LIVE From The Woods 2019 - Lets hear stories and see some pictures!

[Team Hoyt]

No luck, but the fields were all full of them on the drive home 

[Tughill Tamer]

I didn’t think xbow was open yet?

As far as I know it opened Wednesday in the northern tier

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[DirtTime]

4 minutes ago, Lawdwaz said:

I didn’t think xbow was open yet?

Opened the 16th for NZ. Ends the day before the regular season for the NZ on the 25th.

https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/28605.html

[left field]

1 hour ago, bartman9 said:

love this style of hunting!  

That was literally my first time stalking. Happy that I saw them before they saw me and that I got 10 yards on them before I was busted. 

[bugsNbows]

14 minutes ago, Lawdwaz said:

I didn’t think xbow was open yet?

Opens in SZ on Nov 2nd.

[rob-c]

Well made it out tonight, only second time, and finally I have something  to contribute to this thread. 
lower right of photo is a scrape that was not there last weekend and upper left is the ground blind we set up in August . 20 yards away, a camera will be going on the scrape tomorrow. 
oh and no deer seen tonight. 

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[BizCT]

Decided to take advantage of the wet and try my hand at stalking. After 45 minutes of step, step stop, I saw a deer about 40 yards away through the dense brush. I started to parallel her movement when I picked up another larger doe behind her. She raised up and eyed me straight off. I froze midstep and we began what seemed like a 20 minute staring contest. There was a large black cherry between us and when she finally turned I sidestepped and put the tree between our sight lines. Took a breath. Unfortunately, there were a lot of small trees between me and the cherry so I couldn’t inch straight toward it. After five minutes I tried to go ever so slightly around a sapling and she blew and took off. 
Best day ever. 

NOTHING like being on the ground. Awesome


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[BowmanMike]

I went for my stillhunt this afternoon. About 30 mins in i spotted a doe below me at the tiny creek flats. She disappeared after she took 3 steps. She was maybe 50 yds,i didn't feel like going after her.

I kept moving along the side of the ridge about a third of the way from the top. The wind was kinda swirly,not helpful. I thought I heard antlers clashing in the bottom,but couldn't be sure,never heard that before. I went through thick beech stuff and a bunch of blowdowns. Looked like good bedding. There also were a few trails through it,some with fresh tracks. As it was getting close to dusk I heard crashing and wing flapping in the treetops. Turkeys roosting i guess. Just before dark i heard another sound,not sure what it was. Shortly after two raccoons ambled past,i spooked them when i tried to get my phone out.

Then i started to walk out and almost right away found a single bed where i thought a buck might bed. It looked pretty fresh, the leaves were compressed. I think he/she must have caught my scent when the wind swirled. 

I probably should have sneaked along that ridge from south to north instead of the other way around. That ridge turns a west wind into a south wind. 

Oh well,learned a thing or two,back at it in the morning. I will try a stand in a bottom where a few draws drop in behind a pond. Not a productive stand,yet.

[BizCT]

Getting ready to head out for a nice morning sit. Figure it should take me nearly 12 hours to get to my stand so better off getting an early start especially when I'm after this guy...

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Sweet 10


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[Marion]

Sweet 10


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That's what I figured he'd have to be. Can't see his brows but I've got at least 2 like him running around..now I just need the perfect wind so my giant bush can bring death to him

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[doebuck1234]

Just saw a stud in someones front lawn on way home.high and wide.need to change after that!!!

[YFKI1983]

First time sitting the swamp stand on my private lot this year and first time ever hunting with a xbow. Hoping for some good luck. Good luck to all those out.

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How deep is that water. Do they go through there much

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[TheHornHunter]

That an extra beam?   What a stud.  Hope you get your chance. 

I’m not sure exactly what to call it haha. It’s something between a split brow tine and a kicker off the brow. He’s had it each of the last three years, here’s a better picture of what it looked like in 2017. Surprisingly this is a small but pretty far out of the way and unknown piece of public. There’s some other hunters but I don’t believe any know he’s around. I’ve had him within 50 yards each of the last two seasons just haven’t been able to seal the deal so hopefully my third season chasing is the charm




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[Hunter007]

1 hour ago, biggamefish said:

Checked my trail cams and got this jem!!  

Nice 

Edited October 19, 2019 by Hunter007

[biggamefish]

1 hour ago, crappyice said:

I HATE trespassers!!!!


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Not a trespasser. I meant a gem as an awsome pic. That is me and my daughter.

[Hunter007]

Just now, biggamefish said:

Not a trespasser. I meant a gem as an awsome pic. That is me and my daughter.

Ok that explains it then hehehe 

I saw crappys post  

[biggamefish]

1 minute ago, Hunter007 said:

Guy Walks  down the trail like he owns the place what stones on that guy and  what I great example for that kid . 

He does own the place.  Lol guess I should have put more in the first post.. 

[BowmanMike]

5 minutes ago, TheHornHunter said:

 

I’m not sure exactly what to call it haha. It’s something between a split brow tine and a kicker off the brow. He’s had it each of the last three years, here’s a better picture of what it looked like in 2017. Surprisingly this is a small but pretty far out of the way and unknown piece of public. There’s some other hunters but I don’t believe any know he’s around. I’ve had him within 50 yards each of the last two seasons just haven’t been able to seal the deal so hopefully my third season chasing is the charm




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Wowzer,good luck with catching up with him. What a stud,especially now.

Love to see your posts again.

[crappyice]

Not a trespasser. I meant a gem as an awsome pic. That is me and my daughter.

I know and I love that pic....i guess i needed a JK in there or something!.


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[Tughill Tamer]

How deep is that water. Do they go through there much

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It's only like 6 inches I'd say on average but yeah they go through here all the time I'm looking at my trail cam card as we speak alot of deer but so far all does

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[BizCT]

That's what I figured he'd have to be. Can't see his brows but I've got at least 2 like him running around..now I just need the perfect wind so my giant bush can bring death to him

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What wind do you need? How do you where he is going or coming from?


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[TheHornHunter]

Wowzer,good luck with catching up with him. What a stud,especially now.
Love to see your posts again.

Thanks! Glad to be back. Work has been crazy so I haven’t got out much yet but looking forward to participating here more. I’ve got a really good inventory of shooters on my leases but this buck is my #1 target. He’s done nothing but frustrate me for three years. My buddy’s keep telling me to focus on my leases but I love the challenge of public land and this buck in particular given our history. It’s a great problem to have, just gotta figure out where to prioritize my time. Here’s some of the shooters on my leases






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[cdbing]

Thanks! Glad to be back. Work has been crazy so I haven’t got out much yet but looking forward to participating here more. I’ve got a really good inventory of shooters on my leases but this buck is my #1 target. He’s done nothing but frustrate me for three years. My buddy’s keep telling me to focus on my leases but I love the challenge of public land and this buck in particular given our history. It’s a great problem to have, just gotta figure out where to prioritize my time. Here’s some of the shooters on my leases






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That deer on the top right is wowza.

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[BowmanMike]

1 minute ago, TheHornHunter said:

 

Thanks! Glad to be back. Work has been crazy so I haven’t got out much yet but looking forward to participating here more. I’ve got a really good inventory of shooters on my leases but this buck is my #1 target. He’s done nothing but frustrate me for three years. My buddy’s keep telling me to focus on my leases but I love the challenge of public land and this buck in particular given our history. It’s a great problem to have, just gotta figure out where to prioritize my time. Here’s some of the shooters on my leases






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You are so right,good problems to have. I didn't set out any cams this year so i am going in blind. The hilltops i hunt dont have a selection of bucks like you guys have in your area,but there usually is one bruiser around. Maybe more,i dont seem to catch up with them. 

I am going to give some stateland a try here as well. It starts on the Susquehanna river and goes up the whole ridge adjacent to it. There should be some good bucks on that...

[Marion]

What wind do you need? How do you where he is going or coming from?


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I'm fairly certain he lives about 100 yards to his ass end there's big prickers that they live in the middle of. I think I want a wind blowing to the camera so I can sneak in and not blow my scent all into the path he comes from. He's a biggun for sure. Think I'm gonna still hold off on my secret evercalm vs2 until maybe one more week. Don't want to use it too early and then I'm stuck educating that bastard

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