Surf and Turf Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 With a break in action at school my son was able to make it to deer camp in NY this past weekend. Got down on Friday afternoon out in stand by just before 4, it was rainy and misty so not the best conditions, but just before last light two bucks crept out into the cut we were overlooking, a six pointer and eight pointer. Both were in long grass up to their shoulders with some bushes mixed in. The larger of the two was behind the six pointer, as soon as the eight pointer presented a shot he took it. The buck jumped and twisted around and ran off to the right into thick bush. We waited about 20 minutes before getting down. Looked for about 15 minutes for blood but because of the rain couldn’t find any sign whatsoever so started a slow search through the brush after about 45 minutes finally found it in a small stream tucked behind an undercut bank. . The .243 did its job, taking out its heart but still managed to run a good 80 yards or so. To the say the least we were happy to find it! i shot a small five pointer on Sunday morning to break my season long losing streak. Did a lot of hunting this fall but seeing my son take that 8 pointer was definitely the highlight! Dan Andrews, Davidp16, Darryl L and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 Congrats on the deer. When I fish NY there’s always a ton of deer in the fields. Surf and Turf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 Congrats to you and your son for a successful hunt !! The deer population seems to thrive well in NY State . I remember driving through Michigan while heading to Thunder Bay for our moose hunt and seeing many deer near the highway and some that were killed by vehicles . Surf and Turf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishingking Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 Congrats to you both! Surf and Turf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markster Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 Congratulations to both of you. Thats a pretty nice buck for NY. Surf and Turf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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