Hunting the late bow/Muzzlelodaer Season?

ABarOfSoap · 12-08-2009, 02:14 PM

Going too upstate ny for the day on December 19th to try and get a nice doe with the muzzle loader, any tips on how i should be hunting at this late time of the year?

Champlain Islander · 12-08-2009, 03:20 PM

You should have snow and the deer in northern NY will be grouped up. I would focus on the thicker lower elevation areas near traditional yarding areas.

BTBowhunter · 12-08-2009, 03:28 PM

Dont know upstate NY but find the food or a yarding area and you'll find the deer. If you'll be in farm country you may still be able to find some standing corn this year. Winter wheat is a bonanza as well.
If as I suspect, you'll be in bigwoods with heavy snow cover, look for yarding areas. Low lying evergreen, rhododendron and laurel thickets out of the wind are a good place to start.

Good luck and let us know how it goes!!!

lonewolf5348 · 12-08-2009, 04:50 PM

I am leaving in the morning for the last few day of gun season and I will stay into B/P season hopefully the deer are in there feeding mode now that the weather is going to change snow @ cold temp:
I also will see what trails they are traveling on due to the snow covered ground.
I am still holding out for a rack the doe just may be the last resort in b/p season