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December 4 pm SW wind 10-15 mph Mostly cloudy Deer sign like crazy in the snow but no deer sightings. The snow doesnt lie. I know what they are doing and how they are getting there. I think i just need to get guys out of the woods and get the woods to settle down. Love to see these deer stop being so nocturnal. #bringonthelateseason Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Spend some more time at the range today. I bought a rest since the last time I shot. For the price you can't go wrong. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003FSQOTU?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title Shot the savage 220 again. I just can't say how impressed I am with that setup. Shot the old muzzleloader just to make sure that was good to go in a pinch. I put another 12-15 rounds through the new muzzleloader. I increased the powder to 100 and I think I am happy enough with it to hunt late season. Elevation was an easy fix but windage was a bit sensitive. Every adjustment seem to over compensate. When I have more time I'd like to try a dozen rounds with 110 and also 120 grains. It's a slow learning process but I am getting there. And once again... Love the setup. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Well after mondays drama I am back at it. Sitting on food. Deer sign is everywhere. I just need some damn good luck. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Said none of my neighbors ever!!! Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Great deer! Thanks for sharing!

Incredible Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Lol. Worse. It's like arguing with your ex-wife!!! Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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32. Local. He knew what he was doing. No blaze orange. No back tag. Crossing obvious posted property. Acts of a experienced trespasser and now poacher. Certainly far from an act of innocence. Certainly not something I would ever think of tolerating. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Wow! Where do I begin! Last Tuesday I past a buck because it was 30 minutes past sunset. Well tonight the conditions were perfect to go after that deer. I literally setup in the woods where I bumped him a week ago. About 420 or so I heard a gun shot within 100 yards of me. I text the neighbor and he tells me he is not hunting. I tell him he has a trespasser then. We agree to dispatch the DEC and to meet up. I pack up my gear, throw on my blaze orange, and start walking towards the shot. I circle around the woods and I notice a deer in my field flopping around. It's a hundred yards or so I call the neighbor and let him know I have a half dead deer in my field. It lifts its head and it looks to be a buck. I put glass on him and he's a mature buck. God damnit. I patiently wait for a poacher to approach the deer. Maybe five minutes or so and a hunter from the neighbors woods enters my field and puts another round into it. He notices me and calls out. I ignore him, start walking away, and call the neighbor. The snow doesn't lie. I head out to my truck as I don't want to spook the guy. DEC and the neighbor meet up and come in from the opposite direction. Once they are on site, I go grab my truck and drive in from my side. They find the guy with the deer on the neighbors property. The guy gets run through the ringer from the neighbor and tickets are issued. To make matters worse the trespasser shot the deer from the neighbors tree stand. The reason I mentioned the deer last week because I would be willing to bet it is the same damn deer. His left side is the tell. I am so glad we caught the guy but what a heart breaker. Just some local guy who thought it would be a good idea to go in there. Even though everything is posted up tighter than tight. By the sounds of it, it wasn't the first time he had been in there. Although he tried to convince the DEC otherwise he literally walked a straight line from his residence to the neighbors stand. Craziness... Here's a bad on site picture . Main frame 10. Stickers on g3 left side make him a 12. I'm literally sick to my stomach. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

No not him but thats funny. I have dealt with him also.

DEC and the neighbors caught him. Poaching story to follow. I'm sick to my stomach... Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Oh this is not going to be good.... Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Trespasser Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

On the ground tonight in my favorite late season spot! #winterwonderland Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Once again regulation is not the answer. And this goes for changing the regs for Browns in the tribs also. If we are looking to increase steelhead populations then we should be looking at stocking practices. A few examples- increasing stocking numbers, provide more fish for pen rearing, premium food for hatchery and pen rearing (this has been addressed). By the sounds of it the quick answer is to regulate what we have when we should be looking into investing in a better product to begin with. Fix the problem and not with a band aid.

Sandy has been lights out since the end of the salmon run...

(psst...the hatchery does not run at full capacity)

November 30 pm 28 degrees NE wind 10-15 mph Partly Cloudy Well this sit was a bust. Zero movement. I checked the camera on my way out and zero mature buck since the opener. Not sure what to think after that. Gotta change gears. Gotta hunt the ground and get to places I don't normally hunt. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I could really go for some hot cocoa with marshmallows... Just saying. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Drunk on testosterone!! High on estrus!!! Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app