Kevin J Legg

Great looking birds and beautiful country.

I've heard of the worm trick but seldom tried it. Might work well on the river. I'll have to give it a test.

I actually haven't hunted or fished since I took the deer. The sleepless night, and many early mornings throughout the summer and fall finally caught up with me so other than processing the deer and doing work around the house I've been resting up. I'm also in no real hurry to harvest more game or fish as I currently have a good supply. I may even take a trip with my wife to NJ this weekend to visit my daughter and her family.

After chasing ducks in the morning I decided to try the afternoon opener with the muzzleloader. I took a shot with about 10 minutes of shooting time left and although I had a good rest and the deer acted hit he ran into pretty thick brush. An hour search turned up no blood or hair. After spending a sleepless night I resumed my search this morning and extended my grid. After another hour I actually thought I smelled it before I saw it. Certainly he's not a monster but I earned him and beat the coyotes to the meat. He was quartering to me more than I thought and I took out a lung and the liver resulting in the 200 yard recovery. I never did find any blood or hair. I've learned not to guess where a deer has gone and limit your search to that area when you don't find blood. You need to grid search the entire area as they often change their original direction of travel. This deer had made a right angle change of direction and wasn't where I thought he went.

21 lbs., 33 " grandson Shane is certainly my best catch of the year! Enjoying family wedding and weekend and taking a break from the hunting and fishing.

My brother is headed home to Cape Cod after a week spent together. We hunted for ducks and upland birds and even fished a little. Our weeks total was 46 ducks, 2 pheasants, a turkey, a woodcock, and 2 walleyes. A couple of good friends made our time in the marsh much easier for the two old guys. We ended the week with another good shoot this morning. .

Hunted my buddies property this morning and Slash got to retrieve some woodies. My brother will be headed home tomorrow and I'll be without his dog!

Unfortunately Pap and I weren't able to get out due to weather. Will try again in the spring. I may try the river again next week and am planning a trip to Quinte in November.

35-40 years ago there were very few deer or turkey in my part of the state and I had a beagle and loved rabbit hunting. I haven't done it in years but can still remember the fun we had chasing both cottontails and snowshoes. We also killed a lot of grouse. I've done a great deal of hunting for many species but can honestly say I never spent a more enjoyable day afield then listing to a beagle on a hot trail. I actually think they should shorten the deer season for a number of reasons including allowing guys with dogs more safe time to hunt.

I know three areas in Jefferson and two in St Lawrence where they are released. I believe you can find out on DEC website.

Headed to a State WMA tomorrow that I've never hunted. We scouted it about a week ago and it looks promising.

Slow morning but at least Slash got a mouth full of teal.

Congrats. That's a nice buck and it's nice to see your side kick with you!