NY southern zone

Bowspirit · October 16, 2009, 11:39:00 PM

Brothers...Sisters...good luck, and let's hear some stories this weekend...

horatio1226 · October 17, 2009, 03:47:00 AM

3:30 AM and I can't sleep. 3 hours til sunrise. I hope I'm not dozing when the big one walks by!
Have fun everyone!

mcgroundstalker · October 17, 2009, 04:43:00 AM

I'm still in the city due to a mandated meeting at Central Office yesterday afternoon. BUT gonna hit the road in an hour. Be in the Catskills for a weeks worth of stalking and still hunting. Nice!

... mike ...

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Stone Knife · October 17, 2009, 05:05:00 AM

The day has arrived, good luck all

jimmerc · October 17, 2009, 05:06:00 AM

Good luck everyone, be safe and dress warm it is cold out there! jim

sweet old bill · October 17, 2009, 05:25:00 AM

Up and ready to go out in about a hour. Very cold for opening day, I have 31 degrees with some snow showers. I may have to put on the long johns or even go to the wool pants, wool shirt, and have a vest in the back pack.

good luck to all

Bill

Mike Manassa · October 17, 2009, 04:35:00 PM

Good luck to everyone in the southern tier...Been a good year up north so far...Mike

ron w · October 18, 2009, 05:57:00 PM

So how did everyone do......? Are you guys still out there?

Cyclic-Rivers · October 18, 2009, 09:25:00 PM

Hey Guys this is should probably be a new thread but here's what I saw:
1 Raccoon.
1 glimpse of a deer my friend said was a spike buck.
1 sound of a flock of turkeys
Then I switched spots at noon

1 doe and fawn out of range
2 spike bucks
2 button bucks
the last 4 were at 25 yards the edge of my comfort zone. It was OK though because they were off limits on this property. I had a blast finally seeing some deer. I'll get soem meat in the freezer yet.

My friend hit a doe high and we lost the blood at night. He went back today to look. He also saw a moose near Cambridge NY.

In all a great opener. Cold but a good day none the less.

How did everyone else do. I see Curt downed one.

Charlie

rkmnt2 · October 18, 2009, 09:56:00 PM

Lot's of tracks...very few fur sightings. We're still on the hunt!
Not to worry though...still got 5 weeks to go!!

How's things lookin in Byron?

woodchucker · October 19, 2009, 10:16:00 AM

Had a 1 1/2 year old "nubbin buck" (spikes about as long and fat as my thumb) give me a "slam-dunk" 10 yard,quartering away shot at 7:30 Saturday morning. I let him walk. Just too early,too soon. Was treated to a parade of does and fawns all morning after that,what a great day!!!!!

Never did get out Sunday though.....

mcgroundstalker · October 19, 2009, 04:11:00 PM

Opening day was all a Still Hunter could ask for. Had a spike buck walking and feeding right toward me. Fifty yards, then forty, then behind some oaks. Pops out head on at twenty yards back behind another oak at ten... Got my bow up and ready for a broadside FIVE YARD SHOT... My heart was pounding so hard I thought I was gonna pass out!

Out he comes, broadside at five yards. Super calm now. Moment Of Truth. Wide open and mine! As I focus on "that hair" he picks up an acorn as I draw. BUSTED! The little guy caught me drawing and was in mid air and almost gone in a fraction of a second.

He gave me another chance but I missed at twenty something and gave the little guy an education. Or did he give me one? :rolleyes: ...

Gonna head on back up there in a day or so. Hope to play it right ifin' I get another crack at it.

... mike ...

Cyclic-Rivers · October 19, 2009, 07:07:00 PM

Must have been a rush Mike. Sounds like most everyone at least saw some deer.

Charlie

tarponnut · October 19, 2009, 08:40:00 PM

I'll be huntin' in Freedom, NY Oct 28-Nov 2, can't wait.
Had a close encounter with a doe here in Fl.on Sunday am. She picked me off in a ground blind at twelve yards, just needed her to turn a little more.
Good luck everyone!

Guru · October 20, 2009, 06:02:00 AM

Jim, Where in NY is Freedom?

rkmnt2 · October 20, 2009, 08:53:00 PM

Finally found one unlucky doe just before dark yesterday! Picture perfect at 15yards. She ran 150yds and lay down for good in front of my buddy. Doesn't get much easier to find than that!

Tdog · October 21, 2009, 04:55:00 AM

Don very cool. Nice shoot.Meat in the freezer.

Stone Knife · October 21, 2009, 05:14:00 AM

Freedom is out in western NY not far from me, probably a five or six hour drive from were you are Curt.

adkmountainken · October 21, 2009, 07:19:00 AM

had a button buck at 15 yards and 4 does at 30. passed on the button, might now do that by next week though!

Tdog · October 21, 2009, 06:10:00 PM

Had some yearling doe's come in,not shooters though.Then a three point came in to check them out and run them off. He was well with in range just not legal to shoot around here.AHH let him grow.I'll be out in the morn..