Another one shot the biggest buck in 15 years,a 11 point 16 inch spread and didnt tag it for some reason (behind his house).Told 4 people and thats all it took the game warden was there that night with a $500 fine and loss of license for a few years.
I dont hunt PA but know hunters that do,its way better than NY anymore.Heard of a couple of busts,one kid shot his buck and posted it on facebook only to have wardens show up and fine him cause it was posted 15 minutes before season started.
Southern Tier report,very few shots first day and none second day with a single sighting of a doe from the tree stand in the evening.The one we were after took a snowy nap Monday by a barn sitter,fair/square and legal kill so not to disappointing "that's hunting".Been to cold for stump sitting...
Very nice dubleuhb,the big bucks here are all locked up on exclusive property where they manage it themselves,you know patrol it dont push them off the property to keep the small ones safe.Unfortunately the average hunter doesnt have the luxury to hunt like that,they go out looking for a ten...
Im not excited about this year,actually from the archery post I have found that ive outgrown the sport as it is set up now.The hunting regulations are set up to fail growing mature bucks,a true trophy is 4 and a half not 2 and a half and they are just not around,if so that buck had less odds to...
Would be nice I love hunting and fishing,big time sportsman just have strong opinions on deer and even fishing.Want bigger deer and bigger fish in the sea.To get back on track been wanting to post the trail cam pic off the kids camera of that buck I posted on page 7.Just knowing your hunting...
Not sure if if he truly is a narcissist like the thread states,but pray you never have/know one in your lifetime.A very complex mental illness that is hard for anyone to see,this is just a narcissist awareness post.
Back on track,here is a nice buck killed killed locally yesterday or this morning by a lucky bow hunter.There all not wounders,looks like he made a helluva shot and a once in twenty year buck or even a lifetime for most.My step kid had this on trail camera where he hunts and the property owner...
Im no newb to hunting,got a couple nice ones on the wall.I just dont agree with bow season before gun thats what started it all.Give the gun guys first crack at them so we can actually put them down in there tracks instead putting out the wounding machines first to decimate the population with...
Not sure about every one here that hunts and knows friends that "know friends" who hunt,but the story's I hear is that there is some major wounded deer out there right now.One guy wounded a big one got away still hunting,another hit two and got the third one.Found the second one dead while...
Better off buying sausage in the store,its the same price if not cheaper.The rest cut up your self,wouldn't trust anyone to cut my deer up for eating purposes.Only thing I would trust someone with any part of my deer is the horns at the taxidermist,and thats even stretching it with hacks out...
You should see it where I ice fish,alot of people stretched out on shelves of ice.Buddy made a mistake showed a big walleye he caught to other fisherman,next day we lost our spot.Rule number one never be a braggard and keep the fish in the shanty or get the rath of a Potlicker.
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I remember that bust,people were whacking and stacking them at night.Oh yea I seen the Russians the couple times I fished Pulaski,always wondered why they were there.Sandy creek is the little gem I liked to fish,had to catch them when they were in like after a rain but that creek was...
At the oak best technique I had was standing on the wall and casting (egg sack) to the far side shore and actually/manually dragging it back out of the slower water till it caught the drift.Basically just keep it moving through the slower water where others would let it slack,it outfished my...
I only fished the dam a couple times,had a rabied raccoon almost attack my brother there last time I was up.If it wasnt for a huge stick laying nearby the coon would or ran up his leg and started on his face.I love winter fishing,but just stick to the Susquehanna river now.Fish the eddies when...
Ive Steel-headed Oak in February and there was only a few people there and did good on egg sacks.But that was many years ago now aint nothing secret up there,heard its a joke for salmon.Hard to tell if its blown out unless you know/have friends up there or drive the 2 hours and find out for...
No its not unrealistic just make it 4 point on one side.Count points before you shoot cant tell because its running let it go,not unrealistic at all as you make it sound now is it.
Age is what you want to start with,as it is right now sure a small buck could be breeding as there is not enough trophy's out there to breed all the doe.I would start with let them get to 2 and a half before they are legal to take,give them alot more chance to get 3 and half or more.Then you can...
I dont shoot doe or scrubs either,deer meat is not my goal of hunting.I want a huge free range buck,and a scrub or two year old cant grow up to be a monster if its already in someones freezer.I stay out of my woods (no stinking it up with human scent),no interaction but checking my tree stand...
Its all about the have to get results and catch fish crowd,if you go there to fish it isnt what I would call fishing.I used to salmon fish and snag them but gave it up,sorta like got to try it once in your life sport but grew old fast.Now I love ice fishing,hunting down first ice to get the best...
Got a picture of the buck in my email finally.I usually catch them passing through checking for does this time of year,they live on bordering property.But usually see scrubs first,nice one for first buck I seen this year they are chasing.Picture taken off my home security camera not trail cam.
Had a nice eight point (2 1/2 year old) in back yard yesterday,tried posting video off my apple phone but its like 47MB and says to big to send to email to get to my computer.Its a nice one but the 9 point last year that I havent heard anyone get "im hoping" is still around,that's the one I...
You will never find them when you wound them.They will run on a different property where you cant go or you have to wait till next day/over night to find them dead like on the TV shows.What they dont tell you on TV is the meat is ruined by then if not ate by coyotes and only salvage the rack.But...
Most farmers hate Bow Hunters,the road hunters leave arrows all over there fields.I know one farmer that had a Bow Hunter shoot his hay bail,couldnt pull the arrows back out with the broad heads on them.Screwed the arrow out leaving the blades which his cow or two ate.Needless to say no Bow...
I would bow hunt dont get me wrong,if I had someone elses land that would let me stick holes in there deer.But i wouldnt risk it on the land I hunt,why waste them when I can shoot them dead dead dead.
PS.I did take the NY bow course as well.
Nop dont bow hunt!All you guys do is smarten them up by stinking up the woods and when you guys actually do punch a hole in them up to fifty percent will never retrieve there deer.Going on all over the state,giant eight point I watched for years got poked by one of you guys never seen it after...
And ruined some hunters year of not getting a buck,and even if it did survive and gets shot during rifle season meat is toast.Bow season should be after the gun season IMO,they waste way to many deer!
As soon as you walk in your woods hunting,they will all take off to your neighbors where no hunting is allowed and wont see your area riddled again till next fall before hunting season.
Never take it to a processor,never really know what your getting back.Could take a nice doe in and get tough crappy buck meat back,and processor gets 20% at least to sell on the side.