PeltHunter

I spoke too soon.. I thought my aunts property was in 8J but I just got my license and before I went I found a link with an overlay of the WMUs on Google maps and her land is actually just on the 8F side of the border. So now I'm wondering do I go out opening day and shoot 2 does to fill my permits and wait until after the 14th to go out again and then aggressively hunt for a shooter buck or do I wait until the 14th hunt up in the ADKs and let whatever bowhunters are out the first to weeks push deer to the property I hunt.

Big 3.5 year old and a decent .5 year old that has the big ones genes although you can't tell in this particular pic. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I hunt 8J luckily which is the first WMU outside the doe onlys. The late muzzleloader rule baffles me more than any other part of the law. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I have been waiting for the new thread for the year. I'm getting tuned in 24 days from now, not that I'm counting.... This is one that we have on my northern zone property this year. I don't put cameras on the property in Victor because I believe it's too much hype. My uncle sent me this one of our secondary area. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Do you do that trip to Curtis Clearing with the big group from Northville?

2 blades were illegal but I believe they are legal now.

My 129" 10 pointer only went 40 yards before it took the official dirt nap and that was from 55 yards with a rage. Just busting stones but like some other people have said it all comes down to shot placement. Some people do like to shoot deer directly in the shoulder with a bow, which I don't quite understand, but Rages admittedly do not work for that. For right behind the shoulder to about 4 inches up where I like to place the arrow Rages work. I would like to shoot fixed blades because they are a little more forgiving but my bow is already tuned in for the Rage and they work for now.

Who else is getting the itch for whats coming in 27 days? Broke out the bow last week and have been tuning it in. Been reading a lot of deer forecast articles for the year and behavioral articles about whitetails to expand my knowledge. Today when I was supposed to be paying attention I found myself sketching out a map of my hunting area with major deer crossings and my new stands with arrows next to each one to map out which one to hunt regarding wind direction. I think its safe to say I'm getting antsy for the 1st.

I think that's a big reason a lot of people don't shoot them nautitroller. And thanks ðŸ‘🻠Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I shot both these deer last year with standard 3 blade rages. The doe is an exit and you can't see the entrance on the buck because it was right behind the shoulder. The doe was quartering to me and passed through the buck the broad head was stuck in the far ribs and the heart was in 2 pieces. 4th deer I've hit with rages and I have lost one but it was a deflected shot that hit up in no mans land above the shoulder. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Link working now. Any recent surveys done? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

The link is not working

I see the graph that shows it now. Luckily if the big one shows up on the property I mainly hunt in that time frame I'm about 4 miles to the good to shoot him. Gill-T I think it lets more bucks get smarter as the season goes on and gives them a better chance also after last season NY said they wanted to focus more on killing does which this clearly does.

Maybe I'm an idiot but where can I find the list of these new regs on the page? If they had closed buck hunting the 1st-15th of November we'd have some serious issues but I find that the first few weeks of bow I'm looking for a doe or two anyhow.

What kind of sleeping room does the 310 have?

I have just started to notice that with my Saltbreak's if I'm wearing a hood fishing in the morning while it's still cool they'll randomly fog up for a couple seconds then it goes away.Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Now that this thread is back and I praised my polarized plastic frame Ray Bans last year. Since then I have changed my mind. I had the ray bans and liked them but after long days out on the lake the frames flat out hurt my head to the point I would get a headache. The lenses were great though. After them I tried Oakleys and although they seemed good in the store they did not stay firmly on my face and the lenses were not great at all compared to the RBs. I tried Bolles and Wiley X's that my dad and brother had after that and though the frames were very comfortable the lenses were awful and I mean terrible. I finally tried out the Costas and ended up going with the Saltbreak's in tortoise with copper 580p lenses. Not only are they as comfortable as the other top contenders but the lenses are incredible they have great UV blocking power (wore them in Antarctica in 24hrs of sun and ice no problem) and you can see into the water great. Even on shore they make everything just look nicer they brighten things up so much. Some people like the glass because it's a little more clear and scratch resistant but for the price difference I like my poly lenses just fine and have not been able to scratch them yet (knock on wood). Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Hitting hard Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

The ice made its way back today and there is still quite a bit back in Oswego.