DJ 17

To go along with what Gill-T said. A buddy of mine puts apple cider in a spray bottle and sprays his boots. Same as the old indian trick. What deer doesn't love apples?

So then what would you suggest? Just sit on the sidelines and take it? I don't see how that helps anything, and it sure as hell isn't how this country was founded.

Did anyone else see this? If this is true we will lose our firearms because he will make them so expensive to own and operate it will become prohibitive for most New Yorkers. VOTING HIM OUT IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO STOP HIM AND HIS SELF SERVING AGENDA. He obviously doesn't care about upstate or outdoorsman/women vote. http://bulletsfirst.net/2014/10/13/cuomo-sign-safe-act-2-law-gets-reelected/

Maybe the weight of the camera is functioning like a heavier/longer stabilizer would, so you are getting the benefit anyway? Just a thought

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His twin sister has been asking to go constantly now! I may try to get her out tonight if I get the right wind. Not sure how this will go? When she has been with me in the truck in the summer scouting she says "hi deer" to every one she sees! Very polite , but not so quiet!

I am set up the same way as you Justin. I also used to shoot competitively in 3D events, and had a toxonics single pin with a magnifier peep. It was great for tourneys, but pretty useless for hunting.

I have seen Tom Miranda use this set-up on his TV shows. Is this is in place of a peep sight? Or can they both be used at the same time?

Took my 3 yr old son hunting for the first time yesterday. He was so excited. We got in the blind and I sat down and he looks at me and says " Daddy where are the deer?" I explained we had to wait and we went over our previous talks on being "quiet and patient". He did a great job. After 15 minutes or so 3 does came out about 90 yds away. Of course, as soon as they did the wind switches and blows right too them, so they went the other way. 20 minutes later 2 more come out and the same thing happens. He sits on my lap for another hour and falls asleep ( no nap today). I let him sleep for a half hour and then got him out of there, by then it had started to rain and the wind was still bad. He never made a sound! Even when the deer were in front of us. As I get him back in the truck he looks at me with a huge grin and says " Daddy, that was awesome! Can we do that again?" I'm hoping he is already hooked. Now I have to take his twin sister who wants to go! It was a great time, even if the weather didn't cooperate. I am one proud Daddy this morning!

Mike, Nautitroller from this site has a deer tracking service. His name is John Wild. 607-738-7860. I haven't used him, but I think he has been doing it for awhile. Good Luck, DJ

I wish we could get the thermometer to cooperate. All this warm weather isn't too much fun.

I am lucky enough to have a wife that understands I am a addicted hunter. I have been since I was young. I grew up in a hunting family. Like many have said when I was a kid people would sit for the first day or two and then drive the rest of the season and shoot any buck that came out. For me it was a great opportunity to learn to hunt that way. I started walking as a driver when I was about 8 yrs old. By doing that I got to learn a lot about woodsmanship and the topography of all the land we had to hunt. I did that for 8 yrs until I turned 16 and could actually take a gun. As a result I learned how to try and move through the woods, track deer, both wounded and not, the importance of the wind, etc... We always eat what we hunt as well. Since then everything has changed for all the reasons mentioned above. But I attribute alot of the cultural change to Television and social media. It seems not only in hunting but in life more and more people have the "its all about me" attitude. They want to shoot the biggest buck to brag to the world, not just their hunting buddies about "how great they think they are" because they got a trophy. I let more bucks walk than anyone in our hunting camp, but not because of someone else's opinion or facebook post. I am not involved in any form of social media, unless you count LOU As mentioned above if a buck shows up and my adrenaline starts pumping then its a buck I want to try and harvest. It probably wont ever be a "Booner" but I don't have the luxury of being able to be paid to farm and hunt for Whitetails, I wish I did. To wrap it up, I have twin 3 yr olds, a boy and a girl, that watch outdoor shows and National Geographic type programs with me all the time, they can identify the animals and they ask intelligent questions: Such as "Why are the wolves so mean and chase the elk?" We get to talk about how the wild isn't like Disney land and they are very into it. They are both excited to go out and hunt with me and I can't wait until they do, and like Sean mentioned above if they ask me if we can take that deer its probably going down even if it won't "make the book" Sorry if I was long winded. Good Hunting DJ

Nauti, Could you post a phone number? I have a dumb phone and won't be able to look up LOU from the woods if necessary!

Nice Job! We did the same thing Saturday morning. Shot 45 in 2 hrs with no bands. It was a lot of fun, not freezing and having the first hunt of the year be a great one.