NY Hunters - Seen any Chasing
 

Not me yet, bucks are still hanging together where I am at which is the Central New York area. Not much activity this last weekend, deer sightings for me have been declining since opening day.

Hopefully if the temps start to drop, the action should pick up.

Interested in what others are observing.

The past two weekends were warm. Deer mostly moved at night...according to game camera. This weekend should be colder!

Good luck!
Tony

Last Sunday i saw a huge bodied 8 pt chasing a doe( she wanted nothing to do with him), and this morning i saw a giant 12 point herding up 3 does in a field about 30 seconds away from my house... Im in 4y by the way.

12 pointer...Nice!

5A
 

I,m way up in Northeastern NY .
I,ve been seeing 3 times more deer this year then last (2009)
It was pretty warm all last season and never seen a buck chase a doe in Either my area or 8T Southern tier.
I,ve been seeing a ton of doe and fawns .
Also been seeing a couple smell 4 pointers sparring the last week r so , but it looks like just play,, There out there eating with the doe and fawns all the time.
I have a nice buck on my trail camera pics all summer , but I havent got a picture of him in at least 3 weeks .
I watch a very large area with light pressure most of the time and without bull$h1tt1ng I,ve seen up to 27 deer at one time .
Usualy a bought 25 to 30% within range ..
I passed on 4 doe during bow because there fawns were with them and a small doe during muzzleloader season..
That many deer theres got to be a dandy around or will be ..

Hello Tracker...it's amazing how the Bucks stay hidden and all I've been seeing were the many Doe's with young deer all over the place. It wasn't until I put up the trail camera that I actually got to see what type of racks are in my area. There are a few nice sized 6 pointer's, Coyote's and a monster Bear that are in the area. The locals have been complaining about the Bear's activities and many can't wait to gun season to harvest him! Many Coyote's have been spotted and have been causing havoc on the Deer population the past few years.
I am heading up this Friday with a group of friends and they too have orders to leave the Doe's with young deer alone and concentrate on the Buck's and Coyote's.
Anyway...good luck, be safe and best of hunting to all!
Tony

Just started seeing older deer chasing. The last week or so the young ones have been...

Coydogs
 

Oh ya , Theres a few big coydogs running around my place to .
Last few years I took a few out .
Usualy by now I,ve seen at least one or two in person while deer hunting , but I havent yet ,
And yes I have been told there some bruser black bears in my area ..
I,ve been hunting the particular area since 2000 and have not seen a bear or bear sign. I guess thats a good thing ..
One of my big advantages is I,m in close proximity to Miner Instatute ,,
Miner is the inventor of the train knuckle ..
And Millionare,, Not living anymore but his Estate is doing very well .. They do a lot of testing as far as planting crops and agricaltral, test cows, horses etc.
They own hundres of acres of land, woods, creakes, lake, crops, etc, Some is pulic hunting accesable and a lot is not .
So all the big bucks come out of hiding during a good rut and chase the does,
This is the main reason I dont shoot the doe during bow or early muzzle loader ..
Been VERY WARM las 2 days , hit the 70,s aarrrgghhh..
I didnt bother going out ..
Suppose to be 40s, day time and 30,s nite time starting Friday ..
Should satrt getting good soon ,

I am also from central new york and not observed any chasing yet. Have been seeing lots of bucks at the one property I hunt, and LOTS of does/fawns at the other. Last week watched two nice eights tangle with each other on and off for about an hour....not very aggressively but they were very focused on each other. Saw a total of five bucks that night. Last night had a big eight come tearing through the woods and shortly after could hear him very aggressively fighting with another buck. Hope to catch up with one of these guys before they do start chasing hard and putting on the miles.

Some guys that hunt the property near me have been seeing lots of chasing. Multiple bucks cruising through hot on the trail of does. Whatever is going on near you its a good time to be in the woods. Goodluck.

Good Luck to you too jman...Heading up in 3 hours to do some weekend hunting in Masonville!

I'm near Rochester and each time I see a buck, it has been chasing does. Infortunately, too far away from my stand :(

Saw another nice buck last night cruising by himself. Snuck up on me with all the wind. Never heard him coming. Didn't want anything to do with the grunt tube. Looked like he was on a mission. I think its gonna be a good weekend/upcoming week. Should be lots of action. Hope to see some nice pics.

I have been in the woods every day this week and have seen bucks trailing/chasing every day..

This morning I nearly was run over by a doe going about Mach III with two bucks right on her tail...

Big increase in freshly worked scrapes the last 2-3 days also...

Weather getting better
 

Its been so warm her on Tue and Wed. it was in the 70 ,s .
Today low to mid 40,s
Tonight well its now 1220 am its 32 degrees .
Suppose to be mid 40,s and low 30,s net few days , should get them going ...
I,v only seen a couple small bucks doing some head bannging a week or so ago abought 4 days straight .
One was shot at. yup neighbor or non of his younger hunting buddies took 2 shots at one of them a fw days ago .
I havent seen either since...
I no nothing I can do or say its his land ..
I like to keep the younger deer around to let them mature .
I was young and eager once to , so been there done that..
Anyways good luck this weekend ..
I need to hit the sack or I,m not getting up in the a,m, :kt:

one of the guys I hunt with today said he seen a big boy chasing a few does...i didnt get a chance to hunt this evening because i was doing a lil dragging... were hunting in centeral new york west winfield brookfeild area..

Doe only
 

Out all weekend and only seen doe and fawns again ..
Starting to see fewer in the a.m....
I seen 24 this evening, 1 this morning 17 last evening and 4 in the morning ..
Not a buck yet ..???
I no I shouldnt complain there hunters seeing nothing at all ..
Good side is bucks will be here soon...
Nice weekend , had 1 inch of snow this morning..

IN southwest New York things are picking up quickly. Bucks are chasing and seeking hard. Although I saw a nice 8 pt. locked down with a doe last wednesday. Scary!

I agree that the bucks are starting to seek and chase. Saw several bucks this weekend with heads down, locked on the trail. ALso saw one chasing several does around in a hayfield for over half and hour. One of the big guys I have been after got hit by a car below my house at 1230 in the afternoon yesterday. Real shame and luckily nobody got hurt. If you have the time, stay in the woods as long as possible near some areas where the does are hanging.

This cold weather will help things along. I'll be out this weekend and I'll be bringing some doe in heat to see what happens.

Hunted Friday & Saturday...Friday the better day in the AM. Saturday didn't have too much activity. I agree with everyone...hope the cold weather moves them around. Have a couple of nice racks on the game camera's!

does and tinks
 

Well seen 10 doe and fawns this morning .
Put out a tinks 69 canister on the way to the stand ..
Didnt seam to bither the doe much ..
Although I saw the first coydog today ..
Had him in the cross hairs at abought 80 yards and again at 120 yards, just couldnt pull the trigger ..
I just hate shooting at 8 am when I usualy stay in the stand till 11 or so ..
He ended up pushing ot a couple fawns ,, they ate again for 20 min. or so and headed back in the woods ..
I always get a little nervous using the doe in heat . I,m trying not to spook the doe so they stay around for the bucks to come in ..
Well should only get better from here on in ...

Was out on Sunday, saw 3 shooter bucks in 3k. Antler restriction are finally paying off. Had a 10 piont come within 10 yards and froze up behind a tree for 5 minutes. Never offered a shot. Than 15 minutes later had a 6 point 10 yards next to me and shot broadside and missed. I don't know how T/F I missed. But I did. Than 15 minutes later had an 8 pointer at 35 yards. Hit him right on the shoulder. the arrow only went in 1" and fell back out. I've never seen an arrow bounce off of bone before. I got skunked on one of my best days in the new york woods I ever had.

Same exact thing happened to my son on a huge rack, 15 yards, steep angle, quartering toward him. He just had the smallest of targets, which he's pretty good at, hit the shoulder bone and the arrow came back clean, broke at the mechanical broadhead screw. The deer ran 25 yards and stopped behind a tree for 10 minutes. No moving around, stood still, then finally took off on a slow, labored trot. My son's still talking to himself about it. He just can't believe it didn't go through. I'm trying to justify it by figuring the angle and the weight of the arrow broke the head at the screw and didn't properly deploy. No blood to speak of, just a little at the impact site, which means he'll live to see another day. We don't usually see deer that big in our area, so it's eating him up. C'est la vie.

7F report. Went out yesterday afternoon, I almost laughed my ass off. Three bucks were running does all over the place but nothing I wanted to shoot at. They were a little too far as well. I know the big one I saw last year survived, he was 60 yards from my stand last year, I am hoping I get a shot at him this year.

My area is very active now and will be in the woods the afternoons after work as well as sun up to sun down this entire weekend.

Lots of chasing going on in the Finger Lakes go get them gang

Nothing yet
 

Well so far its abought the same as last year as far as buck spottings .
Although I,m seeing a ton of doe and fawns.
There got to be a couple nice bucks cruising around.
Went out this morning , yee haa 20 degree , ice heavy frost and slight breeze .
Felt like a great day ,,Only seen a doe and fawn and a coydog..
Just put a canister of tinks out .
I just dont want to scare the does with it ..??
I,ve been out moring and evening since Oct, where the heck are they hiding ..:D

finaly
 

Got a liitle spike last 2 days putting the chase on the doe .. LOL
Cant wait for his grandpa to show up...

i havent seen much action these last 2 days but i saw chasing last week hope its not over in region 8

I have been hunting northern & southern tier and I have yet to see a buck chasing a doe.

Had a small 4 chasing a doe on Saturday in our area. My son and I put out dragline of tinks, with mine nothing followed. But on his, he said a couple of bucks hit that trail and jumped back, looked around, confused, and headed in another direction rather than follow it. Still a little early probably.

Then, sighting in at the rifle camp, took a walk and saw bucks and does chasing like there's no tomorrow. The dominant bucks were chasing off the smaller ones, but it seemed like a lot of travelin together in small groups still and the heavy rut probably not for another week or so. Hopefully right on time for opening day of rifle!!!!