stcif Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Welcome stcif! I hunt western New York. After some duck hunting this past weekend I am ready to get down to some serious deer hunting. Good luck to you!! Thanks. Western NY ha? I always see deer when I'm out that way. Good luck to you also! What county do you hunt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckandbull Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Cattaraugus and Niagara counties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Hunted yesterday afternoon. Saw 1 doe and a small 8 point. Afternoon hunts just haven't been very good so far this year. I'm seeing a lot more deer in the mornings, but mornings are more difficult for me to slip off from work. Plan to hunt mornings and afternoons all weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stcif Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 Heading out Sunday morning with the Scar Face decoy. It worked last year. We'll see what happens tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stcif Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Went out yesterday and weather wise it was a beautiful day. In total I saw a crotch horn, a spike, a six and two eights, plus a bunch of does . One of the eights was what I consider to be a real trophy. Anyways, I watched the two eights spar a little, kind of pushing each other a little. Definitely showed me it was a little early rut wise where I was. The smaller eight made it to within 98 yards of me and I watched him rip up a tamarack tree and make a scrape. After seeing the eights I went and got my Scar Face decoy. I set that up and a little after 5 pm the six point came by. 1.5 year old and that decoy scared the crap out of him. He snorted twice and took off. Funny, last year a spike came right up to it. I know decoying is a hit or miss thing. Hoping to get out some more this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaw Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 one mor get-up. I go on 17 days of vacation, I have 2 either sex tags and one antlerless tag to fill, hop I can connect next weekend....lets whack 'em and stack "em guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 (edited) Been pretty good the past 2 weeks. I've seen 15 - 20 different bucks, including several fairly big ones. Haven't found "the one" yet, but I've gotten a ton of good video. I'm going to try to extract some stills from them and post them up for y'all to see. Hopefully there won't be too much resolution loss. Pics are up in the deer hunting room if anyone wants to take a quick look. Edited November 15, 2010 by Texan_Til_I_Die Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaw Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 well guys my firearm season opens tomorrow here in Illinois for the first 3 day weekend.....I'll be back sunday with all the gory details....good luck to everyone else...may your target be large and your aim be true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaw Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 weel I managed to take a doe, goin back in 2 weeks for 4 more days hope to upgrade from the doe....it was a big doe...dressed out 145 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stcif Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 That's a real nice doe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stcif Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 season update I've hunted harder this year than ever. Although I didn't get a deer yet, I was very happy to be present when my 15 year old shot a big 8 point. (Diamond Archer 01). Bad news is he's on another team. Lots of rut activity and I've seen some big ones. No shot opportunities at any buck I wanted though. Big ones seem to always be too far. Maybe it's time to try to take a doe, we'll see. Good luck guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaw Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 just thought I'd post a field pic of my big doe dropped her right in the middle of the 4-wheeler trail...no dragging at all...sweeet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 Good deer, congrats! I've been hunting hard, but haven't seen the buck I'm looking for yet. It has been really good for buck sightings until this last weekend when they pretty much went into lockdown mode. Happens every year about this time when all of the big bucks pair up with a doe and disappear for a while. Should be back on a feeding pattern in the next week or so. I doubt I'll get to hunt next weekend since it's the opener of pheasant season in Texas and I'm planning to make my annual pilgrimage to the Panhandle in search of some long tail roosters. Either sex season runs through the first weekend in January, and then there's another two weeks of antlerless only, so I still have plenty of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stcif Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Nice doe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 I've passed on these deer all season, but October and November are gone and I decided to take anything for meat on the last day (for me) of the shotgun season. Took this 4 point yesterday morning. I've still got a ML either sex tag for next weekend and my bow tag, but the hunting is gettign hard now. This buck came from the Shawnee National Forest and has a double white patch on his neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Nice coloration on that one Fly. I always like those unusual looking deer. Had a great pheasant hunt, but came back with a slight knee injury from stepping into a hole in the shoulder high CRP we were hunting. Hopefully it won't slow me down too much. Company Xmas party Friday night, but I'm planning to hunt Saturday and Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaw Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 well thats it for the year guys, All I seen was 13 does the second season here in Illinois. I took another doe out of the heard, so I got meat and that's not a bad deal. god luck to those that are still hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Upgrade: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 nice looking buck Fly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaw Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 alright Fly, way to upgrade, thats a dandy...congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Been quiet here for a while. I'm out of buck tags so the contest is over for me. I still have the late antlerless only season this coming weekend and in two weeks. I still have one unfiled tag so I may try to harvest a doe, but at this point I don't really need any more meat, it would just be to get some more hunting in before the LONG LONG off season. It's been a pleasure being in the contest with all of you and for those still hunting (if anyone still is) best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 I finally broke down and shot a 9 point over the weekend. Nice management buck, 4 years old with an 18 inch wide mainframe 8 and a 2 inch kicker off the back. Hopefully my pics will turn out OK. I was by myself so it was a bit of a challenge to get them. I did video the kill shot. It was pretty spectacular. Here's a fuzzy cell phone pic. Should be able to extract some better ones from my video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 That's a dandy management buck. Congratulations! All my harvest pictures I take myself. I wrap a small digital camera in a thick sock and put it in the bottom of my pack. I also have a small flexible camera mount that I used to use. It wraps around branches and makes life easier, but misplaced it last year. This year I just find a V in a tree or a fallen tree and set it up there. Set the auto timer to 10 seconds and after two or three tries I get a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stcif Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 I've passed on these deer all season, but October and November are gone and I decided to take anything for meat on the last day (for me) of the shotgun season. Took this 4 point yesterday morning. I've still got a ML either sex tag for next weekend and my bow tag, but the hunting is gettign hard now. This buck came from the Shawnee National Forest and has a double white patch on his neck. Congrats on your buck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Yesterday was the last day of either sex season for me. Woke up Sunday morning to 15 degrees. Pretty brutal for us southerners. Deer were moving good though. Saw 20+ does and a couple of medium sized bucks that should be really nice by next year. I'll probably whack a doe or two during the next two weeks of antlerless only season, but there won't be any upgrades for the contest over my 9 point. All in all I've had a great year and saw a ton of deer. I only had a couple of sits where I went totally deerless and I've added quite a bit to my video library that I've accumulated over the years. Thanks to everyone for letting me share my season and for sharing yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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