NYS southern zone hunters

[sweet old bill]

being retired I also have had the ability to hunt daily. I find I just have a good time going out for 3 hours in the am and then for the last 3 hours. I have been seeing does and fawns but nothing in the way of a rut, no scrapes and not a lot of rubs. I did see some 5 doe's yesterday morning and they seemed to wind me, I came home, rewashed all the hunting togs and got ready for this morning. I did not hunt last night, I had some family chores to do. That rain over the weekend was a killer for sat, sunday morning it was so much light rain mist and fog, could not see over 35 yards till after 10 am...then it got suny and warm.

[swampbuck]

I took off the 10th and 11th,my buds have it off paid,dang state workers LOL

Passed on a little 8pt Sun evening so far no deer for me

[ishiwannabe]

Im gonna head out and move some stands and set another one up. Too wet to bowhunt...nice day for moving stands.  :rolleyes:

[ishiwannabe]

Wow is it wet out!! Moved one stand, and put up another. In between I still hunted through the thick cedars behind my house. I counted coupe on another doe. 20 yards broadside and she had no clue.
I set the new stand up in the cedars on the  edge of a bedding area. I have about ten trails that converge there to cross the barbed wire/stonewall. I even found two scrapes once I was done. Next N-NW wind I get, you know where I will be.

[adkmountainken]

i will be out in the morning come hell or high water. i have had deer really close 3 out of 4 days in the new spot. good luck to all!

[sweet old bill]

10/28 very wet snow, was out for 2 1/2 hours in the am. Wwet down to the underware and back in at 930 am. We got about 6 inces of snow so far. They are calling for another 2 incres today..

[the not so straight arrow]

man i moved farther north and back home gets the all the snow?!?! lol have good time with it guys, i wish i was out there tracking with ya.
-cory

[adkmountainken]

snow, i guess we got snow, got HAMMERED today!!
 

[Kingstaken]

Ken, I'd like to say your lucky and wish we had that here on the Ilsand, but it's just to darn early for that much snow..LOL...Still picking tomatoes down here, but it does lQQk great...Should make for great hunting earlier then most seasons.

[ishiwannabe]

A not-so-usual west wind here and NO SNOW. I am going pound some ground and see if I can find any sign, then Im gonna set up downwind of a little valley with a creek in it. ALWAYS a lot of activity there. Last time I sat there I had a fisher ten feet away looking under rather large rocks.
Good luck to any that venture out.

[Stone Knife]

Ken, that sure looks pretty there, man when it snows like that at home I have to work. I'm getting off Fri. I'm going to hunt all day baby      

[Shawn Leonard]

Damon and I were into them tonight. I saw 11 deer four of which were bucks with one being a true monster. Due to some little health issue I have kind of been forced to hunt on the ground quite often this. I had a 140+" buck at 35 yards tonight and he nor his little heram of does new I was there. Damon saw 7 I believe one which was a buck. Things are coming around, i saw 3  fresh scrapes and lots of rubs this evening. Shawn

[Wapiti Chaser]

Shawn in your own words all I can say OOOOOHHH YYYYYYYAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!

[ishiwannabe]

I found no less that fifteen scrapes. I saw five, only one that could have been a buck, but it wouldnt come out to let me see. I also saw a bunch of turkey, had a red squirrel bounce off my shoulder and saw numerous tree rats. Also found a rather large(4"+) bear track at a creek crossing.
Nice day in the woods.

[swampbuck]

I'm on my way out the door to go hunting...

OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !

[ishiwannabe]

No woods for me today, saw a few deer and some turkeys while I had baby duty. Decided to take a few practice shots while two does were at my apple trees. Three shots later, they still hadnt flinched.(They were 10-20 ft left of my target) I was curious to see how they would react at the shot, and they didnt.....at all. I was within 20 Yards of each of them. On top of that I hit where I wanted with each shot. Talk about a confidence builder!
I wont be out again until Saturday.
Good luck guys!

[horatio1226]

Saw the buck today that I missed low on last week. Started coming towards me and got distracted by someone's goat making a racket. Saw 5 does as light went away. We'll get em next time. Beautiful day. Just a little chilly.

[ishiwannabe]

Thats great to read Brian! Still in the deer, eh?
When ya wanna go hunting?

[bbassi]

saw 4 flat tops and one buck tonight. All 20 yards down wind and oblivious to me. No decent shots though. They all made a bee line to an apple tree 30 yds away. Never slowed down enough for a shot. Not that I minded.  

[adkmountainken]

i had a fwan with spots walk right up to me twice and bleat for at least 5 minutes on and off! felt great as this was the first time i set on the ground in a looooong while.