funny,
Last 2 & this year I have been camping in snow conditions in early Oct.. Unlike the previous, at least this fall has seemed more like fall and now winter is surly knocking on our door..
I don't mind winter at all.. I don't care much for snow though..
The biggest kicker with me is daylight savings.. I don't do well when it's dark out at 4:30 pm.. Personally I'm fine with it being dark out at 7:30am in the fall, winter.. It's the early evening darkness that casts the blues..
Looks like opening weekend of southern NY hunting is going to be a toss..
Sat looks decent, Sunday looks like a walking day with 28 mph gusts..
My son put a few miles on today with the crossbow , it was windy
Hunker down folks :)

Congrats r3.  Good luck the rest of the season.  I would love to hunt my cousins property in Higganum but I don't think his wife would approve. 
 
Same to you HT, I hope a big boy wanders by.  I have a doe tag for 4F if you need or want it. 
 
I plan to hit the watershed property 400 yards from my front door in the hope of putting a tag
on doe or buck since I have tags for either.  Must say I have had very little activity on my trail cameras set up in the corner of my yard on the food plot I put in the end of the summer.

Windy, but still mild, holding up the rut here.
 
I got most of my pigs back today 195# and 205# hanging. Still waiting for the smoked stuff. No room in the freezer for venison this year........

Ps , it's pouring out here and I seen the SR was been bumped to 750 tues ?
That is great news for the fish .
Hope it blows to 1,000+ until you guys get out . It needs a break

Heavy rain for the last twenty minutes.  I would like to see a little snow on the ground, perhaps one to three inches, to make tracking the brown buggers a bit easier. 
At least this rain will be a good test for the new roof I had to have installed last week after finding out the original roof had no ice/water shield or felt, just shingles laid upon plywood.  

 
Got in my spot this AM and missed an 8-saw a doe and skipper while following up my shot by tracking in the wet leaves for a couple of hours and passed.
No blood- never thought it was hit -but ya gotta follow up anyhow-- saw him again and he hopped off in a thicket without another shot opportunity.
Was sure I flinched when shooting- gotta get over that -has happened in the past.
SQUEEEZE and follow through in the scope- Dopy.
Watched the one 2 days ago fall in the scope- this time found myself looking over the scope too quick. Dummy
Mighta had some FEVER- hope to never loose it either.

DarDys

pafisher
Anyone try having the hind qtr. of the deer in sandwich with steak sauce and onion? Freeze the meat,then thaw slightly so you can thinly slice,pan fry till it turns brown and put in long sandwich bun with fixings.

I partially thaw the fillet and slice thin with a mandolin slicer. Quick brown in olive oil and blacking seasoning. Let get cold. Mix with a good Italian dressing, like from Teresa's LakeShore Deli. Put in fridge over night. Serve on a crusty roll with some shredded hard cheese.

That's a different twist on it Darby,but I like it hot out of the pan with a good Philly steak sauce.

Congratulations HT.
 
Here comes the weather......................
 
 

Congrats Tuna.
 
PA- there is a German Smokehouse deli near home that makes Schickenspeck, pepperoni, kielbasa, sausage and hotdogs with the venison you bring in. However my favorite is having a whole hind quarter smoked.  It tastes almost like prosciutto.  

 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                       STORM TOTALS SO FAR
 
 
 

Snowfall Totals So Far

As of Saturday midday, numerous locations from southeastern South Dakota to southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois have reported a foot or more of snow from the storm. 
Here is a sampling of official snowfall totals around the area, by state:

• South Dakota: Tea (18 inches), Sioux Falls Regional Airport (7.2 inches)  
• Iowa: George (17 inches), Waterloo (12.7 inches), Dubuque (10.2 inches), Des Moines (6.9 inches)
• Nebraska: Near Bloomfield (16 inches), South Sioux City (6.5 inches), Valentine (4 inches) 
• Minnesota: Worthington (8 inches)
• Illinois: Grayslake (16 inches), Moline (9.9 inches), Chicago O'Hare (9.1 inches), Rockford (8.6 inches), 
• Wisconsin: Near Footville (17 inches), Janesville (11.5 inches), Milwaukee (6.7 inches), Madison (4.1 inches)
• Michigan:  Rives Junction (8 inches), Kalamazoo (5.3 inches), Flint (3.2 inches), Detroit Metro Airport (1 inch)
• Indiana: Crown Point (5 inches), Lafayette (3.5 inches), near South Bend (3 inches), Tipton (2 inches) 

Bella also produced the season's first flakes as far south as northwest Arkansas Saturday morning, and left a dusting of snow in Springfield, Missouri, as well.

Lake effect warning of 6-12 inches today-tomorrow... Wind advisory of gusts up to 50 mph... Tuna, you should bring the Mae up today for one more shot on the lake :)

Using a Ruger #1 in 06. with a decent 4x9 scope. It isn't the kick or the gun- its my not keeping with proper procedures all the time.
It never happens on the range.
Love single shot  guns.
Jerking the trigger and looking up too quick on occasion-especially in quick shooting scenarios.
Kinda like looking up too quick and trying to hit hard when playing golf and not just watching the club hit ball and following through.
Keep telling myself to just keep looking through the scope till impact and SQUEEEZE.
Picked up this trait a couple of years ago and fall back on it occasionally.
The one I took Wed. was a hard shot through trees and over some large rocks requiring lots of concentration and all went perfectly- even saw it drop while still in the scope.
Friday YANK and PEEK==dummy.
Going tomorrow and likely he will be back- has the area all torn up and is there each morning.

Today was a bust in the woods . High winds, warmer temps and sunshine kept the deer staying low. We have a lack of hunters so if they don't feel comfortable moving and feeding then they just lye low which is what they did today
When I walked around I jumped some that were bedded , when I sat , I seen none .
Hoping to get back out on a camping trip Dec-5 & 6

e have a dusting on the ground this am. I continue to have winter chores. Tomorrow will be a visit to see granny and the OZ and as it sits now will hit the river Thursday and maybe Friday

Have not checked the low temp. for last night but, the white area in the woods, use to be water.  Now that we have had snow and temp.s low enough, in one night to freeze over the ponds, I think it fair enough to call for....................
 
 
 
 
  

 
 
4 months of "Indian Summer"!
 
 
Happy Thanksgiving to all and, good luck to those (me included) still seeking the ever elusive White-Tailed Deer and/or Bear
 
BTDT said that......... 
 
 
Update: 17.5` F. in my little piece of Penn's Woods last night.