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5 days into the season and not a whole lot to report. Most of the deer seen have been in the evening sits. The majority bucks i have seen (all 1.5 years olds) have been in pairs. To my surprise however I witnessed a doe chased from known bedding cover and into the open hardwoods. She was harrased by a young 3pt and after a couple of minutes he quickly turned his attention to other things. Earliest in the season I have seen chasing before. The set also has an active scrape line on one of the main trails that leads to the acorn avalanche(4 scrapes within 30 yards of each other and all within arrowing distance). Great sign to see this early in the year.

Todays view...

Game Cam update... http://vid157.photobucket.com/albums/t68/boneyfish/PICT0103_zpsc12d9594.mp4 http://vid157.photobucket.com/albums/t68/boneyfish/PICT0021_zps8ab22ae1.mp4 http://vid157.photobucket.com/albums/t68/boneyfish/PICT0024_zps700fcac0.mp4

the time is here... good luck and be safe

As with everything else, you get what you pay for with cameras. There is a lot of competition in the camera market nowadays and a lot of good cameras. Moultrie Reconyx Cuddeback Stealth cam Wildgame Innovations Bushnell

Moultrie D65IR. They are new to me this season. Performance seems ok but the videos seem a bit grainy. Not finger lakes. Western NY.

Saw my first scrape of the year today while I was out checking cameras. My camera is on the tree in the back ground but its pointed a different direction. One of the half dozen small bucks on have on video is the culprit of this master piece. Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I check 3 cameras today... Lots of activity but no shooters. Heres some footage that I though Id would share though 4pt checking out the camera http://vid157.photobucket.com/albums/t68/boneyfish/PICT0036_zpsbb6bfbae.mp4 small bucks in the food plot http://vid157.photobucket.com/albums/t68/boneyfish/PICT0034_zpsdde7474a.mp4 A couple of young bucks sparring http://vid157.photobucket.com/albums/t68/boneyfish/PICT0072_zpse797b3e2.mp4

Happy Birthday Hank

For 10 seasons or so I have kept hunting journals to document as much info as possible during deer season. For example:time of hunt, location, wind, cloud cover, temp, precip, etc (thanks to National Weather Service) and of course I also include the deer i saw while on stand. I also try to include other observations in the journal such as crops, harvest, rut activity, scrapes, rubs, acorn drops, etc. It has helped me determine patterns that i would of never realized. Realizing that you have a good stand location because of the number deer you are seeing makes it easy but realizing why they are there may be harder to figure out and writing things down helps us keep track of this stuff. Obviously it is all about timing. Right place at the right time. The biggest thing journals will teach you is timing. Documented timing. As reoccurring events happen, the more information you learn. Your knowledge may start out as simple as " i have a great spot" but it may develop into " I have a great spot during early October, on an acorn bumper crop year, with a south wind". I use a simple weekly planner as my journal. Something that every office store and Walmart carry. To make it convenient, i just keep in the truck or near the computer and spend a quick 5 minutes putting my info in it. So today I started making notes of what crops are planted and where. I also printed out sunrise/sunset charts that i can tape somewhere inside the journal.

You got it. 4-6" of material. I will warn you though it is addicting.

Paul is right on with his post. I have a couple of spots that are historical community scape sights and they seem to be open all year. Year after year in the same spot also.

We are running 12' dipsey leads and this is exactly what we do on the boat. It has its tricky moments some times but the extra length has proven to be worth it.

I just saw this and thought I would share it

Lots and lots of shooting! Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Yes. It is considered baiting. I would suggest putting the camera where the acorns are. Deer should be on them at least until the end of the month. (or until they are all gone)