Hunting in America

2011-09-28T14:22:00.001-04:00

Fishing Lake Ontario NY with Capt' Bob on the Trophy Nuts Charter. My Thomas had his first trip to Lake Ontario along with Dan and his son Ryan, Mike and his son Riley. Good trip, lots of laughs, food, a few beers and fishing. Weather was not the best and we were only able to fish one day on the boat. The first day after 30mph winds we had to turn it around. We did fish off the rock piles and caught a lot of blue gills, some bass and lots of other pan fish. Thomas lost 3 kings pulling those suckers in and ended up boating an nice brown. Ryan landed a monster King Salmon and we caught a few other browns. Hope this is the first of many for the young ones.

Jack clocks in with this Thanksgiving Striper!!

2010-11-25T12:04:00.000-05:00

Hunting at Firedog Lodge Next Week!

2010-11-23T14:29:00.000-05:00

Yes it is that time of year. Opening day of Deer Season. Break out the rifles fellas. This year we plan on exploring Tiadaghton State Forest in Lycoming County. This is the third largest forest in PA and has over 215,500 acres. We rented a cabin called Firedog Lodge. Jim, Ted and his son, myself and even Drew are making a run for it. We may have a few others dropping by as well. Should be interesting to try out a new area. Will keep you posted and good luck to all you hunters out there!!

Lake Ontario Fall Fishing Trip 2010!!!

2010-09-14T15:21:00.000-04:00

This time we are in pursuit of the King Salmon and other salmon of course. Most of the same crew as last time and a few newbies. I hope we have some luck. Fishing reports are not good due to the storm a few weeks back. I hope we have plenty of photos to post. It will be a good time no matter!!!

Lake Ontario Fishing Trip 2010!!!

2010-06-03T09:52:00.004-04:00

This year was a great success! We caught some good quality Brown's with some nice footballs thrown in. This trip consisted of 9 guys. Some newbies who fared pretty well I must say. The guide and outfitters had something to do with that. (eh hem). We had lots of food, booze, campfires, cigars and fun. Oh and fishing too. Shoreline fishing didn't produce much from Fair Haven, as usual but, Greg guided some of the guys up at the Oswego river and caught a good variety including a nice size fresh water drum. Go Drew!! We chartered "Trophy Nuts" with Captain Bob. Captain Bob did a fantastic job! This guy knows where the fish are. First day out was choppy with 5-6 ft swells so it was rough going yet we still pulled in a few fish. Second day was glass and they almost limited out. 3 cheers for Bob. Here is his site.
http://www.trophynutssportfishing.com/

Lake Ontario Fishing Trip is Around the Corner

2010-04-16T16:03:00.001-04:00

We are set to go in less than a month. 8 guys in cabins on the shore of the Great Lake. New York side.

Greg, his Dad and His Son Whoo hoo!

2009-11-25T09:38:00.002-05:00

Looks like a good day out in Lewes DE!

Larry Clocks in!

2009-11-24T15:29:00.001-05:00

Might have to set up separate site for Stripers!!!

My buddy Tom's Striper - Wow!!

2009-11-24T14:42:00.002-05:00

I think it helps to be a mate when you are young like Tom was.
This was caught a few years back I believe.

Cousin's Striper Fishing

2009-11-23T16:12:00.006-05:00

Great day out on the water with the cousins. We sailed on the "Nev-R-Enuf" vessel scouring the seas for Striper out of Avalon NJ. To our dismay, the blues decided that they would rather be caught instead of stripers. 5 of us fishing catching over 30 blues despite having the jink along with us for the ride. Arm weary and rubber legged from rolling seas, all an all a great time!

And kids, always remember, Crack Kills!!!

Full Buck Mount - Curtousy of "Big Fish"

2009-10-24T10:46:00.002-04:00

This is cool!!

Cousin Tommy Takes Next Generation Fishing!

2009-10-22T13:54:00.003-04:00

Great day on the ocean out of AC. Cousin Tommy running the Miss Alex II.
My Cousin Sal had his son Jason and I took my son Thomas to get the next generation of Bonanno's fishing.
They did well catching a few Weakies and a bunch of Croakers. The day was beautiful and the ocean was calm.
The boys had a great time! Thomas hasn't stopped talking about it and asking me when we can go again.

2009 Archery Season Is In!!

2009-10-22T13:49:00.000-04:00

bigfish said...
What up fellas.... The archery season is upon us once again. I saw 1 buch in the early archery doe season and not a deer since. I shot a red fox today as I have quite a few around this year.. I'll be out as much as I can now so keep checking the blog.

We have a crew going out for Striper in early Nov so we hope to post some pictures..

Bigfish.

Wishing "The Best" for Tred Barta

2009-06-01T09:07:00.006-04:00

Tred Barta, host of “The Best and Worst of Tred Barta” on Versus Television and avid fisherman and hunter, suffered a spinal stroke last week. After losing feeling in both legs up to a point halfway between his chest and navel, he was treated at Denver Health Medical Center in Denver, Colo., and is now at the Craig Rehab Center in Denver.

Steven Kendus had the opportunity to interview Tred Barta for a Versus Television podcast in September 2008. Tred is one of the most energetic, entertaining, outspoken, and knowledgeable supporters of hunting, fishing, and shooting sports, and we all benefit from his contributions.

We wish him well. His positive outlook and strong faith should help him overcome this adversity.

For additional information, see:
Celebrated boat captain paralyzed by 'spinal stroke'

Barta hopes for return to Beaufort after suffering stroke

Subject: Hunting after the Obama Gun Ban

2009-05-27T11:19:00.002-04:00

Fishing - Lake Ontario

2009-05-27T10:58:00.004-04:00

Well, fishing up at Lake Ontario didn't produce the Brown's we were looking for or the Northern Pike but did produce a great time.
Cousin Jimmy and friend Ted joined me at Fair Haven state park in a little cabin with no running water and only a fridge. All we needed. The setting was perfect backing up to the large pond fed from Lake Ontario. Ted decided to try his luck and expertise fishing for small mouth and every cast produced. Not long after, Jimmy and I joined in the fun. We enjoyed the purple sunset against the pond backdrop and plenty of wine and beer. The pepperoni and sharp cheese topped the list of favorites as well.
Blustery weather prohibited us from fishing the wall although Ted was willing to test the waters though briefly. We found a bait shop off the beaten path called Spanky's. I think we actually met spanky who gave us some advice on the local way to catch pike.
Of course we tried it.
Greg was up there the week before with roughly the same luck except for two fish from Timmy starting with his third cast!

Next year, bigger cabin, a few more guys, and oh yeah, pepperoni and cheese!

Delaware Fishing - Important Info

2009-02-02T14:25:00.001-05:00

This is mandatory for fishing in Del so you mine as well register.
It might have to be done every year...

Pass this around to everyone you know that fishes in DE.

In case you are not aware, if you are 16 years and older (resident and non-resident) and fish in any Delaware waters, starting 2009 you have to apply for a FIN number.
It's free just follow the web site.

http://www.delaware-fin.com/

Andrew's First Buck!

2008-12-10T15:13:00.002-05:00

Larry and Kelly must be proud of their son Andrew. Andrew took this buck up in Bradford County during gunning season on the mentor program. Andrew is 11 yrs old. He is one happy kid. Larry, his father, took a six point during archery around the pottstown area. still waiting for photos on that. Congrats to both!

Chalk up another for John

2008-12-08T09:31:00.001-05:00

I took this 8 point Thursday afternoon. I was walking the opposite edge of the field where my tree stand is and I noticed a doe running towards me with this guy chasing her. After I downed him at 15 yds., 2 more buck came running down the field from the same direction with a even larger buck chasing them. I never felt so "bucked up" as I did at that moment. LOL

I have plenty of venison to share... just let me know what you want.

John

First Day of Buck 2008

2008-12-01T21:52:00.005-05:00

Today is opening day of buck season in PA. 2008. I hunted this morning and only saw one deer on the run. This afternoon I hunted with Ted G. and Jason. I saw 3 doe then within minutes 2 more followed by a buck. I had only one chance at the buck. I stopped him by giving a little yell, then he stopped behind some thicket. I saw enough of his body to take a shot and did so. He bucked up, then only walked away. I found him within 40-50 yards. A decent 8 Point. I am a happy man.

Hunting in Canada - An Awesome Adventure!

2008-11-10T08:26:00.003-05:00

I just returned from one of the most remarkable hunting trips of my life! I had the awesome pleasure of hunting with my father Sal and my uncle Jim's guides of over 26 years. My uncle actually hunted longer with Bernie the senior guide from back into the 50's and remained friends from then on. Bernie's son Donny continued the tradition and started guiding as well for them since 1980 or so. Donny has a beautiful camp on lake Harvey. We hunted mostly from there with miles and miles of logging roads and choppings. We did venture by boat to Bernies original camp for a day and a half of hunting. Access to this camp is only available by boat or snow mobile. It took us about an hour and 40 minutes by boat to get there. We had to lift the boat over various beaver dams to continue through the narrow stream that takes you through gorgeous country of 100 foot tall evergreen trees, meadows and heaths all the while searching for whitetail and moose. Because of the harsh winter with 6 foot snow falls, their deer population was down 30% to only 60,000 for the providence of New Brunswick. Moose were actually more plentiful according to the guides. I told them I have never seen a moose in the wild and they worked so hard to show me one. Not until we were packed up and leaving for good through the miles of log roads to get to the main road did we see spot a moose. I doubted myself when I saw one and asked cousin Jim for confirmation. Then we realized there were 3!!!. A bull, cow and calf all together. Shortly afterwards, a truck pulled up wondered what we were looking at. They got out and pulled their rifle out. Never said a word to us and started looking for the moose. In canada, the native indians have no laws on hunting and can shoot anything. We think they were going to Jack these moose. Fortunately the moose left and they didn't get a shot. We left so we don't know for sure. They are an amazing majestic animals to see. Our thoughts are to change to moose hunting for the future and are currently looking into it with our guides.

Tom S. bruiser buck

2008-10-31T10:16:00.003-04:00

Hello again gang,
Check out my brother Tom's bruiser buck he harvested last Friday afternoon in Whitpain Twp.

8 point buck, approx weight 170 lbs. N I C E.......

N E X T ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

This is John S. Brother- John is the previous post. Not bad for the two brothers!

Another Buck Taken!

2008-10-28T12:47:00.002-04:00

Hello gang,
I took this 6 point 150lb buck last Tuesday afternoon around 5:30PM. He was standing at 8 paces under my tree stand and I never saw him coming under the tree branches. I was totally off guard... for about 3 seconds......

If anyone cares for venision let me know.

PS: CJ... your roast will be behind your door on Wednesday... LOL

This deer was taken by John S. - Bass player, Hunter, Biker

Steve's trail cam

2008-10-23T12:28:00.001-04:00

Notice the time

FIRST BUCK TAKEN IN ARCHERY SEASON

2008-10-23T10:15:00.003-04:00

Last Saturday evening I was joined by a friend that I had never hunted with. Good guy, Now part of our elite group and hopefully new contributor to this blog. Mike had helped me try and locate a doe I had hit. He was interested in having me show him around and point him in the right direction to hunt. I thought it best to set Mike up along a transition area between pine forest and hard woods. He was able to hunt for only a few hours last Saturday and proceeded to set up with his climber about 25 feet in the air! Crazy! I was set up about 150 yards from him on the edge of the woods. Within about 50 minutes he was able to rattle in a spike and a 7 point. The 7 point came right under his stand and he took aim. We ran out of light shortly after so we went in the next day with our boys and retrieved the buck. Congrats to Mike! Unfortunately, his season is over and he is very bummed. His entires season lasted less than 2 hours. See photo of our boys with the buck.

Guide services provided by "Nice Rack"

The 2008 Season Begins!!

2008-09-18T11:47:00.004-04:00

Hey fellow hunters, are you ready for the 08 season? That's right, bow season opens this saturday for doe only. It's a little warm but a good time to get into the woods, get comfortable with your stand and equipment and see what's walking around. The woods are thick so visibility is not great. I have been scouting and seeing some nice sign around. I have a lot planned for this year including a trip to Canada for whitetail with my cousin. Hopefully a striper trip or two as well. Let's hope for a successful and safe season for everyone.

Let's hear from everyone out there.

New York Fishing Trip

2008-04-28T11:33:00.007-04:00

Well folks, just finished up our trip to Fairhaven New York for brown trout. The weather was perfect. 50-70 degrees with only one day of rain that lasted about 3 hours on Saturday. Enough rain to bring in 2 nice brownies for Jason who was brave enough to weather the storm while we napped like all fair weather fisherman do. Jason also landed the 1 and only brown trout on the first day so fishing was not the best. Jason and I referred to ourselves as Team Tom, while Greg and Timmy were Team Tim. Needless to say we came out on top due to the awesome experience and expertise of Jason a.k.a J-Rock!

Timmy took his boat up to New York and on Saturday he and Greg left me on a rock pile to test the waters while Jason was in his Hobie doing his thing.

In a last desperate attempt while leaving camp for good, Greg jumped out of his truck and casted into the pond to land a nice Pike thus inspiring the rest of us to do the same. Jason hooked me up as my Pike guide, offered his fancy smancy pole and lure and taught me the technic for Pike. Within minutes I had a follow up then landed one shortly after with two more follow ups. Greg caught another one and I think Timmy did too.

Not the greatest of fishing but overall a great trip with the boys hanging by the campfire at night smoking cigars and trying our luck with bullheads and rock bass to no avail.

First Buck Taken In Archery Season

2007-10-06T14:38:00.000-04:00

Ok First buck of the archery season was taken Tuesday evening October 2 by Big Chris. He had been seeing this buck all year along with a 6 pointer he said was even bigger. Chris was walking out from his stand when he saw 2 doe and then this buck. He waited till he had a nice broadside shot and took it. The deer went 40 yards and dropped. Congrats to Chris!!

Hunting The First State: A Guide to Delaware Hunting

2007-09-22T16:18:00.001-04:00

Hunting the First State: A Guide to Delaware Hunting is a must have reference for any hunter who hunts or who is considering hunting the Delaware region.

Find practical tips, tactics, and Delaware hunting locations for:

* White-tailed Deer
* Eastern Wild Turkeys
* Eastern Gray Squirrels
* eastern Cottontail Rabbits
* Bobwhite Quail
* Mourning Doves
* Woodcock
* Crows
* Ducks
* Canada Geese
* Snow Geese

What's more, Hunting the First State includes useful hunting information that also applies to hunting in other areas of the Mid-Atlantic region, including:

* Southeastern Pennsylvania
* Southern New Jersey
* Eastern Maryland

For more information and to order Hunting The First State: A Guide To Delaware Hunting, click here. The book will be available via Amazon, Borders, and Barnes and Noble within about 4 weeks, but you can order from my site now!

NC Fishing Trip

2007-06-27T15:52:00.000-04:00

On vacation in NC, Corolla beach. Nice place to go. Nice place to fish except expensive. We caught 2 dolphin, 1 mackeral, 1 Cobia or Cobie, not sure and our limit on Tile fish off the bottom. Notice, littlest guy, biggest fish.

Virginia Tech Tragedy - A must read

2007-04-18T13:37:00.001-04:00

Hunting in America: Important Issues about our Hunting and Gun Rights

2006-09-26T15:57:00.000-04:00

2006-07 Hunting Log - Share your hunting stories

2006-09-21T15:23:00.000-04:00

Striper Fishing

2006-09-10T11:45:00.000-04:00

I want to put a striper fishing trip together. I have a guy I have successfully used before and so does bigfish. My guy is out of Avalon and bigfish has a guy out of delaware. Is anyone interested? We should put this together in the next 30 days or so.
Does anybody have any ideas or interest?

Wild Game Recipes

2006-09-07T20:47:00.000-04:00

There is nothing like the smell of bacon frying in the pan at 4:30 AM opening day of rifle season. I would love to hear some of your favorite recipes that you cook up at camp. How bout hunters stew?

About this blog

2006-09-07T20:45:00.000-04:00

This is a new blog about hunting. A place for the American Hunter. You can come and be part of a tradition, part of a unified group of sportsman that enjoy the outdoors and the natural tradition of hunting. Please feel free to participate in discussions and topics of interest. Communicate with your fellow outdoors enthusiasts to discuss topics related to deer, rabbit, upland bird, and waterfowl hunting. Also discuss freshwater and saltwater fishing. I will post my experiences, but I need your help (since I am limited to hunting and fishing in DE, NJ, PA). We can discuss hunts, locations, rentals, product -- you name it!