowstring is to use a large enough towel. You can wrap it around twice as well. When making a sling out of the cotton towel, you have to ensure that you tighten it to get a snug fit. In that case, it will not slip away. Consequently, it will remain in place. When using this technique to carry a bow on your back, it is essential to practice before going in the wilderness. Only when you can move briskly and without noise using the scanning mechanism should you go ahead with it. To remove the bow, you have to hold it at the bottom. After that, you have to slip it over your head as well as arm. Doing so ensures that you can remove it quickly. When trying to focus on a prey, you need to remove the bow quickly. The technique for removal that we have highlighted above can certainly help you do so.
    • JDN2K
      A Hunter's Obligation to Know the Rules
      By JDN2K
      Just want to relay an experience I had this weekend regarding hunting regulations and other hunters.
      I've had several  hunter's tell me last weekend(10/12/2020) that muzzleloader was open, it is not. I also had two other hunters last weekend confront me as to why my son was carrying around a rifle and hunting deer. I calmly explained the youth weekend and the rules around it. After that everything was cool and we continued our hunt.
      I know at the end of the day we're all trying to participate in a sport we love and maybe harvest some game. My thought is to just make sure you're up on your local hunting regulations. Not just so you are within the rules, but also so you can assert your right to be where you are, hunting the way you're hunting.
      I know when I have been operating outside of the regulations I have appreciated a person respectfully correcting my ignorance and I try to pay it forward by being informed and respectfully educating when required.
      Thanks for listening, off my SB...
    • Alfredo
      Bolt Action with Pistol Grip
      By Alfredo
      Hello,
      I am in the process of purchasing my first rifle to go hunting deer for the first time.  However, I have received contradicting information regarding the types of rifles that are legal.  Based on what I have read, it appears that I am able to use a bolt-action rifle with a pistol grip and a detachable magazine which holds 10 rounds.  However, I have been told that this is not the case. I can't seem to find where this is stated.  Can any one here provide me with some insight into this? I'd really appreciate it.
      Thanks in Advanced,
      Alfredo
    • RJ_Outdoor_Experience
      Newest Hunting Podcast- The Young American Hunter
      By RJ_Outdoor_Experience
      Newest Hunting Podcast called The Young American Hunter has now published its first episode. Lead by Ryan & Jake- the moderators of @rj_outdoor_exeprience on Instagram. Both Ryan and Jake are avid outdoorsmen and have been around hunting their entire lives. Learning from the young and the old, Ryan and Jake bring their experiences straight to you. On the first episode of The Young American Hunter podcast, Jake provides a brief introduction and explains the purpose of the show. Ryan will be joining in on future episodes. To listen to the episode, copy and paste the link below into your web browser. Here is the bio for Jake's introduction:

      "Thank you for joining us for our FIRST ever hunting podcast here on the Young American Hunter podcast. As you may have already heard, this podcast is gauged towards the new hunters trying to get out in the woods. The Young American Hunter podcast is here to entertain the hunting population, educate upcoming hunters, provide product reviews and discuss some of the newest Wildlife Management Laws. This episode is broadcasted by Jake (Big Haas). Ryan (Rooster) will be joining us in the following episodes. As time goes on and the more episodes that are being published, we promise you it will be more entertaining. This episode is just an introduction... We cant wait to bring more to you! Follow our virtual journal on Instagram (@rj_outoor_experience) and engage in some of the feeds we post! We look forward to hearing from you and enjoy the show! Thank you for joining us for our FIRST ever hunting podcast here on the Young American Hunter podcast. As you may have already heard, this podcast is gauged towards the new hunters trying to get out in the woods. The Young American Hunter podcast is here to entertain the hunting population, educate upcoming hunters, provide product reviews and discuss some of the newest Wildlife Management Laws. This episode is broadcasted by Jake (Big Haas). Ryan (Rooster) will be joining us in the following episodes. As time goes on and the more episodes that are being published, we promise you it will be more entertaining. This episode is just an introduction... We cant wait to bring more to you! Follow our virtual journal on Instagram (@rj_outoor_experience) and engage in some of the feeds we post! We look forward to hearing from you and enjoy the show!"
      "FYI... Future podcasts will be longer! this was a basic overview of Jakes's hunting background. We hope you enjoyed it... God Bless America"
       
      Link:  https://anchor.fm/youngamericanhunter
      FOLLOW: @rj_outdoor_experience on Instagram
       
       
       
       

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    No registered users viewing this page.

×
×
  • Create New...