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Since I had filled both muzzleloader tags with a buck and a doe in the early season I thought I was through for the year. I discovered today I can use my unused regular season tag for a buck or doe and 2 DMP tags and 2 of my wife’s in the late muzzleloader season in 6g (confirmed with DEC) which gives me another week to hunt and more tags than I’d ever use. Not sure I would shoot anything as I passed up many during the regular season but at least I can get out if I want.
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Pro hunter .50 cal muzzleloader TC Greyhawk .50 cal muzzleloader (round ball and XTP) New England Firearms .50 cal muzzleloader (2 different ones) New England Firearms .243 Pro Hunter30-06 TC Contender Pistol .357 maximum Remington 1000 12 gauge Winchester model 12 20 gauge Winchester 94 30-30 Alpine bow Mathews Outback bow Remington 721 .270 Mosburg bolt action 20 gauge Savage 110 30-06 (caribou) Remington 721 .270 (caribou) Ruger Mark 2 .22 cal (trooper had me finish off road kill) wife killed one with Camary daughter killed one with Suburban
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My wife has kill several does but this is just her second buck. The night before I was with her in a ground blind and a doe with twin fawns came out. It would have been an easy shot but she said she would rather just watch them even though we had 4 doe tags. The next evening she returned to the same blind and I sat a scrape about 300 yards away. Just before sunset I heard her shoot and got a phone message saying “I need your help”. I immediately called her and was relieved to find out she had dropped a buck at 80 yards. She said 5 deer came out and at least 2 were bucks but the one she shot had stopped and given her a good broadside shot. She said the other deer were still standing there and one was a 4 point. When I got to the blind the deer were still standing there but then ran off. It’s always special when I can put her on a deer or turkey. She was still a little shaky when I got there to take care of her buck. She somewhat understands my hunting passion but still only likes hunting on pleasant days!
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Use to use 250 shockwaves with 3 triple 7 pellets Shot great but not great expansion. I switched to 245 grain Barnes spitfire with 100 grains of Black Horn. Shot equally well but cleaner and much better expansion. Rusty hooked me up with the Barnes bullets and they seem to work great on the 2 deer I’ve taken. Great penetration plus good expansion.
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EDH in Jefferson/ St Lawrence County
Kevin J Legg replied to Kevin J Legg's topic in Big / Small Game
My sister in law in Canton sent me this message. I had a guy come into the store today and somehow we started on a conversation and he told me Pierce a nearby farmer found 100 dead deer 😞 Although not confirmed it certainly is scary and no frost in the forecast. -
EDH in Jefferson/ St Lawrence County
Kevin J Legg replied to Kevin J Legg's topic in Big / Small Game
Just took my normal short ride and saw the same 4 doe and 5 fawns back on the place I hunt. Also saw 2 deer in field where I had been seeing them in. Perhaps it didn't hit as bad as I thought😀 I’ve seen 22 deer since last evening after seeing none for several days. Granted some were the same deer but I’m much more optimistic than yesterday! Just heard a friend found 4 more dead ones walking his property with a dog. -
EDH in Jefferson/ St Lawrence County
Kevin J Legg replied to Kevin J Legg's topic in Big / Small Game
Took an early morning drive today and covered about 40 miles. Passed many fields where I always see deer. I saw only 3 fawns under one apple tree near the road with no doe. Never saw another deer. Things definitely look bleak! I hear things may not be bad in the Canton area but don’t know for sure, think they had a frost. -
EDH in Jefferson/ St Lawrence County
Kevin J Legg replied to Kevin J Legg's topic in Big / Small Game
This weekend’s muzzleloader opening should tell a lot. See what is brought in to deer processing butchers. -
EDH in Jefferson/ St Lawrence County
Kevin J Legg replied to Kevin J Legg's topic in Big / Small Game
Got my muzzleloader ready to go with black horn powder and bullets you gave me. Shoots very nicely! Now I’m not sure if I want to shoot a deer especially a doe. Took a drive to Pulaski early this morning and never saw a deer on the way down or back. Many folks in my area are concerned. -
Many of my friends are reporting very few, if any, trail cam photos or sightings of deer in past week. I took a drive this evening around a block where I generally can see 12-20 deer. Tonight I saw only 4. There have also been at least 20 dead deer found in the Hammond/ Redwood area. I have also observed, what seems to be, a large number of turkey vultures around this area. This has me very concerned with affect of EHD on our local deer population and the upcoming season. I also don’t remember not having a frost this late in the fall.
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I just use one of my kids old small backpack. It holds a lot and is pretty comfortable. (Saw, scent, binoculars, knife, buttout, paper towels, zip lock bags, compass, cleaning gloves, gloves, hat, face mask, ammo, grunt tube, bleat can, and rattle horns, food, drink, and safety harness if needed) I can even throw in extra jacket. That said I seldom need to walk long distances.
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