Here is my report. I didnt see a single deer all week until sunday. Sunday morning about 10am 2 doe ran by me about 5 yards away. I yelled out stop, one ran off and the other stopped 30yds away. I shot the one that stopped, it ran 20yards and stopped again. I reloaded my muzzleloader, shot it again and it died right there. It was the first deer i have shot in 5 years, and my first with my muzzleloader. I usually let does walk on by but i really wanted to take one with my ML. While i was gutting my deer out, i heard crashing. I turn around and look and 3 more doe are standing there 40yards away looking at me. I made the mistake of leaving my gun 6 feet away leaning against a tree. By the time i got my gun, they decided to vacate the area. Next time i will keep it close by.
Hunting chemung county by the way.
Another friend of mine shot a 15pt buck that weighed 185lbs dressed. Its an awesome deer. The rack isnt perfectly symmetrical, but its big and a 15 point. There is one more point about a 1/2" long. If you can count that, its a 16pt. He said it ran by with another buck that loooked to be an 8 pt, but had a bigger/wider rack.