2022-2023 Hunting Season

[Kent Goldings]

I took a brief scout into the woods to put up a trail-cam. I bumped three doe off the camera location. I figure that’s a good sign. I’m frustrated not to be out with a bow. But, I did bag first blood with the Benjamin Marauder.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

Cross posted in another thread by accident. Broke the curse last week 20 minutes after I sat down. 12 yards from my stand. Ran about 40-50 and dropped. Good to be back in the game again.

 

[Tisto]

I took a brief scout into the woods to put up a trail-cam. I bumped three doe off the camera location. I figure that’s a good sign. I’m frustrated not to be out with a bow. But, I did bag first blood with the Benjamin Marauder. View attachment 176163

You killed a rock ?

 

[JamieZ]

You killed a rock ?

Get those old man eyes working ,,,, there is a squirrel

 

[Kent Goldings]

Get those old man eyes working ,,,, there is a squirrel

They’re pretty hard to spot on the trees as well.

 

[pjzwtl]

Of course when I’m not there (the time and date are off)

 

[mca90guitar]

Only got out three times so far. Saw doe and turkeys. Minus a rub on a small tree not much buck sign on state land . The pictures we are getting on private land are mostly at night still. Some nice bucks though and should be fun when the rut kicks in.

 

[Kent Goldings]

I had an idea that deer were using a rail track to traverse the base of a ridge. I put out a trail camera to investigate. Turn# out to be difficult to verify.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

I had an idea that deer were using a rail track to traverse the base of a ridge. I put out a trail camera to investigate. Turn# out to be difficult to verify.

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The good news is when Train season opens you're already ahead of the game.

 

[1075tech]

They’re pretty hard to spot on the trees as well.

 

[S&W Fan]

It’s nice to finally be out in the woods again!

 

[Acer-m14]

no hunting for me now .. the sole land owner of the farm i hunt on just passed away today ..

 

[Saltwater60]

no hunting for me now .. the sole land owner of the farm i hunt on just passed away today ..

Sorry to hear that. I hope the farm gets handled properly and doesn’t get made into solar.

 

[Kent Goldings]

I rotated the camera 90-degrees and managed some non-rail based traffic.

 

[mca90guitar]

Too damn hot still. Most of the buck pictures on private land have been at night, recently have gotten some before 10am and just before dark. Nothing huge moving yet but some ok bucks. Have not gone to private land yet. State land has had very little activity, few small rubs.

 

[Kent Goldings]

I spotted what I thought was a spot were game was crossing a small stream. I put up a trail cam. It turned out to be hikers. I ended up deleting a whole bunch of people pics.

But, there was this…

 

[Saltwater60]

I spotted what I thought was a spot were game was crossing a small stream. I put up a trail cam. It turned out to be hikers. I ended up deleting a whole bunch of people pics.

But, there was this…

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That’s a different kind of game, hunger games.

 

[camper4lyfe]

That’s a different kind of game, hunger games.

Or "Surviving the Game"

 

[mca90guitar]

At the private land now. Saw a few bucks on the drive here in the fields below the land I hunt, one I would shoot. Found a nice sized scrap and I'm setup on it now. Had a small buck chase a doe past me around 8am.

Unfortunately the wind is blowing like crazy now, not expecting to see the guy that made this scrap today but if it's the same buck we have on camera he usually doesn't show up here until around 10ish. See what happens.

 

[Kent Goldings]

Just a personal note.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

My virtual trail cam.....my eyes. Was resting in my easy chair last night and an 8 point crunched by my patio door about 30' from my chair. Nice looking rack. Wide.

 

[Kent Goldings]

I was squirrel hunting with the Steoger Condor Longfowler 20 ga. near Onteora Lake. I was a little hesitant to hunt here because it’s pretty popular with hikers a campers.

West of the lake there is the bed of an old quarry road on a short ridge overlooking a primitive campsite between the ridge and the lake,

I noticed the campsite was occupied by two doe browsing some of the bush. Because of my elevated position, I was able to sneak in for some short video through the brush.

Just behind the deer, there was a squirrel working a tree. Rather than shoot over the deer and risk wounding them, I decided to let them move on while I tracked the squirrel.

In about 10-minutes, the deer spooked off. The squirrel stayed in place on my side of the tree, so I begin to line up shot.

That’s when I noticed dog a some hikers coming north on trail from the parking lot directly in the line of fire. Apparently, the deer have very good hearing and heard the hikers before I did.

Without a safe shot, I tried to work my way down the slope and between the squirrel and the hikers. But, I could not get close enough for a good shot.

I pretty much just went home.


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[Saltwater60]

I was squirrel hunting with the Steoger Condor Longfowler 20 ga. near Onteora Lake. I was a little hesitant to hunt here because it’s pretty popular with hikers a campers.

West of the lake there is the bed of an old quarry road on a short ridge overlooking a primitive campsite between the ridge and the lake,

I noticed the campsite was occupied by two doe browsing some of the bush. Because of my elevated position, I was able to sneak in for some short video through the brush.

Just behind the deer, there was a squirrel working a tree. Rather than shoot over the deer and risk wounding them, I decided to let them move on while I tracked the squirrel.

In about 10-minutes, the deer spooked off. The squirrel stayed in place on my side of the tree, so I begin to line up shot.

That’s when I noticed dog a some hikers coming north on trail from the parking lot directly in the line of fire. Apparently, the deer have very good hearing and heard the hikers before I did.

Without a safe shot, I tried to work my way down the slope and between the squirrel and the hikers. But, I could not get close enough for a good shot.

I pretty much just went home.

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Been there done that. I had a shot lined up on a Great Dane once while it was coming at me and jumped all over me. It was not aggressive so I didn’t shoot it. The yuppy hipster never took his nose out of his phone and never knew o was there and almost shot his dog.

 

[mca90guitar]

Hot weather has me on the mountain bike more than the treestand this year.

Anyways my uncle went out yesterday and saw a bunch of bucks. I'm going to give it a go there Sunday probably. Opener for gun should be good.

 

[Kent Goldings]

Hot weather has me on the mountain bike more than the treestand this year.

Anyways my uncle went out yesterday and saw a bunch of bucks. I'm going to give it a go there Sunday probably. Opener for gun should be good.

This is how I broke my collarbone.

 

[Gonzobird]

Got him this morning. North country(Jeff county). Good sized six point. 6.5 creedmoor for the win! Not a great shot as I pulled it but he dropped after about 40 yards.

 

[timboy]

My view this morning,spent some time last month clearing this area out behind my bosses box blind,saw deer back there last year while I was hunting out the front of this blind but it was way too thick to even think about a shot.

 

[pjzwtl]

Been a good morning so far, the wind sucks but the colder air seems to have done the trick. Watched one of the bruisers chasing a doe at 1st light just a bit out of range and have had a bunch of doe come through and this little guy that passed by a few minutes ago

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[Carlos Hathcock]

No tag for this guy. He got a free pass.....

 

[Saltwater60]

Damn I wanted to get out today but I couldn’t. I had to help my son with a project. His teammates were supposed to come over earlier in the day to build a boat for his engineering class, but the assholes were tired. The project is due Tuesday so him an I busted our asses on it all day yesterday and have to finish up today. Yes I have up my hunting day because they Refused to help. We even bought burgers and we’re going to cook out for these lazy fucks. I’m a bit pissed and bitter about it. Good thing is my son isn’t. He’s going to paint it and he kept in constant communication with them. My sons design is far superior from theirs and they refused to listen to him on anything.