Tomorrow is "Opening Day" os NY's Southern Zone bow season!!!

As I'm retired, the blue jeans are washed and put away, and CAMO jeans are the "uniform of the day"
Tomorrow morning, I will be hunting behind the new house. I've never been able to literaly "walk out my door"
and hunt!! It's like Christmas Eve, and I'm so excited!!

We've gotten some nice bucks on camera.... Only a few are legal though, as we have a 3pts on one side antler restriction. We have a MONSTER 4pt that makes most 8pts look small, and another COOL 4pt that has long spikes, about 15" wide and 2 brow tines about 4-5" long! Unfortunetly, those boys are of limits...

However, There's a big 8 pointer, and a 6 pt that's almost as big... I'd be happy to tag either one!!
Does get a pass... They're "Buck Bait" for the rut...

GOOD LUCK, Brothers & Sisters!!!

Good luck brother.

Good hunting y'all!

 The annual " Good luck NY BOWHUNTERS " thread used to have alot  more activity on it but the last couple years many , some who I know are still hunting , have quit posting. I hope they will come back and chime in as I've always enjoyed sharing in their hunts. So far I've been out twice and had several doe with fawns come by and 1 spike walking below me. At least this year its way cooler early season. Good luck to all.

It is still early. Been out four times so far . I am sure things will pick up. Good luck and be safe.

So far..... I've seen more deer sittin' on the porch, than in the woods LMAO 

My brother lives a bit west of Syracuse. Always been a gun hunter.  Never have been able to talk him into a bow even after giving him one.
We grew up in the Adirondacks but I left home day after highschool and ended up in Texas. At least he still hunts.
Fighting non Hodgkin's lymphoma this year so we'll see if he gets out there with his grandson. 
Y'all post up your reports.  Love seeing them

Well, I've been absent from the scene for a few years now. With other hobbies, family and work I was not shooting my traditional bows enough to feel confident in the field so I was not going out much.

My kids ended up buying me a wheel bow for Christmas which didn't require near as much practice time but in the end I have not hunted much with that either.

Once again I am slammed with work this time of year but I am going to try to find some time to get in the woods and hopefully connect on some venison. I'm down to one pack of steaks and a couple pounds of sausage so I need to make it happen!

Good luck Fellas!

Glad to see ya back, Ken!!!  Sent ya a PM...

Where in the Adirondacks, Gary??

Between Cranberry Lake and Newton Falls.  Little Hamlet called Cook's Corner.

I know where that is!! Nice area! 
Never hunted that far up... Fishing was great up there!!!

Hunted the Cedar River Flow, and the Moose River Plains. Everything between Indian Lake, and Old Forge.
Gun, Bullets, Knife, and a compass. Park the truck, and head off into the woods.... (I was young & dumb, LMAO)

Funny? Never figured you for a "woodchuck"

Lol.  I am an old backwoods boy.   But there was no industry there and God had another plan so here I am.

Took this doe in Delaware county Saturday evening. Quartering away I ran my 2117 from in from of the liver to the opposite shoulder. She ran about 120/150 yards in a big circle and was dead in with in 10 seconds about 50 yards from my tree stand. [attachment=1,msg3013947]

There ya go Sean!!!

Nice work Sean. Congratulations

That's how you do it Sean; congratulations.
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Atta Boy, Brother!!!!! 

CONGRATULATIONS, Sean!!!

Saw a nice 7 pointer this morning!!!

I was getting coffee, looking out the kitchen window....
He was up behind the pines, following the tree line behind the house... I hatched a plan!!

I'd sneak downstairs, grab my bow, go out the downstairs door...
I'd go across the driveway, into the woods behind the garage, sneak up inside the tree line,
and wait behind the chicken coup....

I peaked around the chicken coup.... He's still there!!
The wind is right, blowing right at me... I watch... and wait... and watch.... and wait.....
Then... He heads up into the woods?? Oh well, the best layed plans... LMAO

So, I go back inside and make breakfast. Hash & eggs, toast and coffee.
After breakfast, I'm doing the dishes, look out the window..... There he is!! AGAIN!! So, I watched him...

God, I love it here!!! Life is Good!!!

Keep at it Chuck, you will get him!

Thanks for the opportunity to stop by today and for your gift to Sean. Hopefully he will get a chance to tag one with the Tigercat.

Let's go Delco!