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Yelper's Hunting Log
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| Fri, September 03, 2010
Black Bear Attack
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Here is the finish
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| Fri, September 03, 2010
Black Bear Attack
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Here is the finish
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| Fri, September 03, 2010
Whitetail - Black Bear Attacked
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Here is a picture of a black bear attacking a whitetail buck. Check out his rack...
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| Fri, September 03, 2010
Whitetail - Black Bear Attacked
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Here is a picture of a black bear attacking a whitetail buck. Check out his rack...
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| Mon, August 30, 2010
3 Pointer - One sided
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Here is a picture of a 3 pointer, but only one side
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| Mon, August 30, 2010
3 Pointer - One sided
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Here is a picture of a 3 pointer, but only one side
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| Mon, August 30, 2010
5 pointer
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Trail Cam photo of a 5 pointer
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| Mon, August 30, 2010
5 pointer
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Trail Cam photo of a 5 pointer
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| Mon, August 30, 2010
Trail Cam Pictures
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Here is a picture of a 6 pointer from my new Stealth Cam
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| Mon, August 30, 2010
Trail Cam Pictures
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Here is a picture of a 6 pointer from my new Stealth Cam
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| Fri, July 09, 2010
Lake Trout
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Here is a picture of a 24 1/2, 5lb Lake Trout from Lake George. I caught the fish in 104 feet of water, south of Hearth Stone Camp Ground.
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| Fri, July 09, 2010
Lake Trout
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Here is a picture of a 24 1/2, 5lb Lake Trout from Lake George. I caught the fish in 104 feet of water, south of Hearth Stone Camp Ground.
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| Mon, May 31, 2010
Bass Lake George
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Here is a bigger picture of my fish...(I hope)
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| Mon, May 31, 2010
Bass Lake George
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Here is a bigger picture of my fish...(I hope)
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| Sun, May 30, 2010
Lake George Large Mouth
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Fished Lake George and caught this 6lb 2oz large mouth on a sinko.
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| Sun, May 30, 2010
Lake George Large Mouth
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Fished Lake George and caught this 6lb 2oz large mouth on a sinko.
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| Thu, May 06, 2010
May 1st Turkey Video
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Here is the video from my May 1st hunt.
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| Thu, May 06, 2010
May 1st Turkey Video
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Here is the video from my May 1st hunt.
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| Mon, May 03, 2010
Silent Toms
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Didn't get up early today because of the weather, so I didn't make it the woods until 6:45am. Walked over a hill in a field and could see 2 toms strutting, with a hen. I backed off and made a big loop around them to see if I could get setup in front of them. 15 minutes later, I was setup and could see the 2 toms locked in combat. For 10 minutes they fought. When they finished, I started the fighting purr and it brought them in my direction. The smaller of the 2 walked within 7 yards of me and spotted me. I never got a chance at the bigger of the two, but still a nice bird. 18lbs, 7 1/2 inch beard.
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| Sun, May 02, 2010
May 2nd Jake
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Had another great morning. Roosted 2 birds last night, so we knew where they were. Walked to the edge of the field and jump 3 birds from the trees. Where were they last night? We never left until after 8:00pm. We set up in the field, but never heard anything. 25 minutes into the hunt, we walked to where the birds gobbled the night before. A few calls and they were on there way. 3 minutes later, 2 jakes and a hen came in. Dropped one jake...
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| Sat, May 01, 2010
2 Jakes
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Here is a better picture...
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| Sat, May 01, 2010
2 Jakes
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Had a great opening morning. Called in 3 jakes, gobbling like crazy and we took 2 out of the 3 right in the decoys. Couldn't pass them up. Worked several more birds and the last 2 gobbled right until 11:45
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| Fri, April 30, 2010
Thunder Chickens!!!!
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Good luck on Saturday to all you thunder chicken hunters...
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| Tue, February 23, 2010
Lake George Quad
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Here what you don't do with a quad over open water. I watched this guy drive from the direction of the narrows, towards pilot knob, he slowed down because he saw the open water, but thought he could make it. The gap was only 5 feet across, but the open water was 40 feet long. The entire quad and him were under the water. I jumped from my chair that I was jigging from and by the time I took 4 steps towards him, he bobbed back to the surface and lunged onto the ice. He grabbed his quad and held on to it, while his friend hooked the hitch onto the rack...STUPID!!!! It took all those guys 30 minutes to get it out...
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| Sun, February 21, 2010
Round Lake con't...
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more bass....
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| Sun, February 21, 2010
Round Lake pics con't...
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more bass
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| Sun, February 21, 2010
Round Lake Bass
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More pics...
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| Sun, February 21, 2010
Round Lake Bass
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Bass Pics..
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| Sun, February 21, 2010
Round Lake Tournament
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What a great day on Round Lake. 18 total bass were caught, 6lb 9 oz was the biggest. No pike from our group, but a guy near us caught this one, 15lb 7oz hog. Him and his Dad caught 3 pike and 15 bass all day. 11lb and 13 1/2lb pike. 1st prize was $240, 2nd $100 and 3rd $50, great turn out..
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| Mon, February 15, 2010
Ice Fishing Contest - Round Lake
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A friend of mine is running his annual ice fishing contest on Round Lake. $15 per man and 100% payout. Every fish counts, pike, bass, etc. Of course the bass have to be released. We enter the ice along route 9 and walk directly across from the launch. If your interested, it runs from 06:00 to 3:00 and look for the big home made ice shanty on the opposite side of the lake. You may fish anywhere on the lake, but the fish will be weighed in on my friends hand held electronic scale.
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| Fri, February 12, 2010
Lake George Ice Fishing
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Heading to Lake George ice fishing in the morning if anyone is interested. Going out of Hearth Stone camp grounds and heading south. Fishing the sunken civil war boat in 95 feet of water. I trolled around it in late summer and marked allot of fish on it. Caught a couple of 25 inchers. We will see....
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| Sat, January 16, 2010
Ince Fishing Nassau Lake
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2nd pike, 4lbs...The first pike was 5lbs...
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| Sat, January 16, 2010
Ice Fishing Nassau Lake
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We caught 3 pike and 1 pick on Nassua Lake. A friend of mine Don Roy in the picture. I was skunked...
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| Mon, January 11, 2010
Bailey Mt. Fish & Game Club Ice Fishing Contest
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Bailey Mt. Fish & Game Club
25th
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Glass, Snyders and Reichards Lakes
FEBRUARY 6th 2010 - 6:00AM TO 2:00 PM
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CALL: 283-2056 or 283-7309 for more details
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| Mon, January 11, 2010
Lake George Ice Fishing Contest
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Here is the web site with the information about the Lake George Ice Fishing contest on is 2/20... http://www.lakegeorgeicefishing.org/
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| Mon, January 04, 2010
Ice Fishing Contest
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The Baily Mountain Rod and Gun Club Ice Fishing contest is scheduled for 2/6 on Glass, Synders and Riecharts Lakes. More details to come....
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| Sat, January 02, 2010
Ice Fishing
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2lb Crappy from Nassau Lake, 1 2lb bullhead and a nice perch. Windy and cold, but thank god for the Clam...
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| Thu, December 31, 2009
Great Catch...
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My wife nailed these 2 beauties when she went out...Happy New Year!!!!
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| Sat, December 19, 2009
Christmas Balls...
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I froze them off this morning until 9:00 and saw nothing.
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| Sun, December 13, 2009
Doe Down, Finally!!!
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I went out with my bother in the blinding snow and then sleet. He shot a big doe yesterday, so he put me in his stand for the evening sit. I was in the stand for 40 minutes, the snow had just stopped, when I heard the snow crunch to my right. Coming through the thick brush, I could see a doe 20 yards away. As I stood up, my boot squeaked on the stand platform, making the doe to look my way. I stood like a statue for 10 minutes until she looked away. As I brought the scope up to get the cross hairs on her, the snow and rain completely fogged up my scope. Just my luck. I quickly pulled my glove off and with my finger, cleaned both lens. I put the cross hairs on her again, but it wasn't much better. I could just make her out through the thick brush, when I pulled the trigger. I was using my Remington 1100, with the slug barrel, so I knew I could that 220 gain slug through the brush. I was right, she went 30 yards. Back straps are in the frig...
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| Thu, December 03, 2009
8 Pointer
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Well, since I haven't killed anything, at least I can post pictures for other hunters. A friend of mine that I work with, shot this 8 pointer before work yesterday.
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| Sun, November 22, 2009
Opening Weekend Blues
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2 does the whole weekend. 7 different bucks out of one stand during my week off with the bow. Where did they go????
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| Mon, November 16, 2009
My Week Of Vacation
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I had a great week off, even though I didn't kill a deer. I 3 chances, missed a 6 pointer, had a 4 pointer sneak up behind and winded me and had a one sided fork horn buck chase a doe under my tree and wouldn't stop. Totals: 57 does, 7 different bucks and 35 turkeys. Next vacation, the 1st week of gun season. All those close encounters, will be eliminated..
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| Fri, November 13, 2009
Bucks Still Chasing...
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At 06:40 this morning, I had a small doe run past me, but no boy friend following her. 10 minutes later, I could see a spike horn walking up the hill. He stopped at 75 yards and began to walk back where he came from. I turned over the can 2 times and he turned and started back up the hill. He just wouldn't commit. As I watched him walk into the thick patch, he started chasing another doe, along with another buck. I couldn't make out his rack size and they never came back out.
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| Thu, November 12, 2009
2 Great Days...
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Yesterday I had a nice 4 pointer walking a ridge searching for love. He didn' respond to the grunt call and the can, but when I did a snort wheeze, that got his attention. He walked towards me, but wouldn't commit. This morning started off great. I had another 4 pointer walk right to my tree, down wind. As I prepared for the shot, thinking he was going to walk by, he stopped 10 yards from the tree. He then turned and walked away. I had him gutted, but that never happened. 1 hour later a big doe came bounding right at me tree and ran directly under it. Not far behind was a one sided fork horn. Nothing on the right side. He skirted my stand 15 yards, but I couldn't get him to stop. When he did, he was 15 yards behind me, but facing away from me. Not a good shot. The chase began again and took him away from me. After that I had 5 more does feed around me, but no boy friends. 2 does tonight...
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| Mon, November 09, 2009
Turkeys Everywhere
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I saw a nice doe tonight, but to far. Watched 15 turkeys fly up into the trees all around my stand. Maybe some nice turkey meat tomorrow morning.
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| Sun, November 08, 2009
Sunday Blues
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Went out this morning and grnuted in a nice six pointer to 17 yards. He stood there for 3 minutes or so and then began to walk. I drew the bow he stopped and settled the pin. As I released, he reacted and turned towards me slightly. The arrow hit him forward through I think through the brisket. Allot white hair. Tracked him for a long way, dripping blood every 10 feet of so. Never found him. Very disappointed. Practice, practice and practice and then this. I have the week off, so back up early again...
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| Sat, November 07, 2009
Is The Rut Here Yet???
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The morning was calm and cold. At 6:55 I had 2 fawns chasing each other all around my stand. At 7:55 I watched 8 does walk 40 yards past me. Not one had antlers. At 8:30, another 7 walked in the same direction as the fitst 8 did. Again, no antlers. Maybe one will come into heat soon. At 11:00, I had a buck grunting on the ridge above me, but I never could see him. Hunt the does and the bucks will come...
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| Fri, November 06, 2009
Western NY 8 Pointer
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Here is a picture of the 8 pointer "another" cousin shot in Western NY yesterday.
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| Thu, November 05, 2009
NYS Record????
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I'm not sure if anyone has seen this, but someone sent this to me and said that they have heard that it could be the next State Record??
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| Tue, November 03, 2009
Nebraska 8 Pointer
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My cousins are on their annual trip to Nebraska and shot an 8 pointer.
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| Sun, November 01, 2009
Button Buck Video
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Here is a little video of the button bucks. Check out the little guy sniffing my tinks bottle. As you can see, they were close.
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| Sun, November 01, 2009
Button Buck
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1 more pic...Where are the bigger bucks..
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| Sun, November 01, 2009
Button Bucks
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Here is a couple of the button bucks from this mornings hunt..
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| Sun, November 01, 2009
6 Deer
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Went out this morning and had 2 does sneaking below me, when a turkey hunter came sneaking towards them. He jumped them and they ran in the direction they came. He moved up the hill and out of sight and 5 minutes later they came sneaking back. at 9:00, I had a huge doe with triplet button bucks walking around my stand for 20 minutes. Got some great video and some pics. I will post them soon..
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| Sat, October 31, 2009
High Winds..
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3 does between 7:30 and 8:00. The winds nearly blew me out of the tree..
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| Thu, October 29, 2009
Prize Winner
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The video of the doe I shot with the bow, I submitted to the company where I bought the camera mount, deerridgeinnovations.com I spoke to one of the owners yesterday and I won one of their prize packs. $100 gift card to Cabalas, another camera mount, lumenoks, a hunting DVD of all the video's submitted, including mine, plus the full DVD that I created of my hunt, will appear on the Pursuit Channel next season. If figures that Time Warner does not offer that channel. It's on the Dish Network. Can't wait to get something else on video...
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| Mon, October 26, 2009
Another Doe Permit
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I checked the mail when I got home this afternoon and received a nice gift from DEC. The 2nd zone that I applied for back in August and was denied, came in the mail today. They never filled the quota, so anyone that applied as their second choice, received a permit. Merry Christmas!!!
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| Mon, October 26, 2009
Opening Day Doe Video
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Here is the video of the doe I shot on opening day with the bow...The turkey that I shot on video on 10/1 is to the right.
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| Mon, October 19, 2009
Quite Night
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1 Doe tonight.
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| Sun, October 18, 2009
Nice Morning
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1 spike and 2 does. Cool morning, but no shots.
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| Sat, October 17, 2009
Opening Night
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Another great afternoon. 7 deer tonight, but no shot. 10 Turkeys, a grouse almost knocked me out of the tree and rabbits running ever where.
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| Sat, October 17, 2009
Opening Day Doe
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The morning was almost calm, with the light wind blowing from the northeast. The spot I hunted, was perfect for that wind. At 08:30, I could see a doe walking right at me. I turned on the video camera and by the time I was ready, she was standing at 10 yards, looking right at me. I let her continue on her way because there was 3 more right behind her. I waited until they walked past me and watched as the biggest of the 4 does gave me an easy 10 yard shot. I pulled back, settled the pin behind her shoulder and let the easton carbon arrow fly. Perfect shot. She went 40 yards and dropped. The Rage broadhead did it's job again. Once again, I have the whole hunt on video using the deer ridge camera mount.
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| Wed, October 14, 2009
Blood Pumping!!!
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Hey nuts, if you want to get your blood pumping before the bow opener, check out DruryOutdoors.com and click on the Journal. Check out the whitetails they have killed so far. I wish I lived in the mid west...Good luck to everyone Saturday.
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| Sun, October 04, 2009
Turkey Time
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Cooked up the turkey I shot on 10/1, excellent!!! If anyone is interested in great wild games recipes, check out huntfishcook.com You then just have to type in the type of wild game on the recipe line. It will bring you all different recipes. I used the fried turkey with pesto sauce.
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| Thu, October 01, 2009
Turkey Season
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I hit the woods by 4:45 and by 5:05, I shot a small jake on video. I used the video gun mount and mounted it to my shotgun, which it is designed to do. I set up and called in a flock of 12 birds. 10 yard shot. The best part, is it's all on film, so I will have it foreverI can't wait to try this on deer...
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| Thu, October 01, 2009
Happy October
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Hey nuts, happy October!!! The season is finally here. I'm heading out after work to do a little turkey/scouting hunting. I bought a video camera mount for my bow/gun. http://www.deerridgeinnovations.com/ I have been practicing with it mounted on my bow and it works pretty good. Adds the weight of the camera to your bow, but I have the Sony Handy cam, which isn't to heavy. Good luck this season to everyone!!!!!
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| Thu, September 17, 2009
Highway Deer
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Hey Elmer, I have been watching few backstraps feeding in the field along the highway. All does.
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| Thu, September 17, 2009
Highway Deer
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Hey Elmer, I have been watching few backstraps feeding in the field along the highway. All does.
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| Sun, August 30, 2009
Trail Pic
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Big doe and a small spike standing right behind her..
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| Sun, August 30, 2009
Trail Pic
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Big doe and a small spike standing right behind her..
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| Sun, August 30, 2009
Trail Pic
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Another Pic
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| Sun, August 30, 2009
Trail Pic
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Another Pic
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| Sun, August 30, 2009
Trail Pics
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Here is a few pics from my trail camera. 2 pics are from at night, so I had to enhance the pictures.
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| Mon, August 03, 2009
When scary things fly in the night....
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My sister-in-law woke up in the middle of the night to something just not right in her room at Lake George. This guy was causing the issues...
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| Fri, June 12, 2009
Turkey Mount
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Here is a picture of the turkey fan and beard that I shot in the spring.
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| Thu, June 11, 2009
Buck Mount
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Here is another picture...
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| Thu, June 11, 2009
Buck Mount
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Here is another picture...
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| Thu, June 11, 2009
Buck Mount
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Here is a couple of pictures of my buck that I shot back in November. Skip Reilly mounted the deer and did an excellent job. I highly recommend him. $450
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| Sat, May 30, 2009
Fish On!!!!
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Here is a picture of my 2 1/2 old daughter with her first rock bass off the dock at Lake George.
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| Sun, May 24, 2009
Cape Cod Blur Fish
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Went to Cape Cod for the weekend and went fishing a couple of times. I caught a 5lb Blue Fish on a top water lure. Incredible fight...
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| Sun, May 24, 2009
Cape Cod Blur Fish
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Went to Cape Cod for the weekend and went fishing a couple of times. I caught a 5lb Blue Fish on a top water lure. Incredible fight...
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| Thu, May 07, 2009
Striper Fishing
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My brother has been fishing the river for 2 1/2 weeks catching nothing. But on Tuesday, he finally caught a striper, 25lbs, 40".
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| Wed, May 06, 2009
Turkey Fan Mount
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Hi Rackattack, instead of spending the money to have a taxidermist mount the fan and beard, take a look at Tasco Taxidermy Supply. They have a bunch of inexpensive do it yourself ideas. This is what I am buying. $19.95+ shipping. http://www.taxidermyarts.com/catalog/
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| Sun, May 03, 2009
2 For 2 On Turkeys
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Another great morning. I was out late on May 2nd, so I planned on sleeping in on Sunday. I hit the road around 7:10 and arrived at the turkey woods around 7:30. I got out of the car, put on my vest, my call in mouth and made 3 or 4 yelps. The woods exploded with gobbles. I ran 75 yards to an open field and setup the decoys. I cut and yelped and 3 birds to my left were going crazy and 1 to my right was joining in. Within 10 minutes, 2 jakes walked within 15 yards of me, but I let them walk, hoping a long beard was with them. To the right, I could see the 3rd bird was also a jake, but wouldn't enter the field. As they walked back up the ridge they came from, I picked up the decoys and looped around them to the left and setup again. The birds continued to gobble at everything I though at them. You have to love those jakes. For 30 minutes they gobbled, but wouldn't commit. I moved another 75 yards closer and began calling. 3 jakes walked back down the ridge right to me, so I squeezed the trigger on the 1st bird. 17lb jake, 3 1/2 beard.
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| Sat, May 02, 2009
Long Beard Down!!!
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Had a good opening day, worked a bird for 1 1/2, but couldn't connect. The 1st setup, I had him within 75 on video, but he wouldn't commit. Setup 2 more times on him, but he just wouldn't come in.
This morning I woke up a little late and hit the woods by 5:50. I could hear a bird, even with the wind blowing, at 400 yards +. I worked my way towards him and could tell he was in a big open field. I thought he may be with hens, but I needed to cut the distance. The final setup put me within 150 yards from the edge of the field. That was as close as I wanted to get. I started cutting pretty hard and then yelping and the bird cut me off gobbling hard. He gobbled 10 times from the field and within 5 minutes, I could see him walking the edge of the woods. One more soft yelp and he fanned out and commited to the woods. He walked to within 35 yards of me and where I shot him. 21lbs, 9 1/4" beard, 1" spurs.
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| Mon, April 27, 2009
Gobbling Birds
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The birds are really fired up with this warm weather. Because I work and my Dad lives so close to where I hunt, he does my scouting. He heard 4 to 5 different birds this morning gobbling over and over. Hopefully they will be around this weekend...
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| Mon, April 27, 2009
Gobbling Birds
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The birds are really fired up with this warm weather. Because I work and my Dad lives so close to where I hunt, he does my scouting. He heard 4 to 5 different birds this morning gobbling over and over. Hopefully they will be around this weekend...
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| Sat, January 24, 2009
Lake George Ice Fishing
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We hit lake george ice fishing and caught 6 lakers. 85 to 100 feet with suckers. 2 keepers 23" and 24"
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| Wed, January 21, 2009
Ban on Fox Hunting
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I'm not sure if anyone has read this, but there is a ban on fox hunting in the works. Please see the picture...
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| Sun, January 11, 2009
Rabbit Hunting
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I hit the woods rabbit hunting on Saturday and had a great 90 minute hunt. Walking wasn't easy, I kept breaking through the 1/4" of ice on top of the snow, but I made the best of it, 6 rabbits. If the walking was a little easier, I would have stayed out longer.
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| Mon, January 05, 2009
Coyote Hunting.....Nothing
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I went out coyote hunting yesterday and didn't see anything. I got an electronic call for Christmas and wanted to try it out. Sounded good, but nothing. As I walked back to my car, I started kicking blow downs. 3 out of the 5 I kicked, a rabbit ran out. Next time, I'm bringing bird shot with me....
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| Mon, January 05, 2009
Coyote Hunting.....Nothing
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I went out coyote hunting yesterday and didn't see anything. I got an electronic call for Christmas and wanted to try it out. Sounded good, but nothing. As I walked back to my car, I started kicking blow downs. 3 out of the 5 I kicked, a rabbit ran out. Next time, I'm bringing bird shot with me....
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| Thu, December 04, 2008
Back Yard Scrape
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On Monday, my Dad was putting down winterizer on his front lawn, when looked towards the back yard, only to see a 4 pointer walk out from behind his shed to the yard. As he watched, the buck began to make a scrape right on his back lawn. He scraped, layed his scent down and then scraped aain. He couldn't beleive what he watched. The buck then walked right back into the thick field where he came from..
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| Sat, November 29, 2008
Thanksgiving and Today..
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Went out on Thanksgiving morning and saw nothing. Went out again this morning and had a big doe and her 2 twins, one being a button buck, right under my tree. Maybe tomorrow...
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| Sun, November 23, 2008
Saturday Morning
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I went out saturday morning and at 08:20, I had a nice spike horn walk within 40 yards of my tree. Cold, cold morning...
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| Tue, November 18, 2008
Cold Morning, But No Deer
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Just a great morning, hardly no wind until 09:00, but no deer. I setup a stand 5 feet below my stand and I set my uncle there, so I could film him. I saw 6 deer yesterday there, but nothing today.
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| Mon, November 17, 2008
5 Pointer
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While I was hanging a second tree stand under my current stand so I can film for my uncle tomorrow morning, my brother headed out and nailed a nice 5 pointer. He grnted several times and then hit the can twice and this guy came running from a thick patch, thinking he was the biggest buck in town. 15 yard shot with his TC .50 cal.
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| Mon, November 17, 2008
Morning Without a Gun
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I went out with my brother this morning, but of course not to hunt, but to film him. We sat just 40 yards from where I killed my 8 pointer opening day and saw 5 does and one buck. I filmed a doe walk within 20 of my brother at 06:45. At 07:15 or so, I heard a twig snap and standing 10 yards behind me was a 3 or 4 pointer. He had his nose to the ground looking for love. I set my brother 10 yards in front of me and off to my right. He turned to look at the sound, but instead of looking back at me over his left shoulder, he turned to his right, never even seeing the buck. The buck must have seen him move and walked directly away from me. At 8:00, 4 more does fed their way, right past my gut pile. I was able to get nice video of 5 out of the 6 deer, but the one I wanted to get, got away....
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| Sat, November 15, 2008
Opening Day 8 Pointer
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I was in my tree just before 06:00 am and it was quite and warm. Thinking it was going to rain, I was prepared to get wet. At 07:15, I looked to my right and I could see this buck walking the ridge 60 yards away. I could see he had his nose to the ground, so I gave him 2 softs grunts. He stopped and looked my way. He was almost at the opening where I could shoot him, when he turned and walked right at me. The cross hairs were already on him, when he stopped at 35 yards, looking up in the tree at me. Even though he was facing me, I knew the Remingtom slug would do it's job. It did, I dropped him right in his tracks. I knew this could be my best buck, but I didn't realize it until I had my hands on him. A perfect 8 pointer, 150lbs or so dressed. Just a great morning
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| Sun, November 09, 2008
Nebraska 11 Pointer
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Here is a better picture of the 11 pointer my cousin shot with bow in Nebraska. They return home on Wednesday. I have to say, if you can handle the 20 hours of travel, it really isn't that expensive. $36 for the hotel room, $180 for non-resident bow tag, gas, tolls and food and you are looking at around $1000 person person, if that. And remember, they are hunting state land.
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| Sun, November 09, 2008
Last Day with the Bow
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Today was my last day with the bow, 8 1/2 in the tree and saw nothing. I thought the rut was suppose to be happening? Oh well, bring on the gun season..
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| Sat, November 08, 2008
11 Poniter
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I rotated the picture so you can see it a little better.
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| Sat, November 08, 2008
Nebraska BBD Again!!!!
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My cousins nailed another one in Nebraska, 11 pointer. The picture isn't the best, but when they send me a better one, I will pass it on.
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| Fri, November 07, 2008
4 pointer
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I had a great morning today. I had a small yearling walking through the woods, bleating for mommy. At 9:20, I had a nice 4 pointer, with his nose to the ground searching for love. It walked into a thick patch, so I grunted and hit the doe can. He walked right back out and my way. 24 yard chip shot and I missed judged the yardage. Shot him for 20 or so and the arrow flew right under his chest. Oh well, maybe next time...
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| Thu, November 06, 2008
The Rut is on!!!!
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I saw 4 does and one buck today. He chased the doe all around the woods, but not by my tree. Maybe tomorrow...
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| Mon, November 03, 2008
Nebraska Buck
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My cousins make their annual trip to Nebraska and this is their 4th year. They have killed 4 great bucks and here is another one, 10 pointer. They never got there until Saturday late morning, setup their stands and only hunted for 90 minutes or so and he killed this deer. Bucks were chasing does everywhere. They were suppose to be there on 10/24, but my other cousin (not pictured) had emergency surgery, which delayed their trip. It looks like it could have been a good omen.
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| Sun, November 02, 2008
2 Does
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Another great morning. I had two does feeding 15 yards in front of me for 30 minutes. The smaller of the two bedded down and stayed for almost an hour. The bigger doe was feeding on apples and nearly choked to death in front of me. You could see that she was really struggling to breath, staggering back and fourth and her tail was wagging really fast. She finally vomitted and everything that she had eaten came up. I wouldn't want to have to put my tag on that one...
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| Sat, November 01, 2008
Crazy Day of Hunting
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This morning was perfect, but only 1 small doe. I sat until 11:00. As I'm driving down the long driveway to park my truck, 3 does standing in my way. Good sign, NOT. I get into my stand by 1:45, perfect night. I'm there for about 40 minutes and I start hear a popping noise. Soon I see a 14 or 15 year old running through the woods about 125 yards away, carrying something. He stops and hides behind a tree. I then realize that I'm in the middle of a paint ball war. I can't beleive this. They work their way away, so the woods begins to settle down. Next the land owner starts up his Kobota tractor, with the bush hog attachment. He begins to cut the field 75 yards from me and then heads into the woods, branches and brush flying everywhere. I climb down and take a seat in a different area. I see nothing, until I get back to my truck, 3 does standing 10 feet from where I park. Maybe tomorrow.
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| Mon, October 27, 2008
Schodack Island
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I had heard that you can hunt the Island, but at your own risk. I live in Albany, but someone told me that there was an article in the Independence. Has anyone confirmed this?
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| Sun, October 26, 2008
Doe Down!!
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A great morning, quiet, but you couldn't hear anything walking. At 08:10, I turned my head and standing 15 feet behind my tree, 2 does feeding. I never heard them sneak in. I stood up, reached for my bow and the biggest one spotted me move. I froze and she finally turned and tried to get down wind of me. She did, but my Scent Blocker did it's job. 15 yard shot, but as I watched her run, she stopped 40 yards away and then just walked away. I couldn't beleive she didn't tip over. 30 minutes later, I got down and my arrow was covered in blood. I walked about 10 yards and I could see 2 deer start running away from me. I backed out and came back 4 hours later. I followed good blood for 60 yards and then nothing. I was getting discouraged, thinking I didn't make a good shot. There was no sign of guts on my arrow or the ground. At 12:40, I looked to my left and there she was, staring at me 15 yards away, bedded down. I knocked another arrow and I had a small window in front of her front shoulder. Perfect shot. She jumped backwards and fell over. She was dead within 10 seconds. Backstraps tonight!!!
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| Sat, October 25, 2008
Button Buck
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It was a nice morning, but only had a button buck feeding under my stand for 30 minutes. A few turkeys yelping and a big fat woodchuck feeding around me. Maybe a big doe in the morning...
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| Mon, October 20, 2008
Opening Weekend
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I had a great opening weekend with allot of deer sightings. I saw 4 does and a button buck on Saturday morning and on Sunday afternoon, I saw 5 does. Hopefully, I can sneak out after work a couple of times this week, but can only get in quick hunt.
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| Mon, October 13, 2008
Tree Stands
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Well, went back into my spot and placed locks on my stands. This just to slow down the SOB's that are stealing my stands. How sad is that we have to do this, in a place that I hunted and had permission for 34 years...
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| Mon, September 22, 2008
Another Doe
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The last picture was one of the fawns from last years pics..Here is the Doe...
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| Mon, September 22, 2008
Another Doe
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They love those berry's....
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| Mon, September 22, 2008
Back Straps!!!
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Here is a pic of a big doe smiling for the camera...
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| Mon, September 22, 2008
Trail Camera Pics
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Here is a picture of a buck, looks like a spike, but it's a little hard to tell....
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| Fri, September 19, 2008
Non-Typical
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let's try again...
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| Fri, September 19, 2008
Non-Typical
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Here is a picture of a huge non-typical, but after reading further, it is a farm raised whitetail.
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| Mon, September 08, 2008
Early Goose Sason
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Finally was able to get out goose hunting and we got 4 all together. The birds flew later then usual on Sunday, but we were able to knock a few down.
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| Thu, July 03, 2008
Outdoor Channel
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The new season on the outdoor channel is underway..I forgot what it was like to be yelled at by the wife, for hogging the tv. Oh well, 13 weeks of hell before the reruns start...:0)
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| Mon, June 30, 2008
Lake Trout
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One more pic of the lake trout
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| Mon, June 30, 2008
Lake Trout
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Went fishing on Lake George this past weekend and caught 3 lakers, 19", 23 1/2" and 24 1/2". I caught the fish near canoe island in 81 to 101 feet of water.
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| Fri, May 16, 2008
Gobbling Gobbler!!!
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Finally, a turkey gobbling to my calls. I went out before work this morning and had a turkey gobbling around 06:15. I worked him for about 20 minutes. I was in the middle of a field, that has a treed hedge row in the middle. The bird gobbled from the top of a ridge that runs along the edge of the field. I called him down a pretty steep hill, up a gully and then into the field. I could see him walking about 100 yards away, but he just kept walking across the field. I don't think he even saw the decoys, because he never gobbled again as he disappeared some where on the other side. My dad had a long beard and a hen in his back yard yesterday. The tom strutted all around her. The birds are there, but where??????????
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| Wed, May 14, 2008
Another Jake and a buck
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I went out before work today and once again, heard nothing gobbling. I did my usual walk for the 1st hour and nothing. I sat where I shot the 1st jake and called for a while. At 06:20, a buck walked up to me me feeding. He had 2 inch knobs, so that was nice to see. As he is standing there, I look out into the field and here comes a jake. The deer saw the turkey and then the turkey spotted the deer. I started yelping softly and the deer got a little nervous and moved 30 yards to my left. The jake walked within 3 steps of me. It made my heart beat pretty good, but I let him walk. Pretty exciting morning.
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| Wed, May 07, 2008
Quiet Morning..
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I hit the woods before work this morning and didn't hear a thing. Just a perfect quiet morning and nothing but deer.
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| Sat, May 03, 2008
Jake Down!!!
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I setup this morning, hopeing on taking a bird with the bow. I could hear one bird gobbling from the roost for 30 minutes or more. He even gobbled after he hit the ground, but then got quite. I sat until 7:00 and headed back to the car, this time to grab the gun. I packed up the portable blind and headed back out. I set the decoys up in a small field and called for 20 minutes or so on and off. I never heard another bird gobble, but as I looked across the field, I could see this bird 250 yards out, coming my way. He walked right up to the decoys, when I took him down. The H&R 12 gauge almost took my shoulder off with the 3" mag.
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| Tue, April 22, 2008
Turkeys are in the mood
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The toms really have the hens flocked up. I did allot of driving over the weekend and saw 8 different toms with flocks of hens. Hopefully most will be mated by the 1st week of the season. Nothing like seeing that long beard in full strut...Below is a link that I thought you may be interested in. The Peregrine Falcon is nesting again under the Dunn Bridge. It looks like she has 4-5 eggs.
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/33249.html - Click refresh every minute to see an updated photo.
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| Sun, January 27, 2008
Glass Lake
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We hit glass lake today and caught 10 pickerel, 4 perch and 2 bass. Great day and warm. 5 inches of ice.
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| Sat, January 05, 2008
Familt Unit
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Let's try that again....
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| Sat, January 05, 2008
Family Unit
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Couple more does....
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| Sat, January 05, 2008
Button Buck
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Here is a pic of the button buck....
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| Sat, January 05, 2008
More deer pics
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You can see this deer looking towards my parents house, which is only 15 feet from the tree...
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| Sat, January 05, 2008
Winter Trail Pictures
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My parents have a big crab apple tree in there back yard and the deer visit everyday and night to eat the apples that fall on the ground. What a great way to get pictures of deer, but to attach the camera right on the crab apple tree. Here are a few does and a button buck that vist just about everyday...
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| Wed, December 26, 2007
Hunting Clothing
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If anyone is interested in end of the season sales, Dick's has some great deals. I just bought the Dream Season Scent Blocker pants, regular price $169.00, I paid $99.00. They will go great with the Dream Season Scent Blocker jacket my wife bought me for Christmas. Things are picked over, but if you look good, you may finf other things. The ice fishing equipment is picked over pretty good...
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| Mon, December 24, 2007
Crappy Picture
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Here is the pic of the crappy...
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| Mon, December 24, 2007
Big Crappy!!!
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A friend of mine showed me a picture of a 18" crappy caught on Sunday morning from Richards Lake before the big storm. I asked him to send me a picture so I can post it, so I will share it with everyone when I get it. Happy Holidays!!!
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| Thu, December 20, 2007
Lake George
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My father-in-law was up at his place on Lake George and there is still open water on the lake. His bay on Cramer Point, has some ice, but the bubblers are keeping the ice free from the docks. With all the cold weather, you would think it would freeze a little sooner. Not the case..
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| Wed, December 05, 2007
Kansas Buck
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Here is a picture of the buck my cousin shot in Kansas last week. 10 pointer, 150lb.
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| Tue, November 27, 2007
8 pointer from New Brunswick
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8 pointer
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| Tue, November 27, 2007
New Brunswick Bucks
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Here are a couple of big bucks taken by bloodtrail and his brother in New Brunswick.
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| Mon, November 26, 2007
Active Sunday Morning
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I got into my stand at 05:50 and waited until the sun came up. At 08:00, I grunted a couple times and I happen to look behind me and I could see 2 flags waving bye, bye. Most likely does. 20 minutes later, down the ridge came 3 does, mother and her 2 fawns. Walked 25 yards from my tree. No 4K doe permits again this year, but I do have a 4B...Oh well, still a good morning..
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| Sat, November 24, 2007
Deer Down
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This morning was clear and cold, 17 degrees. My brother met me at 05:40 this morning and we headed to our spots. At 08:05, I had a small 3 or 4 pointer walking in the thicket, with his nose to the ground. At 09:00, my brother called my cell to check up and see what time we were sitting until. I told him 10:00 or so. He was a little cold so he headed back to the truck 5 minutes after I talked to him. As he was walking back to the truck, he saw a 4 pointer sneaking in this thick field. The deer gave him a 30 to 40 yard shot with his muzzle loader. He hit the buck in front of his front shoulders, but he still was able to get into the thickest crap you could imagine. I heard the shot, so I waited 10 minutes and called him back. He explained what happened so I told him not to push the deer and wait until I get there. He showed me where the buck went, so we decided to split up and swing around each side of this thick patch. I walked 20 yards and up jumps his buck. I watched him run about 25 yards or so and go right back down. I called my brother over and he finished him off. His first deer with his muzzle loader and first deer of the season.
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| Thu, November 22, 2007
Quiet morning
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I was walking into my stand at 05:30 this morning, when 40 yards from the stand, 2 deer slowly move off. It figues. At 08:00, the fog was still rolling through the woods and the trees were dripping from the rain that had fallen early that morning. I looked to my left and a really big coyote moved through around 40 yards away. I never could get a shot because he moved through the opening to quick by the time I saw him. My brother had 8 different does near his stand, but no bucks...
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| Mon, November 19, 2007
Rut is still going!!!
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What a great morning, 3 does and 3 bucks. I video a 3 pointer walk under my stand and watched 2 other 1 1/2 year olds chasing a doe all around the woods. They looked like small 4 pointers. The body on the one deer was pretty big though. The temp was 23 this morning and no wind, perfect..
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| Sat, November 17, 2007
Spike Horn
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It was a great morning, crisp and cold. At 07:00, a doe walked in the open hard woods about 100 yards away. Around 08:00, a button buck walked around me and then bedded down. At 09:15, my cell phone vibrated and it was my brother asking if I saw anything. As I was talking to him, I noticed a good size deer walking in the thicket. I put the phone down and grabbed my grunt call. I hit the grunt tube and out walked this fat spike horn. One shot and dropped him in his tracks. I picked the phone back up and my brother was laughing and couldn't beleive that I just shot. This deer will be made into sausage and jerky..Great Day...
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| Thu, November 15, 2007
Rage Broad Heads
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Hey nuts, everyone using the Rage Broad Heads, including myself, Dick's has pulled them off the shelves because of the controversy around them not being a true expandable head. A friend of mine works at the Crossgates store and he told me this tonight. I ask, what is the difference between a fixed head and this head? I'll have to get them at Flying Arrow or order them from Cabelas because I won't shoot another head now. You guys that shot that head this season, know the devastating hole and blood trail it put on your deer. Not that a fixed blade doesn't do the same thing, but when it comes to shooting field points and then screwing these heads on, there was no adjusting at all for me. We will most likely be hearing more on this subject.
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| Wed, November 14, 2007
Deer Processing
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ahester, where is the deer butcher located? Do you have a phone number? Thanks...
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| Wed, November 14, 2007
Deer Processing
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ahester, where is the deer butcher located? Do you have a phone number? Thanks...
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| Sun, November 04, 2007
Great morning!!!
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Another great morning in the stand. I saw 3 different bucks, 2 spike horns that walked under my stand together and a small 6 pointer that responded to the rattle bag. I turned over the can, did a snort wheeze and then the rattle bag. The 1st time nothing, but after the 2nd sequence, a little pointer came in investigating. Listen to ihunt4food, the woods are alive. This week coming up should be great. Here is a pic of one of the spike horns. Not a great picture, but you can see how close he was.
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| Sat, November 03, 2007
8 pointer
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Last pic...
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| Sat, November 03, 2007
8 pointer...
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Here is another pic. This buck by the way, was chasing 3 does before he shot. I'm not which doe he was interested in, but that's a good sign...
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| Sat, November 03, 2007
8 Pointer Down!!!
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What a morning. Was in my stand by 06:00, hunting with my cousin and my uncle. At 09:20, a nice buck is sneaking through in front of me 40 yards out. I grunted and he would stop, but didn't seem interested. After I lost sight of him, 3 minutes or so later, my uncle and cousin were right behind him. My cousin hit this deer 1 hour before and were tracking him. Now I know why he would respond to my grunts. We backed out for an hour so we didn't push him because he was just walking and already had gone 200 yards from where he 1st hit him. We again starting tracking and 30 yards from where we stopped, we jumped him. My heart sank. He went 20 yards or so and bedded down. We watched him for 35 minutes or so and finally he died. My cousin's 1st deer ever and with the bow. We all pretty happy...
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| Wed, October 31, 2007
BBD - Big Buck Down
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Here is another picture...Enjoy...
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| Wed, October 31, 2007
BBD - Big Buck Down!!!
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I love sharing photos from other people that kill big bucks, especially from my family. Here are the pics from the 9 pointer my cousin shot in Nebraska on 10/31. The Drury brothers always say they like hunting the mid-west on Halloween. Now I know why.
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| Sat, October 13, 2007
Opening Day Deer
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Opening day was good this morning, with me taking a nice fat spike horn. 6 inch spike on one side, but should taste really good. I video taped the hunt, but I must have hit the camera before I shot because when I reviewed the tape, you can hear the shot, but no impact on film. The deer came out at 09:15 and gave me a 22 yard shot. If you are using the new Rage Head, wow, what a job it did. Quartering away shot and the arrow came out next to his front shoulder. The entry hole was hug, like I hit him with a slug. The blood trail was amazing. A blind person could have followed it. 70 yards before he fell. Good luck to everyone out there.
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| Sat, October 06, 2007
9 pointer trail camera picture
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Here is the 2nd picture from the trail camera.
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| Sat, October 06, 2007
9 pointer trail camera picture
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Here is the 2nd picture from the trail camera.
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| Sat, October 06, 2007
Nice 9 pointer
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Here is a pic my uncle had on his trail camera back in September.
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| Sat, October 06, 2007
Nice 9 pointer
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Here is a pic my uncle had on his trail camera back in September.
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| Tue, October 02, 2007
Trail Camera Pic
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Here is a small buck that walked by my camera. I only caught one side of his rack, but maybe it's a nice 4 pointer?
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| Mon, September 17, 2007
Trail Camera Photo
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Last one
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| Mon, September 17, 2007
Trail Camera Photos
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One More...
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| Mon, September 17, 2007
Trail Camera Photos
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Here are a few does from my trail camera.
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| Mon, August 27, 2007
Trail Camera Pictures
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There were 177 pictures on my camera when I got back from vacation, but only 44 came out because the batteries died. Another Pic...
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| Mon, August 27, 2007
Trail Camera Picture
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Another pic...
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| Mon, August 27, 2007
Trail Camera Pictures
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Here is my 1st buck picture from my trail camera. Don't blink because he is huge!!!
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| Fri, August 17, 2007
Trail Camera Tip
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HollowvilleHunter, with the Wildview camera that I am using, I found a very easy way to check my pics, without removing the camera from the woods. I bought 2 512mb memory cards, one for the camera and one to replace the card in the camera. I bring my digital camera with me, remove the card in the trail camera and view them on my digital camera. If the pics are good, I replace the card with the blank one. If they aren't good, I delete ALL the pics and place it back into the camera. A 512mb memory card is the max that you can us with this camera. Just remember, when you remove the memory card, make sure when you place the new card in the trail camera, that it is blank or your camera will ignore the memory card.
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| Fri, August 17, 2007
Trail Camera Pics
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Family shot....
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| Fri, August 17, 2007
Trail Camera Pics
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Here is a good picture. Smile and say cheese..
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| Fri, August 17, 2007
Trail Camera Pics
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Another pic...
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| Fri, August 17, 2007
Trail Camera Pics
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I'm hopeing that the crab apples aren't gone by hunting season because I'm getting good shots of these deer. There are 2 trees next to my stand, that are full of crab apples, with a deer run going right by them. It's been a hot spot. Where are the bucks?
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| Thu, August 16, 2007
Trail Camera Pic
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Last pic...
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| Thu, August 16, 2007
Trail Camera Pics
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Here is another pic
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| Thu, August 16, 2007
Trail Camera Pics
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Let's try that again
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| Thu, August 16, 2007
Trail Camera Pics
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I guess there are no bucks where I'm hunting this season because all I'm getting on the trail camera are does and fawns.
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| Thu, August 16, 2007
Uploading into Gallery
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Elmer, is there an issue when uploading pics into your gallery? I have a few more trail camera pics and I am receiving an error when I try to upload them into my gallery. The pics are .jpg and are below 200k.
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| Thu, August 09, 2007
Trail Cam Pic
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One More pic...
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| Thu, August 09, 2007
Trail Cam Pics
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Here are a couple of does 16 yards from my tree stand. Hopefully the bucks will be by soon.
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| Wed, August 08, 2007
ScentLok
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Hey Elmer, I ordered my scentlok clothes online. Cabelas or BassPro has it. I carry all my clothes in a big rubber maid container and use scent away spray and wash my clothes with scent away detergent. Years ago before scent control was around, my cousins made fun of me because I put small pine limbs in with my clothes to give it the pine smell. If I only new then what I know today about scent elimination. I have the scentlok savanna clothing, uninsulated. It's big enough to place over all my clothes in the cold weather and still stay pretty warm.
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| Wed, August 08, 2007
ScentLok
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Hey Elmer, I ordered my scentlok clothes online. Cabelas or BassPro has it. I carry all my clothes in a big rubber maid container and use scent away spray and wash my clothes with scent away detergent. Years ago before scent control was around, my cousins made fun of me because I put small pine limbs in with my clothes to give it the pine smell. If I only new then what I know today about scent elimination. I have the scentlok savanna clothing, uninsulated. It's big enough to place over all my clothes in the cold weather and still stay pretty warm.
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| Fri, August 03, 2007
Deer Pic
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Last Deer Pic
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| Fri, August 03, 2007
Deer Pics
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Let's try the last one again. Fat thumbs.
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| Fri, August 03, 2007
Deer Pics
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More deer pics
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| Fri, August 03, 2007
Yelper
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The same doe and fawns keep visiting my trail camera. Here are a few pics.
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| Thu, August 02, 2007
Trail Camera Pic
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Last Pic
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| Thu, August 02, 2007
Trail Camera Pics
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Here is another pic, but you have to look close in the back ground
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| Thu, August 02, 2007
Trail Camera Pics
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Here is another pic, but you have to look close in the back ground
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| Thu, August 02, 2007
Trail camera Pics
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Let's try again
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| Thu, August 02, 2007
Trail camera Pics
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Let's try again
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| Thu, August 02, 2007
Trail camera pics
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Here are a few pics from my trail camera. I just purchased the Wildview digital camera at Dicks for $49.99. Not a great camera, but it takes pretty nice pics.
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| Tue, July 17, 2007
Laker from Lake George
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Here is a 24" laker I caught over the weekend on lake george. 89' of water, out in front of Hearthstone Camp grounds.
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| Sun, May 06, 2007
Hudson River Striper
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Here is a pic of a 15lb striper my brother caught on the river today...
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| Tue, May 01, 2007
Turkey Pic
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Here is the pic og the turkey I shot this morning...
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| Tue, May 01, 2007
Stolen Tree Stand
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During my turkey hunt this morning, I discovered one of my lockon tree stands had been stolen. You can't even feel comfortable on property that you have permission on, to leave your stands hung. They must have had good bolt cutter, because the chain and lock were heavy duty to cut through. The sad thing is, it was most likley another hunter. I hope they fall out of it!!!!
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| Tue, May 01, 2007
Long Beard Down!!!
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I was unable to get right out at sunrise, but it seemed to work out. I hunted from 7:00 - 09:00 and saw 1 jake and 5 hens, but no shot. I grabbed a quick bite to eat and headed back out and at 09:45, I had a bird respond. He gobbled several times from about 200 to 300 yards away. I moved to my right, to get on the same ridge that he was on. By the time I reached the bottom of the 1st ridge, he was closing the distance quick. I moved another 30 yards and setup. He continued to gobble, so I kept quite. Within minutes the long beard appeared 20 yards in front of me for a perfect shot. 22 pounds, 10 inch beard, 1 1/4 spur on one side and 1" on the other. Pictures to soon follow...
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| Sat, February 24, 2007
Lakers from LG
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Let's try this again...A little tired from a long day on the lake...
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| Sat, February 24, 2007
Yelper
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Hey mountainman, good to see you after all these years. I'm glad you caught a couple of lakers on LG. Usually tips I give, never pan out for anyone. Here are the lakers my brother caught..
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| Mon, February 19, 2007
Lake George
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Hey bloodtrail, are you going to LG this weekend? Call me on my cell or home phone.
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| Sun, February 11, 2007
Lake Trout
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Here is a 26" lake trout that I caught on Sunday at Lake George. 6 Lakers with 4 keepers.
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| Fri, February 02, 2007
Ice Fishing Contest Information
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Additional Lake George ice fishing contest information:
In each event there will be $4000.00 in cash prizes and a raffle for other items. Four classes of fish: Perch, Northern Pike, Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon.
$35 Registration Fee for either event
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| Fri, February 02, 2007
Upcoming Ice Fishing Contests
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February 17, 2007
Bolton Classic Sponsored in conjunction with the Bolton Landing Chamber of Commerce. Please call Elaine Brown at the Bolton Chamber of Commerce for further information (518-644-3831).
February 24, 2007
Lake George Winter Carnival sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Glens Falls. Please call Karl Klein for further information (518-689-3065).
Pre-registration is available at the following local businesses:
FISH307.com 518-798-9203, Johns Outdoor Sports 518-798-0423
The Outdoorsman Sportshop 518-668-3910
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| Sat, January 27, 2007
Ice Fishing Contest
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Hey Nuts,
February 3rd, 06:00 - 02:00 the 21st Annual Glass, Snyder's and Reichards Lake Ice Fishing Contest will be held. The entry fee is $10.00 and the registration will begin at each lake at 05:30am, Glass Lake Inn, Sand Lake Town Beach and North Greenbush Town Beach. Door prizes and cash prizes will be awarded for the biggest Walleye, Trout, Crappie, Northern Pike, Pickerel & Perch at Bailey Mt. Fish and Game following the contest. No Fish will be weighed in after 03:00pm at the Game Club Grounds. If there is bad ice, the date will be moved to February, 10th.
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| Tue, January 23, 2007
Yelper
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Here is a photo of a non-typical buck, that broke its neck in a barb wire fence and is healing at a vet office. Unbelievable rack....
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| Tue, January 23, 2007
Bobcat Photo
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Last picture of bobcat taking a doe...
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| Tue, January 23, 2007
Bobcat Photo
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Last picture of bobcat taking a doe...
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| Tue, January 23, 2007
Bobcat photo
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Another pic
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| Tue, January 23, 2007
Bobcat Taking down a whitetail
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Here are a few photos of a bobcat taking down a whitetail doe. It was shot with a Cuddyback trail camera. A friend of mine sent these to me...
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| Wed, January 10, 2007
Great Buck!!
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I'm driving home from the Price Chopper grocery store in Slingerland and when I got to the police training center, a nice 8 pointer, with a 16 to 17" spread, was bounding across their property, across New Scotland Ave and then over to Holy Names High School. Hey Elmer, it's on your side of the road now. It should be a beautiful buck this season.
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| Fri, December 29, 2006
Black Powder Rifles
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Hello everyone, I received a few gift cards from Dick's for Christmas, so I was thinking of putting them towards a new black powder gun. They carry the TC and the CVA .50 caliber. The TC is out my price range, but the CVA is in the low $200 range. Any recommendations???
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| Sat, November 25, 2006
Yelper
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One more pic from the 4 pointer...
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| Sat, November 25, 2006
4 Pointer Picture
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Here is the picture of the 4 pointer....
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| Sat, November 25, 2006
4 Pointer Down
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What a great morning...Around 08:15, I had 2 does, one really big doe, walk right under my stand. At 08:45, 5 more does showed up and fed around my stand for about 10 minutes. Then from where the does came from, the 4 pointer showed up. I waited until he fed up to the does and at 45 yards, I hit him with a Remington slug, right behind the shoulder and dropped him. The funny thing is that the does never spooked. They watched as I unloaded and lowered my gun, put on my back pack and climbed to the base of my tree with portable tree stand. Of course I have a doe permit, but for Albany county and not Rensselaer county. Pictures to follow...
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| Thu, November 16, 2006
Caught with my pants down
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Well, here is one for the funniest things contest. I went into my spot to move a stand for opening day on Saturday. Of course I will be hunting with the bow because the land owner won't let us hunt with the gun, but that's another story. I walked to my lockon stand and when I got there, my stomach started to not feel so good, (Hot buffalo chicken wrap the night before). So, I ran 100 yards or so away from stand and dropped my pants. Before I was finished, I heard a buck grunt. I looked up and there 30 yards in from of me, was a 3 pointer and spike, chasing a small doe right at me. I reached in my pulled down pants for my cell phone to take a picture, but the bucks would not enter the woods, (I wonder why?) They stood there for 3 minutes or so and finally chased the doe in a different direction. I didn't have my bow, but what a site this must have been...:0)
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| Tue, November 14, 2006
Nebraska Buck
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Here is the 10 pointer from Nebraska
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| Tue, November 14, 2006
Nebraska Bucks
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My two cousins just got back from Nebraska bow hunting and here are the pics. 8 pointer and 10 pointer...
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| Tue, November 14, 2006
5 Pointer
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Here is another pic of the 5 pointer....When you hunt by your self and don't have a pickup truck anymore, this is what a deer looks like on a hitch haul, on the back of a trailblazer. It does work....
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| Tue, November 14, 2006
5 Pointer
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I started my vacation on 11/13 and this week so far has been great. 11/13 didn't start out so good, with me missing a 6 pointer, twice. The first shot hit a vine, so I knocked another arrow and he walked to about 25 yards in front of me. This time, my bow string hit my arm and the arrow flew just under him. Well today, 11/14, there was some light rain falling, but with the rut in full swing, I had to be in my stand. I got a late start this morning and never climbed the tree until a little after six. As I was screwing in my bow hanger, a small buck walked within 18 yards of my stand. He spooked and slowing walked away. It would have been a little early to get a shot, but it would have been nice to get a better look at him. At 06:40, the woods lit up with deer running. A big doe came running from my left and stopped 20 yards in front of me, looking back. As I watched her, I could hear the buck grunting. She then started to move to my right, bringing the 5 pointer right in front of me. As I drew the bow, the doe decided to run under my stand, bringing him in the same direction. He took 2 steps and looked right up in the tree at me. He then took 2 more steps to his right, giving me a perfect 10 yard shot. The buck went 60 yards and dropped. Just a great moring....
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| Mon, November 06, 2006
Good Weekend
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Had a good weekend with seeing allot of deer. Saw 10 different does on Saturday and saw a 3 pointer a 20 yards, but elected to pass. I have the last week of bow off, so hopefully I can score on something a little bigger. I had a button buck feeding at the base of my tree, which I took a picture with my cell phone. At 06:15 am on Sunday, I had a buck grunting and chasing a doe, but I couldn't make out his head. The rut activity should begin to pick up these next few days, so it should be a great time to get in the woods.
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| Fri, October 13, 2006
Opening Day
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Good luck to everyone on 10/14 for the opener of bow. It looks like it is going to be a great cool weekend, so hopefully the deer will be moving. Tree stand hunters wear your safty belts. We don't need accidents to any of you NUTS. Good luck .....
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| Wed, February 01, 2006
Ice Fishing Contest
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A friend of mine, Don Roy, is on the board for Baily Mountain Rod and Gun Club and said that it looked liked the ice fishing contest for the 4th, will be canceled because of warm weather. I would keep your eyes peeled for confirmation on that. If I here anything further, I will post the information.
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| Fri, December 23, 2005
3 Pointer Winner?
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I haven't logged on in a week or so and I find out that I won something in the whitetail contest? You have to be kidding me? I guess it pays to shoot scum bag bucks. :0) Merry Christmas to everyone and your families.....
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| Tue, December 06, 2005
Duck and Goose Hunting
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We headed out to the Hoosick River on 12/04 to try a little duck and goose hunting. We drove 40 minutes north and found the hoosick running to high to even attempt to hunt it. I wasn't dying for a duck. We hunted the field next to the river, but only had a few flocks fly over and not even look. We did see an adult bald eagle, which made the morning. Flew right over us so we got a great look..
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| Sat, December 03, 2005
Nice morning, but no deer....
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I hunted Albany County trying to fill my doe permit, but nothing. At 09:30, I made a small drive for a friend, but kicked up nothing. Deer tracks every where, so sometime in the late night, just after the snow, the deer were moving. The spike horn I shot on 11/20, tastes great!
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| Wed, November 23, 2005
Good night, but Nothing...
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It was cool out this evening, but I only saw 35 turkeys and watched a dog take a dump 60 yards in front of me. I only have my Albany County doe permit left, so hopefully on turkey day, a big fat doe will walk on by.
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| Mon, November 21, 2005
Yelper
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I spent the morning butchering and grinding my deer up. It's nice to see the freezer filled again. A doe permit left, but the weather tomorrow is not looking good. It looks like a good day to sleep in...
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| Sun, November 20, 2005
Spike Horn
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Here is another photo of my spike horn...
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| Sun, November 20, 2005
Good weekend
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At 07:20 this morning, I took a nice spike horn. 8" and 6" spikes. I placed my scent drag on my boot before I walked in the woods and soaked it with doe-in-estrus lure and the deer walked in on a string. 35 yard shot with a slug and it put him down for good. I still have a doe permit left, so if the weather holds up this week, I'll try to fill that before my vacation ends. Opening day I saw 5 deer, so the weekend hasn't been bad.
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| Sun, November 06, 2005
Yelper
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The weather was very warm today, so I decided to move my stand down wind of the main run that I sit next to. For some reason, I placed my lock on stand, up wind of the this good run and when the north wind blows, my scent would blow directly over the run. I realized this the day before I shot the 3 pointer with the bow. That morning I used my portable and sat 40 yards down wind from my lock on and was able to sit undectected. I did get a nice picture today, but a little blurry, of a pialated wood pecker. The stand is noe ready for the gun season.
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| Fri, November 04, 2005
More September Geese
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Here is a few more geese from one of our september hunts.
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| Fri, November 04, 2005
September Goose Season
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The geese were flying good in September this season.
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| Fri, November 04, 2005
Yelper
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Here is the 3 pointer that I shot with the bow on 10/30.
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| Tue, November 01, 2005
Deer Donation
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If anyone is interested in donating their venison to the regional food bank, there is a butcher off of Western Ave that participates in the program. Bill Leary, 438-2755 or 281-2755, 117 Arcadia Ave. It dosen't cost you anything and if you file long form taxes, you get to deduct $65 for charitable contributions. If you just want a butcher to process your deer, the cost is $55, cut and wrapped.
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| Tue, November 01, 2005
Deer Down
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On 10/30 at 07:15, I shot a nice 3 pointer with the bow. 15 yard shot and the deer went 25 yards and went down. I used our bathroom scale to weigh the deer. This was interesting. I first weighed the saw horse, 14.5 pounds. Then I placed the deer, in the saw horse, 120.5. A whopping 106 pounds. Once my new PC arrives this week, I will post the pictures of this "monster". With limited time to hunt, I couldn't be choosey.
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| Fri, October 28, 2005
Nice Buck
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Last picture of the buck...
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| Fri, October 28, 2005
Nice buck
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Here is another pic of the 10 pointer..
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| Fri, October 28, 2005
Nice buck
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Here is another pic of the 10 pointer..
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| Fri, October 28, 2005
Nice Buck
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Here another picture...This is why we head into the woods every fall..
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| Fri, October 28, 2005
Nice Buck
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A friend of mine was camping Labor Day weekend up near Indian Lake and took a picture this nice 10 pointer feeding next to the road. Here's a nice one for all you Northern zone hunters....
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| Tue, October 25, 2005
New Location
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I left work at 03:30 and was in my stand by 04:00. At 05:25, I had a doe and 2 fawns feeding around me. They worked there way down the ridge and moved on. As it got dark, I headed back to my truck. As I got about 40 yeards from the truck, there stood 2 deer, one small buck and I think a doe. I could have saved myself the walk and hunted right there. It was good to see a few deer....
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| Sun, October 16, 2005
Opening Day!!!
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Opening day went well. I shot a big doe at 04:00 pm with the bow. Saw 5 deer, 3 in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. All the deer came down wind, so I really got good use of my scent lock suit and scent elimination spray. Finding lots of good rubs already, which should be a good sign. Hope everyone had a good opening day...
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| Fri, October 14, 2005
Opening Day!!!
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Good luck to everyone tomorrow who hunts with the smoke poll and bow. Remember the motto that I use, if it flies, it dies, if it hops, it drops and if it's brown, it's down!! Remember safty, if you climb a tree, wear your safty belt. We don't want any accidents!!!
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| Fri, August 19, 2005
Highway Deer
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Hey Elmerfudd, deer are beginning to appear on the highways edge feeding. A few pretty big ones too! No antlers yet, just flat heads. I checked my food plot that I planted this spring and remarkable, it came up pretty well. I planted Imperial Whitetail Clover NoPlow. I cleared a 50 x 100 area on an old loggin road and used a hand held spreader. I took a few pictures, they will soon follow. The deer seem to be using it because there a several good runs beat down leading to it. You can also see several stems, but no leafs on allot of plants. We will have to see what the fall brings....
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| Mon, June 06, 2005
Lunker from Lake George
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Here is a lunker I on caught at Lake George this past weekend. Elmerfudd, is that your boat in the back ground? Cramer Point.. I caught two small lakers on 06/04, but only small bass on sunday.
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| Mon, June 06, 2005
Lunker from Lake George
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Here is a lunker I on caught at Lake George this past weekend. Elmerfudd, is that your boat in the back ground? Cramer Point.. I caught two small lakers on 06/04, but only small bass on sunday.
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| Wed, May 11, 2005
A good day, but no bird
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I hunted 2 1/2 hours before work today and had 3 long beards and two hens, just outside the decoys. Unfortunately, I was hunting with the bow. The land owner doesn't want me hunting with the shot gun because his property boarders a housing development. Pretty exciting to watch them gobbling so close from my portable blind!!
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| Tue, May 03, 2005
Are They Anti's?
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Last summer I received permission to hunt 55 acres in Albany county. I killed 2 5 pointers, one with the bow and one with the shot gun. I always take care of the land owner with meat and last season was no exception. 2 weeks ago, I tilled and planted whitetail clover on an old logging road near where I hunted. I went back and the land owner stopped me and asked how could I "slaughter" deer over and area where I seeded and said it was like baiting. The sad thing is that he gave permission to plant the clover and never indicated that it would be an issue. They were the nicest people during the season and when they were enjoying the 2 bags of meat and sausage that I gave them. Now they have turned on me. At this point, I still have permission, but for how long, no one knows.
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| Mon, May 02, 2005
05/02/05
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Woke up at 04:30am and rushed to get a couple of hours in before work. The birds began gobbling at 06:00, but were really far off. At 06:30, I had a tom working in, but just wouldn't enter the tilled field I was in. A hen worked in past the decoys and eventually walked to where the tom was. I hadn't heard the gobbler for 30 minutes and I had to head to work. Oh well...
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| Fri, March 04, 2005
Good day
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Hey bloodtrail..It was a good day on the ice. If the weather stays cold, maybe we can hit synders lake on 03/13. This weekend is out because of the kids hoop games. I had to put Jeremy's fish out there, it was the biggest....
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| Fri, March 04, 2005
Frozen fish
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They do look a little freezer burnt. Unlike the fish that was disqualified at the weigh in. How sad is that? Anyone there to see that? That fish looked like card board. They called the guy up before the door prizes and he just took his fish and left. A-hole..
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| Wed, March 02, 2005
Lake George Laker
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Here is the 2nd laker, 24 1/2". The first one was 23 1/2".
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| Wed, March 02, 2005
Ice Fishing Tournament
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Couple of pictures from the ice fishing tournament on Lake George. No winners for us...
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| Wed, February 16, 2005
NY Outdoor News
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Hey Nuts..If you haven't subscribed yet to NY Outdoor news, I highly recommend it. It is full of information on our state and everything that we are all interested in. The web site is www.nyoutdoornew.com or call 1-877-705-5305. There is a great article on Cabelas possibly coming to Malta. We should hear sometime in June.
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| Mon, January 31, 2005
Ice Fishing
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Has anyone been ice fishing on Lake George this season? I went out on 01/30 and caught 2 perch. There was a man and his kid fishing within 50 yards of us and he caught a 23" salmon and a 26" pike. We were fishing 300 yards out from million $$$ beach, in 30 to 45 feet of water. I usually do well at Sabbath Day Point or near Hearth Stone Camp grounds, but my Brother some how convinced me to fish there. Temps were warm, near 30 and the ice was 4 to 8 inches thick.
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| Tue, December 21, 2004
Yelper
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Happy Holidays to all the huntingnuts. I thought everyone would get a kick out of this photo.
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| Thu, December 16, 2004
The Season Ends
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As the season comes to the end, I really have to say, that I made every opportunity count. I began hunting a new spot in Albany County and I just started learning my way around the property. The deer sightings were down, but I was lucky enough for the deer I did see, I made the shot count. I arrowed the 5 pointer on 11/8 and shot another 5 pointer on 11/23 with the shot gun. There are some nice log roads I plan on planting Imperial Clover No Plow in the spring, so we will see what happens. Allot of great stories and talk on huntingnuts. I'm glad I ran into an old friend, ElmerFudd. To find out that he now hunts, blew me away. I wish I could have updated the log as much as him. Great Job Kev.
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| Mon, November 29, 2004
Another 5 pointer
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11/22/04 was uneventful for me, not even seeing one deer. 11/23 was a little different. I climbed my tree with my portable stand and settled in for the morning hunt. I wasn't in the stand for 30 minutes, 06:45 or so and I could hear a buck grunting from behind me. I picked up my grunt call and hit a few notes. I could hear the deer walking, but could not see him yet. I waited for for a few minutes and I used the "Can". This brought him into site. I grunted again, but the buck would not give me a clean shot. As I waited and watched, he walked back and forth, with his nose to the ground. Finally at 70 yards, I grunted and he stopped in the open, where I dropped him in his tracks. The longest shot I made with a slug. It was a short, but great hunt. Photo to come soon.
PS..Nice buck elmerFudd
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| Wed, November 10, 2004
5 Pointer
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On Saturday, 11/06, again I could not buy a deer or even a sighting. On Sunday morning 11/07, things changed for the good. At 06:25, I began a few grunts on the grunt call and began to listen. The wind was blowing from the South at 5 mph, which is not good for the spot I am hunting. After five minutes, I could hear a deer walking, directly down wind from me. Thank god for my scent lock suit. I grunted again and I could hear the deer stop. It began walking again and at 60 yeards, I could see it was a buck. He walked to within 20 yards and turned broad side. I had a 3 to 4 foot window to shoot through, so when the buck hit that window, I stopped him with a mouth grunt. The arrow hit him perfect and the buck went around 50 yards before dropping. I still waited nearly an hour, just to make sure. I found the first 1/2 of my arrow about 20 yeards from where I hit the deer. The blood trail was easy to follow and after another 30 yards or so, there was the buck. The deer was a nice fat 5 pointer.
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| Thu, November 04, 2004
1st Turkey With The Bow
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Everyone that bow hunts, knows how annoying turkeys can be in the deer woods. Last night 20 minutes before dark, the flock starting heading back to the ridge where I hunt to roost. They began fighting, scratching, yelping, clucking and annoying the death out me. As they approached from my left, I found a small six inch window through a small tree, that I could get an arrow through. As the fitst 6 or seven walked by, I drew and waited for one to stop. One hit the hole and began scratching, so I let the arrow fly. I hit the bird square in the chest with a shock wave 100 broad head. With two fall tags in my pocket, I had filled my tag with the bow. This was the first turkey I had ever shot with the bow. No deer sightings, but It was still exciting.
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| Mon, November 01, 2004
Old Friends
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I ran into an old friend, elmerFudd, and he introduced me to HuntingNuts. This is a great forum and look forward to reading and sending stories to everyone.
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