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I agree in a general statement but there are way fewer hunters out. I hunted hard the last few days of muzzleloader on state land in deep snow. Logged over 7 miles one day. Never cut a human track. Saw plenty of deer. It's about thinking outside of the box. Sure it's not the 90's but there are way more mature bucks now then I can ever remember. The deer that are around can't be hunted from the same stand multiple times. Each area is different but now is the time to scout, go look for tracks, sheds, make plans for next years attack, gps points of interest also figure out how hunters push deer and learn escape routes. Figure out easy entry without bumping deer. One of the biggest things is leaving a property alone when you need to and going in for the kill when the bucks are moving.. To me not seeing deer is saying it's had too much pressure. Love this thread congrats to all that killed and to all that gave it hell! Happy New Year Sent from my SM-N975U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Warrior Melissa's Muffin finger lakes Sent from my SM-N975U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Awesome buck, mine was trashed by another buck, tine marks in its ass and a hole in its nose.. State has some bruisers Sent from my SM-N975U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Nice! Killer ff setup! Sent from my SM-N975U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Well done!! Sent from my SM-N975U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Long shot here, I found a large dead buck yesterday on state land in 7r. If you can tell me location and give me a general description he was shot, early bow season. I'd like to get him back to the hunter that shot him.. Sent from my SM-N975U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

7r state land. Sent from my SM-N975U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

State land buck that hadn't made many mistakes over the years. Got lucky.. Sent from my SM-N975U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Hit back, typically a mile kick is a little behind lungs, could be a good shot but that's the typical hit. Where you located?? Sent from my SM-N975U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

It's been a crazy run 20 tracks so far this year. It's very different then most think. He doesn't necessarily stay right on top of blood, he "cones " and uses the air currents to find them. It may seem like he's way off but if the scent goes cold he will self correct and go back to the last blood. It's very difficult with other bucks or deer in the area but we can weed thru them pretty quickly. If you want to follow have your trucking boots on. Mostly he's going slow till he hits a fresh track that no one has been on then its go time! Reading him has been so much fun! That's the basics but really it's about reading and trusting your dog. We have really bonded this year. If y'all hit one bad and have access to a dog limit grid searching and I only like max 2 people to come along basically to keep blood tracking like weren't there. I'll pull you up the track if I confirm blood. We've gone well over a mile still confirming blood. The live ones that are still bleeding we go for a serious hike.. Good luck out there ! Sent from my SM-N975U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Just a few more finds for the birthday boy, 1yo Zed. Sent from my SM-N975U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

For a tracking dog and all around pet i love my Blue lacy from Texas. I was off with for his first 6 months of training n overall discipline teaching. I had to socialize him mostly, basically I become alpha dog and he had a streak in him that was quoted by an unknown person as being "part barbed wire and wolverine." But truly I love this dog more than any other I've had. He fishes with us too. Sent from my SM-N975U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Sorry. I've had 4 tracks in 4 days and working overnight. I'm gonna try to do as many as possible this year Sent from my SM-N975U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Zed has really been doing a great job this year 15 tracks to date. For a first year pup I'm really impressed. This buck went 789 yards with very little to no blood. Found the arrow in 600yds confirming we were on it. It took him 30 minutes to complete. Shot was quartered away thru front of back leg into guts n liver. Sent from my SM-N975U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

The specs on that look like it's a bit bigger than I need. Sent from my SM-N975U using Lake Ontario United mobile app