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

[OldBrian]

Hunting with my grandson this morning. The creek we need to cross to get to where we wanted to go today, was running high. Somehow we got across in the dim light without getting our feet too wet. Ice pellets and wet snow is falling. We are hunting from the ground in a patch of thick hemlocks. Other than the sound of the ice pellets all is quiet. A classic morning of deer hunting. Fingers crossed that we get the opportunity to take a deer but even if we do not, today is a success. Who knows how many more hunts I have in me? Good luck to all. Cherish your time afield regardless of whether you take a deer. 

[bugsNbows]

41 minutes ago, 50calpeephole said:

Pretty fuckin shitty out this AM

You eat with that same mouth?

[Lomax]

Gotta little 6 pt out pushing does this morning. Seeing a lot of movement early. 

[Moho81]

The one on the left is a cutie  !!

Lots of trouble as well. I already feel bad for her future boyfriends.


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[Swamp_bucks]

Very very quite this morning 

[E J]

I haven't heard a shot yet

[Nomad]

I see 2 or 3 #8s , in my future.

[Fletch]

Drove the 45 minutes to meet a couple of the boys. Get to the last big hill and into the fog. Sat till 7:20 in the truck till it lifted enough to be safe. It a beaut of a morning out now.


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[grampy]

5 minutes ago, Nomad said:

I see 2 or 3 #8s , in my future.

C'mon Larry! You and I are batting clean up this season! Let's hit one out of the park!!!  We got this! It ain't over till it's over my friend!

[wolc123]

I moved upstairs at 7:45.  The freezing rain stopped and the chair down below was a little too creaky for me.  There are no blind spots up top, and a wonderful new swivel chair that I garbage picked a couple weeks ago.  It don't make a sound when I turn it and is super comfortable.  

The woods came alive with grey squirrels at 8:00, but no signs of any deer yet.  I started my 3rd cup of hot cider.  I will stay here until around noon, when mom ought to have lunch ready. It is very nice out, with wind less than 5 mph and around 35 degrees.

Edited December 5, 2020 by wolc123

[OldBrian]

Sitting here with my grandson reminds me of way back when all this hunting was new to me. The anticipation and excitement, the rookie mistakes I made, the deer killed and the deer missed, the shared hunts with friends and my brother. Even the bad days were good now that I look back at them. Over my wool today, I am wearing my original decades old blaze orange vest. It is a bit worn just like the guy wearing it but the tales it could tell.

Good luck Everyone,

brian

[Fletch]

Brian you bring back memories of hunting with my mentor my grandpop. Many many years ago. Great man. Great times.
May I ask how old your grandson is? Is he tagging along or old enough to hunt?

Suck it all in!


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[Normnt]

Small 3 point down passed on bigger this year but this was my last weekend out and needed meat

[Robhuntandfish]

Dead quite here so far.  Buddy Corey is about 500 yards to my west . Hoping to here a shot from him.  

[Swamp_bucks]

Sitting until 915,pulling this stand down quick then going to see if anything bedded in the swamp then I'll be out of here until next year might try ml still hunting.

[grampy]

25 minutes ago, Normnt said:

Small 3 point down passed on bigger this year but this was my last weekend out and needed meat

Nice buck! Congratulations!

[Swamp_bucks]

Sitting until 915,pulling this stand down quick then going to see if anything bedded in the swamp then I'll be out of here until next year might try ml still hunting.

[UpStateRedNeck]

Missed a donkey Doe, side of the hill.  Clean miss, she stepped in front of a tree.  Oh well, guess I'll have to keep hunting!

[fasteddie]

Haven't seen a thing except crows at a gut pile .

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[Tughill Tamer]

Small 3 point down passed on bigger this year but this was my last weekend out and needed meat

Congrats! That's the way to help fill the freezer.

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[Bolt action]

Climbed down and headed to the car. Walk up on 2 doe feeding at about 20yds. I'm carrying a bow today. They see me, but they don't spook. Suburban deer. Do knock an arrow, but they meander away. I spend the next hour trying to get in close enough to shoot. Didn't happen though. Kept them within 75 the whole time and as close as 15 at the end, but just to many ground shrubs to give me a good shot with a bow. Cool game of cat and mouse though.

[NYBowhunter]

6 minutes ago, fasteddie said:

Haven't seen a thing except crows at a gut pile .

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Gut piles don't bother deer at all, but  one of the reasons I take my deer back to the cabin to gut them, hate having those crows chirping all day. Gets annoying after a while.

[NYBowhunter]

13 minutes ago, UpStateRedNeck said:

Missed a donkey Doe, side of the hill.  Clean miss, she stepped in front of a tree.  Oh well, guess I'll have to keep hunting!

Guess thats not a bad thing, keep at it!!

[NYBowhunter]

47 minutes ago, Robhuntandfish said:

Dead quite here so far.  Buddy Corey is about 500 yards to my west . Hoping to here a shot from him.  

That place looks very deery, it amazes me how diverse NY woods can be. From the looks of that place looks very thick with underbrush and not much in the way of big timber.

By me in central NY seems the opposite  not much on the thick stuff, lots of fields, ag fields, pockets of big pine standings, open hardwoods, lots of crab apple trees. The only really thick area I have is my sanctuary and the ditch which has tons of alders, brush and thorny blackberry. 

By you it just seems everything other then the trails its thick and nasty. Other then those trails, can you actually walk in those woods? Just curious thats all and living vicarious threw you guys until the ML opens...lol

[Five Seasons]

Somethings up with the turkey dynamic back here. I’ve seen this limping hen by herself a few times and figured she got in a fight with some other hen for being a slut or something, but today I just saw a lone jake sneaking through.

I’ve seen a lot of turkeys in the fall but never solos like this year.


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