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blutob · February 19, 2011, 07:32 PM

603 Country,
I understand your sentiments completely. When I was younger (I'm 54 now), I would usually hunt the part of my property that was way back (4500 ft from the road), and take any shot I could get on deer (there are no elk in NY). The results included many long tracking sessions and exhausting drags of deer back to the road through mud, swamps, etc., many times in the dark. Sometimes on longer shots there were so many tracks I couldn't even figure out which ones belonged to the deer I shot.

The last 3 years I have set up some stands about 300 yards from the road and have spent more time hunting that area, with great success. It is a thicker area so the shots are closer (within 100 yds), and it takes about 15 minutes to get the animal to the vehicle. What was I thinking before! I guess I've become lazy or smart also.

February 19, 2011, 07:32 PM	#94
blutob Member Join Date: March 2, 2008 Posts: 70	603 Country, I understand your sentiments completely. When I was younger (I'm 54 now), I would usually hunt the part of my property that was way back (4500 ft from the road), and take any shot I could get on deer (there are no elk in NY). The results included many long tracking sessions and exhausting drags of deer back to the road through mud, swamps, etc., many times in the dark. Sometimes on longer shots there were so many tracks I couldn't even figure out which ones belonged to the deer I shot. The last 3 years I have set up some stands about 300 yards from the road and have spent more time hunting that area, with great success. It is a thicker area so the shots are closer (within 100 yds), and it takes about 15 minutes to get the animal to the vehicle. What was I thinking before! I guess I've become lazy or smart also.