I think beaver dammed this at some point and the flooding killed all the timber? Tracks and trails all through it ...
You guys with the later seasons are making me so want to get in the woods! Enjoy the late season I think I like it better than all the others combined……
Yep, rabbits, squirrels, grouse, fox, coyote, raccoon. I’ve eaten raccoon, not the worst thing in the world. Was over a fire though and some charred pieces weren’t my favorite. Haven’t got the stomach for fox or coyote though. Maybe if I’m real hungry…..Can you still smack cottontails in NY?
Bring the .22 when you scout.
How late does deer go in PA??Come down to Pa !
Late archery & flintlock season are in 'till January 20.How late does deer go in PA??
Dogs of any variety are perpetually off the menu for me.Yep, rabbits, squirrels, grouse, fox, coyote, raccoon. I’ve eaten raccoon, not the worst thing in the world. Was over a fire though and some charred pieces weren’t my favorite. Haven’t got the stomach for fox or coyote though. Maybe if I’m real hungry…..
Yeah just can’t wrap my mind around biting into a coyote butt. But I shoot them for the fur not the meat!!!Dogs of any variety are perpetually off the menu for me.
Add 3 does (out of range), another gray squirrel, and an owl (possibly horned, but more likely a barred or snowy) to the mix. The latter glided horizontally just below the canopy for a few seconds before perching on a branch and studying me at like 15 yds, then took off lazily to find its hunting limb for the night. It was kinda like when two bowhunters are coming/going from the same public tract and quickly exchange pleasantries in the parking lot. Kinda cool.View attachment 113149First hang of 2015, first sit in this tree for the season, hunting to fill my last doe tag. I hate climbing this tree, but it’s always worth it. I got up pretty easily this time though and I’m only now getting cold after an hour with two left to hunt. This view is the best on the property and I have the most diversification of wildlife in this area. Already saw a gray squirrel (vastly outnumbered by fox squirrels), a few fox squirrels, a red bellied woodpecker, some cardinals, and a couple of northern flickers. Also unfortunately a feral cat.
I can see nothing and everything all at once from this tree, and the snow makes it even better. When I see deer down here, they really seem to just materialize from the mist more so than in other parts of our woods. I’m about 12 yds off a superhighway (pictured) and 25 yds from the field edge, in the pocket of about 3 properties’ junction. First yearling doe or older within 25 yds is meeting the grim reaper.