October 1st

[Airborneguy]

I just got back a little while ago from NJ. Hunted the afternoon at a new spot, awesome place, but didn't see anything. I wish I did some scouting there earlier because there is definitely plenty of potential.

 

[duke62]

the hot weather didnt help either.i saw 2 box turtles a rabbit musk rat and squirrels.WHERE THE HELL IS THE DEER

 

[duke62]

score for 2008 ...1

 

[nick96ss]

what did u get ?

 

[duke62]

i forgot my flashlight so i need to take what i can get before sundown so a nice fat doe came out around 20 min before dark so i took her.ill take that meat doe tastes alot better.next sat if i get the buck his meat will be donated to homeless.

 

[nick96ss]

nice

 

[duke62]

and no im not going to stuff her head.the only reason i mounted that doe on my wall is because it was taken with my son so its a nice memory.plus it was my first bow kill

 

[Mr.First]

WoW fun stuff, You guys ever play any real sports like Golf or Bowlin ?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Duke congrats on the doe.

 

[duke62]

hey first its not about fun trust me when im in a stand for 11 hrs and see nothing thats not fun.its all about getting outdoors to have those hrs to yourself .to work all year scouting and planning to and have success in the end.

 

[Mr.First]

I'm just busting your chops. But, it does sound a aa aa a good...
Kill those stinkin deers, let me know if ya get any squrrils my Pa thinks them's good eat'n.

 

[e.muehlbauer]

and I thought you were talking about the opening of blackfish season...........But mmmm....venison does taste so good...and there are so many deer..I'm not a hunter, and I can't understand the emphasis on bucks. The overpopulation of deer is a major problem, and I would think that it is far more important to nail the does than the bucks...If I ever did go hunting, I think that I would only go for does. Of course, if I did go hunting...my wife would make sure that it was my head on the wall. Personally, I'll settle for meat, not racks....Its especially a turnoff when I see these guys by the roadside on LI sawing the heads off of roadkill deer...real classy!

 

[duke62]

taking a doe is very helpful in controlling the deer population.i saw around 25 to 40 doe's last night and 2 small bucks.so these deer are mating with probably its brothers which is what ive heard are causing these deadly diseases in the herd.but for me next week im going to hunt the big boy i saw sat when i walked in the woods.he was the size of a horse and the rack of dolly parton :lol2:

 

[duke62]

man what a great season.to bad its pretty much over.ill have 1 more day to go out and thats it.4 down and got my first small game trophy.till next year.

 

[hijinks]

I grew up in upstate, NY where the deer population is out of control.. we need deer hunting.

I had a black lab and my neighbor was a miserable hunter.. I think in 10 years only got 2 deer maybe. My lab would come home with easily 2 deer a season. Generally parts of them.. sometimes he would drag one in the front yard and have a fest. There were a few times my neighbor would curse out my dog.

 

[duke62]

i know a bunch of guys who have hunted 10 or more years and have got nothing.they are all looking for the big buck.a true hunter knows especially a bow hunter which is all i do will take any deer that is in range.any deer is a trophy.and u need to respect the deer.taking a animal is needed to control the mass population.i leave any small bucks that come my way so they may get big a pass the gene on to its young.taking the doe controls the population .its sad though i go in the woods in august to do some scouting and i find so many deer that have died from either disease or starvation.

 

[hijinks]

over the past few years the winters around Syracuse have been warm which helps the deer population grow out of control.. I don't know one person that hasn't hit a deer up there with their car or come very close.