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    HUMMINBIRD SI VS DI

    in Finger Lakes Discussion

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    I love the side imaging for early season (like now) on Cayuga. It shows bait and fish along the sides because I run nothing straight below this time of year. I have a Humminbird Helix 12 SI G2N.

    Found this gem the other day when I was out. Saw something on my general sonar, but the detail on the side imaging is incredible. I assume it’s a sewer pipe, but I could be wrong.
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    https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/101040.html

    Cornell lake source cooling.

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    Legacy -The 2020 Season-

    in Big / Small Game

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    Deer numbers are way down all over this state, except very isolated areas being private back yards, parks, and of course all the places you can't hunt, and some of those "spots" are very thin. I talk to people from the niagara to st. lawrence down to the pensy line in the south. There are none to very few deer being seen let alone killed. I am sure we all have our theories, but in reality we will never know. I do know our season is too long and to generous in tags. Insurance companies are paying the state to to allow more deer to be harvested so they don't have to payout for deer/car collisions. If this dismal trend continues i can only imagine what the future will bring. The real sad part is we will never be able to change anything the state does because they see it a lot different then the sportsman.

    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

     

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    Afternoon Delight at Deans

    in Finger Lakes Discussion

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    Couldn't get down to Taughannock this morning but able to take the 4 mile drive to Deans this afternoon for a couple hours of trolling before sundown.   Worked the West side with dipseys and downriggers.  Found active fish in 100-150 fow, all lake trout in the 20-25 inch range.  Most were hanging near the bottom so I was starting to think about Auto riggers by the time the 3rd fish took a spoon down 100.  The highlight was the double that took both spoons off the rigger with a sliding cheater.    Just a great afternoon to be out and the moon rise was spectacular!
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    Nice! Killer ff setup!

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    Leashed Blood tracking dog.

    in Big / Small Game

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    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 !

    Can zed help me find my next deer, regardless on the shot, lol. Just want to watch him work. That had to be awesome to watch.

    Great stuff!

    Mike


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    German Wirehaired Pointer

    in Waterfowl / Bird Game

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    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. 20201025_210339.jpeg

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