PeltHunter

I think that something like a two year antler restriction would be good for the first couple years of having a 1 buck limit. Add with it maybe one or two doe permits per hunter for those years to get the doe population back up in some areas. 2 years 3 points on one side then some of those bucks grow bigger. After that shoot what you want but there would be more 2.5 and older bucks around. This way people on both sides of the ball win. "Trophy" guys get larger antlered buck "meat hunters" get to shoot what they want but there will be larger bodied bucks around to shoot. Kind of a complex way of doing it but I think it could make a big difference and keep everyone happy. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Congrats man!

One of my favorite pictures on my phone. Taken from Pete (On the Lams) boat.

It was definitely a tough year and not the deer numbers I had expected to see. I left for my deployment to McMurdo station before the end of the season which I heard it picked up a little in the end of rifle and into muzzleloader but overall it seemed to be a relatively slow year. That being said I think I saw more mature bucks taken this year than any other which is good for the future of the sport. This thread has been one of the best I've ever been apart of on any forum. It was cool to be able to get everyones own little stories from all different areas and see the success that some had, it was definitely cool to be a part of it.

Congrats JakeyBaby!

I hear ya there. I start out at a slow steady pace for about 300 yards then I just can't go that slow anymore and it turns into a normal walk.

Congrats Rob, you definitely did your time in the woods. And as nice as it is to have another on the wall the tenderloins taste a lot better than the horns. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Thats what I figured but thought the flash looked way too bright.

What is that picture taken with? I'll tell you right now 100% theres absolutely no way a cougar would be hanging around nonchalantly with a person that close, even close enough to zoom that close and even less so with a flash that bright.

congrats man I got my first deer with my grandfathers gun too its a pretty cool feeling

It is a nice deer for sure. Most of the questioning comes from the fact that people send pictures of deer like this around and the story changes depending on the person that gets the picture. I'm sure everyone remembers the picture of the huge buck that got hit in Beckett Mass a few years ago that went around and all the sudden it was hit in Ontario Center, Marion, Steuben County, Indian Lake and about any other town in the northeast you can think of.

Congrats guppy that's a good one! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Not to be an a*s but wasn't there snow down there thanksgiving morning?

I know that feeling, all weekend I've been looking for places to hang a new stand or 2 for next year. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I hear ya JakeyBaby. It's a never ending cycle and none of its cheap lol. I just got a little extra wind in my sail when my buddy from school called me and told me his stepdad invited me to hunt his 220 acres in Ontario Center next season, I'll be going to check it out next weekend. Unfortunately I'm getting deployed the 10th of December to the 26th of January so I'll miss late waterfowl. Perks of going to oswego for school though I'll be back in perfect timing to catch some River steelies. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I don't know about you guys but I'm kind of "hunted out" for the year. The lack of deer movement doesn't help the issue either. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Bachelor group of small bucks and one decent 8. Does are all grouped together too. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Saw about 15 does and one decent little 2.5 year old 8 pointer so far Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United