Bustedknees
12-gauge slug (smooth bore)
.68 caliber 110 grains of black, round ball fried from a 1872 Springfield ?
2025-2026 Hunting Season
- Thread starter Carlos Hathcock
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Congrats !
Shadow rider
6.5 Creedmoor
camper4lyfe
.308 Win
Do me a solid and kick a couple of those a bit farther south for me. I'm going to be over on Wadsworth property this year with my kid and really hoping to see something for his first year hunting.
camper4lyfe
.308 Win
My oldest (12 years hold, his first year hunting) got invited on a duck hunt a couple weeks ago. He was happy as a pig in shit. It was awesome seeing his trap skills transfer over to hunting.
Now, I just need to figure out where I can take him duck hunting again that doesn't require a boat or a dog. Everyone in the house likes duck, including his picky eater brother (it does help that the the meat was wrapped in bacon).
Next up, opening day. Our blind is all set up and ready to go (as long as the recent winds didn't destroy it).
Now, I just need to figure out where I can take him duck hunting again that doesn't require a boat or a dog. Everyone in the house likes duck, including his picky eater brother (it does help that the the meat was wrapped in bacon).
Next up, opening day. Our blind is all set up and ready to go (as long as the recent winds didn't destroy it).
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Robin
.577 Tyrannosaur.
Best of lock to you both!!! Recently, I saw THE biggest rack I've ever seen in all my hunting days on Wadsworths' land at the Geneseo end of Nations road. I could get permission to hunt there but these days I'm content to hunt my own land at my own pace.
Robin
Robin
camper4lyfe
.308 Win
I got access to land on Papermill and Agar. We got a late start, so I found a spot and threw up a blind and we're just crossing our fingers. We did have a buck and doe come check us out while we were setting up a couple weeks ago, so I hope that's a good sign for us. I'm hopeful that next year I'll have more time to spend in those woods to find possibly a better spot.
Robin
.577 Tyrannosaur.
I get nothing Tisto, won.t advance.
Robin
Robin
Robin
.577 Tyrannosaur.
Nice, hope he makes it a few years, he.ll be spectacular!
Robin
Robin
Bustedknees
12-gauge slug (smooth bore)
Not what I was after but boredom set in quick today. Remington model 7, 50 yards cut his heart and the damn deer still ran 100' into the thickest cattails and brier. While dragging his ass out my son shot a small buck in the same field. Hot does make all the difference.
Another cool thing was watching the bald eagles hitting the gut piles within hours.
Another cool thing was watching the bald eagles hitting the gut piles within hours.
Bustedknees
12-gauge slug (smooth bore)
Here is something I found funny while seeing if there were any new hunting regulations. I inquired about using my glock 20 for deer, which I've used before.
This is from the wise knowledge bank of AI. Almost everything is incorrect.
This is from the wise knowledge bank of AI. Almost everything is incorrect.
Xae289
.223 Rem
I couldn't make opening day, but I got out Sunday and Monday. I was worried Sunday walking in because I kicked up a small herd before first light. I saw at least 4 deer run away as I made my way to my stand. I didn't want a repeat of the only deer I saw being before legal hours. Then I saw this one around 90-100 yds away.
This year I was hunting with my Marlin 1894 in .45 Colt with a 300gr Hornady XTP hollow point and a charge that sent it downrange around 1450 fps. With my .270 I probably would've taken a shot, but with irons I couldn't tell if any given shot was clear and unobstructed, so I passed on this one. About an hour later, a 4-pter walks right in front of my stand. He gets to around 15 yards away in an open clearing and pop. He had a quick run of around 45 yards before laying down right at my 12 o'clock. Nothing crazy, but since I won't have many days to hunt this year, I took the 4-pt buck in hand over the 8-pt buck in the bush.
Hunting with the lever-gun and irons was fun with how short, light, fast, and easy-handling it is, but I'm happy only getting it blooded once. I'm going back to a bolt-action with a scope for better range, precision, and target identification.
This year I was hunting with my Marlin 1894 in .45 Colt with a 300gr Hornady XTP hollow point and a charge that sent it downrange around 1450 fps. With my .270 I probably would've taken a shot, but with irons I couldn't tell if any given shot was clear and unobstructed, so I passed on this one. About an hour later, a 4-pter walks right in front of my stand. He gets to around 15 yards away in an open clearing and pop. He had a quick run of around 45 yards before laying down right at my 12 o'clock. Nothing crazy, but since I won't have many days to hunt this year, I took the 4-pt buck in hand over the 8-pt buck in the bush.
Hunting with the lever-gun and irons was fun with how short, light, fast, and easy-handling it is, but I'm happy only getting it blooded once. I'm going back to a bolt-action with a scope for better range, precision, and target identification.
Bustedknees
12-gauge slug (smooth bore)
I still feel bad about not getting my gun in the pictures. I didn't think about until my hands were covered in blood.
Bustedknees
12-gauge slug (smooth bore)
$398 later. Two bucks in a box, all vacuum sealed. Loose sweet sausage, maple sausage links, jerk burgers, and steaks. And a nice sunny morning coffee ride through Lewis County.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
Now that’s a big deer!! That’s a beast.
I used to hunt deer with my Marlin 30-30 lever gun, it was a lot of fun. I live in a very hilly area full of brush, so shots over 50 yards are very rare. These days I just use my Mossberg 500 12 gauge with rifled slugs through a smooth barrel. Thats where I started 40 years ago, and still my favorite way.
timboy
.44 mag
camper4lyfe
.308 Win
No venison in the freezer yet, and my son is starting to get discouraged. We've seen deer every time we've been out (nearly a dozen each time), which is a huge bonus, but lately they've all been behind our blind in the woods, not in front of us in the clearing. He's really annoyed with the state because he's not legally allowed to hunt from a stand. He has to be on the ground. If we were in a tree, chances are good we'd have a couple by now.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
I’m
why can’t he hunt from a stand? That is annoying for sure. I get annoyed and now it’s frigid out. Good luck.
Robin
.577 Tyrannosaur.
Good luck to you and you son Camper!!!!
Robin
Robin
camper4lyfe
.308 Win
State laws for youth hunters don't allow hunting from an elevated platform. No, it doesn't make sense and even the DEC wants to see the law changed.
On the plus side, the blind is WAY warmer than a stand, and more comfortable. But it definitely puts us at a disadvantage from a perspective perspective.
Just get in your van and drive the back roads at dawn and dusk. It shouldn't take too long to hit one.