JakeyBaby

Cooking breakfast is going great! Perfect temps on the bacon and the eggs are running all over the pan. Lots of action so far

Ok, I wasn't going to respond to the fact that I am a whiner...... but I changed my mind. By me going in the woods and reporting what I am seeing is whining? Yes this has been an extremely tuff season for me without a doubt! But I am not scared to report my unfortunates! So basically you want to come to this awsome thread and ONLY hear the successful stories an action that is happening in the woods? Well if that's what you want turn your TV or hunting video on because that's the only place you are going to get that. And what happens if say a new Comer to the sport of bow hunting stumbles across this thread? All they read Is that there are big bucks running around every tree in the woods when in all reality that's not fact? Forgive me for being a passionate bow hunter wether it's good or bad! And as far as me talking about the properties I hunt and what's going on with them, is to get feedback from others on here who may have dealt with the same sinario in the past. And yes as much time, energy, and money I put in to this sport you are damn right I want to see deer and be successful! So I guess my point is if you don't like what I have posted and am a downer to bad.

Yes we have multiple sanctuaries on the property that we never go in and we never could even if we wanted to lol. As far as clearing goes I want to create more huntable ground. For the amount of money spent to hunt a 200 acre parcel, realistically we are only able to hunt 75-100 at most. I don't want to go in and clear the property just make it a little more hunter friendly and be able to slip in to areas undetected. The nice thing is it accessible from 360 degrees. Just not huntable do to the amount of cover.

A little side note for the 200 acres I lease. This the 3rd season on this lease, the 1st year it was crawling with deer. Double digit sightings almost every sit. Also killed to good bucks that season and saw many more. Following that season the property was logged! And I know everyone says that's great for the deer, but when when you already have as much cover as we do I think it did more harm then good. Since they logged, the last 2 seasons the deer sightings have dropped dramatically. Not sure If the logging had anything to do with it but it sure seems like it. I'm also starting to believe that the DEC numbers are way off then they think as far as the numbers of doe's. I think are buck to doe ratio is closer together then ever before in Monroe County.

Zero sightings for me last night, I'm sure the weather played a big role in that. I'm starting to believe that there is a such thing as to much cover. 2 out of the 3 locations is full of cover, thick nasty stuff. Which one would believe is perfect. But between the 2 spots i would say out of 270 acres 80% of it is bedding, cover. It makes damn near impossible to hunt the deer using these property's IMO. Very hard to access these spots without your wind blowing into a section of the bedding and to even see the deer moving around in them. I have stands on the edges but essentially there is no edges as the cover just keeps going. This off season I need to get In there and cut some out i i think to make my edges. Very frustrating when you know they are there as the tracks prove it crossing the logging roads but tough to see them under that much cover.

Just sat down in the middle of a HUGE bedding area. Might possibly be the warmest conditions I have ever deer hunted in! HOT

Yup that's where I am heading now

Cowbells for lake trout

Scares me that they are locked up

Wow that awsome!

Wait a second............(1 sec) don't you have to catch Kings to have a MVP? That being said this year is the first year that I can honestly that I never had an MVP for Kings since I started fishing the lake. If you want to talk about chicken rigs that I have some answers for!

Congrats Ray! He's a stud

I use a trophy taker and love it. No issues what so ever.

Lol!! He's not lying either the man dumps ALOT of fish.

Lol!! I appreciate all the great suggestions. Im dieing laughing here. I usually ALWAYS hunt on her birthday but for some reason she won't budge this year. I honestly offered to pay her and she refused! Joe you ate right about the Walleye trips, I think she'd starting to get sick of me missing that to, lol

Lol

I wish!! I have a 10 month at home and her #1 gift that she wants is to be able to sleep in on her birthday! Are you f-ing kidding me! I tried convincing her to switch birthdays with me but she won't have it. *-*(

Lol I did she said she was going make a list guide line list for me

Yea I know it just drives me crazy every second that I'm not in the woods. From the moment I wake up till the time I close my eyes ALL think about is whitetails! And to top it all off its my wife birthday on Saturday, probably one of the best days to be in the woods this season, and I can't hunt!!!! Might have to give her the boot, thus November birthday crap is for the birds, unless of course it's your own.

More like the whole month of November... lol

Being there would be nice...... hard driving in to work on morning like this!

Go figure

Congrats that's a huge bodied deer! I think I have made the decision that I'm throwing in the towl for this week and taking Monday- wendsday off next week instead. Just hope the big boys arnt all tied up with the girls.

What's ur take on when they will be locked down though. Sometimes that can be worse hunting then hunting over pressured state land in hot weather during the rut IMO

I'm at work today debating wether I should cancel my vacation and move it to the beginning of next week when the Temps come down a little bit. Just worried the big boys will be locked down by then and I won't see them???