Figure I'd start a thread here where the NY bow hunters can tell their tales. We have one month so give us your experiences and post your pics.

Hunted hard this morning. Couldn't find my favorite headnet and by 10:30 the bugs were driving me nuts. I did manage to call in 2 hens and 1 jake around 9:30. They passed by around 20 yds and fed down towards the River.

11:00 am my sweet talking lured in 4 more hens. I was surprised, never heard any gobbles all morning. Tomorrow morning is another day, then I won't be able to hunt till next Wednesday. Hope you all had a great day.

I screwed that up, sorry.

Bob

QuoteOriginally posted by Whitetail Addict:
Shoot joe, I just told my opening day tale in another thread. I'll have to get back out there, won't I?      

Glad to hear you had some action anyway.

Bob

My morning was a bust!!!!! Read all about it on Skipper's Friday thread!!!  

Had birds close by no shots.

Had one come in gobbling then strutting & spitting but went behind the blind. I turned & opened a small rear window & was waiting for him to come into view when rustling leaves made me look back in the direction I was originaly facing. Another bird had come in silent & was standing in the open in front of the blind. He got a free ride in my truck. 16# 2oz. 6"beard. The 1st bird was bigger but this one co-operated better. Maybe cyclic-rivers will post a pic for me since  I can't figure out how to do it myself.

Congratulations Terry. Nice bird.

CONGRATULATIONS, Terry!!!!!      

Nice job Terry!

Way to go congrats!!! Quiet out this morning, called in a hen to 20 yards tom wouldn't come with her, thought I had a chance when she committed, oh well

Congrats!  

QuoteOriginally posted by huntmaster70:
Had one come in gobbling then strutting & spitting but went behind the blind. I turned & opened a small rear window & was waiting for him to come into view when rustling leaves made me look back in the direction I was originaly facing. Another bird had come in silent & was standing in the open in front of the blind. He got a free ride in my truck. 16# 2oz. 6"beard. The 1st bird was bigger but this one co-operated better. Maybe cyclic-rivers will post a pic for me since  I can't figure out how to do it myself.

Congrats! A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush any day.    

Bob

Here is the bird Terry shot. Nice one!

Thanks for posting Sockrsblur!  Top bird I got this morning,bottom bird was yesterday morning

Sweet! Congrats on TWO nice birds.    

Bob

WOW! ...Congrats!!

Beautiful morning, clear, calm and I had high expectations on this river parcel.

Around 8am I had 3 deer feed their way by me. They were in good shape after this tough winter. However my best effort to get a tom to respond was still zero. Roughly 9:30 after some aggressive calling a tom gobbled south of me, one ridge below maybe 100 yds out.

The give and take continued for 30 minutes or so when he gobbled again, no more than 50 yds in front of me but still just below the ridge I was hiding on. Depending on where he would come up, I had 2 lanes to shoot with some large oaks in front. All was looking good....

Then the morning stillness was shattered by the sounds of chain saw, maybe 100 yds north of me. One of the neighbors decided Sat morning was a good time to cut up the many fallen trees from the last storm that hit. No idea where the tom went but I can tell you he's probably still running away.

Packed it in...came home...put on some coffee, relaxing on the back deck and will head into work tonight. Always expect the unexpected....      :eek:

Nice Bird, Terry!!!!!  

Congratulations, Again!!!!!  

QuoteOriginally posted by joe skipp:
Beautiful morning, clear, calm and I had high expectations on this river parcel.

Around 8am I had 3 deer feed their way by me. They were in good shape after this tough winter. However my best effort to get a tom to respond was still zero. Roughly 9:30 after some aggressive calling a tom gobbled south of me, one ridge below maybe 100 yds out.

The give and take continued for 30 minutes or so when he gobbled again, no more than 50 yds in front of me but still just below the ridge I was hiding on. Depending on where he would come up, I had 2 lanes to shoot with some large oaks in front. All was looking good....

Then the morning stillness was shattered by the sounds of chain saw, maybe 100 yds north of me. One of the neighbors decided Sat morning was a good time to cut up the many fallen trees from the last storm that hit. No idea where the tom went but I can tell you he's probably still running away.

Packed it in...came home...put on some coffee, relaxing on the back deck and will head into work tonight. Always expect the unexpected....          :eek:  

If it isn't one thing, It's another. I had a group of four jakes coming to me across a field last year. I was set up just off the edge. when they were about 50 yards from me, I realised I was hearing a vehicle on the road the farmer used to get to the field. The next thing I knew, here comes a pickup flying across the field with a guy hanging out the passenger window with a shotgun, trying to get on the birds. The birds went right by me, but I was more concerned with not getting shot, than I was trying to shoot one. I stood up, waved my arms, and yelled some things I won't say here. They saw me, spun around and headed back the way they came, tearing up the guys hay field all the way. I can see the road that runs by my place from some of the places I hunt, and this guy, and a couple others, drives back and forth looking for a bird he can shoot from the truck all morning long some days. Just another of those little things we have to take in stride sometimes. I'm no stranger to people with chainsaws either, by the way.    

I hope things work out better for you on your next hunt.

Bob

Sorry I was so late to post your pics Terry. I guess you shoot too fast. Congrats on your turkeys.

Yesterday we saw 5 jakes who were not interested in calling. heard a  few gobbles and a  hen in the distance.


Today, never heard a turkey but my dad called in 2 four wheelers and another turkey hunter. On the way to another spot there was a guy sitting there already.  

Managed to see a coyote and a porcupine. Fun..