Not many have to travel south to reach deer camp in the Adirondacks, but that is just what we did. My hunting partner, Gary, and I headed out on November 5th for the southern-central part of the Adirondacks. We were going to hunt with the crew at Weaver's Deer Camp in Lake Pleasant, New York.
We arrived without mishap, which is always good, and settled into camp life for the evening. During the night a slight skiff of snow fell and the temperatures dropped below the freezing mark. This was a good sign for the hunting the next day.
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| (Adirondack nine-pointer taken 2010) |
We started Saturday out by taking stands early in the morning, along the base of the mountain right behind camp. What a bust! Nothing showed, not a thing was moving. On the second stand, Gary did connect with a nice nine-pointer that, although it was young, had a very impressive rack. As you see it has some nice long tines coming off the main beam and is about 17 inches across. As close as we can figure, it seems to be about a 2 1/2 or 3 year old buck.
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| (A first Adirondack buck for Gary) |
That was the total success for the day, but that was enough. Quite a hunt. This was Gary's first true Adirondack buck, since he doesn't hunt often in the Adirondack Mt. Park area. We live just out of the blue line north of the park area and much of our hunting is usually woodlots and fields of the agricultural area around us. This area in Lake Pleasant is a real deep woods hunting experience, where you can easily make a wrong turn and end up miles from where you planned to be. Compass and map reading is a must before you venture forth.
Still a number of weeks of deer hunting to go, plus a trip down to Pennsylvania for their opener at the end of the month.
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