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Huge Adirondack 10 Pointer

Marc A. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 4:01 am
Alvin Austin was hunting in the Northwestern Adirondacks with his hunting group when this deep woods bruiser showed up. What a giant buck! Congrats to Alvin.DROPTINE MEDIA LLC IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR C...
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Monster Long Island Buck - New State Record?

Marc A. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 11:01 am
This monster buck was apparently taken in Long Island a few days ago. It looks like a New York State tag on this deer. I've never seen a buck quite like this one - lots of mass, double main beam, ...
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131" Westchester County 9 Pointer

Marc A. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 4:01 am
On October 30th Jeff was in Westchester County bowhunting whitetails. He had passed up several does and a few small bucks when he saw a nice 8 pointer. The deer never offered Jeff a shot and he watche...
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The Bigger They Are the Harder They Fall

Marc A. posted an article on - Nov 3, 2009, 4:01 am
Last weekend my cousin Ken made it out to one of his new properties in Dutchess County that is just loaded with deer. After seeing six does in a group make their way down the ridge and cross just out ...
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Giant Wyoming County Buck

Marc A. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 4:01 am
 This monster 8 pointer was taken recently in Wyoming County, NY. I don't have any other details on this buck right now, but it's definitely a monster!DROPTINE MEDIA LLC IS NOT RESPONSIBL...
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Chautauqua County 10 Pointer

Marc A. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 4:01 am
It was a great night when this giant 3.5 year old New York 10 pointer came into two yearling bucks sparring. The big 10 pointer showed his dominance by rubbing a nearby tree and then posturing as he w...
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QDMA Youth Hunt in New York

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 31, 2009, 4:01 am
Getting the younger generations involved in our great tradition of hunting is something all sportsmen should strive for. Whenever you have the opportunity to take a youth hunting or fishing you are he...
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Big Bucks on QDM Properties in New York

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 4:01 am
As many of you know, I hunt some of the QDM managed DEP lands in New York. I've had great success on them and there are plenty of deer. It's a tough hunt, but if you're willing to wear dow...
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NYBowhunter.com Presents: In a New York Minute

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 4:01 am
If you read my post from last weekend where I missed that nice 8 pointer, you'll be glad to know he's not lost forever. The miss will live on through this video so I can watch it over and over...
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St. Lawrence County 8 Pointer

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 4:01 am
This father and son team had this buck's pattern pinned down. The trail cams showed this giant showing up  several times in a small creek bottom surrounded by hardwoods.  On the afternoo...
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Big Bucks in Pound Ridge, NY

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 27, 2009, 4:01 am
Here is a nice Westchester County buck that was shot in Pound Ridge, NY. The buck was taken on an afternoon hunt on October 19th. Mike put a double lung shot on the buck at 20 yards. Just a...
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Nice NY Opening Day Buck

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 4:01 am
It was opening morning of the New York archery season and this hunter only had an hour to hunt before heading off to work. He grabbed his climber and headed to the deer woods. Never having hunting thi...
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The One That Got Away

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 11:50 am
Date: October 25, 2009 Time: 7:30 a.m. Location: Westchester County Temperature: 52 degrees Skies: Sunny Wind: From NNW at 9 mph I haven't been writing many field reports this...
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Another Cayuga County Buck Down

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 4:01 am
On October 19th, Steve stepped out into the crisp autumn air to hunt a nearby swamp. The frost covered leaves and thin ice in the swamp made it difficult to keep quiet. Not too long after settlin...
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Monster Buck taken in Cayuga County

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 24, 2009, 4:01 am
After eight years of bowhunting, Mike has taken 5 deer with the biggest weighing in at 125 pounds. Last Sunday one of Mike's friends gave him a call to go hunt his grandparents house in Cayuga Cou...
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Big 8 Pointer in Horseheads, NY

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 4:01 am
On Sunday, October 18th Dan finally made it out for his first hunt of New York's 2009 archery season. The plan was to get to the stand around 3:00 p.m. and sit until dark. It wasn't until 6:00...
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Scrape Activity in Putnam County

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 4:01 am
Joe sent in some pics of a nice Putnam County buck working a scrape on October 11th. I think he'd be hard to pass up. This is a nice buck with some good tine length. Taking a little clo...
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Scrape Activity Heating Up

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 4:01 am
Well the buck activity is definitely picking up and rubs and scrapes are showing up throughout the state. Check out these pictures from one of our readers of some nice bucks working a scrape mid-morni...
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127" Long Island 8 Pointer

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 20, 2009, 4:01 am
On October 16th, John dropped his buddy Sean off at the honey hole around 3:30pm. This spot was not hunted much, but John knew there was a big one in there. Around 4:30pm Sean saw the bruiser thr...
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Big New York 10 Pointer Down

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 4:01 am
My buddy Joe from Beyond Backpacks gave me a call the other night to tell me how his opening day went in the Southern Zone of New York. Joe was out trying to shoot a doe and was only seeing young buck...
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Adirondack Black Bear Hunters Succeed

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 18, 2009, 4:01 am
Don't think we forgot about New York's other big game - the black bear! Although not quite as abundant as our whitetail deer, New York has a growing population of black bear. Here's a few ...
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Early Season Adirondack Bucks

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2009, 4:01 am
I recently had a chance to catch up with Dan Ladd on his ADKhunter.com website and have found out that those guys have been taking some nice bucks in the Adirondack wilderness. Ben Secor of...
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120" 8 pointer from Long Island

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 16, 2009, 4:01 am
One of my good friend's Joe from Beyond Backpacks recently passed my email address along to his cousin Mike so he could share his early season success with us! It was on the afternoon of Frid...
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More Long Island Bucks

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 4:01 am
It was almost a week ago when this beautiful 6 pointer was taken in Long Island. What makes it even better is that it was the hunter's first buck - not a bad way to start if you ask me! Over ...
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Droptine Trail Cam Buck Returns

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 4:01 am
There is so much going on lately with archery season opening that I can barely keep up with the deer showing up on trail cameras and the deer being taken where the archery season has begun. If yo...
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Public Meeting on Deer Management at Bedford Town Hall

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 4:01 am
On October 14th the NYS DEC will be hosting a public meeting on deer management for Region 3. The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Town of Bedford Court House located at 321 Bedford Road ...
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Long Island Whitetails

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 12, 2009, 6:08 pm
Here's an interesting buck from Long Island that was taken a few days ago. It has a really interesting split brow tine on its right main beam and it looks like the left brow tine wanted to split a...
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Big Buck Down in 6H

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 4:01 am
This buck was taken on October 3rd in WMU 6H. Bruce drew his bow back and took this buck at a mere 10 yards! The deer went only 40 yards before piling up. It is Bruce's best buck to date and one t...
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NorthCountry Whitetails Reports Starting Soon

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 4:01 am
Each year the Dougherty's of NorthCountry Whitetails put together their famous Rut Report following deer activity throughout the season. This year's Rut Report starts soon: Well, it’s a...
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Long Island Buck - First Deer of the NY Season

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 4:01 am
Well it's finally here and it's finally happened! Check out this awesome early season 10 pointer from Long Island, NY. Hopefully this a sign of what's still to come this season. October 17...
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More Trail Cam Bucks

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 5, 2009, 4:01 am
I finally got my replacement trail cam from Cuddeback after my last one stopped working. After my morning hunt in CT I put out the trail camera in a spot I think a few decent bucks are using. There ar...
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The Tug Hill Buck

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 4, 2009, 10:00 am
One of the guys from Butternut Lures shared this photo of a buck he killed in the Adirondack Mountains on opening day of the Northern Zone. After a 4 1/2 hour drive and a night sleeping in the car Kri...
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American Bowhunters 2009 Antelope Challenge

Marc A. posted an article on - Oct 1, 2009, 5:20 pm
Team American Bowhunters recently returned from the 2009 Campbell Outdoor Challenge at Crooked Creek Outfitter in Buffalo, South Dakota. This would be the 3rd leg of this years Archery Antelope Classi...
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Trail Cam 10 Pointer from New York

Marc A. posted an article on - Sep 30, 2009, 4:01 am
Here are some more trail cam pics from one of our readers. This is a really nice 10 pointer and I don't think I'd be able to pass him up if he walked by while I was out in the woods. ...
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Quality Deer Management in New York

Marc A. posted an article on - Sep 28, 2009, 9:37 pm
I recently received an email from the President of the NYS QDMA that outlined certain facts supported by compiled data from New York and around the country. The information was very interesting so I t...
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NYBowhunter.com Presents: I'm Addicted

Marc A. posted an article on - Sep 28, 2009, 4:01 am
Well here it is, the first video of the season! On September 19th I took my brother to Connecticut for an early season bowhunt and his first ever archery hunt. The morning was slow and all we saw was ...
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Public Meetings on Deer Management

Marc A. posted an article on - Sep 22, 2009, 4:01 am
NYS DEC is interested in changes to the deer program that will enhance our ability to manage deer considering the many differences in regional deer populations, habitat conditions, and social interest...
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Westchester County Bowhunters Association Meeting

Marc A. posted an article on - Sep 21, 2009, 10:16 pm
The next Westchester County Bowhunters Association meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 22nd at 7:00pm at the Teatown Lake Reservation on Spring Valley Road in Ossining. The Agenda inclu...
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Early Season Success in CT

Marc A. posted an article on - Sep 21, 2009, 4:01 am
Well the season has begun in Connecticut and it's been a great start. I originally had taken off opening day, but after looking at the weather and seeing the next day having a 15 degree drop in te...
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The Beanfield Giant

Marc A. posted an article on - Sep 18, 2009, 4:01 am
Here are a few pictures of a big mature whitetail that's been hitting the same bean field night after night. I wish I could say these pics are of a deer I'm watching, but they're not. So g...
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Deer, Deer and More Deer

Marc A. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 10:09 pm
Hunting season is still way too far away. These pictures won't make it come any faster, but they sure are nice to look at! Thanks to all our readers who submitted these photos.  DROPTINE...
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The Bucks of New York

Marc A. posted an article on - Sep 15, 2009, 4:01 am
There have been some great photos of New York deer showing up on various hunting forums and there is no shortage of big bucks this season! Every time I see one of these pictures I see myself up in the...
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Opening Day Quickly Approaches

Marc A. posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 4:01 am
It's coming down to those last final days of summer for the whitetail. The velvet is shedding and the hard horned bucks are polishing up their headgear. Last season seems like it was so long ago, ...
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Joe Perry: From Rock 'n Roll to Deer Hunting

Marc A. posted an article on - Sep 11, 2009, 4:01 am
Growing up I had the pleasure of having the "heavy metal" uncle who made sure I got a real education in Rock N' Roll. Uncle Anthony made sure to crank it up for me at a young age so I could rock o...
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Reader's Pics - Trail Cam Bucks

Marc A. posted an article on - Sep 9, 2009, 4:01 am
While I haven't seen too many big bucks this summer I know they're out there and these pictures prove it! Some of our readers have been scoring with photos of some big whitetails. This is a w...
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Reader's Pics - Trail Cam Bears

Marc A. posted an article on - Sep 8, 2009, 4:01 am
With all the talk about deer season coming up I was beginning to forget about black bear season! Pretty soon the Adirondacks will open up their early black bear season and hopefully a few lucky hunter...
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Velvet's Gone, Big Buck Rubs Appearing!

Marc A. posted an article on - Sep 3, 2009, 4:01 am
This afternoon started as a typical afternoon. I got home from work, sat down to check some emails and the phone rang - it was Joe. Joe and I met awhile back and both share the same sort of craziness ...
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The Big 8 Pointer - "Fat Boy"

Marc A. posted an article on - Sep 2, 2009, 4:01 am
John has come through again with some nice trail cam pictures, looks like he has a few to choose from this season. I only wish my trail camera was still working and I could get some pics like these: T...
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GEAR GUIDE: Insane Archery Bow Camera Mount

Marc A. posted an article on - Aug 31, 2009, 4:01 am
I recently had the opportunity to test out the new Bow Camera Mount by Insane Archery. If you have ever wanted to film your own hunts, but don't want to spend thousands on professional equipment t...
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DEP Hunt Tags No Longer Needed on DEP Lands

Marc A. posted an article on - Aug 27, 2009, 4:01 am
The NYC DEP allows deer, bear, turkey and small game hunting on designated City Water Supply lands and as provided by New York State regulations. DEP is no longer issuing Hunting Tags for hunting on C...
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