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I guess there is no cut and dry answer to this. Every landowner that applies for permits may request something different depending on what level of population control is needed. Actual "tags" are handed out on an as needed basis and from what I have seen they would easily issue more permits than deer population. In the situations I have seen.... rifles are allowed, you must shoot deer in crops, antlerless only, dawn to dusk, july-september "season". This is the best thing I could find on the NYSDEC website https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/104956.html

Well the boat is on the hard. Fishing season is officially over for 2018. For me the fishing season and deer season, without any lull, blend right into each other. It seems to be impossible to fish during deer season or do anything hunting related during the fishing season. I think I need to retire... In less than two days, like a flick of a switch, I will be in full hunting mode! I told my wife that I would see her again around Christmas time. HA! As for the season, I am as ready as I am gonna be. I am itching to pull card from cameras but I refuse to make special trips. If I could drive and retrieve cards that would be different but until crops get harvested I simply cant do that. Sweet corn, and squash are being harvested here locally along with some soy beans. Everything I hunt locally is ag land. Apples, sweet corn, field corn, squash, winter wheat, cabbage, and soybeans are the major crops here in DMU 8A. There isnt any intensive fertilizing done so crop rotation plays a huge role in deer activity. Cabbage is awful and sweet corn isnt all that far behind. Give me field corn and soybeans please or a late season field of squash, and ill bet that is where the action is at. Its tough to beat field corn. Deer get to enjoy the food source well into November sometime and they love the additional cover. From a visual stand point I always seem to want the field harvested but once it is, I wish hadnt been. Some guys might not like the early season but these first couple of weeks can offer a great opportunity at a buck still in that summer pattern. Ill take the first two weeks of October over the last two weeks any time. Although I have not put a tag on one that early yet, the early season will produce for me at some point. Looking back through journals, the first 10-14 days of October have produced some great buck sightings. In 2017 I had 7 big buck sightings in the first 14 days of the season. Whether its a train of bachelor bucks in the am or a pm field sighting, they always seem to show early in the season without much fear.

Im thinking more like Belize...

Very cool guppy. I have yet to see a bear in the woods while hunting. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Great spot!!! Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Both apps I just down loaded have pressure Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Ok, so whos got some trail cam pics??? We need some deer p*rn!

Typically i use nws for all my weather but it would be nice to have a couple other tools to choose the right stands

I also just downloaded hunt stand... https://huntstand.com/ Worth checking out. Realtime data is always a good thing.

Just downloaded it. Seems to have some decent info. Im not to sure about the deer movement prediction... https://www.druryoutdoors.com/deercast.php#.W6uXu2hKiUk

https://www.almanac.com/calendar

What's the best hunting apps out there?

sunrise/sunset, moon phase, moon data http://www.solunarforecast.com/solunarcalendar.aspx

I felt that way Saturday morning. It was 46 degrees.

Wow... a week away. The more I do the more I realize I am not ready. Maybe we are never truly "ready"... Going through gear today and throwing clothes in the wash.

Five good bucks over the course of just under two weeks. My first card pull for the year. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I spent the day in the woods today. Re-evaluating a couple of sets which resulted in some fresh trees. Very surprised by the deer sign on corn. Seems very early for deer to be pounding corn but I saw it first hand today. Three fresh sets for the early season. Hung two more cameras also this week. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Great boat and a great price! Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

First scrape of the year Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

nice bucks!

Some new scents from Black Widow. I don't use them too option except for mock scrapes. What's everyone else using? Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app