Adirondack Mtns (NY) public land whitetail

[sammy1129]

I shot this big 8pt (should have been a 9 but one of the brow tines is under an inch after being broken off) up in the Adirondack Mtns (NY) on November 7th 2010.

 

[Oak]

Looks a little crunchy. Congrats on the buck and welcome to the forum.

 

[wyoming556]

Nice buck. That would qualify as a Louisiana 9 point for sure.

 

[elk_hunter]

Yes, very nice buck! Crunchy indeed - did you spot/stalk him or were you in a blind?

 

[sammy1129]

We do deer drives, so we get in about 4 hunts a day covering about 10-15 miles a weekend. We were 1.5 miles back where I shot him and he dressed out at 195lbs so it was a "fun" drag out.

No blinds, no tree stands...

 

[mdunc8]

Great buck! Congrats and welcome.

 

[sammy1129]

My biggest buck so far, I pick up the mount this week.

Oh, he has an 18" inside spread also.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Nice buck Sammy! One to be proud of for sure.

 

[noharleyyet]

No blinds, no tree stands...

Just curious, why the distinction between the above and deer drives?

Nice buck by the way.

 

[Oak]

Just curious, why the distinction between the above and deer drives?

I think because someone asked if he was using a blind.

 

[WFGinNM]

Nice Whitetail. Welcome to OYOA.

--Bill

 

[noharleyyet]

I think because someone asked if he was using a blind.

I want my speed reading tuition back.

 

[Big luke1981]

Congrats on a nice buck Sammy!!!!!

 

[sammy1129]

Yup, it was asked above about the blind.

Thanks guys!

My name is Dave, my dogs name is Sammy (my default username on a lot of things)

 

[birddog32]

Nice buck , nice time of year. congrats

 

[stillkickin]

Great buck Dave! Welcome to Hunttalk, need some more upper NY'ers to join up.

 

[elk_hunter]

Yep, I was curious if Dave used a blind or not - looking at all those leaves, I was thinking the strategy was probably A) doing a drive and/or B) sitting in a blind. I remember doing drives in crunchy conditions back in Oregon in the thick stuff.

 

[sammy1129]

Thanks guys...

The good thing about the "crunchy" stuff is you can hear them coming! LOL

With the amount of walking that we do (up and down various mountains) any extra weight is just not fun. So, we just find spots when on watch that will give us some good cover.

 

[mtmiller]

Great buck Dave and welcome aboard. My ignorance to hunting back there, are you requried to bring them out whole?

 

[sammy1129]

Thanks... I'm not sure but it's the way that we've always done it.

I just picked up the mount last night, now I'm already thinking about this fall and wondering if I'll be adding to my mounts.