My dad and I went hunting Wed night, just before dark he called me and said that he had shoot at a nice buck, but wasnt sure if he had hit him it was pretty dark. I got down and walked over, by then he had found blood so we started tracking. This was the biggest blood trail I have ever seen. we found him about 40 yards into the corn. He hit it in the liver. Im almost positive it was the buck I spoke about last time. A good 9 pt about 115" I will post pictures later. I am getting ready to leave for Buffalo county now. wish me luck.

Scott

ANTLER RESTRICTIONS

I don't know about you guys, but antler restrictions are a major hunting concern of mine today. New York is looking into adopting restrictions starting next year. I am not yet sure where I stand on the subject, especaily with statewide mandated antler restrictions. So I was just hoping you could post your beliefs and thoughts on antler restrictions. Be sure to give support for your opinion so we can all learn. BY the way, the picture attched is a friend of mine from Perry who shot this buck (his first with a bow) last weekend. Thanks guys.

Im Trying, Leave Me Alone

Well needless to say, I have put a good deal of time into hunting already this year. It seems to be this way every year. I passed up a few shots at does and have seen a couple bucks that are not quite shooters (naturally these bucks milled around at 10 yards for several minutes too).

A couple of hunting highlights though - saw my first in-stand coyote that must have weighed 60lbs, HUGE!

A few days ago, Nathan and I had a flock of 25 turkey feeding within 5 yards of us.. I always find this amazing because it never happens in turkey season, I think turkeys can smell shotguns. I also waded across a small stream that turned out to be about three feet deep.. needless to say, my boots are still wet.

Outside of that, Joe's buck kill day is fairly typical of the weather we have been having, cold, raining, and definitely windy. Im off to Letchworth this weekend to brave the cold and ensure that I will get sick by Thanksgiving.

Congratulations Joe, my buddy shot an eight point tonight also, about a mile from where I was hunting. I didn't see any tonight. I am leaving this weekend for BUFFALO COUNTY cant wait, they have been seeing some awesome bucks. Good luck

Scott

Hunted Letchworth Park this evening (opening day of the park). Got in my tree stand at about 4:00. It was about 35 degrees and throughout the evening I saw rain, snow, hail, sleet and yes freezing rain. The wind was a little harder than I wanted and I was ticked right away because there were three new scrapes (made this morning) within 30 yards of my stand. I almost went out this morning, but changed my mind at the last minute (ask Larry...I called him at the McDonalds parking lot at 5:40 to tell him I wasn't coming). Anyway, I didn't see anything until about 5:30. At that time I had a large deer (in retrospect probably a doe) running around downwind of me at about 60 yards. I couldn't tell what it was for sure and it just ran off. So now I figure the deer have winded me and my hunt is a bust. Two minutes later doesn't this buck step out of the thick stuff and into my shooting lane. He stepped right up to one of the new scrapes and started working it. I decided to take him (after I judged he was a two and a half year old 8-point) as he began rubbing his eye (orbital gland I believe) on the licking branch over the scrape. I aimed a little high (because I shot under that doe the other day) at hit him in the spine. He dropped instantly and I got out of my stand and finished him off. Got my dad and dragged him (the deer, not my dad) out. He is the largest bodied deer I have ever shot (230 pounds on the hoof...that's more than I weigh). Decent eight pointer with a fifteen inch inside spread. I'm very happy with him. Now maybe I can spend some more time hunting ducks, geese, turkeys, and fishing the tributaries. Jocelyn also wanted me to say that now I can spend more time with her (I told her of course that was a given). Good luck guys and shoot straight!

Hi Guys. Spent the weekend duck hunting. We had a blast. We were hunting in some flooded timber. The ducks were everywhere and they were very cooperative. Andy Steiner called many flocks right into our decoys. We had all the shooting you could want. Saturday I went through 22 shells. We shot 9 ducks total, and I took home 4. Sunday I went through 16 shells, we shot 9 ducks total, I took three home and still made it in time for church at 9:30. Overall, an awesome weekend of duck hunting. I guess it is ok to give up some days of deer hunting now and then for a little high-quality ducking. Anyway, good luck hunting this week boys.

Tonight we had terrible weather, 20 mph winds and rain. So I thought it would be a good day to stalk through the corn. It took me about 2 hours and I seen a few does, but when I came out I walked to the end of the tree line. It is a good intersection to the north is about a 200 acre alfalfa field to the south is a tree line that separates beans and the corn field I was just in. When I got close I could see deer in the beans, about 150 yards away. I took a better look with my binoks and seen 2 does I started scanning to the left and wow! A huge eight point standing there feeding. pry around 115" - 120" so I got on the edge of this thicket and waited hoping he would walk by after a few minutes I caught something coming at me fast and low to the ground. I looked and it was a skunk about 10 yards and coming rate at me. So I crawled out towards the field where the deer were feeding, I grunted at the buck a few times but it was so windy I don't think he could hear me. I sat there until dark but the buck never came any closer. I also went out Friday and seen a nice buck at dark only 20 yards or so but he walked into the corn before I could shoot. shoot em straight
Scott

Hey guys and girls, I am in the blog business now. I wanted to show you guys a deer I shot yesterday just up the road from the house. It was the biggest one I ever shot! And I did not even have to drag it through the adirondacks for several miles with no trail. The drag was about 200 yards to my friend's son's waiting four wheeler(just doesn't seem right). I went hunting with some friends that I occaisionally go hunting with (usually about 1-3 times a year and usually on opening day in the northern zone)and on the second drive this monster comes out and to within 60 yards I was able to down him on the first shot with Uncle Ralph and Aunt Ann's old Stevens 30/30 bolt action. I had to wait when I first saw it at about 120 yards I almost shot but forced myself to wait a little as it was coming my way. I then lost sight of it for a few seconds and then it popped out on a trot at about 60 yards and I was able to get a good shot on it. I shot it once more to make sure (but this was unneeded cheap insurance). It wieghed 213 pounds and was an eleven pointer. I am very pleased to say the least. 17.5 inch inside spread and 20.5 inch outside spread with a lot of mass.

Hi guys. Scott, it's good to see you finally signed up to post. I look forward to keeping up with your hunting adventures. Everyone else...come on, let's get some posts up here. I know you are hunting Larry, Adam, and Nate...And you are secretly fishing Scott Schleede. Let's see some posts.
Anyway, I went out again last night. I didn't see any deer, but I did see a huge Tom turkey and two hunters. Very exciting times. I was hunting a new stand...which, by the way, I will never hunt again. It was an aweful evening sit. At least the weatehr was nice.
On the horizon things are looking good for me. I am going swamp hunting for ducks Saturday (opening day). I haven't hunted an opening day for ducks in years. I'm pretty sure we are going to limit out. I am going with Mr. Baker and Mr. Steiner. I'll post pictures.
I attached a picture from the Memorial Day camping trip this year. With Uncle my John in it, I figured this was appropriate to kick off deer season and serious Letchworth Cabin drinking time. Between the Moore's, Rebisz's, and Shawn, we have the cabin straight through from the beginning of November until the second week of shotgun season. Until I write again...good luck and shoot straight all.

Hey Joe I just got set up on here. I see you went salmon fishin, I don't know if I told you on the cruise but my dad has a charter boat and we go out on lake Huron, for salmon and lakers. This summer you and jos should come over and we can all go out. I set another stand up last night, 4 scrapes and 2 rubs all within 50 yards. I'm on a tree line that runs between two big corn fields, cant wait till tonight. Talk to ya later.
Scott

Hi!
I just wanted to tell my side of the story.....
Joe got home at about the usual time. Nothing to blink at, you know. Brilyn had just gone to bed and I was settling down to some good ol' America's Funniest Home Videos. Joe comes into the living room all nonchalant and opens up his bow case. Right away I can see that there is one arrow covered in blood. I said, "Where is it?" Thinking he would point outside, I could run out real quick, and take a peek. Oh no, I am met with silence. So, Joe starts into the story, I sit back down, and 45 minutes later I call the babysitter to come over for a while so we can go get this deer. Her dad brings her over in a deer hunting frenzy (he hunts in our backyard, it's funny) and seeing that there is no deer yet, heads back home.
So, I run around getting my woods clothes on-camo pants, don't ya know- and a blaze orange hat, just in case. I also strap my Maglite to my belt after observing Joe's pathetic little thing he was carrying. I follow Joe to the car and we head off toward the farm. About 3/4 of the way there, I say, "Where are we gonna put the deer?" So, we turn around and come home to get the Jeep. I get in the Jeep, Joe runs into the house for one other thing we forgot and then comes out and almost gets in the Toyota again. Quite funny. Good thing I was already in the Jeep. Even funnier if he had left me and the Jeep at home, but anyway.
So, we get to the farm and we park in the parking lot. Not what I expected. And we walk about a mile to the edge of the woods and then walk into the woods on a road-type thing for a few hundred yards. The doe was lying right on the middle of this road thing deader than a door nail.
So we get a few pics and Joe puts on his super duper gloves I gave him while we were still in college. (They are vet gloves for when you have to stick your arm up a cow's.....)
Anyway. On the ride over we had speculated about where he had hit the deer. I thought probably liver since there were guts on the arrow, yet the deer had died very quickly. Joe thought lungs because he thought he had seen some bubbles in the blood. Turns out we were both right. Perfect little three-way cuts in both.
Also, the deer was definitely gut shot and when Joe first opened her up, I almost lost my second supper. I eat more than one supper nowadays. Pregnancy makes me hungry, and obviously a pansy when it comes to yucky smells.
Anyway, after that I led the way home to the parking lot while Joe dragged our meaty friend. We almost fell in a slurry pit, but otherwise it was pretty tame. The night was beautiful with stars overhead and a lovely brisk temperature.
At home, we paid the babysitter and gave her a ride home. Then we skinned and butchered the deer on the ground in 40 minutes. I think that is pretty dang impressive.
The next day we ate the tenderloins, the next day we packaged up the rest of the meat. It should last at least until Christmas. :)

Hi guys. I went hunting tonight at Silver Lake Park again. I saw four does that were too far away to shoot. It was beautiful weather (55 degrees and clear). Last night was my exciting night though. I saw nothing until 6:45, when five does came through. Needless to say it was really getting dark by this time. I shot at the second doe (biggest doe) when it entered my shooting lane at 6 yards. Of course I shot under her. So here I am fooling around trying to another arrow as the deer are running all around, coughing, etc. Anyway, I finally get an arrow in and doesn't the same doe get to within 20 yards of me. By this time it is so dark you can't really even see branches, much less twigs, but I was so angry at missing her that I decided to take the shot anyway. Well I drew my bow and tried to aim. Sadly it was too dark to see through my peep, and I couldn't see my pins. So I decided to shoot instincually (whichI had never done before of course). I shot and the doe ran away. I got down to gather up my arrows and couldn't find my second arrow. I finally found it (by now it was completly dark and my flashlight was running out of batteries) and wasn't it covered in blood. So I started following the blood trail (sparse). After going about 30 yards I decided to leave it until the morning. By loooking at and smelling my arrow, I was pretty sure she was gut shot. So as I am walking out of the woods, without a flashlight, don't I almost trip over her. She was lung shot and liver shot and only went about 45 yards. The arrow exited through her guts which was why it was covered in stomach contents. Anyway, I went home and got Jocelyn and we went out with serious flashlights (Jocelyn has an extremely dangerous Mag-lite I got her for Christmas a couple years back) and got the doe. It was a beautiful, clear, cool night and we had a great adventure finding, gutting, dragging, skinning, and butchering the deer (all before bed). Tonight when I got home from hunting we ate the tenderloin (unbelievable). Anyway, It was a great opening weekend. Catch you soon.

Hey guys! Deer season has begun...about time. And what a great day weather wise (30mph winds and snow). Anyway, I hunted from about 7:00-10:00 this morning in the Silver Lake Park. I wanted to be in my tree by 6:30, but old man Rebisz was running a bit late. The nice part was that it was light enough on my way in to my stand that when my flashlight batteries ran out I could see well enough to find my stand anyway. It was really cold (33) and snowy. I saw nothing until about 8:30. At that time I had three small bucks (4, 5, and 6 points) come in and play around my stand for about 45 minutes. It was really cool. At one point they were all sparring at the same time about 10 yards from my stand. I almost shot the six pointer, but decided to save my dad's tag for later in the season (haha). On the way out of the woods we jumped two bucks. One was a small six pointer and the other looked to be about 16-18" wide. He had long, thick main beams, but I couldn't make out much in the way of points. All in all a great morning. Hope everyone else did well. I'm heading back out in the morning (actually I'm going to pick my spot out right now.) I'll let you all know how I do. I attached pictures of two does Larry and I shot on a late season shotgun hunt to the East Side of Letchworth Park last year. It was a beautiful day.

P.S. - Now that deer season has officially started, I expect to see more posts my friends!!!

Hello Everyone. I am sure you are all getting ready for hunting. If you have time hit the streams and rivers. The fishing has been good and will only get better. We have been getting some nice browns and the steelhead are starting to show up. Also, there are plenty of salmon still around. Good luck to everyone in the woods and let me know if you want to hit the water.

Hi all. I went fishing with Scott yesterday morning. We trolled in 10-20 feet of water in Lake Ontario by the mouth of Sandy. It was really cold out there early (we got on the water around 4:00A.M.) Anyway, we hooked up four times. I ended up catching one nice steelhead (see picture) and fighting another large fish for awhile. We were off the water by 8:00. All in all it was a fun morning. I learned a lot about down-rigging and trolling for salmon. I heard some trout (browns) have moved into the stream along with the salmon. Next weekend should be fun if we can get away from John's wedding for a few hours. Catch you later. Joe