| Title: | The Hunting Notesfile |
| Notice: | Registry #7, For Sale #15, Success #270 |
| Moderator: | SALEM::PAPPALARDO |
| Created: | Wed Sep 02 1987 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1561 |
| Total number of notes: | 17784 |
A scouting trip to Northwestern Mass was taken the last Sunday
in September to check out the territory we intend to hunt during
bow and shotgun season.
The food supply is good. Lots of acorns, the really hot weather
didn't appear to harm the various plants/leaves/trees probably
due to the higher elevation and higher rainfall than we had in the
East.
Since it took 3 hours to get there and three hours to return,
there wasn't a lot of time for scouting. Two deer were sighted
at a distance of 200 yards on the edge of a field and they simply
stepped back into the bushes and hung around for awhile.
As expected, there wasn't much sign in the usual places that we
hunt in December and the deer were up high and coming down at daybreak
and dusk with a few in the daytime.
The SNOWFALL this weekend will change their patterns quite a bit
if it lasts very long. I imagine even they were surprised to get
blasted with 10" of wet snow the way the weather has been(warm).
Another trip is planned for the weekend after next. We will be
taking a vcr recorder along to capture information on film and we
can review it numerous times.
If the deer we saw were an example, the herd is in very good physical
shape. The coats were in good condition and they appeared to be
well fed.
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 47.1 | New York | BPOV09::JAMBERSON | Mon Oct 05 1987 10:52 | 9 | |
I talked with the people I hunt with in New York this past weekend.
They've been seeing ALOT of deer both at night and during the day.
They went out Friday night for about 45 minutes and counted 47 deer in
the fields around the area. They said that it was split almost
50/50 between does and bucks. In talking with the game management
folks, they indicated that the season may be extended if the harvest
isn't great enough. There afraid that the herd is getting to large.
Can't wait for the season to begin.
Jeff
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| 47.2 | NEW YORK | VLSBOS::RADICIONI | Mon Oct 05 1987 11:09 | 8 | |
COMING HOME FROM SALMON FISHING THIS PAST WEEKEND,I SAW A FEW NICE
BUCKS TIED TO HOODS OF CARS AND TRUCKS IN NEW YORK.. I ALSO SAW
A FEW NICE LOOKING DEER DEAD ON THE HIGWAYS.. I SAW A FEW NICE LOOKING
DOES EATING ON THE SIDES OF THE ROADS ON ROUTE 13.. SHOULD BE A
GOOD SEASON FOR DEER HUNTING IN NEW YORK..
ARNIE
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| 47.3 | Come on, you can tell us. | TSE::LEFEBVRE | Watcher of the skies | Mon Oct 05 1987 11:15 | 3 |
Arnie, how many road kills did you load into your truck? :^)
Mark.
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| 47.4 | WISE GUYS | VLSBOS::RADICIONI | Mon Oct 05 1987 14:47 | 7 | |
WELL MARK,THEY REALLY DIDN'T LOOK THAT BAD,I WOULD HAVE HELP THE
STATE COPS AND LOADED THEM IN THE BLAZER,BUT THOSE 18 WHEELERS LOOKED
A LITTLE BIGGER THAN ME.. WHEN THEY HIT YA,YOU DON'T LOOK OR WALK
EVERY GOOD AFTER THAT.. I NEED SOME DEER MEAT !!!! MISSED THE TASTE..
ARNIE
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| 47.5 | "Keep it Down Will Ya" | NISYSE::SKIPJACK | Tue Oct 06 1987 09:31 | 2 | |
Hey Arnie, STOP YELLING. Use the shift key please!
Thanx
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