Two Stolen Tree Stands and a Buck

[Bowguy67]

Congrats on the buck but the stolen tree stand thing never ceases to amaze me. I never leave stands in woods. You need to move with the deer anyhow. Using a climber means it cant be stolen nor do you give away locations.

[Al Dente]

Jeff, congrats on persevering and not letting those negative issues deter you.  Long Island is a nightmare.  Between the thieves, slobs, inconsiderate hunters, and tree huggers, I am amazed that anyone is successful.  I tried a few times, and to me, it is not worth the aggravation. Kudos to those who can.

[chefrvitale]

On public with a trad bow! Nice

[Homey88]

Congratulations to you! Fine buck!

[LC]

Congrats, NICE buck and on public land to boot.

[bkspyder]

Good stuff, Congrats!
 I have only had positive encounters on LI public but I have only been out there a few years and am always east of Riverhead.

[LookMomNoSights]

Too bad you have to contend with the stand issues.   That's just plain rotten and I'll never wrap my head around that sort of thing.
Great story though and a fantastic buck and I say congratulations to you Sir!  Well done!

[LIBowhunter]

Congratulations on a nice buck! I also hunt on Long Island and public land is not a treat! That's terrible on your stands being stolen. I am disgusted with the trash  I see left on public land as well. Getting a deer let alone a nice buck is quite a trophy on public Long Island!