December 10, 2012
New
York State has great variety of big game hunting opportunities.
Along with this are many regulations and occasional changes that
hunters need to be aware of. Hunters can always call their local
environmental conservation police officer with questions or call
into the Watertown Headquarters Office weekdays at (315)
785-2231. Many of the basic questions about big game hunting are
answered on a DEC web page at http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/
8305.html called "Deer and Bear Hunting
Regulations".
Ray
Burdick shot this 9-point hunting on family land in Henderson
while hunting out of ed's
(his cousin) stand.
Andrew
Ritz, Lorraine, with son, Tyson, with a 180-pound, 8-pointer.
Got him up at the Ritz family camp.
Tim Marshall, Watertown, shot this 8-point Nov. 10 at the
Mad River Club on Tug Hill.
Joel Perry, Rodman, took this 8-point, 190-pound in the
town of Worth on Nov. 7.
Mike DelPapa shot this 8-point on Nov 23 near Adams.
Danny Danielski with a 198-pound, 9-point buck taken in
Middleville on Nov.23. The deer has 9 inch tines and has a 17
inch spread.
Courtney Kohl had a
successful day of hunting with her brother and bagged an 8-point
buck.
Alex Lyndacker first 8-point buck shot on the family farm
Steve Gillette, Brewerton, shot this deer in Ellisburg on
Thanksgiving morning.
8-point, 150-pounds.
Art Jeffers killed this unusual rack buck in
Tennessee.
A.J. Missert, Ogdensburg, shot this nice 4 point. First
buck. Congratulations!
Chelsea Pearson with her first deer shot Thanksgiving
morning.
Lucas Patchen, Clayton, with his first buck. A 9 pointer
taken with a muzzleloader on opening day while hunting with his
favorite guide ( and father Mike ) in their secret spot in the
Town of Clayton. Special thanks to Mark Daye for helping out and
sharing this memorable hunt.
Daniel Fancher Sr. shot this beer on state land in Otsego
County on Thanksgiving morning at 75 yards with his Remington
270. He weighs 250lbs and is about 3 years old.
Patrick Mills from Antwerp shot his first buck on Nov.18
. An 8 point from the "big woods" with a 21 1/2"
spread. First round down the barrel of a new gun and it was shot
left handed. Beat that morning hunt!
Good
day hunting for the Koguts Right to Left front row Vincent Kogut,
Matt Kogut , Michael Kogut...back row, Victor Kogut, Nicki Kogut,
Mike Kogut. Not shown were Jeff Kogut and Josh Robinson
This 6 pt. buck was taken by Charlie McGuire on
Thanksgiving morning in Adams Center. His butcher weighed this
buck at 159 pounds.
This 8 point buck was shot in the town of Hounsfield
Thanksgiving morning by Dwight Evans from 3mile bay with a TC
Encore, 70-08.
Rob Bisig, Adams, got this 8
point buck on his parents land nicknamed “Swallowart Haven”
in Henderson. Rob was on morning watch when this buck came in at
25 yards while sitting in “Rob’s Shack".
Brian McElhearn shot this tall 7 point on his family
property in Champion on November 19.
Rick Derouin,Theresa, shot this Button Buck, estimated weight
110 Lbs while hunting in Southern Tier with my brother-in-law
and father-in-law on opening day of shotgun at 0715. My first
buck ever.
Hunter Foley, 14, Brownville, shot this 6 pt, his first
buck, while hunting in LaFargeville with his dad on Nov. 17.
Brothers Tom and Steve Robinson bagged this pair of 8 pointers
on a Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning hunt the first
weekend of November in the town of Rodman. Both weighed in at
165 pounds.
Ed Simmons shot this big 9 pt
on his land in Fowler on Nov.18 with the support of his little
buddy Gunner.
Greg Millard of Carthage shot this 200-pound 8-point Nov.
20 in the town of Champion.
This deer was taken by Linden Mehaffy Jr. of Dexter in the
Southern Tier on Nov. 17 (the day before his birthday). It's a
10 point that dressed out at 181 lbs.
John Peebles, Adams,
took this 13 point Whitetail on Nov. 12 in Central Kansas with
his Mathews bow.
Rhonda Mee with 8-point shot on Veterans Day in Lisbon
weighing 147 lbs.
Amanda Brouty with her first deer shot Nov.19 in town of
Pamelia.
Larry Walker Jr. got his first deed in Catskills with his
stepfather Mark Vaughn Sr. at Uncle Boyd's house. 8-point,
165-pounds.
Ralph Lowry, Watertown, took this nice 8-pointer 180 lbs0n
Nov. 18 while hunting in Avon.
Jay Velasquez, 8-point in Ellisburg. 170-pounds dressed.
Jeff LaPar, originally from Harrisville, shot this 10-point,
170 lb. buck on the Southern Tier opening day in Newfield.
Walter Rolfe -- 8 point buck shot in Yates County
(Southern Tier).
"Friends invite couple over for dinner" Dalton Blair
(left) with his doe & Jason McDonald (right) with his 7
point buck shot Saturday, Nov. 17, in the town of Brownville.
Isaac Lyndaker with his grandfather's 5 point deer shot on the
family farm (and the cat, Hubert, wanting to be in the picture
too). Not the biggest rack, but you can't eat bones.
8 point buck taken by Mike Smith, Burrville, on Nov. 19.
Assisting in the hunt was his daughter Anne Marie and son
Patrick.
Brian Hewitt 11-point buck and doe
taken Nov. 18 in Steuben County, town of Wayland
Michael Donovan shot 14 point buck on November 17 in southern
tier.
Glenn Armstrong shot this large 8-point Nov. 17 in Barnes Corners.
Connor MacLachlan, Evans Mills, took this spike on Nov.
18. This was the first deer he's taken from his climbing tree
stand.
Matthew Dowker, Henderson, shot this 8-point buck
weighing in at 190-pounds hanging.
Tanner Blank shot this doe on his family's land on Nov.
16 in the town of Lyme.
Clancey O'Donnell and Leon Dunbar with deer killed
Nov. 10. Both 8-points, smaller one dressed out at 180-poiunds
and the bigger one was 200-pounds.
Penny Roberts Rogers shot this 10-point on the Roberts
farm in Lorraine. Dressed out at 177lbs. Has a 20 inch spread.
Deer was shot Nov. 15 at 4:15 p.m.
Trennan McCollum shot her first deer during the junior
hunting season. 8-point buck dressed out at 155-pounds. She was
hunting in the town of Russell on family land with her father.
Courtney Gould shot her first
deer, a doe, on her father's property in Cape Vincent on Nov.
18.
Quinton Walters, 14, Harrisville, shot his first
buck while hunting with his dad, Eric.
Debbie Pond at her Pops Ponderosa..6-pointer.
Jason Cobb took this 7-point, 160-pounds deer on Nov. 18
in the Adirondacks.
Pat Brown of New Bremen shot this 10-point on Nov. 18 on
family property on the Ridge Road in Lowville with brothers and
nephew.
Ken Reed Sr., Antwerp, shot this 8-point buck while
hunting with his son Ken Reed Jr. in the town of Canton.
Kurt
Neibacher of Carthage shot this 200lb, 10pt while enjoying
his Veterans Day off!
Corey
Reid, Sandy Creek, shot this 215 lb. 10-point buck on Nov.
11 while hunting with his father on Tug Hill. Way to go Corey.
Mitchell
Zehr shot his first Buck hunting with his dad. Taken on Nov.
8 with 243 at hunting camp in Indian River.
Matt
Boudreau shot this 10-point buck on the morning of Nov. 12
at his favorite spot near Horseshoe Lake in the Adirondacks.
James
Babcock,
Adams, shot his first buck of the season in the town of
Ellisburg on Nov. 13. It was an 8-point buck and dressed out at
130 pounds.
Tom Tehonica shot this big
11-point 200-pind buck while hunting on Fort Drum on Nov. 12.
Brett Golas (left) shot this 12 point Nov. 10 and Carl Golas Jr.
(middle) shot this 9 point Nov. 11 out of the same tree stand
while hunting with the Matawan Hunting Club. Also in the picture
is proud grandfather Carl Golas Sr.
Mike
Shultz, Woodville, shot this 198-pound, 13-point, whitetail
deer on Nov. 5, the day before he left for a week long hunting
trip to Nebraska.
Jordan Haller -- 8-point shot on family property on Dry Hill.
Rob Bovee with and 8-point
shot on his brother and sister in law's land in Pierrepont Manor.
Stephen Byers, Depauville,
10
pt buck 185lbs dressed Shot the buck in Burrville on Nov.
7 with a .25-06.
Larry Young, Watertown shot this 165-pound 4 point buck
while hunting in private land.
Nathan
Young
shot
his fist deer at Southwicks Beach on Saturday, Nov. 10, while
hunting with his father and brother.
Deana Burns with an 8-point buck, 180 pounds.
Nelson Bourquin shot this10-point, 163-pound deer on his
farm in Chaumont on Nov 4.
Andrew Kelley shot this deer on Nov. 11 across from his
home on the West Road in Martinsburg. 190-pounds, 7-point.
Bob Lashure, 8-point in town of Brownsville on Nov. 6.
Terry Norman, Watertown harvested this handsome six point
buck Saturday morning Nov. 10. Terry and his son, Junior, were
hunting in Jefferson County. The Deer was Mr. Norman’s first
six pointer.
Kathy Hanchek shot this trophy 8 point buck at 193 yards with
243 rifle on family property . Weighed 225 pounds dressed out
with 18.5 inch spread.
Deer taken by Ken Wells from Venice, Fla., formerly of Calcium.
7pt buck 185 lbs at 8:20 a.m. from tree stand 100 yards with
savage lever action 308 in the town of Theresa
David
Herman,
17,
town of Pamelia, bagged a pheasant with the help of his
brother Denny Donoghue’s dog Remi, an 8-month-old English
Springer.
Kelley Campbell shot this 5-pt buck at Sky Pond on the
Tug Hill Plateau Nov. 3.
Justin
Wood,
of
Watertown, shot this 8 pt in the morning of Nov. 7 in Sackets
Harbor with a 30-06.
Wayne Blount with his nice 8-point shot on Dry Hill.
Will Foisy with a 10-point shot in LaFargeville on Nov. 7
on his birthday. It was shot from uncle Herb's stand! Thanks
uncle Herb.
Patti and Mark Tyo. Patti took this one of a kind 8-point in
Rodman.
Chris Traver, Adams, shot his first Buck, 8-point,
140-pounds on Nov.10 in Adams.
A nice 6 point taken by Evan Schweitzer up on the Long
Pond Road. This deer was killed Friday morning, Nov. 9, around
the time of 7:30 a.m. while hunting with his grandfather Lewis
Schweitzer. The deer weighed in at 125lbs.
8-point taken on Nov. 8.
Sean O'Connor, Black River, 9-point in Carthage area on
Nov. 5. Solo hunts are difficult to get good photos! Caught him
checking his rub line.
Kimmy
Bisig, of Henderson, shot this 8 point buck on Nov. 5 while
sitting in a favorite shack. She called him in with a grunt call
and bleat can. Taken with her Remington 270.
Rodger
Fuller Jr.
shot
this 160-pound, 6-point deer on Nov. 2.
Rob
Ackley III,
pictured
with his father, both from Watertown, shot this 11 point, at
7:07am on Nov.1, 2012, in Pike County, Illinois, with Eagle
Lakes Outfitters. The deer had a live weight of 250 lbs. and
green scored 151 4/8 inches. It is his biggest deer with a bow.
Wesley
Churchill shot this 6-point, 220-pound deer Nov. 3 on Jacobs
Road in Watertown.
Kevin Culbertson, shot an 8 point, on his property in
Philadelphia on Monday, Nov. 5. Pictured here with daughters,
Michaela and Abigail.
Adam Bossinger, Watertown with his 168lb 10-point. Deer
was taken in Nov. 2 Hounsfield. He is pictured with his
9-month-old son Brady and his father-in-law, Joseph Cook.
Kevin Patchen shot this 10-point with drop tine taken
November 4.
Brandon Tibbles shot this 130lb 4 point on Nov. 5 with
his rifle at 90 yards in Henderson.
Jake Walton, Watertown, “guided” by his son Jeremy
shot this 14-point buck (Dressed Out at 225lbs) on a friend's
farm on Nov. 3.
Mary Ann, Theresa, shot her first deer, 8-pount buck,
230-pounds on Nov. 1 on North Church Road in Lacona the Twin
Chris Lee Acres Hunting Preserve.
Jim Gushlaw, in the town of Lorraine, 8:20 a.m. Monday, Nov. 5. Nice 8 point with a
270.
Adam
Stephenson,
Theresa,
killed this 6-point on Nov. 2 in Theresa.
Crick McKenzie of Syracuse and Thousand Island Park, shot
this 10-point buck on family property on Wellesley Island on
Oct. 27. The deer weighed 185 pounds dressed out.
Lynn Truesdell, Burrville, shot
this 215lb dressed out 9pt on family property on Oct 28.
Courtney Tefft shot her very
first deer which is a 4 point in Brownville, on Nov. 2. She was
hunting with her father and a friend.
Joe Sanzone shot this nice, Adirondack 10-point at the Dry
Timber Lake hunting club at 11 a.m. Nov. 3 while hunting with
his nephew, Dusty, and several others.
Caitlin Lee
shot this 6 pt, 175 lbs on Nov. 3 in the town of Watertown.
Zach Thompson with his first buck. 6 point 15"
spread 210 lbs. Taken in Lorraine with his dad on Nov. 3.
Look at this beauty! Tim O'Connor
of Carthage shot this 10-point, 190-pound buck in Lewis
County in the swamp. The only thing missing was his grandsons.
George Colburn shot this 160lb 8=point about 300 yards on
state land on Oct. 27 with his rifle.
6 pt shot opening morning by Tyler
Sharpstene
Dave Gill
shot his first deer ever, a four-point, after being in the
woods for 5 minutes with his 270 while hunting with Larry
Young.
Randy Matott
with his son Jakub on Oct. 27 in Theresa with a 9-point,
210-pounds.
Jeremy Brotherton,
Deferiet, shot this 12-point weighing 180-pounds dressed
out on Oct. 26 while hunting with his father Fred on Pillar
Point.
Matt Gillespie shot this 8-point, 200-pound beauty in the
town of Harrisburg on Saturday morning, Oct. 27. He is pictured
with his son, Gage.
Michael holds a 10-point, 180-pound deer killed Oct. 27 by his
grandson, Asa.
Nicholas LaRose
of Rodman killed his first buck on opening morning of the
firearm season while hunting with his dad Jeff. Nick used his
new Remington 700 in .270 and was hunting out of his Pappa's
ladder stand.
Carl Petrie shot this 8-point buck on October 27
Matt Froome, Theresa, shot this 10-point, 186-pound buck
opening day of rifle season.
This nice 8-point was taken Friday, Oct. 26, by Russ
Carpenter while hunting with a friend from work. It weighed
180lbs. with a spread of 17-inches.
Tristen Walker, 14, Chaumont, shot his first buck, a
6-point, on Oct. 21, in Three Mile Bay.
Jamie
Bray with a grey fox taken in Henderson off hand 120 yard
shot.
An 8-point
killed by Fred Foster on a farm owned by friends in Jefferson
County. The buck weighed 180lbs. Its being shown by his wife
Rachelle.
Scott Kellner, Watertown, first deer first buck, 4- point
150-pounds. Harvested on opening day of the Northern rifle
season just before sun set. Browning A-bolt with boss 270 cal,
and burris scope. While hunting with his father who couldn't be
more proud of him while hunting together in an extra special
place on Fort Drum.
Matt Norfolk took this mule
deer first week Oct in foothills of Big Horn Mts, Buffalo,
Wyoming, while hunting with father Fred and brother Fred Jr.
Jeff Cupernall and his daughter Jessica each shot these
bucks on opening weekend of rifle. The 7 point buck with a 16
inch inside spread was taken by Jeff in Clayton on Saturday
evening 500 yards from where Jessica took her first deer, a 9.5
inch spike horn on the following beautiful Sunday morning, Oct.
21.
Neil Carpenter and Dennis Mannigan,
Watertown, shot both these two 8- point on Oct. 21 with
rifles in town Of Rodman. One weighed 198 and the other 190
pounds.
Joe Godlewski, Lowville, shot this nice 225-pound dressed
8-point late Sunday morning, Oct. 21, on the ol' limestone ridge
farmstead.
Richard Switzer 3rd with 9 point 170 pounds hanging
weight shot in Rutland. A doe shot same day ten minutes later.
Don Alteri
with his 170 lb 8-point, Tonino
Alteri with his 130 lb. doe, and his father Mike Alteri
with his 155 lb. 8-point all harvested opening morning of muzzleloader
season on Dry Hill in Watertown.
Laurel Reardon shot this 152lb doe on family property
with her muzzleloader on Oct. 20. Her daughter and good luck
charm, Kendra Fone, was with her.
Lexie Brown
shot her first deer, a 120 pound doe, with her Grandpa's
muzzleloader on Oct. 17 in the town of Rodman, while hunting
with her Dad. Keeping the family tradition alive!
Carl Herman, 76, town of Pamelia, shot this 5-point buck
opening morning on farm land that was once owned by his father.
Christopher Soules, FIRST YEAR deer hunting, in Adams
with his dad.
Fred Norfolk Jr. took this fine Antelope the first week of
October while hunting with his brother Matt and father Fred Sr.
on the foot hills of the Big Horn Mountains in Buffalo, Wy
Todd
Froedtert, Dexter, shot this nice 165-pound, 8-point with a
muzzleloader on Oct. 15 in Henderson.
Eight-point, 209-pound (hanging weight) buck shot in Henderson
at 7:45 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, by Ned Martelle of
Henderson.
Barry Belles, Evans Mills, shot This 7-point, 150-pound
buck. It was taken in the town of Leray on Oct. 17. This was his
first buck taken with a muzzleloader.
Jeff Cupernall and his daughter Jessica each shot these
bucks on opening weekend of rifle. The 7 point buck with a 16
inch inside spread was taken by Jeff in Clayton on Saturday
evening 500 yards from where Jessica took her first deer, a 9.5
inch spike horn on the following beautiful Sunday morning, Oct.
21.
Neil Carpenter and Dennis Mannigan,
Watertown, shot both these two 8- point on Oct. 21 with
rifles in town Of Rodman. One weighed 198 and the other 190
pounds.
Joe Godlewski, Lowville, shot this nice 225-pound dressed
8-point late Sunday morning, Oct. 21, on the ol' limestone ridge
farmstead.
Richard Switzer 3rd with 9 point 170 pounds hanging
weight shot in Rutland. A doe shot same day ten minutes later.
Don Alteri
with his 170 lb 8-point, Tonino
Alteri with his 130 lb. doe, and his father Mike Alteri
with his 155 lb. 8-point all harvested opening morning of muzzleloader
season on Dry Hill in Watertown.
Laurel Reardon shot this 152lb doe on family property
with her muzzleloader on Oct. 20. Her daughter and good luck
charm, Kendra Fone, was with her.
Lexie Brown
shot her first deer, a 120 pound doe, with her Grandpa's
muzzleloader on Oct. 17 in the town of Rodman, while hunting
with her Dad. Keeping the family tradition alive!
Carl Herman, 76, town of Pamelia, shot this 5-point buck
opening morning on farm land that was once owned by his father.
Christopher Soules, FIRST YEAR deer hunting, in Adams
with his dad.
Fred Norfolk Jr. took this fine Antelope the first week of
October while hunting with his brother Matt and father Fred Sr.
on the foot hills of the Big Horn Mountains in Buffalo, Wy.
Todd
Froedtert, Dexter, shot this nice 165-pound, 8-point with a
muzzleloader on Oct. 15 in Henderson.
Eight-point, 209-pound (hanging weight) buck shot in Henderson
at 7:45 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, by Ned Martelle of
Henderson.
Barry Belles, Evans Mills, shot This 7-point, 150-pound
buck. It was taken in the town of Leray on Oct. 17. This was his
first buck taken with a muzzleloader.
Patrick Thompson,14, shot this -point on Oct. 6 on family
farm in Three Mile Bay
Raymond Bombardier shot this deer on Oct.
15 in the town of Hounsfield with his son's muzzleloader.
Joe Martel from Carthage harvested this 808lb dressed Moose with
7 X 9 spoons on Oct. 9 in Limestone, Maine, along with his wife
Donna. This was a 250-yard shot off-hand with one shot doing the
trick but a second shot to make sure.
Rylie Reynolds
holding her dad's 8-point buck taken Oct. 14 in Theresa.
Justin Wise
shot this 6-point buck while hunting Saturday morning, Oct. 13.
This deer was taken by Kevin J. Bice of Antwerp. He shot the
deer with his Mathews Switchback XT on Sept. 30 on Fort Drum. It
is it is his second deer of the season he shot a doe on opening
day off early bow. This eight point is his biggest deer to date.
He is having it mounted by Three Rivers Taxidermy in Lisbon.
Tommy Garrett shot his first buck muzzleloading on
opening day in Harrisville with his brother Stu. A 7 pt. 150 lb
buck.
Fred
Norfolk, Sr. of Adams Center took this nice antelope buck, with
great cutters and curvature of the horns, on Oct. 3, just
outside Buffalo, Wyoming.
This 120-pund buck was taken by Riley Nortz in
Kirschnerville, N.Y., just outside of Croghan on her uncle
Craig's farm during the NYS Youth Weekend. Pictured are Riley
and her dad Matt.
Josh Chisholm shot his first buck on Oct. 6 during youth
weekend in the town of Rodman. It was a six-point weighing in at
175 pounds
Shaun Cuddeback II harvested this five-point on Oct 13,
opening day of black powder, in the town of Brownville.
Justin Markanich my first deer ever. A five-point on Oct
13, opening day of black powder. Taken on Tug Hill.
Tom Dawley and his son Sean with a large mule
deer shot in Buffalo, Wyoming.
Cassie Houppert, 16, Beaver Falls, killed a
spike horn with a muzzleloader in New Bremen on Oct. 13.
Issac Thomas, Brownville, took this nice 190-pound,
8-point on Pillar Point with a bow.
Matt Krebs, Pulaski, took this nice 6-point during the
special youth firearm weekend on October 6.
Fred Norfolk, Sr., Adams Center, and his 3 x 3 trophy mule deer
taken on October 2, 2012, just outside Buffalo, Wyoming. The
single shot to take this buck was 280 yards.
Joshua Van Patten, 14,
fMexico, was able to harvest his first deer during the Youth
Hunt Weekend while hunting with his father.
Isaish
Young ,14 Gouverneur, took this139-pound doe on Oct. 8
during NYS youth hunt in Noth Gouverneur with his grandfather
Ike Serviss.
Jerrid Rice,
Adams Center, took his first 6-point while hunting with his
father in Champion on Youth Weekend on Oct. 7.
Jesse Rose's first deer was shot on Oct. 7 from Dad's
favorite watch during Youth Hunt. This nice 4-point buck weighed
in at 120 pounds and Dad couldn't be more proud.
Zach Leitch, Champion, got his
first deer. The six-point was taken in Adams on Youth Weekend
with special thanks going to Rocco’s Guide Service!
Holden Pelton took his first seven point while hunting
with his father on Oct. 7 in Mannsville.
Jay Brown, Watertown, with an 8-point shot with a bow on
Sept. 27 near Sackets Harbor.
Taylor Jones,
17, Brownville . First deer taken with a bow.120# 5-point. Taken
first week of archery.
Caught in the act on Thompson Blvd.
on Oct. 6 eating the last of our tomatoes.
Tucker Amato
with a 110-pound doe taken Sept. 29 during bow season.
