BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
Lousy cellphone pic but this guy is a bit unusual.
About 50 yards from the garage a bit ago.
About 50 yards from the garage a bit ago.
2020-21 Hunting Season
- Thread starter BDinPutnam
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Xae289
.223 Rem
Velvet antlers, that's awesome.
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
Licenses came in yesterday. Haven't had time to open them yet.
1075tech
.338 Win Mag
When did you purchase? It'll be three weeks tomorrow for meLicenses came in yesterday. Haven't had time to open them yet.
S&W Fan
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Same here. I ordered mine in mid August and still nothing. I knew better too. I should have just went to my local town hall like I have for the past 30 years.
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
3 weeks ago or so I think, I'll check.
Blimey
.450/400 Nitro Ex
I have not bought license yet. I have so much deer meat, gonna go thaw some more actually.
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
I ordered mine the morning of August 15.
1075tech
.338 Win Mag
Mine just showed up
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
Well, squirrellies are cherry picking the acorns, just noticed the sound yesterday afternoon.
1075tech
.338 Win Mag
Was watching them just about sunrise this morning in the oak tree as I was sitting on the porch with Zoey having coffee. Munching and crunching away on them.
Im ready, got my license in the mail in 5 days, woooohooo!
I will have my rifle or shotgun with me depending on where I go, but im hoping to get 1 with my G20. Just got some Underwood 220 grain flatnose.....1200fps.
They have the coated bullets for use in a glock barrel. There has been a 2-3 year old buck lurking around the last week. He has crap antlers and is going down if I get the chance. I have 1 DMP also.
I will have my rifle or shotgun with me depending on where I go, but im hoping to get 1 with my G20. Just got some Underwood 220 grain flatnose.....1200fps.
They have the coated bullets for use in a glock barrel. There has been a 2-3 year old buck lurking around the last week. He has crap antlers and is going down if I get the chance. I have 1 DMP also.
S&W Fan
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Nice, Nothing like getting the freezer meat out of the way right off the bat .
S&W Fan
.450/400 Nitro Ex
I’m hesitant to go out with my bow this year. I haven’t had much time to shoot it at all this year and my skill level standards are very high since I hunt with a Recurve.
Carlos Hathcock
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Absolutely. The zone I hunt in NJ is doe first (many are) and unlimited does after that. NJ's regs are so much different. I typically take a few does from NJ every year.
Acer-m14
.950 JDJ
got my tags a few days ago .. 2 doe permits too .. and a few blank ones again .. the clerk said yeah it happens .. hummm what do i write on them this year LOL ..
Carlos Hathcock
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Only thing I've seen thus far. Seems quite interested in what I'm doing.
S&W Fan
.450/400 Nitro Ex
It’s watching to see if you have any food that it can come over and mooch from you.
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
Blimey
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Oh God.
Well, the weather tomorrow morning looks amazing.
As for me? I have not even TOUCHED any hunting gear (other than bow) since last year. I have not even sprayed it for ticks yet. And my bow I've been shooting a bit but not enough. Shooting was only really settling out last day or two.
Gonna get squared away this afternoon.
Well, the weather tomorrow morning looks amazing.
As for me? I have not even TOUCHED any hunting gear (other than bow) since last year. I have not even sprayed it for ticks yet. And my bow I've been shooting a bit but not enough. Shooting was only really settling out last day or two.
Gonna get squared away this afternoon.
Blimey
.450/400 Nitro Ex
After having been burned before I used my experience last night. It was drizzling and the forecast said 40% chance of rain all morning. For me that means 100% so of course I "slept in". I then woke at 6:30 to no rain at all whatsoever. It would have been a superb hunting morning. Even now this afternoon weather is unreal for it.
Dragging a kid out tomorrow. I entice her with mcdonalds on the way there (and sometimes on the way back).
Went to sportsmans' warehouse for lighted nocks. Way too pricey right now, so bought some of the G5 havocs they have on sale for $20 for a pack of 3. That's a damn good price.
Dragging a kid out tomorrow. I entice her with mcdonalds on the way there (and sometimes on the way back).
Went to sportsmans' warehouse for lighted nocks. Way too pricey right now, so bought some of the G5 havocs they have on sale for $20 for a pack of 3. That's a damn good price.
Tracked a deer my father shot for just about a mile before losing blood. We tried big time. It ended near a road so we might go back tomorrow.
Blimey
.450/400 Nitro Ex
I think I said I've never been successful, but that's not true. I once recovered a deer that made it a few hundred yards before piling up. Any other I've not taken within 100 yards or so they've all been irrecoverable. The blood clots so damn quickly on these animals. Even ones that I have gone after immediately they bleed for a bit and then it seizes up--so it's not like they've had a lot of time sitting around waiting.
I don't know how this deer didn't die from blood loss. We had a good trail most of the way with only a few breaks. Had it jump twice but the blood was so strong we all agreed we should push on. Good thing is it ended right by a road we can easily drive to so we can try again tomorrow or later.
I think I posted my big track story here from 2017. I was alone and refused to give up because it was my best buck to date. I got permission from 4-5 homeowners in person and then the mayor of Wurtsboro (who was at work, got him on the phone). Finally found him exhausted on the mayor's property.
I finished it off then heeded the mayor's one request: no gutting until off the property. This meant a 1/4 drag down his gated driveway THEN walking almost a mile to get my car.
I'll most likely consider that day one of my greatest moments until the day I die.
I find ruffed grouse the most fun to hunt. Often get so tangled up in brush I can't get the gun up when they flush. Loads of fun
Blimey
.450/400 Nitro Ex
I can remember each one I've failed to recover. One was a monstrous buck and when I let my arrow go I knew it was a double lung. Pefect broadside.Then it went into the woods and stopped, which is the telltale sign (goes in and crashes behind brush, dead). Then it came out of the woods and I was so surprised I failed to use the time I was given (and it was enough, sadly) to nock another arrow. The blood trail went cold eventually. Obviously I had not lunged it at all. I bet it was just a couple inches from a double shot.
I also once lost a trail during a heavy snow fall. It was coming down hard and the snow was covering the tracks. That was uniquely frustrating. Also super stupid on that one because after the shot (from a semi-auto rifle) I was so confident as it trotted off I failed to use the opportunity for a second one. So lesson learned never not use the chance for a follow-up shot if available, regardless of confidence in the shot.
We're getting a dog and I've thought about training it to track but I think it's probably an advanced skill to teach.