Yes ppIne, ADK deer are hard to come by, but in all honesty, I'm hunting the first week of the season, which is the last week of October, more for my comfort and security. It's a 12 mile paddle in, I'm solo and 66 years old. Right now is the time to be tracking big ADK bucks through some beautiful wild country in snow, but, those days are behind me.
So I go out, sit in the beautiful mature wilderness with 30" hardwoods, no cut stumps, never saw a human footprint, it's all good. Camped for 5 days, ate good, enjoyed the experience, just wanted to share it.
Thanks Canotrouge, glad to hear you have a full freezer. My son in law got an 8pt yesterday, my son got a 8 pt day before, and his twin brother got a 6pt today....lots of venison here, me I'm still trying.