Gill-T

Evolution has a way of weeding out the weak. Life is very much a game of playing the percentages. We make choices every day that keep us safe or put us at risk.....turning left at an intersection at rush hour with a yellow light turning red comes to mind. Those of us that have been driving awhile know the dangers of such a scenario as many cars will blow thru the red light and t-bone you. With a car accident you probably walk away from it.......a bullet??.......I don’t want to play those odds. The buck I shot opening day passed behind me sitting on the ground (while wearing orange) at 5 yards.

Mink, in my case I identified my target as a large man wearing brown Carhart and correctly identified him as an idiot and not a deer. You would probably be safe with me in the woods but the "other" guy with poor eyesight.......not so much. Listen to the DEC video posted above.....someone shot a brown pick up truck because he thought is was a deer!! Hunt state land and listen to how early or how late people shoot before/past legal hunting time.

Agreed scary. When I was a young hunter I put a scope on a guy wearing full brown Carhart walking thru heavy brush. Shook me up. People are still ignorant about deer being colorblind. I routinely have deer within 5-10 yards of me sitting on the ground while wearing an orange camo vest.

Despite a few incidents, glad hunting accidents down. Can’t believe that woman walking her dog was shot at 5:30! I think the greatest cause of decreasing accidents in NY is opening up areas to rifle hunting. Buy a rifle - you put a scope on it - you have a high power scope, you can better identify your target.

Yes lots of deer feeders and Mountain Lions near Mendon.

Misdemeanor let me know if you want some ideas for state land hunts. I fill as many tags as I want/have hunting state land mostly.

Fingerlakes spoon Browns along shore in spring Walleyes on Erie Steelhead offshore

Pick up your bow. Change the game.

Wow. Very hard to get to 140” with eight points but that bad boy looks over.

Nice buck and story. I wonder if the buck wore his hooves bad from rut chasing? I have seen similar.

Get him aged. It might be 4.5 looking at it’s face. Nice buck for anyone.

She is a beauty!

That wound does not look that old. Was the meat green around it? Was there any stink or puss? If not, it might be only a few days old. The Whitetail's clotting factors work amazingly well.

Got to love recycled bloody arrows.

Nice old knarly buck. Smile Rob!

You have the best deer stand in the world. I would be too mesmerized by the spawning salmon that deer would be sneaking up on me.

Hahaha!

Amazing no broken tines except the right brow perhaps? Never seen brows as the dominant point. Great deer. Very unusual

Great buck! Wide like a Texas buck.

I think the does went into hiding. Only deer i saw was a nice buck. Got into my downwind shooting lane and busted me before I drew. Buck was cruising at 10:45.

Baldness I think is a testosterone thing. A couple of years ago I shot a buck and went to move it by grabbing it by the mane. I fell over backwards with huge clumps of fur in my hand. WTF. So I tried again and duplicated the feat. I could have dry plucked that deer in 5 minutes.

I am trying to figure out how I am going to stay warm being out all day Saturday with the temps in the teens.