Good luck NY bowhunters

[Stone Knife]

Thanks Gerald , I think with the layoff I forgot a lot of bad habits because I’m shooting better than ever.

[Stone Knife]

Thanks Gerald , I think with the layoff I forgot a lot of bad habits because I’m shooting better than ever.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Welcome back Jim. Usually you are tagged out by now lol.  These NY guys should thank you for allowing them some time to get a head start lol

[Stone Knife]

Part of my plan Charlie lol

[Wapiti Chaser]

Shick hope you get one of those bucks when you come back . We are at camp now and dad saw two BIG bucks today and the weather is looking better each day ...

[Stone Knife]

[R. Combs]

It’s been a good year so far. It started out in Quebec in June at tradgang bear quest 11 where a took my first ever black bear, although I have to say the best part of the trip was just sharing a camp with fellow traditional bow hunters for the first time. Usually any camp that I have been in before I was the lone trad hunter. Tom Phillips puts on one hell of a hunt accompanied by his side kick Don (bow doc) Ward. Sadly bow doc has passed since then so although I have lost a friend I feel very fortunate to have met him.
      I was fortunate enough to have taken a doe the first morning that I was able to hunt this year and a nice plump 5 point a couple of weeks later. There is still a lot of season left and the bucks are starting to chase here in northern N.Y. good luck to everyone the rest of the season .

Rick
   https://imgur.com/gallery/WNjRF  
   https://imgur.com/a/Os8nv  
   https://imgur.com/a/ZfNla

[Stone Knife]

Congratulations Rick.

[shick]

Rick, congratulations to you; and glad you could share camp with Tommy and Donnie.  My '70 Bear takedown made the trip to NY in Donnie's honor.
Shick

[R. Combs]

Thanks guys, bow doc was one of a kind!!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Congrats Rick, It sounds like you are having an incredible year!

[longrifle]

I give you about 1 week Jim before you put one on the ground, maybe less.  

[Wapiti Chaser]

My dad is beating bucks away today , if you can get in the woods get there now!

[Kopper1013]

Way to go rick great season congratulations

[longrifle]

Bob tell him to chase them up to Allegany Co. I'm not seeing anything in the woods, but on the roads there all over the place. I think tonight was my 10th or 11th sit in a row and not seeing a deer.

[Stone Knife]

Gerald it’s slow here too , there was too much shell corn in the area so they aren’t hitting acorns like usual

[Sockrsblur]

I have great news I’m excited to pass along! Will post up some photos after dark....

[swampbow2]

Well today my endurance failed and after letting a lot of young bucks walk I broke down and shot a fat 5pt. He stood broadside to me at 18yds and I knew I could take him clean so I did.Fifty yard dash and I watched his fall.I'm a little sad that I'm done with the peak time just starting but I'm glad to have had so much fun time in the woods and 2 quick ,clean harvests.I won't miss climbing trees twice a day, that old LONE WOLF climber is wearing me down; time to use ladders or at least my sit and climb Summit ! The big ones should be moving now, my wife had a 4pt and 8pt chase a doe past her yesterday, so go get 'em guys . GOOD LUCK.

[Stumpkiller]

A bird in the hand . . .

Congratulations.  They are ALL trophies.  

He gave all he had.    

[Stone Knife]

Congratulations  Marvin any deer with a stick bow is a trophy in my book. Looking forward to the pics Jim  All I saw were bucks today Looking for a doe so tonight I’m going to a totally different spot and hunting off my Big Jim tree seat.