Wyoming County Rifle

[Lawdwaz]

Well, looks like I fell short of one of my goals for this season. I only hunted two times in Wyoming County this year. The first was the first Saturday and that was a bust. The second time was last night. I saw 5 deer from the stand including two bucks but just couldn't get the shot. The sun was giving me fits on the first buck. He was chasing a couple doe around and I was facing south with the sun blasting me at 3:00pm. Distance was about 125 yards.

The second one (could have been the first one) was chasing below me to the east around 4:10pm. He was just being a goofy 1.5yr old looking for a piece of tail and just ramming around. If he only would have stood still for a second......

I would have taken a doe if the opportunity would have presented itself but that didn't materialize either.

The anticipation of finally getting to use a rifle in my neck of the NYS woods was really something for me. I enjoy carrying them, having the potential for much greater accuracy and hunting with my handloads. Boy did I look forward to it!

This weekend I'll be hunting with family and friends back in Honeoye with the ML and maybe the XP 100R. I'm going to do things different next year, Pennsylvania could be off the list. That would free up more time for Wyoming County. We'll see.

How you other Wyoming County hunters do?

[Paula]

Didn't do well, I was only out there 1 day. Really thinking about going out there next week.

[hunter49]

I shot a buck & doe the first day in wyoming co. with rifle both dropped dead in their tracks, I enjoy useing the rifle. Can't wait for blk. powder to open.

[Lawdwaz]

Congrats hunter49.

I should be able to make it down to Arcade sometime late this week for some smokeless ML hunting.