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Small buck irritating a doe in the field. She's not amused...

A hour to the southern tier but I spend most of my time local so 10-15 minutes.

November 4 and as you could probably guess, I am in a tree. Weather, conditions, and timing all seem perfect. Two small bucks have already passed through.

Hung a new set this afternoon. Pretty breezy in 8a so I'm hoping it helped with the noise. It has all the makings of a stellar spot. A little tight in here and It could definitely use a pole saw. Hopefully the deer like it as much as I do!

Update deer all over the place in irondequoit. Had a big 8 pt cross the road. Bucks, does, fawns all up on their feet.

Deer are on their feet after the rain! Deer all over the place on the way to work including a decent buck tending a doe.

Ok 1 more video... A buck bachelor group providing the entertainment from one night in early September!

Doe with quadruplets? Yup! Behind my house I have a doe with 4 fawns. The camera is pointing at a mock scrape with a scent dripper on it. Look at the fawn that is in the scrape. It has a huge tumor on its chest.

All im asking for is a great camera with HD video, fast trigger speed, and extreme battery life for $100. Is that too much to ask for?

Honestly its no different than any other year. Peak breeding typically occurs during the second half of November but there is certainly breeding that occurs on either side of that. I made note of the lone fawns (especially doe fawns) because that to me is a great sign that mom may be being bred. Hopefully the seasonable weather pattern holds and we have a great rut to finish out the archery season.

So I have always run Moultrie cameras. A few years ago I had a pile of cameras (a hodge podge of different Moultrie models). I had issues with three of them. Id like to say that their customer service is great but... I sent them to Moultrie for repair and they responded with "theres nothing we can do". They did however offer replacements which were discontinued models at a unbelievable price. So i bought 5 Moultrie Dr65IRxt ($100+ camera with a purchase price of $50 each). They are on their second season and i now have an issue with one of them. Infared is failing so I no longer can get night time pics. WTF. I have owned 15 Moultrie cameras, 13 of those i have purchased in the past 5 years, and 4 of those have issues. I think i am done with Moultrie. I cant see spending top dollar on cameras because of the threat of theft so I am in search of the best $100 camera to replace my Moutries. I purchased a Wildgame Innovations Illusion 10 Lightsout camera and so far it seems to be a better camera than the moultries. Recommendations?

Some video entertainment

Another fawn by itself. Number three today.

Shooter 8pt on his feet... Nice to see this early but not at 70 yards.

I passed nine scrapes to get to the stand tonight. Mostly one and done. I'm thinking Scraping is very close to peaking. Sent from my E6782 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Covered up in does and fawns this morning but where are the bucks??? Sent from my E6782 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Two fawns this morning without mom. First time this year I have seen that.

Looks like today is the last of the unseasonably warm weather. Things should be as good as they get once this rain come through Thursday. http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/hamlin-ny/14464/month/5600_pc?monyr=11/01/2016

Bugs were brutal tonight. Tweaked a set tonight by moving the stand 25 yards. Perfect day to.do it with the wind help to mask the noise. Did have some chasing but never saw the buck responsible. Does don't seem to be tolerating much harassment at all. Sent from my E6782 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

2.5 year old 6 pt cruising the parkway in Greece today at 1115

Nice!

Zero movement here in 8a. unless you count ferile cats.

Welcome to November! Sent from my E6782 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Matt... Sent from my E6782 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

THE RUT IS HERE & YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO – BUT THAT DOESN’T MATTERhttp://wiredtohunt.com/2016/10/31/the-rut-is-here-you-know-what-to-do-but-that-doesnt-matter/