chrismgon Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 (edited) Hey, Here is my very first Catskill Mountain Buck. Got him way up a Mountain and feel very accomplished after a year of scouting, legwork and old skool methods. Just a rope, knife and stackable portable stand on my back. Is this a 9 pointer, small yes, but does it classify as such? Taxidermist said yes. I thought 6 pointer. Then again each point is at least 1 inch. Either way, I AM SO FREAKING HAPPY! Also got my first Male with the bow this year up there, spike. Very proud of him too! Thanks, Chris Edited November 28, 2011 by chrismgon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe12 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 thats a nice buck congrats! The brows look legal to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveNY Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Good for you! Mountain bucks dont get too big, thats a good one. Got any more pics? What area was it in? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismgon Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 Thanks. Here is another pic that shows the 3 smaller points better. One was abnormal. I knew something with nice antlers was around because a large sapling was rub with gauges dug deep inside of it. Probably the abnormal point It was in 4P, around the Pepacton Reservoir. No DMP, not many deer really. Have not seen a buck in years. Took me going up the mountain to his home to see em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveNY Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Yea, as long as that little extra brow tine is an inch thats a nine pointer, good buck man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushbuster Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 The reservoir WMU averages 3 buck kill per mile which is above average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Congrats ! No bigger accomplishment, in my opinion, then hiking into BIG woods with everything on your back and harvesting a truly wild animal. Anyone can sit on a the edge of a rural field or block of scrub and wait for deer. Takes a different breed of hunter to go deep into the the forest after them. A 'trophy' is to be measured by the effort, sweat, and the journey traveled to attain your harvest and not neccessarily how big a rack he has. Hats off to you ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabin Fever Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Nice buck! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismgon Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 Congrats ! No bigger accomplishment, in my opinion, then hiking into BIG woods with everything on your back and harvesting a truly wild animal. Anyone can sit on a the edge of a rural field or block of scrub and wait for deer. Takes a different breed of hunter to go deep into the the forest after them. A 'trophy' is to be measured by the effort, sweat, and the journey traveled to attain your harvest and not neccessarily how big a rack he has. Hats off to you ! Exactly my feeling, just knowing the work I put in, it could have been a 4 pointer. Thanks guys. I am back in Queens but still on cloud 9. I attempted the same method in the Adirondacks state land the past 2 years but no luck. Looking forward to next year in the Northern Zone though! Will be scouting it up. And same method, backpack stand, bow, knife, rope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyantler Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 yup.. that's a 9-pointer alright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RifleSharpShot Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Of course the deer is legal even in a AR zone,,Nice deer man hard work pays off most the time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deerthug Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Nice buck! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveNY Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Of course the deer is legal even in a AR zone,,Nice deer man hard work pays off most the time!! He was talking about the antler point in question being a legal point, to be a legal point it must be 1 inch.No one was questioning if the buck it self was legal or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ny hunter Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Nice deer Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexingtonlegend Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Congrats man! I hunt the nothern Catskills in 4R so I know all about the DYI mountain top hunt. Going up this weekend bear hunting but, I woudn't mind taking a nice rack like that. Its a trophy worthy buck from that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckfever Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 nice buck congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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