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Now I know you are just full of $hit. Everyone knows you fill the 2 liter with steel wool. NOT COTTON!!

Hmmm. DEC is basically saying the tha arguments being used in support of AR's are...wel....BS

I was just poking around the web site for "The National Archery in the Schools Program" (NASP) and came on the following info: 2011 - 2012 School year has introduced over 2 million 4th - 12th grade aged youth to the life sport of Archery via the NASP®. NASP has NOW exceeded 'Little League Baseball' and is 3 times the size of Lacrosse. That is a pretty staggering stat. It sounds like archers are doing their part in the area of shooting sports as far as promoting youth participation. I wonder how many NYS schools participate in the program. Sounds like something bowhunters should be getting behind.

Whenever I hear that story about the majority of hunters wanting AR, I have to wonder why we even need it. And then I have to wonder why such a large percentage of yearling bucks still get harvested. One might think that either the surveys are flawed, bogus or manipulated, or that these supposed supporters of AR are more in love with the theory than the practice and don't put their actions where their mouth is, or that they are so weak willed that they need a state law to control their urges and force them to live up to what they are saying. And by the way, that thought also assumes that there are no hunters among the supposed minority that are opposed to AR that is not already using selective criteria in their harvests. That likely is not the case. So some rather large part of this so-called 67% of supporters simply are not walking the talk. Most likely it is people who think AR talk sounds good in front of their hunting buddies but in actual practice, don't believe it for a moment. Anybody ever come up with a justification of that contradiction? It's just a little nit, but I need an explanation.

reminded me Of the old war movies and London being bombed....The sky was lit of constantly and you could smell the ozone in the air...lots and lots of much needed rain...more due today...popped open all the ground hog radish seed and has the rye coming in nicely...it could have washed away the plots and I'd be OK...we really need the rain and more of it.....I wouldn't mind hunting in Oct. to light drizzles and foggy weather....those days have always been very productive for me....keeps the bugs down too...lol

I believe it is necessary when one group is trying to shove unwanted change down your throat. The "bend over, grab your ankles and keep your mouth shut about it" just doesn't fly

I went to the other extreme, Culver. I bought a pizza in Alaska ( cuz the girlfriend wanted it)...DOUBLE yuck !!! I think they put whale blubber on it instead of Mozzerella...

That is the scariest part for me, we are now allowing politics to make decisions reguarding hunting/conservation. Did any one see how the head of the Cali DNR was pushed out for going on a Mountain Lion hunt in Idaho? It was all politics and had nothing to do with anything else. I see that type of silliness happening in NY before long.

I think I missed that paragraph. Gonna have to re read it...lol. Odd that they cave to the lobby groups like they have. Too bad that politics crawls and scratched it's way into everything.

So that was you watching me. I also like to dump my used oil in the woods. I do this all at night. Don't forget that I'm usually drunk too. I find that being tanked makes the shots more challenging, and it's a skill to hold a spotlight like that. Luckily, I tape it to the barrel, right next to the 2 liter full of cotton. I like to combine poaching trips with my trips to the meth lab / weed field, reducing vehicle pollution is everyone's responsibility.

yea well I bet you text while you are poaching from the truck so thats double illegal! ha

You shut up! How dare you.

Yeah, you're starting to try too hard. I think I have a really good idea of what kind of guy you are. Texting? Where did that come from? I don't even have text. It's OK, I know your mind is starting to go. You must have me confused with someone else. My name is Skillet, remember, joe? The poacher, remember?

Or maybe you fella's are just wrong? nah couldn't be. lol

I managed to get my hands on the 2012-2013 Hunting Guide. There are 2 articles regarding the management plan. I scanned them in just for you guys. This is getting confusing. Enjoy! 20122013deer article2.pdf 20122013deerart1.pdf

wow. no wait. WOW!!! LOTSA STUFF HERE. ar or no ar matters little to me. i am still going hunting and will harvest what ever i want that is legal. my concern is where is this going to stop? 3 points now,4 points couple years from now,then 5 on a side? will we tire of 6s and 8s and demand 10s and 12s. will we get so envolved in big antlers that we cant be bothered taking our children or grand-children out for fear they will spook that big buck away. if every one killed "wall hangers" all the time, i might grow so accustomed to the big ones that i wouldnt be excited about seeing your pics. i just dont want deer hunting turning into something it should not be. it should be fun, fullfilling, and rewarding for the whole family and for each one of us envolved. i want to share the results of my hunting with all without being put down because i killed a spike, nor do i need to be put on a pedistile for killing an older buck. i have hunted in 3 states, killed 100 deer and i have to say all have been trophies and all have been quality deer. i am proud of them all. i will tell the stories to all that care to listen, as i also listen (read) with excitement your hunting stories. good luck and happing hunting. thanks

Before ARs people were encouraged to shoot a "straggley" 3 inch spike. All its doing is giving some of these deer a chance to live past the first year. The hunters that dont hunt these areas don't know what it really was like. Before all this the straggley spike or 5 point was all you were going to see in the woods. Thats why some hunters that are getting it for the first time are worried. The chances of shooting any legal buck drop for the first year but gets alot better after. My chances of shooting a 2.5 or a 3.5 year old deer have risen 1000 percent compared to 6 years ago. There is no comparison.

Okay then maybe not to offend anyone... because you seem quite offended by the truth. I must have struck a nerve somewhere with you.. since your original BS post you have yet to post another reasonable argument for your position on AR's... just that you're a meat hunter.. well so are most every hunter here... all you've done is name call because you have a hard time with facts and have none of your own to back up your position. I haven't really stated what I "think"... I've only given you proven facts and you don't like them... all your whining isn't gonna change that... it's impossible to believe that anyone can have a reasonable intelligent conversation with someone who thinks breaking the law will be the answer to mandatory AR's... you're exactly the type of hunter New York doesn't need... so go whine somewhere else.

I like Slick Trick broadheads. They fly like field tips and cut through deer like hot butter. There is a great article on lighted nocks in the June Petersons Bowhunting magazine. Its a good read. I have tried the Lumenocks and the newer Nocturnal nocks. I prefer the Lumenocks because they are more water resistant, you can test them before you nock the on string to see if they are working properly, and they will stay lit for days after being shot.

i have gotten multiple repeat bucks on cameras, usually smaller bucks, but i have got some good ones up including 12 pics of a droptine i was fortunate to kill over several weeks. i usually can get a good buck at least 2x if i rotate or move the camera 90 to 180 degrees. bucks use different trails than does and they are faint, a good trail or heavy used food plot is usually made by a doe or doe family group. bucks have different nutritional needs/ and cover needs than doe during certain times of year. not seeing bucks in your food plot just means the buck isn't eating there, when bachlor groups break up they tent to wander quite a bit resulting in 1 trail cam pics of them walking thru. I would think that if you have a bachlor group consistantly on camera you probably have the best cover/food in the area. Food plots are only part of the equasion its not if you plant it they will come ....cover/security are another important componant often overlooked especially for bucks

Wantt a GREAT culinary experience...try a pizza in Florida...

Then go jump in a lake if it makes ya feel better,lol. I may know a few gals willing to go skinny dippin' in a 5 gal. bucket with ya....., no questions asked of what's growing in there!