LIVE From The Woods 2020 - Let's hear stories and see some pictures!

[Swamp_bucks]

2 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

I love that "I shouldn't be here" feeling when you enter some truly deery cover


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Yep instantly went shit I should of stayed back and try to call him out. 

[50calpeephole]

Took a doe this AM, first deer I've seen since Monday.

 

Sure enough, about 45 minutes later two bigger doe walk by.

[wolc123]

Some of these guys and girls who hunt with .243's ought to hury up and get some kills in on this page.

[Catskills54]

Hunting a certain state park in 3m yesterday. Get in to a spot (1 car per spot) an hour before legal light, set up and patiently wait over some established trees bordering swamp. 7:20; a hunter in blaze is crashing through the woods, stops 50 yards from me and yells out "hey, you hunting?", Meanwhile I'm wearing my blaze vest and hat holding a shotgun. Face palm. He leaves noisily and that's that.

Hour later, I'm hearing movement, getting excited when I just can't hold back a sneeze. Let one go, and I'm thinking the spot is blown. Nope, guy with binos and no blaze (birdwatching? hiking?) yells out "bless you!" 30 yards behind me. Another face palm.

Upset, I decide to take off for lunch and feed my soul with some delicious leftovers. Decide to get back in there at another spot for afternoon hunt, same park.

Park at a spot, decide to walk on an established trail to a field. Not more than 10 min in I almost get run over by a mountain biker that clips the left side of my pack splashing muddy water over me. No warning, no "sorry" nothing. I'm obviously upset, but decide not to let this ruin my day. Set up off a nice field, pry off some ticks that are crawling and wait for some movement. An hour before legal sunset, I see some heavy set guy panting along a nearby trail going to the field I'm set up by. He stops and I kid you not, starting taking out pelican cases, and starts flying a DRONE... Meanwhile, he HAD to have seen me in all my blaze glory 50 yards away. 

I'm just done with this day and head to the parking lot and call the DEC ECO. Said park only allows hunters during regular season and not every yahoo crashing through the woods or running over hunters on mountain bikes.

Although I did meet an old timer local who asked me if I learned my lesson; "that's why you carry birdshot and fill your drone tag."

Thoughts? Was it too much to call the ECO to start giving out some fines?

[turkeyfeathers]

32 minutes ago, wolc123 said:

Some of these guys and girls who hunt with .243's ought to hury up and get some kills in on this page.

Calling out @Lawdwaz?  Something is gonna die now ! 

[MPHunter]

Zero deer seen this morning but there is one less coyote in the population...

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[Tughill Tamer]

Going out to a new spot with a buddy from work for the afternoon hunt. Good luck to everyone going out.

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[BigVal]

Happy to have him 

[Gencountyzeek]

Out of likes already...congrats everyone on your kills today!

[E J]

What a day for bucks today. I hope I can add to the count this afternoon. 

[BizCT]

Today seems to be the day. My dad just saw at 2pm the biggest buck he’s ever seen hunting NY in 50+ years. 30yards and couldn’t get a shot.


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[SpacemanSpiff]

Just now, Biz-R-OWorld said:

Today seems to be the day. My dad just saw at 2pm the biggest buck he’s ever seen hunting NY in 50+ years. 30yards and couldn’t get a shot.


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If that doesn’t keep someone motivated nothing will. Hope he returns. 

[mlammerhirt]

Happy to have him 

Awesome deer Val!!
9h? .......No brow 8pt?

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[cdbing]

Congrats to all who got it done over the last few days. Haven't been seeing much the last 4 sits in 1c with the bow. So far today only 1 young fox and squirrels, lots of squirrels.

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[Steuben Jerry]

Let’s give this a go again this afternoon.

Wife and I are on a socially distanced date night. She’s watching a different field corner about 700 yds away. Afternoon action has all been last minute stuff the past couple of nights.

Neither one of us took a deer yet. Each have a buck and doe tag to spend.

[Robhuntandfish]

If it happens here it will happen fast.  No shot over 35 yards here. Haven't sat in this stand all season.   Mostly a bow and crossbow spot.  Huge scrape and beatdown deer trail to my left at 12 yards.  Would love to join the buck parade today. 

[Moho81]

Got out at 11. Back in at 2:15 in a different spot. No rhyme or reason for this spot just felt like it. Almost a perfect day besides the cold breeze but I think I will manage


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[BigVal]

28 minutes ago, mlammerhirt said:

Awesome deer Val!!
9h? .......No brow 8pt?

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Yes sir 9h north collins. No brow 8! Almost a 9th but not quite. 

[dbHunterNY]

At a family members property. I dont hunt the property. No deer yet but did see a hunter. On a freezer filling mission to put a doe in the ground.

 

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[SpacemanSpiff]

Balmy 45 degrees out. Guess ill give it another go. Wish we had some snow!

[BizCT]

If that doesn’t keep someone motivated nothing will. Hope he returns. 

Except for bad weather he hunts dark to dark every single day


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[wolc123]

I will see how the chainsaw works as a deer call this afternoon.  I ran it for about an hour, clearing blowdowns off the trails in the woods during my lunch "break".  Spent the last couple hours with wife, kids and parents, eating leftover turkey and helping decorate their Christmas tree.

Now, if only a doe and button buck would step out to feed on a bit of clover before 4:40, it would make a good ending to a good day.

 

Edited November 28, 2020 by wolc123

[Nomad]

21 minutes ago, Steuben Jerry said:

Let’s give this a go again this afternoon.

Wife and I are on a socially distanced date night. She’s watching a different field corner about 700 yds away. Afternoon action has all been last minute stuff the past couple of nights.

Neither one of us took a deer yet. Each have a buck and doe tag to spend.

Same here,my only hope is something starts out of the thicket to the left with light left .

Good luck !

[johnplav]

I wasn’t gonna hunt today... but I feel I should try to contribute to this stellar forum harvest day.  Sitting over my decoy. Did I put enough lipstick on her?? 

Edited November 28, 2020 by johnplav

[Bowshotmuzzleloader]

Decoy is also installed and operational...

Have had a lot of success over the years with decoys ..

some fantastic deer laid down today,,, congrats ...