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IMG_7219.JPG IMG_7223.JPG IMG_7225.JPG IMG_7234.JPG IMG_7236.JPG IMG_7244.JPG It's been a couple years but I was fortunate enough to make it back to my hometown in NYS, unit 8S for opening day. Hunting on my friends farm with another friend and his sons.

I was sitting out for 30 minutes when a doe came angling behind me. I was sitting on the ground in the snow with my back against a stump...She came by and then I heard the grunting. He stopped about 40 yards out looking straight at me; he knew I was there but there was no wind. I had my hood up, outline broken up....He looked at me, looked at doe and then back at me. No shot as he was facing me. If I move he bolts....

He was getting antsy. Still no shot. Then, over his right shoulder about 40 yards back in the woods, a crow went out the top of a tree making a racket Caw, Caw....He looks over his shoulder and turned broadside to look at my hunting spirit guide the crow....Fatal mistake. He went down but was trying to get up so I wanged another slug his way...and missed. But unneeded.

4 guys hunting. Three bucks killed 1st day. 9 Pt, 7 Pt and 9 pt. A great day!
 
View attachment 255273 View attachment 255274 View attachment 255275 View attachment 255276 View attachment 255277 View attachment 255278 It's been a couple years but I was fortunate enough to make it back to my hometown in NYS, unit 8S for opening day. Hunting on my friends farm with another friend and his sons.

I was sitting out for 30 minutes when a doe came angling behind me. I was sitting on the ground in the snow with my back against a stump...She came by and then I heard the grunting. He stopped about 40 yards out looking straight at me; he knew I was there but there was no wind. I had my hood up, outline broken up....He looked at me, looked at doe and then back at me. No shot as he was facing me. If I move he bolts....

He was getting antsy. Still no shot. Then, over his right shoulder about 40 yards back in the woods, a crow went out the top of a tree making a racket Caw, Caw....He looks over his shoulder and turned broadside to look at my hunting spirit guide the crow....Fatal mistake. He went down but was trying to get up so I wanged another slug his way...and missed. But unneeded.

4 guys hunting. Three bucks killed 1st day. 9 Pt, 7 Pt and 9 pt. A great day!

Congrats, nice deer. I hunt 9J and you look like you had a lot more snow. Is 8S shotgun only is is that by choice?
 
Congrats, nice deer. I hunt 9J and you look like you had a lot more snow. Is 8S shotgun only is is that by choice?

Ya, We had a foot of snow last year for opening day. I shot the big buck last year and the little on this year.
8s is Tompkins County, home of Ithaca, a complete liberal socialist Mecca. Makes Cambridge look conservative.
So for years, no rifle as all the counties around us went from shotgun to rifle, we kept the slug guns as you know, rifles are way too scary and dangerous.
Just a couple months ago the county legislature finally approved rifle hunting by a 5-4 vote. Now it has to be approved by the state and we should be good to go for next year....Should be an interesting switch. I've shot dozens of deer with a shotgun, but never a rifle. Have a nice .270 ready to go...
 
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