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November 22, 2009
Slow Day in the Deer Woods - 6
by Gerry Bethge
Day 2 of the New York State whitetail season was a mirror-image of the first—clouds and a semi-balmy 45 degrees at sunrise. After seeing just a handful of deer on the first day, I hoped that the second might bring a bit more action, but I was disappointed. Saw four does on the morning sit and out hunting party's deer-sighting total for the a.m. was just 6 including a small 6-point. In terms of shots heard? Another quiet morning in our area which is a little over an hour south of Buffalo. Four shots fired within hearing distance seems to indicate that deer just have not been on the move. Meanwhile, our buddy John Kelly hunting a bit north of us and his hunting party saw upwards of 75 deer on the opener, but not a shooter buck in the bunch. Tomorrow is the Pennsylvania bear opener and we'll be in western PA on a traditional Keystone State bear stand at first light.
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Comments (6)
sorry about your deer hunt but man hope you have a blast on your bear hunt!
S L O W here in Ark. too .
just to clarify that would be the southern zone regular season opener we have been hunting in NY for over a month
higher temps have the deer bedding at first light and moving very little if any during the day in Ar.
Yeah man i hear ya.. i hunt the southern zone and havnt seen anything, Been hunting hard since opening day and there is absolutely no activity in the woods this year...def too warm...eventuallly they step out ... Patience is the key!
Might be one silver lining in our cold falls and early winters, the deer need to be out feeding to build up the winter fat supply. combine that with the rut and a very healthy population in Alberta and Saskatchewan and you are going to see deer - lots of deer.
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sorry about your deer hunt but man hope you have a blast on your bear hunt!
S L O W here in Ark. too .
just to clarify that would be the southern zone regular season opener we have been hunting in NY for over a month
higher temps have the deer bedding at first light and moving very little if any during the day in Ar.
Yeah man i hear ya.. i hunt the southern zone and havnt seen anything, Been hunting hard since opening day and there is absolutely no activity in the woods this year...def too warm...eventuallly they step out ... Patience is the key!
Might be one silver lining in our cold falls and early winters, the deer need to be out feeding to build up the winter fat supply. combine that with the rut and a very healthy population in Alberta and Saskatchewan and you are going to see deer - lots of deer.
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