[chuck]

Any body seal the deal yet today? I saw 3 doe this morning, the one 13 yds away was small and I passed. The other two were 70+ yds away. Good luck everybody and stay safe.

 

[dirty dan]

im stuck at work but all my friends keep sending me pics of their giant bucks. I hope there are some left for me when shotgun opens

 

[Brewster6514]

Just got in my stand about 10 minutes ago. Will post pics if I have any. Trail cam shows 3 different bucks have been under my stand, two yearlings ans one young 8 point.

 

[KentGoldings]

I went to Stewart and it was loaded with opening day hunters. I decided to hunt around the woods for squirrels. After sitting a spell, it seemed like another hunting party would walk by just as things got settled. Most of them were trying to flush one sort of game or another. After a month of having the place to myself, it was quite a shock, After striking out, I heard a couple squirrels barking at me from the trees as I packed my trunk.

Hunting some juicy rabbits sounds good. But, I think I'll wait until it gets a little colder. The grass is still pretty high and I don't have a dog or a buddy that can act like a dog. I think I'll take my XT-22 up to the Catskill Park this weekend and try my luck there.

 

[Twisted10]

Saw 5 doe on my way in. Nothing from my stand. Back at it tomorrow morning.

 

[Catfish787]

1 button buck and 1 spike buck @ 6pm. Passed on both of them.

I'm waiting for a big doe or a decent buck.

 

[NirvanaFan]

Saw two nice size doe on the way to my stand before shooting light. Not a lot of action on the trail camera, but there were a few doe and a buck.

 

[Eric1371]

Saw a small doe right at dark. Friend of mine shot a 9pt; waiting to hear if he was able to recover it.

 

[Buell056]

Same as above...... All day saw 11/12 doe but no bucks. However.... TURKEYS galore today.

 

[KentGoldings]

Turkeys! Now you're talking. My Iver Johnson Champion 12Ga needs something to do.

 

[ladder13]

Saw a few small doe but too far away.

 

[Ragnar Danneskjold]

One spike about 400 yards out then a couple doe grazing by my truck on my way out of the woods. And I've never seen so many chipmunks and squirrels in one place. The woods were raining acorns and hickory nuts non stop.

 

[chuck]

Ended up seeing 6 doe from 630-7pm. All too far away. Three were big ones. May go in the morning and try again. No bucks today.

 

[Suby]

I've seen a ton of deer right around my house to bad I'm not a hunter.

edited to say good luck to ya bow hunters much respect.

 

[Catfish787]

One spike about 400 yards out then a couple doe grazing by my truck on my way out of the woods. And I've never seen so many chipmunks and squirrels in one place. The woods were raining acorns and hickory nuts non stop.

Another high output acorn season eh?

That's not good for me, since I hunt along the edge of fields when I bow hunt.

It also means less active foraging for the deer because the more acorns around, the faster they can fill up and get back into hiding.

 

[KentGoldings]

The chipmunks are out of control. I saw five chipmunks for every squirrel.

 

[obiwankabaldi]

I did score a nice size body 6 pt. Scrub rack but the racks don't taste great anyway.......

 

[chuck]

Nice

 

[Camper4lyfe]

I'd be happy with that. Looks about the same size as the 5-pt I missed a few years ago (hit a squirrel later that day)

 

[Ragnar Danneskjold]

I did score a nice size body 6 pt. Scrub rack but the racks don't taste great anyway....... View attachment 24276

Nice shot placement!