I had 5 doe come in to 20yd and a shooter hung up in the brush with a few other doe. tried the can call but he wasint hearing it... it's not over yet!!
I have been hunting hard at my place taking it way to serious trying to get a nice buck. So tonight I decide to just invite a buddy over and have fun maybe shoot some doe.. I had 100 turkeys around me he had this buck walk up to him at 15yd at 4:30. Go figure!
Made for a memorable hunt and even though it's not going to my garage I was pretty exited for him
Gator I know the feeling it's not easy. I could only think of a handful of hunters that have the same restraints. I can't tell you how many people offer thier buck tag to me as if it's legal. I know to many guys that shoot any buck early so thay can say they got one, then shoot a bigger one when the opertunity comes along.. seem everyone around me has this mentality and as long as it has a tag on it ear its ok. It's to easy to get away with in NY.
Sharing buck tags is probably the most common type of poaching.
Now there is 8 small bucks and the big boy just bedded down with the doe on the edge of the field.. that sums up the 3.5 buck to 1.5yo ratio in my area
With no buck tag I have been doing road patrol I watched a real nice buck follow a doe around a field and do his best to keep the 5 other small bucks away from her last night.. I'm back in the same field now in my warm truck and they are still there the big boy has her on a leash waiting for her to give him the sign in guess. All the small buck try to get close and the big guy just puffs up and the run back .. really cool to see