The Swain Resort is hosting its 4th Annual Western New York Bowhunting Festival on September 21-22, 2013.
Located in Swain, NY the 4th Annual Western New York Bowhunting Festival will be held at Swain Resort. This years events include 3-D Woo…
Go to 4th Annual Western New York Bowhunting FestivalThe Swain Resort is hosting its 4th Annual Western New York Bowhunting Festival on September 21-22, 2013.
Located in Swain, NY the 4th Annual Western New York Bowhunting Festival will be held at Swain Resort. This years events include 3-D Woo…
Go to 4th Annual Western New York Bowhunting FestivalThe bucks are putting on their final inches of antler and will be shedding their velvet at the end of this month into early September.
This year I decided not to hunt in CT and instead focus on NY, PA and possibly WV if something good shows up on my trail cam down there. Of course, today I get a picture from my father’s CT spot with a big 8 pointer. Maybe I should reconsider and hunt CT?
For as long as I can remember in Westchester County (WMU 3S) hunters have been able to buy a super sportsman license which includes a Regular Season Deer tag (antlered deer only – buck #1), Bow/Muzzleloader Either Sex tag (buck #2), Bow/Muzzleloader Antlerless tag, and two DMP tags for 3S.
Once you fill your DMP tags, you can bring the head into the DEC for a replacement Bonus DMP tag which in previous years was a Either Sex Bonus DMP tag (buck #3 and buck #4). Once you shot a buck you with your Bonus DMP tag you couldn’t turn it in again for another Either Sex Bonus DMP.
With four buck tags in your pocket there was no reason to be selective and hunters were shooting an ‘icebreaker’ buck or two to start the season off and then waiting for a bigger deer later in the season. This is one of the reasons why so many yearling bucks are shot in Westchester County and not a lot of bucks get to reach age 4 1/2.
There’s been quite a bit of discussion about the topic on our Facebook page today. What are your thoughts on the new rule? Is it for the better or worse?
It’s that time of year again! The 2013-2014 hunting, fishing and trapping licenses and Deer Management Permits (DMPs) can now be purchased online or at one of DEC’s 1,500 license sales outlets statewide. Sporting licenses can also be ordered by te…
Go to 2013-14 Sporting Licenses Now Available for New YorkPicture this…you’re bowhunting out of a ground blind and a mere 10-yards away out of nowhere steps a giant 170″ whitetail. I’d absolutely freak out! But that’s exactly what happened to the guys at Whitetail Properties. What an experience!
170″ buck …
Go to The Ultimate Whitetail ExperienceOver the last few weekends we’ve been headed over to Blue Mountain Sportsman Center to shoot 3D. The course has been a lot of fun to shoot. There’s several targets to shoot at including deer, turkey, bear, and fox. The terrain makes it very realisti…
Go to Keep Your Bowhunting Skills Sharp with 3D ShootingThe 2013 Northeast Big Buck Club awards banquet is fast approaching! On Saturday, July 20th the NBBC will hold its award banquet in Chicopee, Massachusetts at the Castle of the Knights.
On display will be the famous and controversial King Buck! Thi…
Go to 2013 Northeast Big Buck Club Awards Banquet on July 20thBowtech Archery has released it’s first carbon riser bow – the Carbon Knight. Following the lead of Hoyt with the Carbon Matrix back in 2010, the new Carbon Knight from Bowtech weighs in at just 3.2 pounds (compared to 3.6 pounds for Hoyt’s Carbon …
Go to Bowtech Releases its First Carbon Riser Bow the Carbon KnightSitka Gear has long been my go to choice for creating the perfect whitetail hunting system. The clothing is designed with high tech fabrics by whitetail hunters who spend their fall and winter up in a tree stand. From the first time I put on a piece …
Go to Sitka introduces the Early Season Whitetail PantBowtech recently released a promo video to build excitement around a new bow that they’ll be releasing in July 2013. There’s a lot of speculation as to what this new bow could be. Some think Bowtech will be releasing its first carbon riser bow, whil…
Go to Bowtech Announces Knight Bow to be Released July 20132013 hunting applications now available online for the Westchester County deer management program.
Last year I participated in the Westchester County Adaptive Deer Management Program and spent a few days hunting on Muscoot Farm. There were just under …
PROS: Allows you to use a smart phone while hunting just as you would if you weren’t wearing gloves, form fitting fingers allow for good dexterity, only glove I’ve ever been able to wear while hunting and still be able to text, silver through out en…
Go to Agloves – The Touchscreen Hunting Glove [PRODUCT REVIEW]PROS: Allows you to use a smart phone while hunting just as you would if you weren’t wearing gloves, form fitting fingers allow for good dexterity, only glove I’ve ever been able to wear while hunting and still be able to text, silver through out en…
Go to Agloves – The Touchscreen Hunting Glove [PRODUCT REVIEW]Following the success of the deer management programs around Westchester County, Rye is the latest town to propose a management program. It’s estimated that there are 52 to 55 deer per quarter square mile at the Marshlands Conservancy in Rye.
With the…
Go to Deer Management Program Proposed in RyeJust in case you didn’t miss deer season enough, here’s a few pictures I got from one of our reader’s Chris at the end of last season.
During hurricane Sandy Chris’ ladder stand and tree had become victims of Sandy and were lying on the ground. Ins…
Go to The Forgotten Trail CamAntlers are the first thing most hunters think of when it comes to deer. For decades, hunters have gone out into the wilderness to hunt deer. The majority of them love the venison they will bring home after a successful hunt. However, as the sport of d…
Go to Why Deer Antlers are a Hunter’s Best FriendPROS: 0.1 yard increment readings, 200 yard ranging capability, easy to use, one handed operation, quickly acquires target, distance is compensated for angle +/- 89 degrees, rubberized finish, waterproof, fogproof
CONS: the backlight turns on auto…
Go to Nikon Archer’s Choice MAX Rangefinder [PRODUCT REVIEW]PROS: 0.1 yard increment readings, 200 yard ranging capability, easy to use, one handed operation, quickly acquires target, distance is compensated for angle +/- 89 degrees, rubberized finish, waterproof, fogproof
CONS: the backlight turns on auto…
Go to Nikon Archer’s Choice MAX Rangefinder [PRODUCT REVIEW]Back in January 2011 I met up with the crew from Muddy Outdoors at the ATA Show in Indianapolis where they unveiled the new Bloodsport hang-on stand and from that day on I wanted one.
I counted down the days until the Bloodsport would ship and prob…
Go to Muddy Bloodsport Hang On [PRODUCT REVIEW]Each winter the Westchester County Bowhunters Association holds a big buck contest to showcase some of the clubs largest whitetails from the season. There are prizes for the top three bucks as well as the largest doe by weight.
This year was a …
Go to 2012 WCBA Big Buck ContestOn November 16th BJ Macri was bowhunting in Westchester County in the same area where he took a nice 10-point whitetail the previous season. Macri first learned of the buck from a trail cam photo on October 13th, but Macri didn’t cross paths with th…
Go to From Trail Cam to the WallPaul Wekerle was hunting in Suffolk County on November 6th when this buck came in downwind and caught him completely off guard. The buck stood 25-yards away sniffing an estrous scent wick Wekerle had put out that morning. As the buck began walking a…
Go to The Wekerle BuckThis was a hunt I wish I was able to be a part of, but I was out of town. My brother really got into bowhunting this year (it’s about time!) and it only took a few sits for him to get his first buck down, then his second buck. After that Derek was a…
Go to A Buck to RememberIt was coming down to last light Tylor Woznick had already made the decision to take this buck if given the opportunity. As the buck closed the distance Woznick got ready and once the buck entered a shooting window at 27 yards it was time to draw ba…
Go to The Woznick BuckMike had been hunting hard since October 1st passing up numerous nice bucks along the way in search of one of his four target bucks. November 11th was a calm cold morning, but there was not much action happening. Around 9:00 am a really nice 8 point…
Go to Two November WhitetailsIt’s been a tough season this year for many of us. It was no different for my father who was hunting Connecticut this fall. On an early morning hunt during the last week of November this wide 8 pointer made its way in around 7:10 am. A double lung s…
Go to Wide Eight Pointer from ConnecticutTwenty year old Joe Zane has been bowhunting for three years now and on November 28th crossed paths with a dandy 8-pointer. The buck came in from seventy-yards away trailing a group of does. Zane gave the buck two quick grunts and he came in just en…
Go to The Zane BuckJonathan Mule was hunting on the evening of November 10, 2012. He made his way to the stand early that afternoon to avoid jumping any deer. Mule climbed up a tree in natural funnel and was settled in by 2:00 pm. Around 3:30pm Mule caught movem…
Go to Bowhunting the Rut for Big BucksKen had put his time in this year. He was hunting four spots hard, but having little luck crossing paths with a big buck. Ken planned to take Thanksgiving morning off from hunting so he could relax and get ready for the long day with family ahead, b…
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