Vermont rifle season

[johndeere540]

First day tomarrow fella! Good luck to all and remember to take a youngster with you!

[Wolley]

Dont kill them all. Ill be there next saturday. Good luck. 

[johndeere540]

Saw a spike chasing a doe at 11 this morning. Rut must be in full swing. Hopefully rackasaurus comes in looking for that doe this afternoon!

[VTtracker]

Nothing like 60 degree weather to get the deer moving 

I remember when it actually use to snow during deer season.

[johndeere540]

Now i have had to pass three different spikes. ERRRR

[vermonner]

Track and poop soup for me, boys.  Anyone connect?
Might get out for 2nd bow.

[TR19]

Sorry to hear that vermonner, Did you have a good time? That's what really matters. When you stop enjoying the hunting, it's time to quit. The killing is secondary, and that's when the real work all starts

[halfrack33]

A guy I know has a camp in hebron and hunts VT also. Got a weird 5X2 a few weeks ago.

[johndeere540]

Do you know where he hunts in VT? lol

[vermonner]

Sorry to hear that vermonner, Did you have a good time? That's what really matters. When you stop enjoying the hunting, it's time to quit. The killing is secondary, and that's when the real work all starts

Yeah, I enjoy myself and that's the point, of course.  I would like more opportunity though.  A few years ago, I hunted a long weekend in NH and saw 20+ deer.  I know that's probably well beyond the norm, but I'm thinking of trying different states. I hold a belief that our whitetail habitat is suboptimal due to logging restrictions and lack of cutting and it has been borne out to me, year after year, (20+ now) with diminished sightings of deer and decreasing opportunity.  I am a scent and wind conscious hunter who does not smoke.  I have my eye on New York and think I may make an effort to try it out over there next year to see if it is different/better.  Did you connect?

[TR19]

Yes we've had a good year so far. I connected on a nice 7 opening weekend of Northern zone, my son & another party member scored 2 7's opening day of Southern zone. 5 of us hunt together & we have 3 - good mature deer. We blanked last year though.
There are pics in the NY section under "we had a good opening day"

http://www.myhuntingforum.com/hunting_forum/index.php?topic=6754.0
&
http://www.myhuntingforum.com/hunting_forum/index.php?topic=6477.0

[halfrack33]

Do you know where he hunts in VT? lol

Near Hebron. Camp is on the NY side but he crosses over.