Nice buck.
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By the way, its legal to sit in your stand anytime you want; you just can't shoot before or after legal hours. Believe me, i know law.
To hunt—means to pursue, shoot, kill or capture (other than trap) wildlife and includes all lesser acts that disturb or worry wildlife whether or not they result in taking. Hunting also includes all acts to
assist another person in taking wildlife.
If your in the woods with a weapon your hunting wether you shoot or not.
Carry a few deer slugs with you when your Turkey hunting in the fall,then try and tell the DEC officer you were'nt hunting deer out of season.